Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 20:50 +0100, Stefan Trethan wrote:
> The affordable digicam eyepieces are only 640x480, and i don't know if  
> there is a way to attach the digital camera in a better way. I know there  
> are eyepieces for regular cameras, so maybe there's some better way i  
> don't know of to use digital cameras.

> any ideas?

Try one of those 'beauty cams' - they have a fixed 200x magnification,
and send out composite video which can be easily recorded as video or
stills via a capture card. They're used by beauticians to analyse skin
condition.

I'm using one and it's brilliant - my only gripe is that I can't drop
the magnification - maybe I could devise some lenses to allow it to back
off from the board and retain clear focus.

Cheers
David