pixelvision problems

[kyle cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com>]

>Just what I needed. I have a pixelvision camera and have a problem with it.

>It's lost its contrast - the picture's far too grey and has lost its

>definition. Anything I can do to fix it? I'm interested in tweaking the

>camera to make it work effectively. 



well, the obvious answer is to clean or remove that little bit of glass

behind the lens cover (i should write up how to do this and put it on the

web page, shouldn't i?) -- the un-obvious answer is to maybe check at the

way you're lighting things. if you're lighting them flat, they'll come up

grey. i had something of a problem with that too. also, the pxl has some

sort of automatic gain control which regulates the lights and darks. try

adding something very dark into the picture (black shirt?) and see if that

improves your picture. of course, you should watch it on a t.v. monitor

rather than recording on tape and playing it back.



kc