#digitalcamera — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #digitalcamera, aggregated by home.social.
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This Compact Digital ‘Film’ Camera Has Raised Nearly $900,000 https://petapixel.com/2026/04/30/this-compact-digital-film-camera-has-raised-nearly-900000/ #filmsimulation #digitalcamera #kickstarter #Equipment #rewindpix #compact #analog #camera #News
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Interesting video from Caltech (where I went to college) and JPL about the invention of CMOS image sensors (though Wikipedia makes me think lots of others were working in this area at the time) in the 1990s.
Amazingly I bought my first digital camera, a $600 Olympus with 640x480 resolution and non-removable memory for only 20 such images (I think it was the D-200L) in time for my cross country bicycle trip in 1997.
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Interesting video from Caltech (where I went to college) and JPL about the invention of CMOS image sensors (though Wikipedia makes me think lots of others were working in this area at the time) in the 1990s.
Amazingly I bought my first digital camera, a $600 Olympus with 640x480 resolution and non-removable memory for only 20 such images (I think it was the D-200L) in time for my cross country bicycle trip in 1997.
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Interesting video from Caltech (where I went to college) and JPL about the invention of CMOS image sensors (though Wikipedia makes me think lots of others were working in this area at the time) in the 1990s.
Amazingly I bought my first digital camera, a $600 Olympus with 640x480 resolution and non-removable memory for only 20 such images (I think it was the D-200L) in time for my cross country bicycle trip in 1997.
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Interesting video from Caltech (where I went to college) and JPL about the invention of CMOS image sensors (though Wikipedia makes me think lots of others were working in this area at the time) in the 1990s.
Amazingly I bought my first digital camera, a $600 Olympus with 640x480 resolution and non-removable memory for only 20 such images (I think it was the D-200L) in time for my cross country bicycle trip in 1997.
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Interesting video from Caltech (where I went to college) and JPL about the invention of CMOS image sensors (though Wikipedia makes me think lots of others were working in this area at the time) in the 1990s.
Amazingly I bought my first digital camera, a $600 Olympus with 640x480 resolution and non-removable memory for only 20 such images (I think it was the D-200L) in time for my cross country bicycle trip in 1997.
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Dear Fediverse #HiveMind, my grandson needs some advice for a (used) #DigitalCamera. He is 11 & interested in birds, which he'd like to take photos of. He's not particularly interested in #Photography per se, just as a means to an end, and probably not particularly careful. I'm thinking a #CompactCamera like some of the Panasonics; his father was wondering about a #BridgeCamera. We have a XQ2 he can use (24-100e zoom) but I suspect he'd be better with longer reach. Maybe £200 budget. Any ideas?
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This Camera Has a Vertical Sensor, Huge Flash, and a Tedious Purpose https://petapixel.com/2026/04/01/this-camera-has-a-vertical-sensor-huge-flash-and-a-tedious-purpose/ #passportcamera #digitalcamera #jameswarner #weirdcamera #snappiness #Equipment #Spotlight #sonyc200x #digicam #weird #News #Sony
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Testing the Very First Four Thirds DSLR 23 Years After it Launched https://petapixel.com/2026/03/20/testing-the-very-first-four-thirds-dslr-23-years-after-it-launched/ #microfourthirds #digitalcamera #gordonlaing #cameralabs #fourthirds #Equipment #olympuse1 #history #olympus #vintage #retro #News #dslr
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Kodak Charmera Knockoffs Are Somehow Getting Even Dumber https://petapixel.com/2026/02/17/kodak-charmera-knockoffs-are-somehow-getting-even-dumber/ #keychaincamera #digitalcamera #kodakcharmera #Equipment #alixpress #toycamera #charmera #knockoff #scamera #News
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These 35mm Film Rolls Are Actually Tiny Digital Keychain Cameras https://petapixel.com/2026/02/13/these-35mm-film-rolls-are-actually-tiny-digital-keychain-cameras-opt100-neo-film/ #miniaturecamera #keychaincamera #digitalcamera #kodakcharmera #opt100neofilm #filmcanister #tinycamera #Equipment #filmroll #Analog #japan #News #35mm #cute
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Feeling Beaten
Tokyo, Japan • November 2025
Olympus OM-D EM-1 MKIII#日本 #東京 #東京都 #Japan #Tokyo #EmptySpaces #Silent #SilentSunday
#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo
#Olympus #MicroFourThirds #OlympusPhotography #OMSystem -
