New 8mp Camera?

LightBurn · November 18, 2019, 4:34am

I have a limited number of them at the moment, but have placed another order.

biagiosky · November 18, 2019, 12:08pm

it would be nice to use the room like this:

LightBurn · November 18, 2019, 8:39pm

That’s the new print and cut feature we’ve just created, but you don’t need a camera for it at all.

biagiosky · November 18, 2019, 9:25pm

And how it work?

Rick · November 18, 2019, 9:35pm

GRZMNKY · November 29, 2019, 1:50am

Any word when the 8mp 90° camera will be back in stock? I’d rather hold out for it, than drop the hammer on the 140° 5mp.

LightBurn · November 29, 2019, 3:43am

We have an order for 40 more in progress - likely another week or two out.

GRZMNKY · December 2, 2019, 7:17pm

Is it possible to preorder one?

LightBurn · December 2, 2019, 7:19pm

They shipped on Friday, so they’ll be here in a couple days - I have back-order turned off for these, partly because the holidays are going to add to lead times for the next round and I don’t like holding people’s money.

BadgeEnvy · December 4, 2019, 8:42pm

Made a mount using kydex and part of go pro mount, lol.

LightBurn · December 5, 2019, 1:46am

At first I thought, “that’s a small GoPro mount” because my brain automatically assumed that was a 5mp camera. I’m all caught up now.

BadgeEnvy · December 5, 2019, 1:34pm

Lol, it will work for now. I will probably make something a little nicer looking at some point but right now I need the machine working for jobs. But it actually works very well and why not use something laying around instead of spending time recreating it.

BadgeEnvy · December 5, 2019, 1:39pm

Tim Boger, I couldn’t reply to your email because it was noreply at lightburn and I couldn’t find your name in this thread but maybe you will see this to answer your question.

I ended up getting the 8mp 95 deg and it came out perfect. It is mounted around 30 to 31” above the bed and mounted it right at the bend of the pedi cover instead of near the handle to give it a straight down view, you could be several inches closer and it would still pick up all of the bed.

When you print out the dots to calibrate it with you have to make sure it prints all of the dots and has white area along the edges or it won’t recognize it. I believe I switched it to landscape view and shrunk the percentage to be able to make all the dots print on the paper. I then sprayed some adhesive ( could use glue stick, roll on) on a piece of cardboard and cut it to fit, slayed it flat on bed since it was looking straight down. You may also have to play with lighting to get best results. Hope this helps.

I will post a pic of the bed view for everyone to see what it looks like at that distance and it could have been closer like OZ said.

Blake · December 5, 2019, 2:20pm

^^^^^ @Timb ^^^^^

Timb · December 5, 2019, 2:38pm

Hey Brandon,

I can’t say why but I’m struggling to to do the calculations needed to make the decision myself, will numbers I added below be enough to get a camera recommendation?

My work area is approximately 400 mm X 600 mm … the height at the curve under the lid where I expect the camera would mount is roughly 850 mm above the work surface.

I’d like to purchase the camera today if the recommended device is in stock.

Thank you Brandon and Lightburn guys for the help.

Tim Boger

BadgeEnvy · December 5, 2019, 3:11pm

Here is a pic of what it will pick up at 33” straight above the bed on a 16”x30” bed.

Timb · December 5, 2019, 3:14pm

Impressive clarity

LightBurn · December 5, 2019, 3:37pm

600mm wide is your larger axis.

The camera factors listed on the site give you:

600 / 0.825 = 727mm minimum height for the 60 degree
600 / 1.4 = 428mm minimum height for the 90
600 / 1.5 = 400mm for the 120
600 / 1.8 = 333mm for the 140
600 / 2.7 = 222mm for the 160

These are absolute minimum mounting heights for the camera to see the full bed, assuming directly overhead, straight down, dead center. You should always assume you’ll need a little extra space for wiggle room or mounting slightly off-angle. Since your lid is 850mm up, the 60 degree looks like the right choice, and you have 120mm of ‘play’, which is plenty.

Timb · December 5, 2019, 4:21pm

Perfect, thank you OZ!

Am I correct thinking that the camera mount placement is for the most part set up to use with the Laser lid open while locating placement of design over material to be cut?

So with the lid open the camera lens will be pointed to the center of the work surface?

Do you folks have the 60 degree set up in stock and available to buy now? Please do link me to it.

Thanks again Oz,
Tim Boger

LightBurn · December 5, 2019, 4:35pm

The reason we suggest overhead with a narrow angle is to improve the accuracy for material placement. This also means that your lid hinges can’t have much play, as the camera has to sit in the same position when using it. With a 600mm wide machine, you could probably get away with a wider angle view with the lid closed (assuming there is room) but the placement accuracy isn’t as high on the sides as it is in the center if you go that route.

Here’s a link to the 60: