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Digital
Concepts 7.1 megapixel camera available from Walmart (Fairbanks price $67.00) |
Begin
taking the camera apart by removing five (5) exterior tiny screws. One screw is
hidden under the miniUSB cover. Gently pry apart and remove the front face. Then
remove the black external band. Unscrew the interior five (5) screws holding the
pcb board to the case. One screw is hidden under the capacitor. Then gently pull
sideways and up to remove the USB port from the plastic camera case. The LCD screen
can be removed if you wish. | |
You
will need to solder two small wires, one from the ground pin and the second from
the shutter firing pin. You can solder from the smaller top pcb or on the back
of the main pcb. The smaller (top) pcb has two screws which can be removed to
release the entire top pcb for easier access. | |
Finished Camera Mod: After soldering the wires inside the camera, I used an exacto
knife to cut a small access hole in to the top of the camera for these two control
wires. You can then reassemble the camera. | |
Finished Camera Mod: Soldering the two wires leaves all the original camera controls
functional. You simply need to short the ground (brown) and the shutter firing
wire (green) to take a picture. | |
| Next Step:
Using a Basic Stamp to remote fire the camera and/or using a Basic Stamp to initiate
a time sequence for firing the camera. | |
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