How to Build a Document Camera

submit to reddit

Submit Your Tip

How to Build a Document Camera – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on How to Build a Document Camera. This topic was created by Bob Rosenschein and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Votes

Tips

1
- Vote
Tip 1
Cheaper document camera* More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Marcobries | permalink
Vote
Document cameras are expensive and don't have the field of view I was looking for. One day, looking at the back of the LCD projector I noticed it had ...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Document-camera-for-art-teachers/ ^[1]

1
- Vote
Tip 2
How to Create Your Own Document Camera More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Dadi Hait | permalink
Vote
This shows how I made a document camera with a cheap HD webcam ($40 at Frys), and an old gooseneck lamp.

For further reading: https://vimeo.com/18255889 ^[2]

1
- Vote
Tip 3
How to Create a Document Camera More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Dave Marshall | permalink
Vote
Can't afford an ELMO? This article suggests an easy way to turn a simple digital camera into a document reader. All you need is an architect's lamp and some duct tape. Take the lamp shade off the architect's lamp.
Tags: WikiHow, Create a Document Camera, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Document-Camera ^[3]

1
- Vote
Tip 4
iPad Scanning Stand / iPad Document Camera Stand: Do-It-Yourself Ideas and Parts More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Gabriela Fernandez | permalink
Vote
Do-it-yourself designs, instructions, ideas, and parts for building an iPad scanning stand or iPad document camera stand. If you prefer a ready-made commercial product, see my other pinboard at http://pinterest.com/tech4singers/ipad-scanning-stand-ipad-document-camera-stand-pro/. More about this project: http://techfortheclassicalsinger.wordpress.com/tag/ipad-scanning-stand/

For further reading: https://www.pinterest.com/tech4singers/ipad-scanning-stand-ipad-document-camera-stand-do-/ ^[4]

About Author

Bob Rosenschein

More by Bob Rosenschein

Campgrounds in Gruene Texas

About This Topic

Category: Fun | 9 years, 6 month(s) ago

28.9k+ Reads

4 Tips

4 Votes

1 Likes

0 Saved

Contributors

Dave Marshall, Dadi Hait, Gabriela Fernandez, Marcobries

References & Citations

1. http://www.instructables.com/id/Document-camera-for-art-teachers/

2. https://vimeo.com/18255889

3. http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Document-Camera

4. https://www.pinterest.com/tech4singers/ipad-scanning-stand-ipad-document-camera-stand-do-/