Re:

["Alexander the Great jr." <kanaris@bode.usc.edu>]

> 

> Hi there!

> I have two PXL's, one of which works fine. I modified both with an RCA

> video output jack, but unfortunately, one of the cameras has a very

> fuzzy picture, with no details. I tried cleaning the blue filter and

> some of the detail was recovered, but not all of it. Is there any way I

> can clean it better (I used q-tips), or find a replacement filter?



It is quite possible that the same "stuff" that contaminated your

filter has also contaminated the surface of the lens, and most important

the surface of the CCD chip. I would recommend extreme caution in 

attempting to clean the CCD chip though. The possibility of causing

irreparable damage is definitely there.



> Also, the blue filter on this camera can be screwed on while the one on

> the "good" camera is glued. Does that affect the picture, since it can

> come closer to the lens? According to my photographic experience, any

> filter placed on a lens does not depend on the distance between it and

> the lens.



No, the distance does not matter, as long as the "filter" is 0 diopters,

i.e. flat. 



> To anyone who helps me, my thanks in advance!

> 

> Christos.

> 







    <<alex kanaris>>  



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Alexander Kanaris                           ___   ___     kanaris@bode.usc.edu

Electrical Engineering --- Systems   /  /  /__   /      kanaris@thales.usc.edu

University of  Southern California  /__/  ___/  /__     kanaris@aludra.usc.edu

Los Angeles, California 90089-2562                  kanaris@alumni.caltech.edu

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