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Unread 15-01-2007, 14:09
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Re: CAMERA

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Originally Posted by Slick View Post
Thanks Kevin... I will try that tonight. If this is the case, why do we need LABview. Also, why are there documents from innovation first to calibrate the camera (in detail).... Not questioning you, I just wonder WHY? Maybe I was trying to make this much harder than it really is... Your help is much appreciated.... Thanks again.....
Theoretically, if you were to track the light under vastly different lighting conditions, or you wanted to track a different colored object, the Labview software would be great for finding new camera calibration values.

However, Kevin has already figured out an awesome set of values for tracking the green light FIRST uses in competitions. If you just use his, it will work wonderfully. Compared to how hard it was to use the camera in 2005, what Kevin has done is pretty much magic.