These are the steps I have taken to turn the webcam into a microscope.
In summary, the lens holder is removed and the lens are inverted to turn the webcam into a microscope!
These are step-by-step instructions on how to turn your webcam into a microscope!
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| Webcam taken from Silicon Straits from William Hooi. |
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| Remove the clip by sliding the spring to the side and pull it out from the other side. |
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| Clipper detached from the webcam |
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| Unscrew the covers |
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| Everything falls apart |
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| Remove the silver cover and you can see the lens attached to the microcontroller. |
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| Remove the lens from the lens holder |
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| Unscrew the lens holder from the microcontroller board. |
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| Invert the lens and put it back. The lens holder has to be removed as it cannot accommodate the inverted lens. |
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| Put back the covers and screw them back. Tadah. Webcam is turned into microscope. |
The time has come to test your microscope!
Install the driver for the webcam and connect via usb to your computer.
With some newly hatched zebrafish, I looked at them under the microscope. As I did not have a stand for the microscope or the sample, the images are pretty blur.
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