Saturday, October 26, 2013

Smartphone Microscope Project

This video is floating around on Facebook, www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpMTkr_aiYU

It shows the basics of turning your smartphone into a digital microscope using the focusing lens of a laser-pointer to super-zoom smartphone digital cameras. It works on video as well.

This short video is of pics taken using the apparatus:


It's a really awesome capability for very little expense. Even with some of the tools already in hand, getting all the components can still cost closer to $100 than to the $10 mentioned in the How-To video linked above.

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