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Yi camera 1 working
The first Yi camera that completely stopped working in the last test is now working when both the back of the camera has been removed, including the battery. The picture above show both front and back removed, although I have since reattached the front (which allows me to use the makeshift focus ring), and it also works like this.
Yi camera problem investigations
I have now numbered each camera (just visible on the photo in the previous post), in the order they were purchased. Each camera has a different version of the firmware, and the later two are a different model to the first.
| Camera 1 | Wifi: YDXJ_2326644 | SN: Z23A60252326644 | FW: 1.2.13 | Model: 23A |
| Camera 2 | Wifi: YDXJ_3144435 | SN: Z25L630ACN3144435 | FW: 1.3.0 | Model: 25L |
| Camera 3 | Wifi: YDXJ_4476443 | SN: Z25L640ACN4476443 | FW: 1.4.8 | Model: 25L |
Using the found card model on the previous post, I noted each camera’s performance. Continue reading
Found card 3 Yi test model
Silk cone found object models
Cyanotype camera/room filmed
When the exposed cyanotype net was refolded back into a room the effect of the sun “shadows” on the space was particularly effective. The model was just large enough to film from the short end. I made a small number of test footage of some of the cyanotype print rooms.
Cyanotype room/camera – prints
The prints from the cyanotype room/camera models are recorded below. I preferred the print to have the window wall at the bottom, so that it connected directly with the shadows on the floor. Occasionally I exposed them the other way up. On the 20th April (when most of the tests were conducted) there was intermittent sun and cloud all day. This had the effect that the solid dark blue “shadows” of the sunlight are not continuous, rather each marks the time the sun emerged from behind clouds.
Cyanotype camera/room model
While in NSW, visiting Jo, Redmond and Hollis this Easter I did some work with cyanotypes. Redmond is a cyanotype expert, and introduced me to the technique nearly 10 years ago (the pictures below shows him in December 2007 doing an exposure test strip in the back garden of their old house).
Filming Three Yi model – Perth
While in Perth I set up the three Yi model in my Mum’s back garden, taking advantage of the strong Australian light.