This Failed Kodak Digital Camera From 2001 Was a Smartphone Precursor https://petapixel.com/2026/02/09/this-failed-kodak-digital-camera-from-2001-was-a-smartphone-precursor/ #digitalcamera #techtangents #weirdcamera #history #kodamc3 #Kodak #News #CMOS
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The Surprising Hackability Of A Knock-Off Chinese Toy Camera https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/the-surprising-hackability-of-a-knock-off-chinese-toy-camera/ #digitalcamerashacks #HackadayColumns #camerahacking #digitalcamera #knockoff #HX3302B
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Camera Shipments Increased for Consecutive Years for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/02/03/camera-shipments-increased-for-consecutive-years-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years/ #digitalcamerashipments #photographyindustry #microfourthirds #cameraindustry #compactcamera #digitalcamera #photoindustry #Equipment #fullframe #Industry #compacts #industry #News #apsc #cipa
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Camera Shipments Increased for Consecutive Years for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/02/03/camera-shipments-increased-for-consecutive-years-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years/ #digitalcamerashipments #photographyindustry #microfourthirds #cameraindustry #compactcamera #digitalcamera #photoindustry #Equipment #fullframe #Industry #compacts #industry #News #apsc #cipa
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Camera Shipments Increased for Consecutive Years for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/02/03/camera-shipments-increased-for-consecutive-years-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years/ #digitalcamerashipments #photographyindustry #microfourthirds #cameraindustry #compactcamera #digitalcamera #photoindustry #Equipment #fullframe #Industry #compacts #industry #News #apsc #cipa
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Camera Shipments Increased for Consecutive Years for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/02/03/camera-shipments-increased-for-consecutive-years-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years/ #digitalcamerashipments #photographyindustry #microfourthirds #cameraindustry #compactcamera #digitalcamera #photoindustry #Equipment #fullframe #Industry #compacts #industry #News #apsc #cipa
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Camera Shipments Increased for Consecutive Years for the First Time in Nearly 20 Years https://petapixel.com/2026/02/03/camera-shipments-increased-for-consecutive-years-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-20-years/ #digitalcamerashipments #photographyindustry #microfourthirds #cameraindustry #compactcamera #digitalcamera #photoindustry #Equipment #fullframe #Industry #compacts #industry #News #apsc #cipa
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These Six Cute Cameras All Cost Under $60 and Just Seem Fun https://petapixel.com/2025/12/09/these-six-cute-cameras-all-cost-under-60-and-just-seem-fun/ #keychaincamera #cameraforkids #compactcamera #digitalcamera #pointandshoot #Equipment #toycamera #keychain #digicam #Analog #News #toy
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Best-Selling Compact Cameras Are an Eclectic Mix of Old and New, Cheap and Premium https://petapixel.com/2025/10/02/best-selling-compact-cameras-are-an-eclectic-mix-of-old-and-new-cheap-and-premium/ #yodobashicamera #fujifilmx100vi #compactcamera #digitalcamera #fujifilmxhalf #pointandshoot #sonyrx1riii #Equipment #panasonic #powershot #ricohgriv #sonyzv1ii #Industry #compact #fujiflm #Canon #Kodak #ricoh #News #Sony
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Welcome to KAMPi! My Self-Built Digital Camera
Hello everyone! I have always wanted to build my own digital camera. But not just any digital camera, one I would actually use like a regular point-and-shoot camera. I wanted something that would give me traditional feel, but still shoot in 4K. A tall order for sure, and to top it all off, I wanted to build everything myself. Well the time has come. . . Please join me in welcoming KAMPi! Check out my build below.
Why KAMPi?
KAMPi is short for “Kampay” which is Tagalog slang for “Kanpai” the Japanese word for cheers. It also sounds like CAMPi another way of saying Pi Cam, which is exactly what it is – a digital camera built using a Raspberry Pi mini computer.
What’s Inside?
I built KAMPi from the ground up: selected, wired, and soldered the hardware electronics, 3D printed the parts, and prepared the software.
For the computer internals, I chose to use a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 which rides on a Waveshare Nano A. The camera imager and lens are from Raspberry Pi as well, the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera with the 16mm Telephoto Lens. For the display I used a Pimoroni HyperPixel 4.0″ Hi-Res Display. The display is connected to the Waveshare Nano A via GPIO pins (the header of the Nano I soldered myself). Everything is packed together in a tight package shown above.
