I Hacked a Mouse into a Camera!

An optical computer mouse is actually a camera! In this video I show how I modified an old optical mouse by hacking its sensor and replacing some parts. Can you recognize what it films? Thank you to PCBWay for supplying the 3D prints: https://www.pcbway.com/?from=Doctor%20Volt Consider supporting this channel on Patreon and get updates about ongoing projects and ad-free preview videos! https://www.patreon.com/docvolt Items used in this video: Please use these links for your order to support the channel. It's the same price for you, but I'll get a small commission. Oscilloscope: https://amzn.to/3tRxM2k Desoldering station: https://amzn.to/3RQbmGW ESP32 S3 Dev board: https://amzn.to/48JoCDW Code on Github: https://github.com/michalin/mousecam #electronic #electronicscreators #arduino 00:00 - Dissecting a mouse 01:03 - Examining the ADNS2610 optical mouse sensor 02:47 - Controlling the ADNS 2610 04:05 - Modding the electronics with an ESP32-S3 04:46 - Reading images from ADNS2610 06:28 - Making the camera 08:48 - Taking pictures 09:32 - Thank you