[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] notten:
I'll cut to the chase and save the boring details for the next paragraph: I want an external SDIO camera connected to my Tilt so I can record videos on bike rides. I've searched high and low, and I have a few products in mind. Can anyone tell me if they know of better products?

What I need:

- An SDIO camera which will work on the Kaiser

- An SDIO (standard SD size) to MicroSD cable/adapter (if microSD SDIO cameras do not exist)

- A way to hook up both a microSD card and the camera (if possible)

- A good shell to keep my Kaiser injury free when (and if) I take a spill

- Any other suggestions are welcome.

What I've found:

On Bluetooth Cameras:

So far I've found absolutely nothing in the way of Bluetooth Camera modules (except the following college research paper and patent application by Kodak) so I might be jumping the gun with Bluetooth, but here they are:

http://www.itn.liu.se/~shago/Exjobb/BT_Webcam.pdf [college research pap]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/02/kodaks-bluetooth-camera-module/ [engadget on kodak patent]

On MicroSD SDIO Camearas:

I have found nothing on this subject. If there are any microSDIO cameras that you are aware of or are around

PLEASE

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On SDIO camera modules I've found the following:

- HP Photosmart Mobile Camera

This is for an iPaq with Windows PocketPC 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003. It takes video, but will it work on a Kaiser, considering it's a WinMo6 device? It looks like a good option.

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/vac/us/en/sm/pocketpc/FA185A_specifications.html

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=534595&SiteID=1 [this link suggests that it works fine under winmo5 and is even usable via camera APIs using some discontinued Veo camera APIs]

- eNnovation (LifeView?) FlyCam SD

For this one I have similar fears that some of the prerequisites are not satisfied by the Kaiser. Specifically they list the following:

CPU : Intel Xscale

OS : Microsoft Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003.

The age of the OSes listed and the CPU requirement make me shy away from this one, although the HP seems just as bad when it come to support for WinMo.

http://www.ennovationtech.com/html/flycamsd.htm#F

http://www.msdner.com/dev-archive/144/11-35-1446805.shtm [this link suggests lifeview makes it and there's winmo5 support and an sdk, but the lifeview site is down.]

- Pretec SDIO 1.3MegaPixel Camera

This little card is just another one of the ones I've found. This one says Win PPC 2002 and higher, so I'm guessing it implies WinMo5&6 support, but that's a crap shoot. This camera also features 20fps max depending on resolution while the above two sport 30fps. Not my top choice.

http://www.pretec.com/epages/Store....s/Store.Pretec/Products/OS-CAS#Specifications

http://www.jactron.co.uk/pretec/io/sdio/sd-smartcam.htm

- Veo SDIO Camera

A lot is mentioned about these cams, but they seem to be discontinued and I am unable to find a place to purchase any of these. Would these be better suited? Anyone own one?

- Spectec SDIO Camera

This camera seems to be a 640x480 only discontinued model also. There is a chance that these do not work well with WinMo5/6 at all.

http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=121109 DISCONTINUED

On SD to MicroSD adapters/converters/cables:

I couldn't find any. The closest thing I found was a post on MoDaCo linking to an SD to MiniSD solution. I also found a camerahacker.com post on detailed images which show the pins are pretty much 1-1. I would also like to thank Chainfire who told me this fact ahead of time on IRC in #xda-devs. Additionally, there seems to have been an April Fool's joke about SanDisk making an SD to MicroSD adapter on another PPC device forum. Thanks to them I nearly soiled myself. I am highly inclined to create my own adapter, but feel free to save my time if one exists or is in development.

http://www.camerahacker.com/Digital/Inside_miniSD_Adapter.shtml [CameraHacker post describing pinouts with pics]

http://www.modaco.com/content/Windo...o-purchase-or-make-an-sd-to-microsd-adapter-/ [MoDaCo post related to this same endeavor]

http://www.diatec.co.jp/shop/det.php?prod_c=460 [Japanese site with an SD to MiniSD solution]

On Connecting Both SDIO Device and MicroSD/SD Memory Card

I have not found any information on any device capable of allowing this sort of chaining an SDIO card with an SD card. I did find a WiFi card and a GPS card which allow a pass-through to a microSD card. None of the cameras listed above had this capability listed, and I did not see it in any of the pictures (although I could have missed it?).

On Protective Cases

I found two suitable solutions for this, and I'm leaning toward BoxWave's Armor Case as it has a screen cover as well. They're both around $30.

http://www.boxwave.com/products/armorcase/armor-case-at_t-tilt_2906.htm [BoxWave's Armor Case]

http://www.tiltdepot.com/a/att-tilt-metal-cases/monaco-aluminum-case-_4-23--3294.htm [Monaco Aluminum Case]

So far this is what I've got, and the idea is that I would mount the camera in my helmet, connect the SDIO connector to a cable that runs to my pocket where it converts to MicroSD and plugs into my Kaiser. I would like to get this project together so I can record some videos of upcoming rides. If you know of any better suited products or shortcuts that I can take please reply!