For the power electronics I chose to use a Pimoroni LiPo SHIM I purchased from Adafruit. I wired it up with a on/off switch and connected it to a USB-C plug.
For the trigger mechanism I chose to use Adafruit’s KB 2040 electronic board due to it’s small form factor, and also that it works over USB-C / USB serial. I also chose to use the KB 2040 because the HyperPixel 4.0 uses all the GPIO pins of the Waveshare Nano A and USB-C / USB serial seemed like a more straightforward alternative. Alternatively I could have used I2C, via the HyperPixel 4.0, but I didn’t have enough time to go that direction before the convention. The trigger itself is an illuminated pushbutton switch also from Adafruit.
I’m no expert in 3D printing and I originally wanted the form factor to be smaller. But since the camera cable stuck out from the top, I needed to make extend the base.
So I designed and 3D printed a cap portion to hold it all together.
I even added a hinge and latch lock to for easy access.
For the software, I wanted something simple. I’m running python script to take the photos. One thing to note is that the camera does not have any autofocus (which is exactly how I wanted it). That meant I needed to see what I’m shooting before taking the photo. I added a preview in the software, so I could focus the lens, and then take the shot.
The desktop above shows the camera python script and the folder where the photos are saved. You can also see the Circuitpython mounted “disk” of the KB 2040 on the desktop. I’m also a space nerd so I chose a James Webb galaxy image as a backdrop to show off the beautiful Pimironi display. I included a fun logo and added a nice rectangle so I could easily see the program icons on the desktop too.
KAMPi in Action
KAMPi is so new, I haven’t been able to test it in the wild yet. But here are some raw unprocessed photos from my home test shots.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMR6OegOWSn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
More to come from Opensaucelive!*
Tomorrow is Opensaucelive 2025 and I thought what better place to test and share my build there. Wow, I’m so excited to share KAMPi with everyone at Opensauce. If you see me, please do say hello. I’ll also upload some photos from KAMPi at Opensauce below:
[*UPDATED July 20, 2025] See above sample photos I took at Opensaucelive 2025 using KAMPi. I chose the sharpest in focus images to share. Since it was my first time shooting with it, many of the photos came out blurry – which was exactly what I was expecting! I wanted KAMPi to emulate the feel of a film camera, capturing the moment. And KAMPi did just that. I’m also sure I’ll get better at taking photos with KAMPi with a litter more practice 🙂
[*UPDATED Sept 20, 2025] Updated the description of the KB 2040 to provide additional info on why I decided to use it over I2C.
Kampay (Cheers) for now!
Did you like my build? Would you like to learn more about it? Let me know at the comments below!
If you enjoyed reading this post please be sure to like, and follow us here at SKKAW.BLOG (IG: @skkaw) for more geek and pop-culture goodness.
#Adafruit #camera #CamPi #ComputeModule5 #digitalCamera #DIY #DIYCamera #DIYDigitalCamera #KAMPi #Opensauce #OpenSauceLive #PiCam #RaspberryPi #RaspberryPiCamera #RaspberryPiComputeModule5 #RaspberryPiComputeModule5Camera #SelfMade #selfMadeDigitalCamera #selfBuilt #SelfMade #Waveshare
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Rollei’s Cheap and Odd New Compact Camera Has Two Built-in Lenses https://petapixel.com/2025/07/18/rolleis-cheap-and-odd-new-compact-camera-has-two-built-in-lenses/ #rolleipowerflexx8 #compactcamera #digitalcamera #selfiecamera #Equipment #rollei #News
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Rollei’s Cheap and Odd New Compact Camera Has Two Built-in Lenses https://petapixel.com/2025/07/18/rolleis-cheap-and-odd-new-compact-camera-has-two-built-in-lenses/ #rolleipowerflexx8 #compactcamera #digitalcamera #selfiecamera #Equipment #rollei #News
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Rollei’s Cheap and Odd New Compact Camera Has Two Built-in Lenses https://petapixel.com/2025/07/18/rolleis-cheap-and-odd-new-compact-camera-has-two-built-in-lenses/ #rolleipowerflexx8 #compactcamera #digitalcamera #selfiecamera #Equipment #rollei #News
