finally got the Olympus Camedia C-55 Zoom fully bent.
I finally got the Olympus Camedia C-55 Zoom fully bent!
I started by breaking out the suspected camera sensor pins and testing combinations there (see profile for pics). That gave me the first melting/dragging effects and confirmed that I was probably in the right part of the image signal path.
After that, I moved closer to the analog-to-digital chip area and started experimenting around the CCD/ADC signal path. The soldering around that chip was honestly brutal. The pads are tiny, even under a microscope. I lifted a few traces and even had to remove some small transistors/components to keep going...
Somehow the camera survived, and that’s where the more stable and interesting bends started showing up: melting, horizontal tearing, color shifts and heavy image-signal distortion!
I still haven’t mapped every possible combination yet. These are just a few of my favorite results so far, and there were some other cool effects and a lot of colors but i just love the black purple lol. This camera has so much more to give!
Huge thanks to u/theglorioustopsail for helping me identify the ADC area. That pointed me exactly where I needed to look!
The final build is closed up in a 3D printed case now, but the exposed setup photo looked too good not to use.