Collaborate Disseminate
There’s nothing worse than being in the middle of an important shot, only to have the camera’s batteries die on you. The losses can be very real, so it’s best …read more Continue reading A Hot-Swappable Battery Grip Keeps The Camera Rolling
Photography doesn’t have to be expensive, something that’s especially true in the realm of film photography, where the imperfections of the medium can be half the appeal. There are many …read more Continue reading Large Format Lego Camera is a Bit Near-Sighted
Judging by the over-representation of the term “AI” in our news feeds these days, we’re clearly in the exponential phase of the artificial intelligence hype cycle, and very nearly at …read more Continue reading An AI-Free Way to Catch Wildlife on Camera
The February 1975 issue of Popular Electronics had what was — at the time — an amazing project. The Cyclops, a digital camera with a 32 by 32 pixel resolution …read more Continue reading Image Sensors Demystified by [IMSAI Guy]
The Onion Tau LiDAR Camera is a small, time-of-flight (ToF) based depth-sensing camera that looks and works a little like a USB webcam, but with a really big difference: frames …read more Continue reading New Part Day: Onion Tau LiDAR Camera
Getting a closer look at the Moon isn’t particularly difficult; even an absolute beginner can point a cheap telescope towards our nearest celestial neighbor and get some impressive views. But if you’re looking to explore a bit farther, and especially …read more
Continue reading Explore the Cosmos with this DIY Digital Telescope
The Flir One Pro is a thermal camera that attaches to a mobile phone with a USB-C plug. [Gigawatts] has one, and unfortunately managed to drop it, breaking the USB-C plug and rendering the device useless. The plug is separate …read more
Continue reading A FLIR One Pro Sees Again, Thanks To Some Nifty Soldering
Volumetric 3D displays that allow the viewing of full 3D images without special glasses are not unknown in our community, usually taking the form of either a 3D LED matrix or a spinning rotor either with an image projected onto …read more
[Dave Madison] came across some old digital photos, and in his quest to access them, he ran into quite a few challenges. The saga brings to mind both Murphy’s Law, and while [Dave] prevailed in the end, it required quite …read more
Continue reading Legacy Digital Photos, With a Side of Murphy’s Law
Whether you’re live streaming builds or just want to take your project photography to the next level, you can’t beat an overhead camera setup. Unfortunately, they tend to be cumbersome and more often than not quite pricey. Looking for an …read more
Continue reading VESA Arm Turned Low-Cost Overhead Camera Rig