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The web camera I used has a CMOS chip, this results in some less controllable/static lightning as you can see in the movies.  But the biggest advantage of this web camera is that it can be mounted to LEGO easily as shown on the following pictures :

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My first test movies that are not that bad

These are the first movies I made, I made them for testing purposes; to teach me were the limits are and how I should work in order to make a big, good movie.

The robbery
	Size : 2.574KB Duration : 0:57 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook The first part I really like, in the second part I suffered from a moving base plate :(.  I really need to use bigger baseplates instead of attaching small ones together.  The walking of the minifig could also use some more attention.  I blocked the forklift with a small needle so I could make it stick and move it freely!
Dinner time
	Size : 1.077KB Duration : 0:27 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook This movie ain't that bad, but it has some minor glitches.  The roof of the bar is open so the light could enter to allow a clearer image of the shop owner.
Getting tackled
	Size : 362KB Duration : 0:03 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook Pretty basic.  Animating a minifig standing up from the ground wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.
Marching and falling
	Size : 410KB Duration : 0:02 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook This was a test with the purpose of trying to walk a minifig.

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Frame rate testing

The following 3 movies show the same soldier but at a different frame rate.  They were the first movies I made with a webcam.
 

	Size : 325KB Duration : 0:04 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook 10 frames per second
	Size : 325KB Duration : 0:03 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook 12 frames per second
	Size : 325KB Duration : 0:02 Camera : Creative Webcam Notebook 15 frames per second

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My very first test movies

These movies were the very first ones I made.  They were taken with a high quality digital camera and they show why you shouldn't use a digital camera for LEGO Stop-Motion.  I've tried to take the pictures with flash and without flash and I also experimented on where to place the external lightning.  I discovered that instead of using the camera's built-in flash I should use an external light source, this give better and more stable results.  Also, the digital camera is difficult to mount and even pressing the button generates a slightly and unwanted moving of the view.

The movies shows a LEGO basketball player from set 3562 waving hi and there is a moving wheel in the background.
 

	Size : 630KB Duration : 0:02 Camera : Pentax Optio 430 Fourth time, best time?  I've learned to keep the camera as static as possible and the light bulb was places at a different position giving better results.  The only problem I still have: the object were the minifig is standing on, moves...  Oh yes, the light source should be placed sidewise.
	Size : 405KB Duration : 0:01 Camera : Pentax Optio 430 This is the 3rd try with the digital camera, I disabled the flash and used an standard bulb for lightning.  It was misplaced at the back of the camera and as you can see, the scene is over lighted!
	Duration : 878KB Size : 0:02 Camera : Pentax Optio 430 This was also done with the flash on, but the difference with the movie below is that I adjusted the lens for getting a better detail.
	Duration : 451KB Size : 0:02 Camera : Pentax Optio 430 My first experience... The camera was places on the ground without proper configuration and the flash was on, resulting in an ugly movie...

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