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Rollei’s Cheap and Odd New Compact Camera Has Two Built-in Lenses https://petapixel.com/2025/07/18/rolleis-cheap-and-odd-new-compact-camera-has-two-built-in-lenses/ #rolleipowerflexx8 #compactcamera #digitalcamera #selfiecamera #Equipment #rollei #News
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Rollei’s Cheap and Odd New Compact Camera Has Two Built-in Lenses https://petapixel.com/2025/07/18/rolleis-cheap-and-odd-new-compact-camera-has-two-built-in-lenses/ #rolleipowerflexx8 #compactcamera #digitalcamera #selfiecamera #Equipment #rollei #News
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Before the Smartphone’s Multi Lens Cameras, There Was the Kodak EasyShare V705 https://petapixel.com/2025/03/29/before-the-smartphones-multi-lens-cameras-there-was-the-kodak-easyshare-v705/ #earlydigitalphotography #pointandshootcamera #cameravssmartphone #kodakeasysharev550 #kodakeasysharev570 #analogphotography #flashphotography #digitalcamera #pocketcamera #compactzoom #smartphone #Equipment #Reviews
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Cranes in Fog
New York, New York • USA
Sony Alpha A7 II • 2020#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo
#Sony #SonyAlpha #SonyA7II#USA #UnitedStates #NewYork #NYC #Manhattan #HudsonYards #Cityscape
#Winter #WinterMoments #Fog #FoggyFriday #Urban #UnderConstruction #Skyscrapers #Cranes #HumblePoeticCranes -
Nikon Coolpix 990 Retro Review: 25 Years Later, This Split-Body Camera Is Still a Blast https://petapixel.com/2024/12/20/nikon-coolpix-990-retro-review-25-years-later-this-split-body-camera-is-still-a-blast/ #nikoncoolpix990 #digitalcamera #nikoncoolpix #gordonlaing #retroreview #cameralabs #Equipment #Spotlight #vintage #nikon #retro #News
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Jamaica Sunset • Jamaica, New York, USA
Olympus OM-D EM-1 MKIII • October 2024October always has the best sunsets at this train station…
#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo
#Olympus #MicroFourThirds #OlympusPhotography#USA #UnitedStates #NewYork #NYC #Queens #LongIsland #Jamaica
#Sunset #Sunsets #TrainToot #LIRR #MTA #Trains #TrainTravel #Railways #Railway #Orange -
Pixii Max - Enhancing the Tradition of Digital Rangefinder Cameras: https://www.reviewspace.info/pixii-max-enhancing-the-tradition-of-digital-rangefinder-cameras
#Photography #PixiiMax #DigitalCamera #FullframeSensor #Leica #MBayonet #PhotographyGear #TechnologyNews
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Pixii Max - Enhancing the Tradition of Digital Rangefinder Cameras: https://www.reviewspace.info/pixii-max-enhancing-the-tradition-of-digital-rangefinder-cameras
#Photography #PixiiMax #DigitalCamera #FullframeSensor #Leica #MBayonet #PhotographyGear #TechnologyNews
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Pixii Max - Enhancing the Tradition of Digital Rangefinder Cameras: https://www.reviewspace.info/pixii-max-enhancing-the-tradition-of-digital-rangefinder-cameras
#Photography #PixiiMax #DigitalCamera #FullframeSensor #Leica #MBayonet #PhotographyGear #TechnologyNews
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Pixii Max - Enhancing the Tradition of Digital Rangefinder Cameras: https://www.reviewspace.info/pixii-max-enhancing-the-tradition-of-digital-rangefinder-cameras
#Photography #PixiiMax #DigitalCamera #FullframeSensor #Leica #MBayonet #PhotographyGear #TechnologyNews
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Pixii Max - Enhancing the Tradition of Digital Rangefinder Cameras: https://www.reviewspace.info/pixii-max-enhancing-the-tradition-of-digital-rangefinder-cameras
#Photography #PixiiMax #DigitalCamera #FullframeSensor #Leica #MBayonet #PhotographyGear #TechnologyNews
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Eons ago Sony made Hi-8 and Mini DV video cameras with an inbuilt digital frame store so you could pause video and cross fade into the next scene. It also meant you could keep filming the same scene over time and align the camera with a guide image in the viewfinder of the last shot you filmed, for instance to film the same scene over many months / seasons. Why does no modern phone or camera have this? Or does one?
