Which sensor is hiding inside the NorthridgeFix Camera v2.3?

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  • @optimumpcyt
    @optimumpcyt ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your video has helped me greatly. I needed a camera similar to northridgefix for myself. I have some decent soldering and electronic repair skills but i only fix my own stuff and i don't make money on my hobby so i can't pay those elevated prices that Northridgefix charges. I got myself one of the equivalent cameras for less than 200 and am blown away. I know Northridge is over charging big time for his cameras. Thanks to your videos and expertise i found something very close for a fraction of the price. Your breakdown and take apart videos are very appreciated. Thank you.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @optimumpcyt , Thank you so much for your comments, i really appreciate them alot. This give me inspiration to make much more content in the future

    • @jeffalessi
      @jeffalessi ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What camera did you end up purchasing?

    • @optimumpcyt
      @optimumpcyt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeffalessi I replied to you with my camera details but nazitube delete my post man. Im sorry but this platform is out of hand.

    • @orlando2483
      @orlando2483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah, which one and can you share experience using this type of microscope vs traditional.

    • @georgedone7997
      @georgedone7997 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm also looking forward to hear what you chose

  • @hilalfr
    @hilalfr ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for sharing the information. It would have been so much more interesting had you actually compared the 2 cameras (Northidge & Lapsun) on actual SMD samples using the same monitor.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you woody, really good idea, i hope to get some free funds so i can get hold of the Lapsun camera and do a comparrison.

    • @DinoDiniProductions
      @DinoDiniProductions ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories Don't worry, woody will buy you one I'm sure ;)

  • @zaprodk
    @zaprodk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you for the teardown. I actually went digging on Ali some time ago for the "source" of the camera and came to the same conclusion, that the Lapsun seems to be identical. Are you planning to buy the Lapsun for comparison, or should I order it so we can do some comparison? I'm in Denmark as well :)

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I am good with the current camera, i will be very interested in knowing what you think of the Lapsun camera if you buy it

    • @zaprodk
      @zaprodk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't see any reason not to buy it, other than getting a Simul focal stereo microscope instead.@@made.by.morten.laboratories

    • @robertb8636
      @robertb8636 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      NRF and Lapsun own camera are the same cameras, the only difference is logo!

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@robertb8636 thank you

  • @0xbitbybit
    @0xbitbybit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What connector pins were you connecting to on the device with, to get in those tiny holes? Surely not the hook type grabbers? Couldn't see close enough on the video. I have a camera that has similar tiny holes, and I have hook style grabber pins or the nipper style grabbers, but can't see how either of those would work, so curious what how those are actually connected to the UART on the device.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @jahwni, Thank you, I did solder a 3 pin pinheader to the PCB. On the 3 pin connector J3 you can see where pin 1 is, its marked on the backside with a small dot, pin 1 is RX, pin 2 is TX and pin 3 is GND, this is all seen from the camera side, i hope this will help you, Cheers :-) Pin 1 is also the pin closest to the HDMI connector.

    • @0xbitbybit
      @0xbitbybit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories Ahhh right, you soldered a pinheader on there, that makes more sense! Thanks mate 👍

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@0xbitbybit - you are very welcome 🙂

  • @unclesamautos
    @unclesamautos 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bought it from this guy's link. Got here in 6 days. Blown away! Far beyond my expectations. I've seen the IMX385 in night time surveillance cameras and know it's good for that. Turned off my ring light it was hard to believe what I was seeing. Using 2 IKEA Jansjö goosenecks. I use auto exposure and push up saturation. I don't like auto focus and didn't get that one. OBS for easy zooming in and out. Plugged my phone into the second usb port and it charged! I think it can run a led light.

  • @celulartj
    @celulartj ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Does anyone know what brand is the "Premium Desolder Braid Wick " Northridgefix is selling ? Works awesome and I have not been able to find it elsewhere

  • @andidotro
    @andidotro 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How did you connect to the camera to see the boot info? via wires connect to the board directly or using the usb A jack on the camera?

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Via a USB to serial converter, 3.3V level

    • @andidotro
      @andidotro 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories I'm trying to do something similar on an IMX334 camera. Did you have the FTDI pins on the board or did you have to solder something?

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I soldered a pinheader on the imx board

    • @andidotro
      @andidotro 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories do you have a picture of that?

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@andidotro No, sorry, please send me link to picture of your board and i will explain where to connect.

