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Photography Hacks |
 | DIY 360 Degree Panoramic View
When this ball is thrown into the air, its 36 cellphone cameras simultaneously snap a photo. The result is a panoramic view of everything around it, above it, and below it. Of course, it's also well cushioned in case you drop it.
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 | DIY NFL-Style Gimball Camera Rig
At football games, you may have noticed the cameras zipping around above the field providing unique views of the game - These are called gimball cameras. These students built one for a senior project, fully functional with remote control tilt and... |
 | Custom Rig to Photograph the Tallest Tree in the World
This extreme photography project by National Geographic isn't our typical hack, but we've posted it to inspire your DIY photography projects. At an average height of 300 feet, Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world and even the best... |
 | DIY High Speed Photography Trigger with an Arduino
As a photographer, if you need to catch some action which is only visible for a split second, you need a high speed photography trigger. With the magic of an Arduino, you can rig one for yourself. We have seen an Arduino-based high speed... |
 | Turn an iPhone into a Microscope for $10
Using a $10 mini-microscope from Amazon, you can bring DIY macro photography to your iPhone. Basically, you just super glue the microscope to a plastic case for the iPhone which you can slip on and off. The video below shows a quick demo. For... |
 | UAV Helicopter Captures Stunning HD Video
Attach a DSLR video camera onto an unmanned, remote control helicopter and you have the ‘Helicam’. This DIYer has made a career out of RC aerial videography with his helicopter and Canon 7D DSLR video camera.
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 | Dirt Simple 'Book to e-Book' Scanner
This portable, low-cost device allows you to convert standard books into word-searchable e-books. For less than $20 in costs and a few hours, it's a fun, simple way to digitize old world media. All you need is a digital camera and a few... |
 | How to: Pirate a Book in Seconds!
While making copies of digital media is simple, preserving old-world documents is far more difficult. The high speed scanner in the video above easily allows the user to digitize books using a flip-book style scanning process which can process... |
 | 5X Zoom! Superb Cell Phone Camera Macro Mod
Here's a dirt simple mod which produces absolutely stunning results. By using a lens from an old DVD player, you can enhance your camera's zoom as shown in the image above. Literally, all you do is remove the lens from the player and place it on... |
 | Make your own 3D Avatar Movie for $250
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Home 3D TV is set to take the world by storm this year since the World Cup is being broadcast through the medium. However, did you know that for a few hundred bucks you too could be... |
