Hi

I have found the lights on the QX3 to be too dim to illuminate the stuff
I want images of.

You can fiddle around with several types of lamps.

Mostly I use a small halogen lamp, like in this picture:

http://www3.telus.net/BrentBeach/Sharpen/1%204385.jpg

I have to move the lap around until the light reflects off the surface
and into the lens, but this works pretty quickly after a little experience.

Brent

ajjgda wrote:
>
>
> --- In qx3@yahoogroups.com <mailto:qx3%40yahoogroups.com>, "Randy A.
> Hefner" <ranhefner@...> wrote:
> >
> > You can purchase a replacement software disk for the
> > QX5 here:
>
> Thanks for the info, but since I only paid $1.50 for the unit, it
> seems a lot to pay just to turn on the light. I'll probably try and
> write a little program to do it, or hook up to an external power source.
>
>

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