  • @EdwinSteiner
    @EdwinSteiner ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good information, thank you. I don't like unboxing much, so I skipped the first part, but the information in the second half is excellent.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for the comment and support, i will take this into consideration for the next videos, i have a lot of ideas :-)

    • @DinoDiniProductions
      @DinoDiniProductions ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's wonderful how we have the ability to scrub the video to the points we are interested in without asking the video creator.

  • @Bogdan.Benett
    @Bogdan.Benett ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No surprise there, but like anything else, the fact that ge tests and request to the manufacturer certain specs, does add up. Thank you for your video, learned a couple of new and interesting things.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are welcome, i appreciate your feedback - gives energy to do more content :-)

    • @Bogdan.Benett
      @Bogdan.Benett ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories please do, as any respectable content creator, there is always something to teach others, knowledge is hard to find and share, and I love people like you that share their knowledge with the rest of the world.
      I wish I could do that. Unfortunately I'm at a stage where I'm still learning and practicing, and maybe I'll get to share my perspective sometimes in the future. Thank you again for what you are doing.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for yout kind words, it really gives energy to make more content. Hang in there and keep on learning -)

  • @rocketrepairs
    @rocketrepairs ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I guessed a long time ago that the sensor in his microscope is imx385 so that is what we use. good work!

  • @SwapPartLLC
    @SwapPartLLC 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't get the exact camera you linked from Lapsun. I chose the one with autofocus. Actually, the kit which has the heavy duty articulating arm. It came in at about $670 USD including tax and shipping. I think you are 100% correct that the camera you got is the same one NF is selling. Regarding the autofocus, I like it, but you have to switch to manual after initially focusing on your work, otherwise it will try to refocus on your hand or iron. Still, it makes it easier to use. Camera also works with a wireless mouse. I just happened to have a cheap Logitech mouse I wasn't using. I decided to try it, and it just works. It's nice because I'm right handed, but I have the camera mounted on the left. The wire from the included mouse was just always in the way. The ring light and the camera come with separate power adapters, but both can easily work with the one for the camera. The only thing needed is a 5.5mm x 2.1mm Y adapter, and one polarity reversing cable because the ring light has reversed polarity. Could also just open it up and swap the wires. I also got a short extension cable with an inline switch. There were two 3mm threaded holes on the front of the camera, so I opened the switch, drilled two holes, and mounted it there. Click the switch and the camera and ring light turn on, and the monitor comes on automatically when it detects a signal. I've been doing repair work for years, and this is my first camera microscope. My eyes aren't what they used to be. It is so much easier being able to see while I'm soldering, as opposed to doing it blind and using my phone camera to zoom in and inspect my work.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much for the feedback. Great idea with the wireless mouse and cable assembly. I hope that you will enjoy the camera for many future repais :-)

    • @SwapPartLLC
      @SwapPartLLC 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @made.by.morten.laboratories Thank you for the video as well. It was very helpful.

  • @pixellark3186
    @pixellark3186 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for very useful video but need to ask are IMX290 Better than IMX385?

  • @DevinLehman
    @DevinLehman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    does ANYBODY know how to exit the menu in the northridge cam after you hit record? i cannot get the menu to go away, just stays on the screen, blocking half of it

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I never tried to record from the camera, sorry i can't help you on that one.

  • @RicardoCooper
    @RicardoCooper ปีที่แล้ว +33

    That is a Hiroshima of a price tag.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for comment :-)

    • @RicardoCooper
      @RicardoCooper ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories BTW, I think it would be funny if one of these days instead of Hiroshima, he said 9/11 to describe a board.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RicardoCooper Yeah, has has some catchy comments 🙂

    • @38911bytefree
      @38911bytefree ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

  • @shiftctrlhack
    @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lapsun who’s the supplier for NRF I assume learned their lesson scamming everyone on the fake IMX290 microscope cameras. That is why the PCB doesn’t have the 385 marking to show what sensor it is. They will do what they did in the older cameras eventually and change the sensor without telling anyone. That’s why NorthRidgeFix’s old model claimed to be IMX290 yet when you opened it up there was the far less cheaper less superior IMX307 sensor. NRF never actually sold the IMX290 sensor and when I tried to tell them about this they just ignored me.

