Thanks for this nice tutorial 😁👍 are there also solutions for high-frequency protection? Every time i strike an arc, the image freezes or the screen goes black ☹
Unfortunately due to the lighting it's not easy to see anything on the screen. The light needs to be very bright for the microscope to give a good image. I am now working on some LED ring lights which should help in future.
Was really debating building myself one. Seen lots of different variations. Main thing drawing me to this is mechanical element is done. HQ cam seems a bit overkill but very very good quality, was trying to do it on the cheap! Did you get any further to Fitting the Pi in the base? Also any chance you could upload the scope images to your website? Would be very much appreciated!
I'm not planning to put a Raspberry Pi in the base as rather than using a dedicated Pi I have decided to just connect it to an external Raspberry Pi when I use it. The images are quite large, but I've now uploaded three of them to my blog page: www.penguintutor.com/news/raspberrypi/rpi-microscope
@@PenguinTutor Thanks, much appreciated. I was debating wheather if I could use one of those 8MP Ardcams with CS Mount to save a bit on cost. I'm thinking just sticking a dedictaed Pi Zero in so I can still use my Pi for other things.
What do you think the max zoom is on this camera as a microscope? I was thinking of using it in a project to view different microorganisms. I read on toms hardware that it could "achieve" up to 900x zoom if it had good lighting. Have you tried pushing it to it's limits?
I don't really know how you'd work out the Zoom. I don't think I got anywhere near that magnification. Lighting is key though, you need a lot of light which needs to be directly on the subject.
It's a nexdock rather than a laptop. It's a laptop look with keyboard and screen, but does not have a processor inside it. You can connect a Raspberry Pi or mobile phone instead. I have done a review of the NexDock 2 here: ua-cam.com/video/0VB8J_PZp8M/v-deo.html
@@UlfBartsch You should be able to see the camera using RealVNC by turning on "Enable direct capture mode" on the Raspberry Pi VNC options. Focussing won't be so easy due to the lag. You would need to focus very slowly.
Just wondering what is the model of the Hayear microscope lens that you were using in this video? Thanks a lot for replying. Really informative video.
There doesn't appear to be a model number on the lens, but I believe it may be a HY-D100X
Thanks for this nice tutorial 😁👍 are there also solutions for high-frequency protection? Every time i strike an arc, the image freezes or the screen goes black ☹
Interesting idea, unfortunately I can't see anything on your laptop.
Unfortunately due to the lighting it's not easy to see anything on the screen. The light needs to be very bright for the microscope to give a good image. I am now working on some LED ring lights which should help in future.
@@PenguinTutor maybe just screen recording what is running on the laptop and after blend it with the main video is a possible solution
Was really debating building myself one. Seen lots of different variations. Main thing drawing me to this is mechanical element is done. HQ cam seems a bit overkill but very very good quality, was trying to do it on the cheap!
Did you get any further to Fitting the Pi in the base? Also any chance you could upload the scope images to your website? Would be very much appreciated!
I'm not planning to put a Raspberry Pi in the base as rather than using a dedicated Pi I have decided to just connect it to an external Raspberry Pi when I use it.
The images are quite large, but I've now uploaded three of them to my blog page:
www.penguintutor.com/news/raspberrypi/rpi-microscope
@@PenguinTutor Thanks, much appreciated. I was debating wheather if I could use one of those 8MP Ardcams with CS Mount to save a bit on cost. I'm thinking just sticking a dedictaed Pi Zero in so I can still use my Pi for other things.
Hi! May I know how heavy is this microscopic lens?
With the camera attached, but without the stand then it's approximate 220g (7.75 oz)
What do you think the max zoom is on this camera as a microscope? I was thinking of using it in a project to view different microorganisms. I read on toms hardware that it could "achieve" up to 900x zoom if it had good lighting. Have you tried pushing it to it's limits?
I don't really know how you'd work out the Zoom. I don't think I got anywhere near that magnification.
Lighting is key though, you need a lot of light which needs to be directly on the subject.
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How did you connect your notebook to the Raspi?
When I connect to the Raspi via VNC, I cannot see the live output of RaspiStill.
It's a nexdock rather than a laptop. It's a laptop look with keyboard and screen, but does not have a processor inside it. You can connect a Raspberry Pi or mobile phone instead.
I have done a review of the NexDock 2 here:
ua-cam.com/video/0VB8J_PZp8M/v-deo.html
@@PenguinTutor Thank you. I was just wondering why you haven't been lagging about RTSP.
@@UlfBartsch You should be able to see the camera using RealVNC by turning on "Enable direct capture mode" on the Raspberry Pi VNC options. Focussing won't be so easy due to the lag. You would need to focus very slowly.