I was able to get some half-decent cilantro and basil videos out of this thing (at resolutions up to 1600x1200), but then the camera died when it was accidentally watered along with the rest of the garden by my neighbour. A Radio Shack visit later found me with some wiring and solder, a solid-state relay and a universal power supply which fit the bill. My first attempt at getting a camera to take a photo at a regular interval was experimental, and ugly: I needed an external power supply, and I wanted a software feature that would allow a photo every N seconds, but this camera from 2003 didn't have this - and I didn't want to buy any special Pentax-branded (and priced) 3.5V power supplies. Yes, it eventually broke - when my neighbour watered it!) Modifying a Pentax OptioS for remote shutter trigger, and an external power supply.
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