    • @shiftctrlhack
      @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you go check NRF forums you will or should still see people posting the screen shots of the IMX307 PCB boards but nothing was ever done. I hope this doesn’t happen with his V2 cameras but it would be good to check down the road with new customers who have the skills to check the sensor like how you did in this video.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for your inputs. I was also very confused about the sensors. Its also a bit strange that NF does not write which sensor is inside. When it comes to these cameras you also specifictions flying around, its very hard to be confident in what you actually buy

    • @shiftctrlhack
      @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories Definitely ! originally NRF had IMX290 in the description but then one day it was gone after a few videos starting to show up for china companies scamming the sensors for multiple cameras. I can only assume he started seeing the forum post's about his and decided not to specify which sensor to keep him out of trouble. I honestly think he didn't know or even knew how to check after he already purchased 50 - 100 sets. He should have at least address it and said hey this camera is similar to mine but the sensor is not specified. There's no chance he doesn't know that his V1 cameras were not the IMX290 like the one he was using in his videos. You can go back and watch a few comparisons and its night and day. I like the IMX385 but I really like the video quality of the real IMX290. The sensor technology in that one is amazing and there's no other sensor like it. They do have a IMX291 and its really really close to the IMX290 but doesn't have the same tech when it comes to the low light capabilities. Depending on your use you may not even be able to tell with the right setup. That camera only cost around 170 - 210.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for your insights, it would be nice if we could have a tool that could read out the sensor type via the USB interface.

    • @shiftctrlhack
      @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories I know ! If you find something that can do that please let me know. I have multiple camera's here I would like to read out and verify.

  • @SURGE101
    @SURGE101 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You deserve more subs, great content! Just subbed👍

  • @amftv500gaming
    @amftv500gaming ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really appreciate your presentation, Technology is evolving 🌟🤖

  • @cameramaker
    @cameramaker ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The imx385 is a CMOS sensor, not CCD. The price of these small average specced sensors in china is in range of $10 to $20. The sensor is nothing fancy.. I do design cameras (much more advanced than this) and I can tell you that all these microscope or astro heads (which some uses ripped off DSLR sensors) are rather overpriced - if that was a point of the video. The whole system is at the tech level of a $100 compact camera.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you for the notes and comments. I was thinking of making my own camera since the specifications from the china sources are all over the place and therefore not trustworthy. Which modern sensor would you reccommend for a high quality microscope? I made the video since there are no sensor specification on the NorthridgeFix camera.

    • @cameramaker
      @cameramaker ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories i would base it probably on a imx477 ish 4k capable model (377/477/577) and use something better than a RPi which can not handle the video rate of the sensor at full res. Something like a jetson nano maybe. Even if NVidia is PITA, its more handleable than to hack up a hisilicon board from leaked kernel sources..

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cameramaker I see that there is already an IMX477R sensor from RPi, it could be an easy job for a FPGA - i would like to convert from IMX477R to HDMI

    • @shiftctrlhack
      @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories I was looking into something like this too !

    • @KuntalGhosh
      @KuntalGhosh ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i also think that these are very very overpriced , you better off with a macro lense and a consumer mirrorless camera than one of these , i am not talking about north ridge fix , i am just saying this about all microscope camera's in general.

  • @adamklein6651
    @adamklein6651 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could you provide the regulator U12 chip name just below the 12V and inductor please?
    I seem to have blown up voltage input and need to replace this part but cannot read my damaged one.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      On my board its U5, this is a DC-DC converter with the marking IAGPN which turns out to be a MP1495SGJ-Z - do you have a picture ?

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      OK, i see now U12 on the topside with marking ADJN in SOT23-6 package

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I did some research and found that the part is MP1470GJ from MPS, please verify - the part is available from Digikey :-)

    • @adamklein6651
      @adamklein6651 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@made.by.morten.laboratories
      ​Fantastic. DC-DC converter makes much more sense. Thanks so much. 🙂

  • @lollol2283
    @lollol2283 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The bridge buy just buys the stuff from ali, doubles the price, prints his logo and voila= his own product!🤣 In that case I want to THANK YOU, Morten, for your work, and now normal people can buy qualitative product and not to spend the fortune on it! I'm serious, Thanks!)

  • @blightedgrounds
    @blightedgrounds ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very well put together. Thanks for the info!

  • @slam4815
    @slam4815 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A concern I have is, regardless of actual sensor, couldn't you simply edit file to spit out any sensor brand you desired? It might state certain number but without actually looking at sensor, how would one know?

