Well this camera is too old.

Hey there! I bought a cannon a520 off of craigslist for 25 dollars and it turns out that I cannot hack into it because of its old firmware. :( After a long run I thought about my problem and one of my friends offered to let me have her old camera as long as she could see the footage afterwards! YAY, I still need to get a gps phone to track, my dad can take care of that. Im feeling really lonely and tired but thats ok Ill keep working on my project i guess. :/

FOUND CAMERA

I found Canon! for 25 dollars, its 4 mp but its a great buy. I can use CHDK for hacking the camera and telling it to take 3 pictures then video and what not

Gps enabled Phone! For tracking

Hello again! I have managed to find an old Helio (samsung) phone which was marketed for Korean people in america derp. But it has gps, its light, has a great battery life, and is sleek and sexy.

 Theres the phone along with the Wifi antenna i salvaged off an old wifi router. (To boost gps signal)

Theres a close up of the phone's board. the small circular port within the metal casing is the GPS/CDMA port and my antenna just plugs right in there

Starting the blag again

Hello to the three people who read my blog. I am going to be starting a new project!

Im sending a camera to near space!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4dWZODKQ2o


Hopefully like this someday.
Ive already gotten my phone for tracking

My first solid works part, kinda

Hey there people! whats up? I know its been a while but i have had little actual substance for my blog, but now I do! I'm learning solid works, which is a 3d program that allows for complex parts to build and stress tested, and now I'm just doing the basics but I hope to keep you updated. 

Bam! and just like that I was off. I made a square and extruded it and now I'm putting circles on it to then cut those holes in it. After Day 1 of my crash course i was super satisfied with my work and now im moving on to a more complex part.

Kap Rig Update!

Hey there, its been a while, like 3 hours. And i have almost finished my Kite Arial Photography rig. here it is!

 

Sorry for the blurry pics, still working out the kinks 

As you can see its much smaller, and a lot lighter too. its make from oak and the front and back is made from lexan. So i can see the screen to see if im recording. anyways, i havent found the right bit to cut out the front lens hole. and i also added wire between the i bolts, to keep the cross piece from slanting.
Cheers!

Kap Rig

Hey guys it has been a while indeed, but ill make it up for you guys. Introducing!!!! AEROCAM II! yeah! *fistpunch* Its my second rig and its back better than ever. almost half as light as my old rig and twice as strong.

The Materials, 32 dollars at Home Depot

Taped together for camera fitting. So lol i took these pictures with the camera i use for flight. but anyways its a new camera and it has anti shake so that the super smooth pics will be even smoother, like Keith Stone. Au revoir, and ill check in once i get it more put togther!