Comments on: More CVS Camcorder Fun

By: coondog

coondog — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:08:38 +0000

Hey Dave, is this hack of the CVS Camcorder doable on an IBM pc i have an emachines pc Really nice one running windows XP home and i paid 150 bucks for my little digital camcorder/camera, actually its a 6 in 1 so i pretty much got my money’s worth but a 25 dollar digital camcorder sounds pretty cool i wish i found this hack info when i was gonna buy my camera $150 vs $25 is quite a difference

By: hugh

hugh — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:20:25 +0000

OK, I should read all the way through before I post. If your CVS has hackable cams, please grab one for me.

By: hugh

hugh — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:16:22 +0000

Dave, don’t bother. The ones now in the stores aren’t hacked yet (desoldering the flash to read it on a seperate device doesn’t count). I have one I bought in early December (3.70 B3) and I can’t get into it. There’s a slight chance you could stumble on one with the hackable 3.62 firmware in a store. Later 3.70′s and recycled cams with 33.40 just sit there like the Sphynx. Check the camera forum for more info.

By: PJ Cabrera

PJ Cabrera — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:12:12 +0000

Just kidding, don’t mod it. That will take all the fun out of it.

By: PJ Cabrera

PJ Cabrera — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:08:27 +0000

I think you may be right, Conway and vicinity being small enough that the nearest CVS warehouse hasn’t cleared out of rev. A or B firmware camcorders yet.

You probably still have my snail mail address, from the stuff package Paypal records. Let me know when you’re sending it and how much it and shipping cost, and we’ll do the Paypal dance. Mod it for me, and there’s an extra $6 for ya. :0)

By: dave

dave — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:31:33 +0000

PJ, I’ll pick you up one and send it. The longer you wait, the later in the arms race you are and the more restrictive firmware will be on the camera. I’ll buy one today or tomorrow, and see what it is. Being in a small town I happily lag behind. If it’s a version that can’t be worked with, I have 2 backups. I could maybe talked into parting with one of them. Maybe.

By: PJ Cabrera

PJ Cabrera — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:53:54 +0000

I can’t believe my cousin still hasn’t gone to CVS and gotten me a camera. Can you be properly bribed with Paypal goodies?

Never mind, I’ll be stateside in late March, for a visit to some friends of mine. I’ll pick up a camera or two then.

Thanks for the fun news!