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Maybe its possible to check it on the sensor itself but it not possible to to take off the base since it must be in dustfree room. I will have a look in the datasheet and check if its possible to read it out via the I2C bus

  • @chesterfieldthe3rd929
    @chesterfieldthe3rd929 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi, my hdmi port is bad and I need to replace it but don't know how to tell which to buy. Please does anyone know which port it is? The ps5 hdmi ports legs are too close together and doesn't fit in the holes. Thank you

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I dont know the exact type, try and use google and search for images and find the one that looks to be close ....

  • @gaborkovacs8765
    @gaborkovacs8765 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thank You much!
    same with the grinding pen
    you can find same one for half the price

  • @codernov
    @codernov 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    3.75 micrometer pixels are good of course, but that thing is only capable of 1080p at 30fps. My 100 bucks hayear can do 60 fps at that resolution and 4K at 30fps. I think IMX334 is more advanced than IMX385?? Sony has funky numbering system. I reviewed HY-6110, tear down and review. Looking at this, I think that camera is more advanced, lul.
    Whatever's the case, I don't think using digital microscope is neither viable nor compofortable.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you very much for your insights, i will have a look on the HY-6110

  • @batdido5803
    @batdido5803 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video, my friend! I ve buy that IMX385 and I have some doubt about sensor too. But Inside looks like mine totaly. would You give me location of GNG and TX on J3 Header, please ! Cheers from Bulgaria !!!!

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @batdido5803 Thank you, On the 3 pin connector J3 you can see where pin 1 is, its marked on the backside with a small dot, pin 1 is RX, pin 2 is TX and pin 3 is GND, this is all seen from the camera side, i hope this will help you, Cheers :-) Pin 1 is also the pin closest to the HDMI connector.

    • @batdido5803
      @batdido5803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@made.by.morten.laboratories Thank You, my Friend. You help me a lot. So, I have to use 2nd and 3th pins. 1st pin is not used?And just to ask is there any way to turn on and off by software,or any different way to do that without pull connector out every time.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@batdido5803 i don't understand what you want to do ? Please explain and i will try and help :-)

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@batdido5803 ok got it - i think there is now way to turn it off by sw. pin 1 is the RX pin of the linux cpu, so if you want to send commands to the camera, then you need to connect this one too.

    • @batdido5803
      @batdido5803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories I'd like to power on and off camera without every time pluged in and puled out connector in and from camera's 12V jack. My question is Is ther any way different of that what I do to power on and off device? I got cheaper camera with remote control , but here i got nothing.

  • @unclesamautos
    @unclesamautos 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm use 5MP IMX264 2448 x 2048 3.45up 24fps. For the price I had to buy this imx385 just to see it. Looks good on a youtube video but I gotta know! Probably sell it next month on ebay.

  • @creationsmv6201
    @creationsmv6201 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who has experience with hayear hy 5299 or hy 6210 camera? Are they good?

  • @OneIdeaTooMany
    @OneIdeaTooMany 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looks pretty good... Wayyy out of my price range though.

  • @thenextproblem8001
    @thenextproblem8001 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    İmx385 is around 75bucks FYI im sure manufacturer has lower prices

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you, there seems to be a nice profit on this camera

    • @leso204
      @leso204 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories : he's worked out just stamp 'NF' on everything & the mugs will buy at his inflated prices ....................

  • @chuckvoss9344
    @chuckvoss9344 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A most interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @computersrepaircotesaint-l7407
    @computersrepaircotesaint-l7407 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing the information. great video

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much, your comment is very much appreciated and gives energy to make new videos :-)

  • @mm0077
    @mm0077 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting and thank you for sharing. I wonder how do you go about adding a foot pedal with the imx290. I had connected same as you to read the information ages ago. This is as far as I got to. A guy have done the foot pedal but they do not show the full step. I would like to do on mine as it is annoying every time, have to grab the mouse to change auto focus to manual. The guy who did followed the work of charliex with ekins imx290 can be found on google.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What does he use the footpedal for? Its possibe to write you own Linux code if you want to add functionallity.

    • @mm0077
      @mm0077 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories Thank you to change auto focus to manual and vice versa other wise you have to use the mouse. I have the imx 290 with auto focus.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      OK, i don't know how they do it, this version of the camera does not have autofocus so i can't test it - sorry

    • @mm0077
      @mm0077 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories I noted all the links I posted related to the foot pedal have been removed. Never mind.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still visible for me, strange?

  • @savagegodd9043
    @savagegodd9043 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice content keep it up 🙏

  • @orange11squares
    @orange11squares ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hi there...
    how is this NF microscope based on IMX385 compared to the Lapsun 4K microscope imx 334 that you reviewed 1 year ago?

