Using a Logitech C270 HD USB webcam as a basic optics module

This section describes how to assemble an optics module consisting of a Logitech C270 webcam and the lens from the camera. To create a microscope the wide angle lens is reversed and separated from the camera. This makes quite a good microscope objective with a field of view similar to a 20x objective and a resolution of around 2μm.

USB cameras are not supported in the standard Openflexure software.

For this section you will need:

Tools

Materials

Electronic Components

Mechanical Components

Before you start assembly you should 3D print the following STLs in black PLA filament:

Once those are printed you can prepare the camera, and assemble the optics module.


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