Philips Vesta 675 Long Exposure ModificationBefore I describe how I modified my webcam I must give credit to two people, without whom this project would have been utterly impossible. Steve Chambers made the original discovery that many webcams can be modified for long exposures. He figured out how to do it to a some webcams (Philips Vesta models and Philips ToUcam models), and generously put the details of the mod on his website. Hundreds of people around the world have been able to modify their own webcams following Steve's instructions as a result. (Please note that Steve holds a copyright on his webcam modification technique. Here is a direct link to the copyright terms. Martin Burri, following Steve's lead, figured out exactly how to adapt Steve's mod to the Quickcam Pro 3000, and just like Steve, he displayed his mod in detail for the whole world to see as well. My Quickcam Pro 3000 mod is basically a duplicate of Martin's mod (available elsewhere on my website). Although this mod describes a mod of a Vesta, much of my mod design is derived from my Quickcam Pro 3000 mod design, which originally harks back to Martin's design. Disclaimer: I accept no responsibility for anything that results from anyone attempting to modify a webcam using my description. This is some really hard electronics work due to the incredibly miniscule scale of the electronics involved. You have been warned. Now go bust open your webcam!
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