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Viewfinder View • Cloud Gate
Millennium Park • Chicago • USA • March 2006
Pentax Optio A10 • Kodak Duaflex#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo #Pentax #PentaxCamera #PointAndShoot #PentaxOptioA10
#Kodak #KodakDuaflex #620Film #Square #SquareFormat #TLR #TwinLensReflex #AnaloguePhotography
#USA #Illinois #Chicago #TheLoop #MillenniumPark #CloudGate #TheBean
#ThroughTheViewfinder #MediumFormat #KodakFilm #KodakTriX400 #Filmisnotdead #BelieveinFilm #FilmCamera -
Viewfinder View • Cloud Gate
Millennium Park • Chicago • USA • March 2006
Pentax Optio A10 • Kodak Duaflex#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo #Pentax #PentaxCamera #PointAndShoot #PentaxOptioA10
#Kodak #KodakDuaflex #620Film #Square #SquareFormat #TLR #TwinLensReflex #AnaloguePhotography
#USA #Illinois #Chicago #TheLoop #MillenniumPark #CloudGate #TheBean
#ThroughTheViewfinder #MediumFormat #KodakFilm #KodakTriX400 #Filmisnotdead #BelieveinFilm #FilmCamera -
Viewfinder View • Cloud Gate
Millennium Park • Chicago • USA • March 2006
Pentax Optio A10 • Kodak Duaflex#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo #Pentax #PentaxCamera #PointAndShoot #PentaxOptioA10
#Kodak #KodakDuaflex #620Film #Square #SquareFormat #TLR #TwinLensReflex #AnaloguePhotography
#USA #Illinois #Chicago #TheLoop #MillenniumPark #CloudGate #TheBean
#ThroughTheViewfinder #MediumFormat #KodakFilm #KodakTriX400 #Filmisnotdead #BelieveinFilm #FilmCamera -
Viewfinder View • Cloud Gate
Millennium Park • Chicago • USA • March 2006
Pentax Optio A10 • Kodak Duaflex#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo #Pentax #PentaxCamera #PointAndShoot #PentaxOptioA10
#Kodak #KodakDuaflex #620Film #Square #SquareFormat #TLR #TwinLensReflex #AnaloguePhotography
#USA #Illinois #Chicago #TheLoop #MillenniumPark #CloudGate #TheBean
#ThroughTheViewfinder #MediumFormat #KodakFilm #KodakTriX400 #Filmisnotdead #BelieveinFilm #FilmCamera -
Viewfinder View • Cloud Gate
Millennium Park • Chicago • USA • March 2006
Pentax Optio A10 • Kodak Duaflex#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo #Pentax #PentaxCamera #PointAndShoot #PentaxOptioA10
#Kodak #KodakDuaflex #620Film #Square #SquareFormat #TLR #TwinLensReflex #AnaloguePhotography
#USA #Illinois #Chicago #TheLoop #MillenniumPark #CloudGate #TheBean
#ThroughTheViewfinder #MediumFormat #KodakFilm #KodakTriX400 #Filmisnotdead #BelieveinFilm #FilmCamera -
The dulled lustre of gold
Asakusa, Tokyo Japan
Canon EOS REbel • May 2006The faded signage glowing during the evening in a covered street/shopping mall (Shotengai) next to the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo.
#Photography #DigitalCamera #ColorPhotography #Photo #NightPhotography
#Canon #CanonEOSRebel #CanonEOS300D #DSLR#日本 #東京 #東京都 #Japan #Tokyo #Asakusa
#Shotengai #Urban #UrbanPhotography #LightAndShadow -
Valoi Advancer 2 Offers Quality-of-Life Improvements for Film Photographers https://petapixel.com/2024/05/22/valoi-advancer-2-offers-quality-of-life-improvements-for-film-photographers/ #35mmfilmscanner #filmphotography #digitalcamera #filmscanner #Equipment #35mmfilm #120film #Analog #valoi #News
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A Mouse Becomes A Camera - If your pointing device is a mouse, turn it over. The chances are you’ll see a red... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-mouse-becomes-a-camera/ #digitalcamerashacks #peripheralshacks #digitalcamera #opticalmouse #mousesensor #mouse
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A Mouse Becomes A Camera - If your pointing device is a mouse, turn it over. The chances are you’ll see a red... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/a-mouse-becomes-a-camera/ #digitalcamerashacks #peripheralshacks #digitalcamera #opticalmouse #mousesensor #mouse
