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The Bigshot Camera Is A Full Fledged DIY Digital Camera

Aug 19, 2013 by Udi Tirosh 4 Comments

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Ever wondered what’s inside a Digital camera? Shree Nayar, a Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University took a stub at this question and made The Bigshot Camera – a project that sells digital camera kits that you can build yourself.

The Bigshot Camera Is A Full Fledged DIY Digital Camera

The Bigshot Camera Is A Full Fledged DIY Digital Camera

The project aimed at anyone who wants to learn how digital cameras operate sells a kit with the different camera parts neatly arranged in a box.

As far as technical specs, the camera boasts a 3MP sensor, a 1.4″ LCD, an LED flash and some innovative features. In addition to the rechargeable battery, there is a charging crank, so you can always give it a few rounds to get some more juice in it. This also means you’re never stuck with no power. Never.

The Bigshot Camera Is A Full Fledged DIY Digital Camera

While it is more of a point and shoot, it features a lens dial similar to an iPhone Holga lens kit adapter. The rotary lens includes “regular”, panorama, 3D and wide angle.

The Bigshot Camera Is A Full Fledged DIY Digital Camera

What I find to give this project even more added value is the learning center that you can access via the web (even if you did not buy the camera). The learning center explain in layman terms what each of the camera parts do and how it relates to the other parts. It even has some animations that show the data-path a picture traverses when you click the shutter.

The Bigshot Camera Is A Full Fledged DIY Digital Camera

Bigshot Camera – $89 on the Bigshot store.

Thanks for the tip, Itay.

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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