{"id":4887,"date":"2009-08-26T13:10:57","date_gmt":"2009-08-26T05:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2009-08-26T13:10:57","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T05:10:57","slug":"transform-your-cameraphone-into-a-super-macro-lens-with-a-used-dvd-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/26\/transform-your-cameraphone-into-a-super-macro-lens-with-a-used-dvd-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform Your Cameraphone into a Super Macro Lens with a Used DVD Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you think you need a macro function for your camera phone (but doesn&#8217;t have it), here is a cheap DIY solution. By using the lens of a used DVD player, you can transform any camera phone into a very good macro lens. The results is shocking!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/26\/transform-your-cameraphone-into-a-super-macro-lens-with-a-used-dvd-player\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,332\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01.jpg?fit=500%2C332&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4888 aligncenter\" title=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-01\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01.jpg?resize=460%2C306\" alt=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-01\" width=\"460\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-01.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I guess the bad part about this mod is that it will turn your camera phone into an ugly deformed state (due to the tape that you need to stick to the phone to mount the DVD player lens).<\/p>\n<p>However, when you see the results, everything is worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Before image from Engadget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/26\/transform-your-cameraphone-into-a-super-macro-lens-with-a-used-dvd-player\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03.jpg?fit=508%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"508,381\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03.jpg?fit=508%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4889 aligncenter\" title=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-03\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03.jpg?resize=460%2C345\" alt=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-03\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03.jpg?w=508&amp;ssl=1 508w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-03.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After image from Engadget.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/26\/transform-your-cameraphone-into-a-super-macro-lens-with-a-used-dvd-player\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04.jpg?fit=508%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"508,381\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04.jpg?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04.jpg?fit=508%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4890 aligncenter\" title=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-04\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04.jpg?resize=460%2C345\" alt=\"090825-diy-cameraphone-04\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04.jpg?w=508&amp;ssl=1 508w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/090825-diy-cameraphone-04.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2009\/08\/cameraphone_dvd_macro_lens_hack.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to See 2 more images from Makezine<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/08\/25\/diy-cameraphone-macro-lens-requires-one-old-dvd-player-zero-tec\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.makezine.com\/archive\/2009\/08\/cameraphone_dvd_macro_lens_hack.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890\" target=\"_blank\">source2<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you think you need a macro function for your camera phone (but doesn&#8217;t have it), here is a cheap DIY solution. By using the lens of a used DVD player, you can transform any camera phone into a very good macro lens. 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