/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2749143
>>2749147
The bluetooth endoscope/borescope things for $25-$40 aren’t too bad at all considering what they cost.

I have a cheaper Depstech, picrel are some screenshots. My only real complaint is the narrow focal field, but I’m gussing there is a focus function on models that cost a couple bucks more.

>>2649421
I got a cheap Depstech. Main complaint is a fixed focal point but idk how much you would have to spend to get one that has a variable focus.

>>2649532
Pic related shows what the camera looks like when you get at the correct focal point like 3” away vs trying to view like 6” away. I think this model is still sold on Amazon, IIRC it was around $25-$30.

>>2627429
Man you can get endoscopes for real cheap now, like <$50 all day that hook up to your phone

>>2440510
>>2440316
Pic related is what I was saying about the focal point. I think some of them may zoom, and probably only like $50 or a little more with how cheap they got.

This one was like $30 a couple years ago, it seems like the focal point is around 3” away (although this collage app cut off part of the pic so you get a wider landscape field of view).

The bottom 2 pics, that’s probably around 6”-8” away and it starts to get blurry, so if you’re trying to inspect a pipe and look a few feet down, you will be able to see obvious damage if the light reaches, but you need to get right around 3” away if you want a clear and focused view.

Same goes in real tight spots if the camera ends up only 1” away from a surface, it will be quite blurry unless you can back it up a little bit.