Mark located an ultra-cheap compact USB video camera and microphone online. By ultra-cheap, I mean $10. Laura clipped it to her shirt and gave it a quick trial run in the Visitor Center.<\/p>\n
It had remarkably good resolution, but muffled audio quality beyond about two feet. Also, we found that a lapel-mounted camera moves a lot, making it hard to discern what the wearer is attending to.\u00a0 This new gadget may have some use if affixed to an exhibit, but it doesn’t compete with the Looxcie<\/a> as a visitor-mounted camera.<\/p>\n My favorite aspect of the product, however, is the instruction manual.\u00a0 This document stands as a heroic failed attempt to translate coherent thoughts into the awkward and confusing linguistic soup we call “English.”<\/p>\n Here are some highlights: Our other projects are moving along quickly.\u00a0 The wave tanks should arrive next week.\u00a0 The data collection cameras should in within two weeks.\u00a0 If you haven’t seen Katie’s test run<\/a> of the SMI eye-tracking system, you can watch a quick video of it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark located an ultra-cheap compact USB video camera and microphone online. By ultra-cheap, I mean $10. Laura clipped it to her shirt and gave it a quick trial run in the Visitor Center. It had remarkably good resolution, but muffled audio quality beyond about two feet. Also, we found that a lapel-mounted camera moves a… Continue reading
\n-When you charge it, blue light and red light will bright simultaneously, of which states are stillness.
\n-Notice: when battery power is not enough, D001 will enter into protection mode, so it cannot be turn on.\u00a0 Now, please charge for it.
\n-If you need to continue to video, please press Record\/Stop button slightly once more.<\/p>\n