Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

amatos

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« on: 03 / March / 2008, 11:30:15 »

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Sooooooo, I bought my new shiny camera and I love it. BUT actually, it's my second camera. My old lovely lady was the PowerShot S200 Digital ELPH: an old 2MP (don't know about the zoom: it says 5.4-10.8 mm thou).

Yesterday I decided that I have to the thing that I love the most: rip things apart. What for? NO IDEA but I love it. I went as far as I can. Now she lays in a bag, in the corner of my room.

So, if you are curious about how a really old camera looks like, here is the link

Please, let me know what do you thing about it

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Alejandro

wontolla

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #1 on: 03 / March / 2008, 12:38:49 »

You could have turn it into a infrared camera, removing the IR filter infront of the sensor. But may be your camera doesn't have one, it is too old.

Nice pictures, but I was hopeing to see the sensor.

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amatos

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #2 on: 03 / March / 2008, 12:57:56 »

tell me where can I find it and you'll see it hehe I have no idea where is it...

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Alejandro

jetzt

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #3 on: 03 / March / 2008, 13:43:41 »

should be directly behind the lens,
(a sensor should be located there otherwise it would be a bit bad, as it wouldn't capture any light ...)
But hey, I'm also very excited about and interested in your pictures!
Let's have a look at the sensor!

MFG, oops german, jetzt

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ixus

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #4 on: 03 / March / 2008, 19:19:37 »

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amatos

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #5 on: 05 / March / 2008, 08:51:41 »

Ok, I found it, here it is (posting new pics only)

I had no such screwdriver (thanks google translator

) so I tried to brake it, no success....but I fround other way

This is after removing the "sensor holder" (names please?)

This is the first view of the sensor

this thing was just next to the "hole" where the sensor is (see pic 2), no idea what is that for...

"Sensor Holder":
Front

Back

this....

and this is a glass that was right before the sensor, it has a blueish tone...no clue why...

And for the joy of few...I present you the sensor of the Canon PowerShot S200

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Alejandro

wontolla

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #6 on: 05 / March / 2008, 10:20:51 »

I guess that's the IR filter.

Nice, I didn't know the sensor diffracts? light into all those colours.

Thanks four sharing.

Yep, I keep the google translator open when writing in this forum.

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kwf

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #7 on: 05 / March / 2008, 11:04:05 »

Nice, dissection ... or ... massacre

okay, now put it back together to see if how the pictures look without IR filter

I wonder, if its possible to remove the ir filter, without destroying the camera...

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

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amatos

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Re: Ripping a Canon PowerShot S200 apart

« Reply #9 on: 05 / March / 2008, 12:09:01 »

Quote from: kwf on 05 / March / 2008, 11:04:05

Nice, dissection ... or ... massacre

SPARTAAAA

Quote from: kwf on 05 / March / 2008, 11:04:05

I wonder, if its possible to remove the ir filter, without destroying the camera...

maybe, but I would had to be VEEEEERY careful, which I'm not when I know I won't use that anymore

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