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» Net Cowboy DC-NCP130 Web camera with a long sight

(January 2007)

There is serious attempt to upgrade this Web toy to something more useful. Digital Cowboy, a fancy peripheral brand pushed forward by Hanwha Japan Co. of Tokyo, a Japanese subsidiary of minor Korean chaebol Hanwha group, introduced a telephoto Web camera, Net Cowboy DC-NCP130. It will come to the market some time in February.

DC-NCP130 is, basically, a USB CMOS camera of 1.3-millon pixels (1,280 x 1,024: 15 frames per second), slightly better than other ubiquitous cheapies, but not considerably much. So, what is special? Because this camera can be augmented by a telephoto lens. Yes, optical 7x telephoto, not by the shortcut way of software zooming.

Setting and removing the telephoto lens attachment are manually operated You can't control this function remotely from a remote location. This could be a fatal flaw for this kind of cameras. But, whereas any network cameras with remote-controllable optical zoom lens could instantly ruin your financial health, this DC-NCP130 with a price tag of mere 9,800 yen (US$81) works tenderly on your purse. You have to sacrifice something with this price.
Besides, a telescopic tripod is included. When used as the video chat camera, face-tracking feature can be activated. The camera recognizes the contour of human face and keeps it always in the center of camera frame. Not mechanically, of course.

Obviously, DC-NP130 is an ideal tool for your neighboring Peeping Tom: Cheap, small (with telephoto attached, 33 x 146 x 37mm; 160g) and relatively powerful. Therefore, Digital Cowboy explicitly warns you: "Please don't go into a misdemeanor with our product!"

 

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Product Page: Digital Cowboy(jp) , Reference: asia.cnet

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