Digital camera

littlemal · Post by **littlemal** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:35 am

Forgive me for asking but can digital camera screens be used for portables?
I have one that I hacked off the broken camera, and will post pics if needed.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:51 am

What kind of Digital Camera? Does it have composite in/out? DETAILS! (but I am guessing no, there is just a slim chance)

littlemal · Post by **littlemal** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:12 pm

(I'm not that familiar with video signals), but it is an Olympus camera. The Actual lcd screen had a a white and pink whire, and also had a flat ribbon cable. The screen had a PCB next to it, but it wasn't directly attatched, and the board had a video out plug (I'll post pics later but I have to go)

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:27 pm

Trace the video out plug and where it goes. does it go directly to the pcb? This sounds a little promising.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:34 pm

Nope, key word, it had video out, meaning it OUTPUTS that signal from the camera, nothing like say an N64 can go back IN.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:45 pm

But, there could be a place on the board where it is accessable. Has anyone here ever hacked any of these? I think not. And if so, have you hacked this model? No, because you don't know what model it is.

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:32 pm

littlemal wrote:(I'm not that familiar with video signals), but it is an Olympus camera. The Actual lcd screen had a a white and pink whire, and also had a flat ribbon cable. The screen had a PCB next to it, but it wasn't directly attatched, and the board had a video out plug (I'll post pics later but I have to go)

Ribbon cable coming off the LCD most likely means that it only takes digital signals in. All the LCDs that I have seen that take analog in (including one digital camera LCD), have the converter board directly attached to the back of the LCD.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:08 pm

Well, no. <_< I have worked with two kinds of LCD screens that use analog. Both had flat ribbon cable coming off.

littlemal · Post by **littlemal** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:00 pm

Here are some pics

Come to think of it, the screen does have a pcb behind it. (That's what the wires and flat ribbon cable are coming from.) Also that last picture is the pcb that sits right next to the lcd screen, but not directly connected. Thats the one that has video out, (Not the actual lcd)

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:14 pm

Have you tried to hook up video to it?

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:05 am

littlemal wrote:Come to think of it, the screen does have a pcb behind it. (That's what the wires and flat ribbon cable are coming from.) Also that last picture is the pcb that sits right next to the lcd screen, but not directly connected. Thats the one that has video out, (Not the actual lcd)

Could you put up a picture of the back of the LCD? I want to see what kind of pcb is behind the screen. If you have the camera part disconnected, video in should work if its possible.

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:55 pm

Klefmung wrote:Well, no. <_< I have worked with two kinds of LCD screens that use analog. Both had flat ribbon cable coming off.

But, when you took the main device apart, was the LCD not directly connected to the PCB that drove it? I'm not talking after all screws were removed from the PCB. Nearly all analog LCDs have a ribbon cable going to the driver board, but normally the LCD is bolted onto the driver board directly. Sorry for any confusion. I have a feeling that I still haven't explained quite to the degree I want still.

littlemal · Post by **littlemal** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:27 pm

Klefmung wrote:Have you tried to hook up video to it?

No not yet i'm still trying to figure out how I could.

I'll post another pic of the pcb directly behind the lcd.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:39 pm

Hook the video out to a video signal and see if it works.

littlemal · Post by **littlemal** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:38 am

Klefmung wrote:Hook the video out to a video signal and see if it works

I'm sorry i don't quite get what you mean.