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spaceskater · 05-01-2006, 02:28 PM

I've been really busy with the finals but I got some time in the weekend to play around.

@shotgunefx I think your problem in a combination of the wide angle and the windshield-dashboard reflecting light back to the camera. In all the tests I did when I had the camera mounted inside it gave me a lot of problems espatially with washing out.

I mounted the camera in the front grill (see photos) and it compensates very well for light changes. Unfortunately I have no way to capture video yet since I have no capture card.

About the HUD: I've been playing around with some Fresnel lenses and some polarizing filter. With the polarizing filter results are amazing in terms of picture clarity BUT it really restricts your view to the outside! I also found that if you magnify the image enough the light is diffused and the second image due to the double reflection is barely visible thus you don't need the polarizer.

About the HUD photos. First is no magnification, second is one lenses, third is two lenses. With two lenses the double image is minimal but the photos are not that clear, camera could not focus. ALSO using two lenses the image was focused further away in the distance.

05-01-2006, 02:28 PM	#154
spaceskater Constant Bitrate Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston,MA Posts: 204	I've been really busy with the finals but I got some time in the weekend to play around. @shotgunefx I think your problem in a combination of the wide angle and the windshield-dashboard reflecting light back to the camera. In all the tests I did when I had the camera mounted inside it gave me a lot of problems espatially with washing out. I mounted the camera in the front grill (see photos) and it compensates very well for light changes. Unfortunately I have no way to capture video yet since I have no capture card. About the HUD: I've been playing around with some Fresnel lenses and some polarizing filter. With the polarizing filter results are amazing in terms of picture clarity BUT it really restricts your view to the outside! I also found that if you magnify the image enough the light is diffused and the second image due to the double reflection is barely visible thus you don't need the polarizer. About the HUD photos. First is no magnification, second is one lenses, third is two lenses. With two lenses the double image is minimal but the photos are not that clear, camera could not focus. ALSO using two lenses the image was focused further away in the distance. Attached Images __________________ Will never be DONE! There is always something to add VIA EPIA SP13000,1GB DDR,80Gb 2.5” SATA HDD,8" Xenarc LCD with t/s,Linksys Bluetooth,Logitech wireless trackball,OBDII,RearView wide angle cam,XM radio,2 Wifi external antennas, Frodo,Navivoice