Tested cameras?

[thijstriemstra]

The picture quality was significantly better than some of the other cameras I tested, and this project wouldn't have been possible without it.

What other nozzle cameras did you test it with? I recently bought one of these and would be great if it's sufficient..

Also, does this project work with non-metal build plates, e.g. wood, plastic or glass?

[thijstriemstra]

After trying plastic successfully, I'd like to expand it to clay with any 'plate' (e.g. concrete/wood, metal not preferred). And then move on to concrete extrusion instead of clay..

[furrysalamander]

The USB endoscopes were actually the first thing I tried. The performance out of the box was pretty poor. Noisy picture, low resolution, focus distance was too far. That being said, I would be willing to bet that if you could adjust the focus so the camera could be much closer, it would probably work pretty well. If you end up trying it out, let me know. I just didn't want to deal with disassembling mine, but I've seen some videos on youtube where people have modified them.

[thijstriemstra]

thanks for the feedback. the camera you are using is unfortunately out of stock atm and tied to a single vendor. the step files etc are on github but not the pcb/gerber.

[furrysalamander]

@thijstriemstra not so much out of stock. They actually stopped selling the 1080p version. The good news is that I acquired the 4k model, so I will probably be adding support for it soon. However, it should be possible to use other cameras, it will just be more involved.