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Super 8 Camera Digitizer -- Episode 505

In a previous episode, Clem has built a proof of concept to convert a Super 8 film camera into a digital camcorder without any modifications to the camera itself. Many of you asked for a Kit or if a digital drop-in Film Cartridge replacement was possible! Finally, Clem has the chance to revisit the project and uses the New Raspberry PI compute Module 4 and the HQ camera module to build a crazy compact cartridge that is a major stepping stone towards a real product! And during the project, he even had to start his own 3D printer Resin brand just to obtain a material that is up to the task for this project!

Bill of Material:

Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
AMPHENOL ICC FFC / FPC Board Connector, 1 mm, 15 Contacts, Receptacle, FCI 58RF SFW-R series, Surface Mount, Top AMPHENOL ICC 1 Buy Now
MULTICOMP PRO FFC / FPC Cable, 15 Core, 1 mm, Same Sided Contacts, 1.97 ", 50 mm, White 1 Buy Now
HIROSE(HRS) Mezzanine Connector, Receptacle, 0.4 mm, 2 Rows, 100 Contacts, Surface Mount, Phosphor Bronze HIROSE(HRS) 2 Buy Now
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, with 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC, Wireless, BCM2711, ARM Cortex-A72 RPI 1 Buy Now
molex Board Connector FFC / FPC Board 1 mm, 15 Contacts, Receptacle, Easy-On 52610, Surface Mount molex 2 Buy Now
molex Premo Flex Jumper FFC / FPC Cable, 14 Core, 1 mm, Same Sided Contacts, 12 ", 305 mm, White molex 1 Buy Now
Additional Parts Manufacturer Quantity
Glas prism 10x10mm
MAYER MAKES Engineering Resin 1kg
 
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  • That's an incredible packaging accomplishment - great electromechanical design (plus the optical path).  Makes me want to try a resin printer image.

     

    It seems like trying to get that much power into an unmodified camera is problematic (as you mentioned that you'll need to design something for heat dissipation).  Maybe you need to try a lower power design.  What pixel resolution do you think is needed for Super 8?

  • in reply to ralphjy

    thanks, Yes heat dissipation is still another concern.

    I suspect I could dissipate enough heat over the cameras chassi/the case if conductive enough.
    Also using a lower power approach might be possible..BUT I really wnat to get the best possible picture and the most compact solution I found so far is the one showen here.
    of course if we get into totally custom engineering there is abetter way, but I'm not quite ready for that yet, and if I can make this happen with "standard" parts. it is easier to produce in the small batches I count on.

     

    I would not want to go below HD 1080p, as filmgrain often gets mistaken for low resolution by consumers. What I want to achieve is make the characteristics of the camera usable again for filmmakers  and therefore 1080p is the minimum.

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  • in reply to ralphjy

    thanks, Yes heat dissipation is still another concern.

    I suspect I could dissipate enough heat over the cameras chassi/the case if conductive enough.
    Also using a lower power approach might be possible..BUT I really wnat to get the best possible picture and the most compact solution I found so far is the one showen here.
    of course if we get into totally custom engineering there is abetter way, but I'm not quite ready for that yet, and if I can make this happen with "standard" parts. it is easier to produce in the small batches I count on.

     

    I would not want to go below HD 1080p, as filmgrain often gets mistaken for low resolution by consumers. What I want to achieve is make the characteristics of the camera usable again for filmmakers  and therefore 1080p is the minimum.

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