DIY：便宜地制作非常广角的网络摄像头

After I made my Webcam Cart and blogged about it a package I'd forgotten about arrived. It was a cheap "Zeikos ZE-WA37S 37mm 0.45X Wide Angle Lens." Only $10. I've looked all over for wide-angle webcams and they just don't exist. Over the counter webcams have a very narrow field of view.

在制作好我的网络摄像头购物车并将其发布到博客后，我忘记了一个包裹。 那是便宜的“ Zeikos ZE-WA37S 37mm 0.45X广角镜头” 。 才$ 10。 我到处都在寻找广角摄像头，但它们根本不存在。 在柜台上，网络摄像头的视野非常狭窄。

I started with my favorite webcam, an amazing value, the Lifecam Cinema HD. I've got 4 of these. Now, the wide angle lens has a large opening, about an inch and a half, while the Lifecam is maybe an inch in diameter. I needed something to build up the diameter in such a way that it'd hold the wide angle lens in position while avoiding ruining the camera itself.

我从我最喜欢的网络摄像头开始，这是一个惊人的价值，即Lifecam Cinema HD 。 我有四个。 现在，广角镜有一个大开口，大约一英寸半，而Lifecam的直径可能是一英寸。 我需要一些东西来增加直径，以便将广角镜固定在适当的位置，同时避免损坏相机本身。

How? Electrical tape. Lots of it. I wrapped it around and around until it could offer enough outward tension to keep the lens on tightly.

怎么样？ 电工胶带。 很多。 我将它缠起来直到它可以提供足够的向外拉力以保持镜头紧紧。

Here's a still shot taken with the Lifecam Cinema HD with the lens it came with.

这是Lifecam Cinema HD附带的镜头的静态照片。

Here's a still shot taken with the same Lifecam Cinema HD with the cheap Zeikos Wide-Angle lens attached. Note the blurriness in the periphery and the slight fish-eye warping in the shelves.

这是与配备廉价Zeikos广角镜的相同Lifecam Cinema HD一起拍摄的照片。 请注意外围模糊不清，架子上略有鱼眼翘曲。

The Lifecam is ideal for this kind of hack because it has a built in AutoFocus that REALLY works hard to keep things focused. I'll be using this for meetings and "getting a sense of the room" since I can't afford a $3000 "Roundtable" camera. I haven't measured it, but I fell I'm getting at least 100 degrees or more of field of view (my gut) so I think it's a good tradeoff of visual acuity for seeing a LOT more of the room for only $10.

Lifecam是此类黑客的理想之选，因为它具有内置的AutoFocus，可真正有效地使事情集中。 我将用它来开会和“感觉房间”，因为我买不起3000美元的“圆桌”相机。 我没有测量它，但是我跌倒了，我至少获得了100度以上的视野(我的直觉)，所以我认为以10美元的价格看到更多的房间是对视敏度的一个很好的权衡。

Thoughts?

有什么想法吗？

翻译自: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/diy-making-a-very-wide-angle-webcam-on-the-cheap