3D printing enthusiast creates camera with a gutted optical mouse's sensor — lo-fi 30x30 pixel camera took 65 hours to build

A 3D printing enthusiast repurposed an optical sensor from a discarded mouse PCB to create a lo-fi digital camera with a 30x30 pixel resolution and 64 shades of gray. The camera, dubbed the magical mouse camera (MMC), took 65 hours to build and features components like a Logitech G400 mouse sensor, a CCTV lens, a Teensy LC microcontroller, and more. Despite its low resolution, the camera can shoot video but has limited memory capacity. The maker also developed software for the camera, offering various shooting modes and color palettes. The MMC is compared to the Nintendo Game Boy Camera for its color depth superiority.