Here is a list of lab equipment that you can use for your projects.  It will all be housed in the GRAIL "blackout room" and you will need to check with Steve, Brian, or Li before taking anything out of the lab.

Still Cameras

• Nikon Coolpix 990, 3.3 Megapixel high-end consumer camera
• Canon Powershot G1, 3.3 Megapixel high-end consumer camera.  Raw format supported.
•  Kodak DCS 520, digital professional camera.  1728 x 1152 pixels.  Computer controllable.  Raw format supported. Doug wrote a very nice doc on how to use it.

Video Cameras

The following are DV camcorders.  The capture video at 30fps and output onto tape (or via DV cable) in a digital format.  The format is 5:1 compressed, and color encoded 4:1:1, meaning that there is a fair amount of quantization in the color channel.  However, the images produced are high quality and much better than standard analog cameras.  If you really need good color, however, you may prefer the Sony DXC9000.

• Sony TRV900 -- 3CCD Progressive scan DV camcorder.  In progressive scan mode, however, it is rumored to work only at 15 fps (it will give you images at 30fps, but I am told half are interpolated).  If you need color and the convenience of a camcorder (recording onto tape, going outside the lab), this is probably the one to use.
• Canon Optura PI -- single CCD progressive scan DV camcorder.  30 fps, progressive scan.  Better than the Sony unless you need high quality color.
• JVC  DVL9800 -- single CCD progressive scan DV camcorder.  30 fps, progressive scan.  Better than the Sony unless you need high quality color.
• Sony DXC9000 -- top of the line 3CCD progressive scan analog video camera.  Since it doesn't compress or quantize the bits, it is probably the best bet if color is important.  Use the matrox framegrabber to capture images to memory in real time.  There is software for controlling camera parameters via computer and a brief doc.

Video Projector

• Compaq MP1800 -- "digital" projector.  It runs natively at 1024x768, so the computer res should be set accordingly for best results.  This is what you want to use for projecting light patterns.

Capturing Images

One machine (button) in the grail lab is currently setup with two framegrabbers for capturing video to memory in real time.  The framegrabbers are Matrox II-MC boards.  The DV camcorders capture onto DV tapes.  The Canopus DVRex machine in the video lab (in conjunction with Adobe Premiere or RexEdit/Capture programes) can be used to capture and extract individual frames onto disk.

Motorized Turntable

This is a motorized rotation table that is computer controlled and accurate to a small fraction of a degree.  It was packed by Cyberware, and includes control software. Here are instructions on how to use it.

Model 15 Cyberware Scanner

This is a self-contained Desktop 3D Scanner Bundle. This bundle includes a high-resolution digitizing head and a compact motion platform. The scanner is connected to a PC through a SCSI adaptor. Here are instructions on how to scan.