ASDA £2.93 webcam

[jordanclarke89]

just picked up a webcam from ASDA for £2.93. I just thought ah whats the harm in 3 quid. The picture quality seems to be quite good cant wait to see how it performs on the scope

[garethmob]

what make is it?

[johncbradley1]

Not bad! Post some photos you take with it when you get a chance

[jordanclarke89]

no idea just comes in the typical ASDA white and green box. and as soon and the clouds clear i will be doing some pics

[johncbradley1]

Is this the one? ASDA HPC201B ASDA Webcam | Webcams | ASDA direct

I'm going to try and use my old playstation 2 eye toy camera if that'll work

[Dave Dubya]

They're apparently repackaged old Logitech Quickcams (which is what people used to mod for astro-imaging, before the rise of the Toucam)

[jordanclarke89]

Is this the one? ASDA HPC201B ASDA Webcam | Webcams | ASDA direct

I'm going to try and use my old playstation 2 eye toy camera if that'll work

yes thats the one.

[Black Knight]

I'd be interested in one of these if it could be modified as a polar cam

[jordanclarke89]

all ready to go !

[garethmob]

nicely done!

[nytecam]

just picked up a webcam from ASDA for £2.93. I just thought ah whats the harm in 3 quid. The picture quality seems to be quite good cant wait to see how it performs on the scope

Thanks Jordan for the great tip-off - but think you may have been done - just bought last two in my local Asda for £1.46 each eg half price Plug an' play with 1st sample pic full size below I'll report in due course re astro use. Thanks again for post

PS Amcap controls the webcam nicely !

[Dave Dubya]

The chip looks a lot better than the equivalently priced Tesco webcam (which aren't worth the money even at £3)

[garethmob]

lol hopefully when i get into work tomorrow i'll see if theres any left on the H&L shelves (otherwise id raid the warehouse lol)

[Black Knight]

Jordan, how did you attach the nosepiece to the cam?

[SamAndrew]

How can they build it and still make a profit for just £2.93 including VAT !

Make's me feel like I got ripped off on the webcam I just bought on ebay for £3.29.

[garethmob]

my mate works in an electronics factory, they make them for japan, now they are currently making transoformers that go into the wall socket for cat 5/6 cables so the hotel rooms can have a computer with no need to have any power plugs as it goes through the cables

each circuate board costs the company roughly 50p - £1 to make, by time you count in making wages and everything its more like £2 shipping £2.50

i remember reading a while ago that a $300 ipod classic costs $30 to make

some things in the world of asda dont make sence, but sometimes its best not to question it as iv seen bottles of coke cola, 70p each or 2 for £2,

[jordanclarke89]

Jordan, how did you attach the nosepiece to the cam?

good old super glue

[Black Knight]

good old super glue

Lol!

[jordanclarke89]

Thanks Jordan for the great tip-off - but think you may have been done - just bought last two in my local Asda for £1.46 each eg half price Plug an' play with 1st sample pic full size below I'll report in due course re astro use. Thanks again for post

PS Amcap controls the webcam nicely !

no problem. i wanted to try it out tonight but right now its pouring down !

[garethmob]

i did tha to my xbox cam , it eat away at some plastic:P

[Black Knight]

I'd be interested to hear if you can actually see stars with these webcams, so I'm looking forward to some first light reports!

[Urgentemente]

I don't normally bother looking in the computer isle at the local ASDA,but for that cheap, I think I'll grab one when I go shopping later !

And yes, it's absolutely tipping it down here right now as well, with brilliant sunshine! Hopefully it will rain itself out and we can have some clear skies tonight (unlike last night)

[nytecam]

Removed two screws holding cam together and was hoping my 1-1/4" to C mount would screw directing into cam lens thread but no cam thread is much smaller!

Pics of inside below - the build is very good - round IR block filter behind lens . Chip imaging area ~3.5mm x 2.5mm for 640 x 480 res - I think.

[Urgentemente]

Grabbed one earlier this evening, on sale price too, loads left on the shelf.

[Black Knight]

I can just imagine the puzzled looks around the table at the next ASDA managers meeting where they try and understand why there has been a 7000% increase in cheap webcam sales over the last week! .....