What does the camera do?

[kevink18 (kevin koplen)]

I am new to this. I have a red/black China 700x500 machine. What does the camera do for you. And which one and where to mount

[Sasquatch (Be a ROLEX, not a Timex!)]

This video is self explanatory on the benefits

LightBurn Camera Demo

Here is link to a post to help you figure out which camera you need based on your bed size

Lightburn Camera Calculator

I whipped up a Lightburn Camera Calculator to help determine which camera focal length might be appropriate for any given machine. Give it a whirl & let me know if you see any issues! I hope this helps everyone answer the question, “Which camera do I need?” https://tinyurl.com/LightburnCamera [LightBurn%20Camera%20Calculator%20Screenshot]

Cheers

Sasquatch

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@kevink18

What does the camera do for you.

If you meant this as a question, this is a good place to start:

LightBurn Camera Demo

@kevink18

And which one…

What is the best camera lens to choose for my bed size?

To answer this question requires one additional piece of information: The height above the bed that you plan to mount the camera. LightBurn now has a helper that will do the ugly math for you. Go to Help > Camera Selection Help and the software will use the current workspace size by default, and show you the minimum mounting heights for all the cameras we sell: [image] This number is the absolute minimum required for the camera to see the whole working area. You will need to allow a little …

Lightburn Camera Calculator

I whipped up a Lightburn Camera Calculator to help determine which camera focal length might be appropriate for any given machine. Give it a whirl & let me know if you see any issues! I hope this helps everyone answer the question, “Which camera do I need?” https://tinyurl.com/LightburnCamera [LightBurn%20Camera%20Calculator%20Screenshot]

@kevink18

…where to mount

We usually suggest mounting the camera here:

Quick Tip - Best place to mount a USB camera to use with Lightburn?

We get asked this a lot. Straight down, in a stable location above the bed, with the whole bed in view, with a little extra room to allow for pixel loss when correcting distortion is “best”. If your lid opens to a set and consistent location, mounting with the lid open works well for clearance and reduces the requirement for extreme fisheye. With a well focused and calibrated camera, it is possible to correct an awful lot, but extreme angles or extreme fisheye will test the limits of it. Mount…

[Sasquatch (Be a ROLEX, not a Timex!)]

2 out of 3 still not bad

[kevink18 (kevin koplen)]

So you use the camera with the lid open do the set up then close lid to engrave?

[sensor (Björn Ruber)]

correct.

But when it is closed you can still see somewhat what is going on inside.

[kevink18 (kevin koplen)]

So what is the best camera and lense angle for a 700 x 500 when lid open its 660mm from bed when bed is all the way up

[raykholo (Ray Kholodovsky)]

@kevink18

So what is the best camera and lense angle

The one that will see your entire bed.

Rick provided you links above and one of them is a calculator where you put in those numbers and it tells you the results. Did you try to do this? Was there something insufficient?

“Here’s what I came up with, can you please double check my math?” will go a lot farther than “do my homework for me.”

[kevink18 (kevin koplen)]

I did the calculater it came out to 1.06. I just thought there might be someone that would have what worked best for them on the same size machine. I am new to this and dont want to waist money

[Kevdan (Kevin Daniels)]

Where do you get cameras from?

[LightBurn (Oz)]

When they’re not sold out, here:

Cameras

We’re hoping to have stock again within the next few days.