Elp cameras? Anybody?

stefano's icon

Hey everybody I stumbled upon ELP USB Cameras, its said they are mac compatible (and win) and scrolling thru all types I was quite surprised! Anybody have any experience with them?
cheers
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alain's icon

Hello,
have you find some infos or even tested one of them ?

Alain

slo ~|•'s icon

Yes. I have used some before. They have worked well. Be aware there are many configurations so double check the specs to make sure you are getting what you want. Using the "getformat" and "format" messages to jit.grab are important to get the resolution you want into Max. See the Blackmagic tab of the jit,grab helpfile for info.

BTW: I was using these cameras for computer vision input

stefano's icon

thanks for the info! Can i ask which one did you use? I would be curious if the Full HD one is a CPU killer or if its running smoothly...

alain's icon
stefano's icon

Thanks ALAIN! that model was exactly what i was interested in!

alain's icon

I received the cam and made some quick tests :

- Windows 10 configures the cam without any issue, not tested on Mac yet
- little delay (as any USB cam I used before)
- metal case, it feels robust
- I ordered a 5m USB wire, you have to specify the length during the order
- it comes with a parfocal lense
- 3 rings : aperture, zoom, focus
- it produces a sharp image with few noise

I have to use it more now...

stefano's icon

Hi Alain, did you maybe have the chance of doing any tests on mac?

i used to use PS3 cams but after MAX8 (64 bit only) there is no way to get them working, or at least i do not know any, so i am now sending the PS3 image thru syphon from processing but of course i would like to have a more elegant...

thanks!

alain's icon

Hello,
I made some quick tests on Mac
It works without issues

But I had to use Webcam Settings to access some settings like shutter speed, gamma, brightness, white balance, gain...
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webcam-settings/id533696630

stefano's icon

thanks!!!

Yoann's icon

Alain, thanks for the test.
Which Max version did you use on mac? Does the camera work with Max 64bit (without quicktime support) ?

Yoann

ygreq's icon

May I ask what is so special about this camera? Thank you!!

alain's icon

I tested it with Max 7 64 bits and El Capitan

Alain