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#ZapShot Images on Amiga

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#2921From: John SteidlNov 1, 1990 9:30 AM
Has anyone used the Canon ZapShot in conjunction with an Amiga. I saw ZapShot images displayed on an Amiga; I just don't know what hardware and software was used. I also want to be able to use Zapshot images in a database application. Any info or advice would be much appreciated. John Steidl
#2923From: Matthew J. W. RatcliffNov 1, 1990 11:47 AM
Thre zapshot puts out a hi-res video signal which can be grabbed with any video frame grabber. the only problem is that most NTSC composite frame grabbers go for a fast low-res image from moving video, rather than a slow scan of a beautiful hi-res video still like the Xapshot gives.. you really need digi-view or progressive's framegrabber 256, with a color splitter accessory to give seperate R,G, and B mono video signals. This way you can get nearly the full digital quality image which the xapshot has taken…
#2936From: Ethan SolomitaNov 1, 1990 5:30 PM
Do you know how much the XapShot goes for, street? Hooking it up to DCTV would probably be easy and cheap. — Ethan
#2948From: Joe KuzmaNov 1, 1990 8:26 PM
I saw a Xapshot for sale at a store for around $550.00
#3297From: Ethan SolomitaNov 8, 1990 1:26 AM
That's a LOT more money than I thought. If it were something like $200 I might've gone for it. $550 is far more than my budget. — Ethan