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Cardboard Camera

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This is a modification I made to the Scanner Camera when the scanner and laptop I was using for it died. Not wanting to throw it away, I removed the scanner and added a third box. The side of the box attached to the camera would hold a piece of parchment paper to act as the “film.” Then I just take a picture of the image on the paper with my cellphone. While not pictured here, I also added a lid for the back with a cutout to hold the cellphone. That reduces the amount of ambient light that can get into the box, washing out the image.

The finished product

The finished product

Trying it out. the blanket is to keep light out

Trying it out. the blanket is to keep light out

Magnifying glass for a lens

Magnifying glass for a lens

You can kindof see an image on the parchment paper. The less light in the box the better the image will come out

You can kindof see an image on the parchment paper. The less light in the box the better the image will come out

Bourbon bottle

Bourbon bottle

The dock in our pond

The dock in our pond

A house in the neighborhood

A house in the neighborhood

Boys at the dock

Boys at the dock