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What's a fun thing to
do with a radio-controlled car other than to race it? Well, one can
make it into a spy camera.
RC cars
make good stealth vehicles. They can be used for surveillance or
simply for fun. |
Different models of mini-cameras can be
installed in RC Cars. Perhaps, this innovation will be seen in the race
tracks in the future, where drivers will be able to get a first-hand
view of the tracks as if they were inside their radio-controlled cars.
But for now, radio-controlled cars with video capabilities can be used
as toys.
There has been a toy that was released
recently which caters to the inquisitive and adrenaline-packed attitudes
of children who are into spy games. The "Spy Video Car" was released by
the toy company Wild Planet at the San Francisco Toy Fair. It is
currently priced at $50.
It has a digital camera that is
incorporated into the body of the car. The camera itself rotates in wide
angles which can be controlled via a remote control. The cool thing
about this toy is that it features an eyewear where the video from the
camera can be viewed. This adds up to the illusion that one is really
into a spy game. The video is empowered with infrared technology so that
one can use it even at night.
The sunglasses are impact resistant and
can store up to twenty digital images. The images can then be
transferred to an ordinary computer through a USB cable. However, the
images generated from the video car are somewhat low in resolution, 640
by 480 pixels at the most.
One can definitely innovate and attach an
ordinary mini-digital camera into his RC Car if he would want to
experiment on something new. A wireless digital camera can be purchased
from specialty stores and can be installed in most RC vehicles.
This would entail some kind of expertise
in terms of setting up the cameras and the viewing mechanism. The video
cameras can usually be directed into personal computers and one can have
the option of recording or capturing the video. Getting a video of the
race track can be a good way of learning the tracks and getting ahead of
the competition.
A video mechanism on an RC vehicle is a
great innovation and a whole lot of fun too.
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