    • @orange11squares
      @orange11squares ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a, sorry, now i saw that the 4k microscope was done by someone else:
      th-cam.com/video/2Ag7E7KMR6s/w-d-xo.html

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, sorry, i havent had the chance to look at that one yet 🙂

  • @pistilxgaming
    @pistilxgaming ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep it up 👍

  • @harleyconway1585
    @harleyconway1585 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great vid thanks

  • @themoonsthree11
    @themoonsthree11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hmm. Seems like a nice camera but not sure it’s worth that much money.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, you are right - i will release some more videos in the future using the camera

    • @shiftctrlhack
      @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not worth it for the price I can assure you that. It's decent compared to most of the market but there are those few out in the wild for 1/2 cost that are better. If you can find a old IMX290 MS Camera hold on to it for deal life. Really you only need 2MP for inspections and the IMX290 was and is the best you can get IMO. The only problem is they stopped making them for some reason 4-5 years ago. I haven't found a legit supplier for any IMX290. Rising Cam has a RT5109 - 4K real 60FPS which is actually one of the few good cameras for the price. Almost all of these camera being sold now are using frame interpolation to get the " 60 FPS ".

    • @nalindisanayaka6220
      @nalindisanayaka6220 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories Please sir make best camera using good parts . And please share with others . If you can not only camera do same for other tools . New subscriber from Sri Lanka . Thanks for great video

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nalindisanayaka6220 I will work on it, thank you for being a new subscriber, i appreciate it a lot :-)

    • @nalindisanayaka6220
      @nalindisanayaka6220 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories thank you sir

  • @k4qdex
    @k4qdex 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this version he is selling does not even have the autofocus feature...

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most of the time this feature is not needed as you want to fofus on different things on a board

  • @hachogonzalez8649
    @hachogonzalez8649 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tak !

  • @juliusvalentinas
    @juliusvalentinas ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This must be a joke camera for $695.00 for 2MP imx385, normal camera is IMX226 12MP sensor one, lens will cost ~600USD more, if you want chinese camera then lens ~70USD camera ~200USD

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes you can indeed find a cheaper camera than this one

    • @juliusvalentinas
      @juliusvalentinas ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories But why the author uses these tricks to cheat and sell cheap stuff for expensive prices? What about reputation?

  • @Remote-Key-Repair
    @Remote-Key-Repair 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Really don't see the harm in what Alex is doing... The folks that don't have enough money to buy his products will spend time to find out hos Chinese sources to get them at a discount....
    The fella takes on all responsibility and offers service and advice that the Chinese doesn't... He also lives in California a communist shit whole and his taxed to hell and his bills will be high due to all orther businesses having to account for such crazy tax laws...
    The fella has to be one of the best repair specialists on TH-cam offering his knowledge to everyone... The amount of repair shops that have gotten better at soldering due to his videos will be crazy.
    Accounting for expenses his profits per sale isn't anywhere near as good as half the folks think i know because ive sold many hundreds of thousands of pounds worth on ebay shops and websites for different kinds of products...
    I have no doubt that alex has made me 1000x over what ive paid him for equipment.
    Do i wish it was a bit cheaper sure i think he should move to texus or something so he can lower his prices a little and still keep the same profit margins...
    But maybe he loves California who knows... Id imagine his making a happy amount after expensives on products his making so much profit because his videos are good and people think i don't need to spend every night for the next 2 weeks looking into microscopes when i can just order from his site.
    Bla bla bla your a brokie

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Remote-Key-Repair, I agree, that is why i also bourght my stuff from his shop

    • @bobsoft
      @bobsoft 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If I want to watch a repair specialist I would rather watch "northwestrepair"

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bobsoft There are many specialists out there :-)

  • @KuntalGhosh
    @KuntalGhosh ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i would not blame north ridge fix for the price.
    they are also buying it from china and they are importing it paying the shipping paying the duty and then they are keeping it in a warehouse then they are selling it and they are shipping it + paying taxes and all of that adds up. even after all of that if they don't turn a 30-50% profit on each product then there is no point in doing that business. aliexpres is shipping to you directly from china so they would obviously be cheaper .

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for your comment, i really appreciate your input :-)

    • @GabrielKozsar
      @GabrielKozsar 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      + warranty. So yes , you pretty much summed it up and this applies to almost everything imported. With 10-20% margin , selling this stuff would not be economical very quick.

