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Re: Looking For a USB Camera for Vision Processing
You may want to review the Rasberry PI option .. nice unit, great price but at 5 fps at 320x240 without any actually processing (i.e. this is just image capture) you may want to ensure that you'll be moving VERY slowly.

Depending on what you are doing with it .. try reducing to 160x120 which will help with the fps a bit. You should also ensure that the PI is running at top speed (there is a config file that sets the CPU speed)

You will not need the top of the line HD webcams. Anything around $20 should work just fine. Keep in mind that some drivers are easier than others on the PI/Linux/ArmStrong/Debbian/etc. I'd recommend Logitech since we've tested that brand on the PI and it came right up ... MS brand seems to work too.

Good luck!
STeven.