I’ve been actually looking for something like this, a Live View camera that can be tethered to my Canon 7D DSLR camera so I can have better control while I take 1080P videos I upload to YouTube.
It’s an Android app called DSLR Controller that turns any Android device (including Android smartphone/tablet) into a Live View cam.
Why a need for such things?
First of all, when you are taking a video with a Canon 7D, there’s no way to tell if your camera is in foc
I’ve always wanted to make my own Ring Flash for my DSLR because the retail versions are just outrageously expensive. Well, for those of you who want to tackle the problem, take a look at this guy’s ring flash project with custom-machined ring.
You can also pick up a cheap Ring Flash at Amazon here.
Here’s a great idea for converting your DSLR camera into a 3D stereoscope photo/video DSLR. This one is using a Canon 7D, which can shoot 1080P HD videos, I bet it’s an awfully cheap yet effective hack to bring your DSLR up to 3D world.
The 3-D photos would be easy to reproduce on any color printer as long as you have Photoshop or any software to size the prints at about 6 or 7 inches wide. When you shoot video (ideally 16 x 9 HD) with this device, you should be able to open the video file on your computer or iPad, size the image width to about six or seven inch
For those of you who have been limited by your cellphone’s camera capabilities, such as low-resolution and the inability to take great low-light shots, you might be happy to learn that a company called InVisage has just introduced their new line of camera image sensors, which could easily yield up to 12 mega-pixel cellphone cameras with the added ability to take better photos under low-light conditions.
“This is entirely different from the type of image sensors that we have right now,” says Tom Hausken, director with mark
I’ve recently bought a new DSLR Canon EOS 7D camera, as some of you know. Although I haven’t played around with it enough, I realize that I need to learn to far more about its features and functions.
I did some research on your behalf, so you don’t have to; here’s some great tutorial videos I found for the Canon 7D series. Most of them should be same across similar Canon DSLR cameras such as Canon 1D or
I’ve always found that DSLR auto-trigger can be rather expensive for no apparent reason other than camera makers are over-charging for accessories. Well, you don’t have to deal with that anymore if you want to build yourself a nifty laser trigger for your DSLR. This could possibly be better than radio-controlled ones, who knows?
I am sure even if you don’t make a laser trigger, you could probably build a cheap radio-trigger by applying the DSLR trigger basics outlined here.
There are a few
You know one of the most frustrating things as a DSLR owner can be losing your lens cap, especially if you have one of those very high end ones where caps can be costly to lose. Well, you can buy a lens cap holder OR you can learn to make one yourself using just a shampoo bottle, lookee here. (via diyphotography)
For those of you who want to need a flash diffuser without spending a lot of money plus ability to add unlimited number of color filters to your DSLR camera, there is a simple photography hack, simply cut out an old film canister and fill it with your favorite colors for filtering!
Want to diffuse the flash and add some color to your photos at the same time? This quick and dirt-cheap trick will get you there. Take pictures in hundreds of different colors using free filters Flash diffuser that holds colored filters, and showing you how to get HUNDREDS of free gel ins
