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CitationSquirrel Pillar of the Community United States 1026 Posts	Posted 05/21/2019 12:28 pm I know it isn't as good as some of the different devices I've seen on this forum, but I downloaded "Digital Microscope View Enlarger Camera" from Google Play for my android phone. I think I'll probably be able to get it to work pretty good. I'm still tinkering with it, but here is my first picture. I think I took it at x5 magnification. It is a little more blurry than I would like. But for my first pic, I think it is pretty good. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/21/2019 12:32 pm You would be much better off buying one of those clip on magnifiers for your phone camera. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CitationSquirrel Pillar of the Community United States 1026 Posts	Posted 05/21/2019 12:42 pm Thanks John, I'll definitely look into that. It just hit me this morning .... "I wonder if they have an app like that?" I think to get super-close I will need something that is better quality. But, I'm surprised by what it does do. For quick and dirty, it seems to do pretty good. Report this Post to the Staff
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4036 Posts	Posted 05/22/2019 8:23 pm I'm not sure what it's doing that's special or proprietary to their app. It looks like it is just zooming-in on a standard resolution image, though I guess it could be doing some interpolation or fill-in using AI. There are AI-based sharpening programs out there which do that. Unfortunately, what they fill in is not "real" info, but a creation of the AI, so it tends to look a bit unnatural. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/23/2019 01:33 am I took this one with my Android and the Cozy Magnifier app. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/23/2019 01:50 am trying for a closeup Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/23/2019 05:02 am Not bad,a bit out of focus. Found this and thought I would share it https://techigem.com/microscope-apps/ Thought this was cool also https://www.amazon.com/Selfie-Light...eway&sr=8-29 John1 Edited by John1 05/23/2019 07:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
CitationSquirrel Pillar of the Community United States 1026 Posts	Posted 05/23/2019 10:59 am Nice ones Fuzzy. It will probably take a while to figure out how to get the clearest pics. How not to over-magnify ... things like that. Practice makes perfect. Report this Post to the Staff
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