ElephantStairCase shows how you can “turn a “disposable” 10 dollar digital camera from RitzCamera, CVS, or Walgreens into one you can use over and over, just like a normal digital camera”. The steps are listed below:

Strip the palm cradle. Cut the button circuit off leaving the black wires attached to the main board. Cut the big thick gray wire about an inch from the board Cut one end of the USB connector leaving the end that connects to your computer. Wire up the following connections: Palm circuit->USB. Hole E1->Ground (Black). Hole E2->Data – (White). Hole E3->Data + (Green). Hole E5->+5V (Red). You can obtain the latest software here: http://cexx.org/dakota/sucr.htm

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ElephantStairCase shows how you can “turn a “disposable” 10 dollar digital camera from RitzCamera, CVS, or Walgreens into one you can use over and over, just like a normal digital camera”. The steps are listed below:

Strip the palm cradle. Cut the button circuit off leaving the black wires attached to the main board. Cut the big thick gray wire about an inch from the board Cut one end of the USB connector leaving the end that connects to your computer. Wire up the following connections: Palm circuit->USB. Hole E1->Ground (Black). Hole E2->Data – (White). Hole E3->Data + (Green). Hole E5->+5V (Red). You can obtain the latest software here: http://cexx.org/dakota/sucr.htm

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