Document Camera

[toenail]

I have been looking for a document camera-- (I imagine there are different names for them)- basically it is a camera lense that picks up the image of a book page or map and is connected to ones computer and the projector shows the image of the book page/document/ or photograph on the screen. I found a shop at Pantip (SP) and they were asking a ridiculous price...near 15,000 baht. Any suggestions?

[CharlieH]

Wouldnt a decent printer & scanner do the same thing ?

very cheap, same result, scan page etc view image direct on screen.

Decent software you can manipulate however you want and then print it directly if needed too.

[harrry]

Adaptic technology companies always charge the earth for simple products like book readers. Buy a good webcam and then get someome to make a simple suport frame with optionally a moveable tray to permit moving the book if needed. THe addition of a suitible led booklight may improve utility. Total cost about 3000 baht.

[Gregory Morozov]

Search for DIY book digitizing rigs with digital cameras. They are much faster than a scanner approach. If you also need OCR make sure the page illumination is uniform.