Crisp tupperware-vision
Added 2021-02-08 06:52:04 +0000 UTCUh-oh. Dave at EEVblog has slightly nudged me into action on this video:-
Here's how I get those sharp and well illuminated shots of tiny PCBs and other stuff.
Comments
Ah! So, that's how you do that! Very nice video. I liked it a lot. I'm definitely stealing this idea next time I need pics of something small. I'm thinking of maybe a strip of LED fake neon running off a USB power bank.
Nani Isobel
2021-02-10 18:47:23 +0000 UTCSuch a Brilliantly simple Idea, the times I have struggled to take a photo of something for ebay, and they are always blurred/ overexposed/ shadow/ reflections!! You have saved me future countless hours of frustration.!!
Mike Hughes
2021-02-10 14:15:07 +0000 UTCI tried that too. I thought it was going to be the ultimate ring light, but instead it caused massive reflections on everything.
Big Clive
2021-02-09 01:24:40 +0000 UTCThere's a man always ready for his close up. Always appreciate your macro shots, Clive.
Mike Page
2021-02-08 23:19:49 +0000 UTCI have a DSLR and extension tubes if I really want to go for it but have never actually used them - the oft-said adage applies - the camera you use is the one you have with you - and that’s usually the mobile phone. You can get a bit of extra focus tolerance by stopping down the aperture (good lighting is a must have for this). Open Camera has the controls if your device supports them.
Mark Gray
2021-02-08 22:54:47 +0000 UTCThat’s a really elegant solution, carefully optimised. On the phone camera front my guess is 12 megapixels is the upper limit before they start using a larger sensor, which will inherently reduces your close up (macro) depth of field just due to the larger sensor. Ewen
Ewen McNeill
2021-02-08 21:15:28 +0000 UTCNew improved ring light (usb rechargeable, 3 different color temps, adjustable brightness): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086JMHCVB
Gadgetman
2021-02-08 17:30:52 +0000 UTCWhen I first got into photography as a hobby I learned that I could make a "soft box" for small objects just by cutting the bottom off a translucent milk jug, cutting a hole in the side for the camera to see through, and using a couple of desk lamps a few inches away for light. Cheap and easy, and the milk jug plastic makes an excellent diffuser.
Circuitmike
2021-02-08 16:54:38 +0000 UTCInteresting, I guess you could use a scanner to do this but getting the circuit board level would be the problem.
Mike Hanley
2021-02-08 14:37:28 +0000 UTCBrilliant, thank you for the behind the scenes look at your camera and lighting setup. I noticed that your camera has auto-rotate enabled. I sometimes find that taking photos with the smart phone completely flat confuses the orientation sensor. It'll flip back and forth between portrait and landscape. So, I tend to disable the auto-rotate to get around that.
Tom Louie
2021-02-08 13:41:46 +0000 UTCDon’t release this! The boys from Manfrotto are going to come for your knee caps! Maybe a small collection of Clive tools offered from Amazon, you get a cut, they send out a plastic bowl, pie dish, an led strip and beard funnel. No returns!
Jim
2021-02-08 12:37:40 +0000 UTCDisappointed by the lack of salt and vinegar based snacks :(
Steven Raith
2021-02-08 12:32:12 +0000 UTCUntil I saw the Zoom meeting video, I assumed the PCB close-ups were still images taken with the same workbench setup as for recording, but just held closer to the phone's camera. Besides the simple phone camera setups, I also really like how well Clive's videos turn out without CGI or involving any Adobe product.
Seán Byrne
2021-02-08 11:48:28 +0000 UTCI always wondered how you did it. Thanks.
Gary Bleads
2021-02-08 11:41:13 +0000 UTCHAHA so that is how you do it, Jocks always the inventors.
Jimmy 60
2021-02-08 10:24:36 +0000 UTCA wonderful thing to show! What a great demonstration! Thanks Clive!
Michael Thompson
2021-02-08 09:18:34 +0000 UTCI must try that to take shots with cam-corders I use for selling model train stuff.
Andrew Donaldson
2021-02-08 09:06:34 +0000 UTCI love the simplicity! I bought flat square light fittings from B&Q, the kind with tape around the edge and diffuser material across the face, they needed some beefy capacitors added to smooth the output of the 30v driver. I did cut a hole in the middle of one just to use for filming on the bench but couldn't get the phone to sit nicely, have been meaning to 3d print a mount, watching this might give me the kick I need to finish that.
The Tinkering Shed
2021-02-08 08:06:39 +0000 UTCRight from the beginning I wanted to make it as simple as possible. I see too many good channels that start strong and then fail because they made things too complicated for themselves. That said. Using a phone has it's own complications and also involves quite a learning curve.
Big Clive
2021-02-08 07:14:48 +0000 UTCStandard 12V 5050 cold white LED tape.
Big Clive
2021-02-08 07:11:49 +0000 UTCI’ve been watching Big Clive for a long time and in the beginning I just assumed he was using a dedicated cameras, Studio lights with something like premier for editing. I was really shocked to find out a lot is done on mobile phones.
Lostngone
2021-02-08 07:11:33 +0000 UTCFantastic! Great tips for those playing along at home! What kinda of LEDs are those anything special?
Peter Stevens
2021-02-08 07:09:12 +0000 UTC
