Camera Hacks

DIY Professional Closet Photography Studio

DIY Professional Closet Photography Studio

Even taking simple photos for items we're tying to sell on eBay can be tricky. Most of us want to have a certain degree of professionalism to our photos that say something out us.  You have to have a fancy, expensive setup, right? Nope: Learn...
Wireless DIY Halloween Surveillance Pumpkin

Wireless DIY Halloween Surveillance Pumpkin

We have dozens of DIY home security projects and here's another outstanding project to add to the collection.  Learn to build your own DIY Halloween pumpkin with a built in wireless surveillance camera so you can watch for vandals or have...
DIY Motion-Sensing Laptop Security Cam

DIY Motion-Sensing Laptop Security Cam

Securing our privacy is important to everyone. We've featured dozens of DIY security projects in the past including a spy van, money stash, and hidden passageways but this one doesn't even require any additional hardware if you've got a webcam...
Remote Controlled Camera Trigger Arduino Project

Remote Controlled Camera Trigger Arduino Project

Controlling the shutter of a camera remotely has several uses. The most important – catching a photo at exactly the right time. Many top of the line digital cameras come with remotes. But what if you wanted to build one for your average digital...
How to build a simple iPhone 3GS Tripod Mount

How to build a simple iPhone 3GS Tripod Mount

While iPhone's have just about any feature you could possibly want, they may not always produce crisp photos. By using a few parts from an old Nikon camera mount, this modder created their own tripod for their iPhone 3GS. Full build details are...
Incredible Hexapod Robot with Claws and Webcam

Incredible Hexapod Robot with Claws and Webcam

Just when you thought that Hexapod robots were the best, the guys of at the Tekkotsu lab at Carnegie Mellon University develop the Chiara robot, a fully articulated 6-legged robot, which claws and high-end webcam for precision navigating and...
Remote Surveillance Spy Vehicle/Office Unit

Remote Surveillance Spy Vehicle/Office Unit

Our loyal reader, Rich, posted this awesome tutorial about making a surveillance spy van. If you've seen any mystery or action movie, you've seen a van stuffed full of fancy electronics and spy equipment. Now learn to make your own. Our project...
EyeBorg: False Eye Camera Implant

EyeBorg: False Eye Camera Implant

This one eyed engineer has built himself a tiny wireless camera which fits into his empty eye socket. He calls it the Eyeborg Project. A news interview of the inventor is above and another discussion is below. If this isn't weird enough,...
X-Ray Photography of Gaming Controllers, Consoles

X-Ray Photography of Gaming Controllers, Consoles

This gaming hobbyist has shown that there is more than one way to take a photograph. He has found a unique way to get something more out of his work as an x-ray technician. His "camera" of choice is an X-Ray machine of course: Using his spare...