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Wednesday January 21st 2004 11:14 AM PST

So i was trolled a couple nights ago by some soding brit. No big deal, all my comments are under my control. :) So...

Speaking of Brits

I ordered a tiny James Bond digital camera the other day from think geek and got it yesterday. Will had mentioned that a friend of his had one for about a day and returned it cause it didn't shoot in low light. Well, thats true. The CCD on this camera is very very low LUX, BUT... the thing is fuckin small. The only real problem i had with it was the beep. I pop the battery in and hit the power button and hear a VERY LOUD beep. Then hit the button again to switch modes... another loud beep. Then take a picture. ANOTHER LOUD BEEP. I don't know, but this is a James Bond camera right? Doesn't that mean that maybe it shouldn't make so much fuckin noise. Stealth-Like :) So, i performed surgery on the poor unsuspecting camera. Cut a few wires and the camera is now silent. Now i really can take little covert shots from the palm of my hand. I've played around with it and for its size i'm really happy with it. The really nice thing is if i shoot on low rez i just upload the file without having to recompress it. Its already a tiny little jpg, so i dont have to worry. MANY pictures coming soon.

UPDATE 1/29/2004 (with pictures)

Here's the procedure if you want to MUTE your 007 Camera. Now, you do this at your own risk. etc etc etc. Ok, there is one screw on the bottom of the camera. You'll have to remove the serial number sticker to get to it. Once this screw is out the camera comes open and there is a very simple circuit board assembly inside. The speaker is glued to a microprocessor at about the middle of the circuit board. All you have to do is clip the black and red wires leading to the speaker. Done! Put the camera back together and NO MORE BEEP!

Comments:

The annoying thing about small cameras, I've found, is that in the instances when you really would like to sneak in a small camera, they usually have security that is hip to all the small camera tricks (i.e. not letting people take a cell phone with them). Also, a lot of places won't let you take a lighter into secure areas anyway. Damn the Man and his security!

Posted by: Yams

Holy crap, perverts would go nuts with this camera. Ahem, present company excepted, of course. ^_^

Posted by: Koganuts

Hey, just came across your site because of your post on the 'James Bond Stealth Camera' and I have it and absolutely HATE the beeping... would it be hard to explain to me which wire to clip?

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Here I was about to cancel my order for this camera after reading the negative reviews about the beeps and you saved the day. Thanks man. My best friend's gonna go nuts, he's a Bond fanatic.

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Got the Camera today, got annoyed with the camera today. I was going to take the thing apart anyway, but found your info on disabling the beep first. The pictures were REALLY helpful, showing me what to look for to be able to take apart the camera without bustin' it all to pieces. Thanks a lot!!

Posted by: --Noof--