An off-the-shelf kit and about two hours are all you need.

Noah Day captures student life with homemade camera By Christopher Pimentel, March 10, 2026 Noah Day was sitting in his freshman dorm at Cal Poly Pomona, brainstorming what DIY project he should spend ...

Here at DPReview, we love DIY photography projects, and one recently came to our attention that we just had to share. Boston-based engineer and photographer Wenting Zhang has been experimenting with ...

This DIY projector might be the easiest you ever build. By Sandra Gutierrez G. Updated Apr 5, 2024 3:46 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate ...

German engineer Gaurav Singh has designed and built an industrial USB box camera in a custom 3D-printed case that not only accepts interchangeable lenses, but the image sensor can also be swapped out ...

In either case, the resulting device still takes greyscale 128 x 112 photos, but the ergonomics and user experience are vastly improved. Graves replaced the Pocket’s original screen with a backlit IPS ...

As far as DIY projects go, building a usable street camera sounds pretty daunting. That said, the RUHAcam, a new project by Ping-Hsun “penk” Chen and Ruha Cheng, definitely looks like a fun weekend ...

Have you ever dreamed of creating your own cinema-grade camera without breaking the bank? For many aspiring filmmakers and tech enthusiasts, the idea of building something so intricate might seem out ...

Thousands of euros are pouring in for a camera project to give digital-video folks an alternative to the power and control of big names like Sony and Canon. It'll be tough, but the timing couldn't be ...