"Ken Nelson" <knelson9@nycap.rr.com> wrote in message news:Rn6Lb.128144$JW3.77587@twister.nyroc.rr.com...

> I'd like a video camera to connect to my TV, which will zoom

> so that a 1/2" object will fill the TV screen. I've searched

> and searched w/o luck. The closest I can find is a Panasonic

> 26x zoom camcorder. This seems like overkill since I need

> just the cam part, not the corder part. Can anyone suggest

> anything?

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Any video camera can be fitted with a front 1 or 2 element

"close-up lens", and depending on focus/zoom settings, will

likely cover the required subject area - but the distance

range from the subject will be very restricted. A used camera

with only a defective transport would do...

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David Ruether

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http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com