Build a DIY full-frame CCD camera
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as an example of advanced DIY hardware, specifically a camera using an affordable Kodak CCD sensor with global shutter.
What it is
A hobbyist builds a prototype full-frame CCD camera from scratch, with open-source design files and a custom PCB. The video shows the first, still rough prototype.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2023 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Recommends graphe · 2023-12 · on “The era of American computer magazines has drawn to a close”
That's unfortunate, as hackaday feels like that too me versus it's older writing style. I was hoping to see more advanced projects and I found it in this channel. [this video]
Cites twobitshifter · 2023-11 · on “Apertus – Open-Source Camera”
Here’s another project using a more affordable full frame kodak ccd with global shutter [LINK] [LINK] [this video] Some people like ccd better than cmos for the color range.
Cites jcun4128 · 2024-06 · on “Show HN: Modular Pi Cam”
I have seen some people work on a Kodak sensor and also Cine Pi's latest work with the IMX585 sensor is really amazing (4K/8K upscaled). The IMX585 sensor is expensive though compared to the HQ Cam IMX477. Here I'm using the Pi Zero 2 here so can't do 4K I believe (data lanes limit or something, also writing to SD card). Kodak sensor [this video] Recent CinePi work [LINK] I'm not affiliated with CinePi I'm just amazed what you can do when you know what you're doing ha (eg. color grading)