Re: Look no further! [TANKS]

[bats <moncat-at-pbtcomm.net>]

 I could see where having a cam would be cool but kind of dumb too, for the 
field of view given by the person running the tank is like having a chopper 
flying 100 feet or so above you.  So you see more then you would if you 
where in tank, and trying to view cam even with one eye and view battle 
field with other would cause more problems then would solve. Maybe one day 
when all tankers have them and are made to stay off field and only operate 
tank by cam would it be feasible.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "chris barthelson" <barthelson88-at-hotmail.com>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: Look no further! [TANKS]


> >I have driven vehicles using both low-end and high-end camera
>>systems.  I heartily encourage everyone to experiment also.
>
> I tested my tank with a low end camera installed, $50. It works pretty 
> well if you don't stray to far from the receiver.
> I tested mine in usual tank testing ways, ran over bricks, logs, through 
> bushes, down stairs and it never failed. You can't see a thing when your 
> actually going over rough terrain but the camera still works when you stop 
> the tank.
>
> I can see why you would have trouble aiming the shots, the picture is 
> pretty clear but small objects and shadows seem to be issues (at least 
> with the camera I bought).
>
>>Even with a high-end system, the great challenge for our tanks is that
>>cameras cannot see paint balls flying down range for fire control.
>
> I would suggest just using the camera to aim the tank in the general 
> direction of the enemy and using your eyes to actually "hit" the enemy, it 
> would just help (especially with the super speedy tanks, Steve) to make 
> flanking runs, and not dye of exhaustion during a battle (especially if 
> the aus battling season is in summer!) Less running around in the heat is 
> a good thing.
>
> Hay Marc we might need those tracer paintballs you mentioned now;-)
>
> Chris"All for the future"Barthelson
>
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