  • @jeffalessi
    @jeffalessi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Did you notice Lapsun also has a IMX385 with autofocus for $525.00, isn't the Northridge Fix v2.3 autofocus also? Please confirm what you actually have.

  • @fawaz1786
    @fawaz1786 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I mean if i sell something i have the choice to set the price to make profit as i see it nothing wrong with it :) this is what bussiness is.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes you are 100% right, and then its up to people if they will pay the price when they know exacly what they are buying.

    • @fawaz1786
      @fawaz1786 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories on point !

  • @gaborkovacs8765
    @gaborkovacs8765 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    build quality on this camera is a bad joke! usb, hdmi connector, not on of them is secured, with a screw or something! if you put smthing in, you stressing the pins on the board
    what a overpriced garbage

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, the manufacturer could have done better here also

    • @gaborkovacs8765
      @gaborkovacs8765 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories i watching now Your "Mailbag" video
      It is sooo superscary
      To see
      Everything! Is made in China!
      We know it since years, but watching this video
      It is soo scary
      Without China tools, products, i am sure, the hole world business will collapse
      Stuff from China, have damn good quality
      (not always perfect)
      But for a insanly cheap price

  • @terrorista-666-
    @terrorista-666- ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ToupTek

  • @AJVAN_
    @AJVAN_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If it's too expensive, don't buy it. End of story.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for the support

    • @SHINdanny
      @SHINdanny ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, I don´t not understand this discussion, if you like the picture quality, need a camera and have 700$, then buy the camera

    • @MichaelArlt
      @MichaelArlt ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SHINdanny lol, you just made it to a discussion with your comment. He never discussed it, he stated his opinion.
      But I see, you seem to be the troll 🤣

    • @SHINdanny
      @SHINdanny ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MichaelArlt yes I did ;) ...if someone shares his opinion then I do the same. No trolling intended.

  • @vincentvalentine5900
    @vincentvalentine5900 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dodgy price camera. 😅🤑

  • @onuroskay8613
    @onuroskay8613 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s fair price if its does the job.

  • @DaisyWang-ss7pl
    @DaisyWang-ss7pl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice explanation! Don't know if any PCB services are needed for your upcoming content, if so, would love to sponsor and achieve any coopeation together! (PCBWay Daisy) 😆

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sure, i have some projects ready, lets talk abot this

    • @DaisyWang-ss7pl
      @DaisyWang-ss7pl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories THX! Could you offer us your email address for more details discussion? :)

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DaisyWang-ss7pl Please send me you email and i will contact you :-)

    • @DaisyWang-ss7pl
      @DaisyWang-ss7pl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@made.by.morten.laboratories Actually, I did, but it doesn't seem to show up here. :(

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Daisy Wang, hello - i have 2 projects ready

  • @classyjohn1923
    @classyjohn1923 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I agree that the camera is overpriced. Clearly, they marked up it up a lot to fill their pockets.

    • @made.by.morten.laboratories
      @made.by.morten.laboratories  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, i think that you can find their products cheaper, thank you for comment

    • @shiftctrlhack
      @shiftctrlhack ปีที่แล้ว +3

      100% true and I hope they don’t start switching out the sensor again like they did on the original microscope camera. The “IMX290” was really the IMX307 which was 1/3 rd the cost. NRF never brought up the issue even in the forums on his site of people posting the PCB Screen shots shows 307 markings on the sensor board.

    • @SHINdanny
      @SHINdanny ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don´t understand your point, should they sell it to you without making any profit?

    • @classyjohn1923
      @classyjohn1923 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SHINdanny Obviously not but they don't understand their main audience at that price point. Their viewers are DIYers, makers, and people looking to save a penny by doing repairs instead of replacing the item in question. He markets this overpriced product to us as if we're dumb so its pretty fair that we should criticize him for it. Very few people are going to buy it for practical purposes outside of product reviews. Oh, and would you look at that: v1 of the microscope camera isn't available in the store anymore.

    • @SHINdanny
      @SHINdanny ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@classyjohn1923 thank you for your reply. I just checked his shop once and since I live in a different continent I´ve never considered ordering anything due to high shipping costs. I use my phone for this type of work, and it works well since it also has a built-in thermal camera ...it´s just a hobby ;)
      So you´re right in my case, I would not even think about buying a one-purpose camera priced that high, rather a macro-lens for my DSLR and use that.
      I just didn´t like the expression "to fill their pockets" because of the mark-up. It´s a business. If it is to high and only a few customers buy the camera, he might adjust it ...or maybe not.