#SMART TRASH CAMERA HACKSTER MANUAL#
This takes care of the focus issue, but even the most streamlined and intuitive manual controls become tedious given the multitude of pictures required. Focus stacking solves this problem by taking multiple pictures with the focus set at different depths then combining their focused bits into a single sharp image. If you take just a single image, much of what you want to see will be lost in the blurry distance.
Only a sub-millimeter-thick layer can be in focus at a time. So, even at the minuscule scales of an SMD circuit board, the components are simply too tall. One issue in microscope photography is that microscopes have an extremely tight focus plane. decided to take streamlining a few steps further. Using the mouse-based GUI can feel clunky, though, so users have already endeavored to streamline the process to fit better in their workflow.
The cameras have a USB port for a mouse and overlay a GUI on the HDMI output for controlling the camera’s various settings and capturing images to the SD card. He’s written his own inspection software, he’s mounted his PCB vise on a stepper-controlled table, and now he’s hacked his digital microscope camera to allow remote and automated control.Įakins cameras have become a relatively popular, relatively inexpensive choice for electronics hobbyists to inspect their small-scale work. Posted in classic hacks Tagged camera flash, camera hack, custom PCB, disposable camera, disposable camera flash, film photography, photographyĪ desire for automated PCB inspection has led down some deep rabbit holes. Some people see far more than a piece of camera equipment in old flashes, though, with aesthetically stunning results. This is not the first photography hacker we’ve seen breathe new life into disposable flashes. We’re excited to see the photographic results. He now has a sleek, low-profile external flash that works great in intimate settings. Bulkier off-the-shelf flashes have more settings available and are more capable in a variety of environments. Of course, as it came from a camera that was supposed to be thrown in the trash, this flash was only designed for a specific shutter speed, aperture, and film. With that done, he just had to model a 3D-printed case for the whole project and assemble it, using a few more parts from the donor disposable. An existing schematic allowed him to attach the firing circuitry to his Canon’s hot shoe without the risk of putting the capacitor’s 300 volts through the camera. Impressed by the small size and simple operation of disposable camera flashes, lifted a module out of an old Fuji and based his design around it. So, he set about creating his own compact flash. To borrow his words, “ didn’t exactly want to show up to parties looking like the paparazzi”. However, all the options he found online were large and bulky larger than the camera itself in some cases. Improvised lighting solutions yielded mixed results, and he soon realized he needed a true camera flash. The chicks are braver in approaching the machine and partaking in this elaborate recycling scheme.As began his foray into the world of film photography, he was taken back by the old technology’s sheer hunger for light. Good thing all of this changed when they had offspring.
It was also a bit of a challenge every time there was the slightest change in the rig as the adult magpies were suspicious and cautious of everything.
Hans explained that he first had to get the birds interested in the feeder, to feed them regularly, and to persuade them to visit him during their patrols. Turns out, this project has been running for several years as it’s not that easy to train magpies to pick up trash. For more details, you can read up on it in his story on Hackster. The project is actually much more complicated than what is said here as it also involves vibrating motors, a number of very particular moving parts in the dispenser, and even its own graphic user interface to log the progress and status of the bird box.