u/Krasztii

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Hey!
Has anyone here successfully circuit bent a Canon PowerShot A580? I’m curious how it compares to the A520 in terms of difficulty. This will be my second glitch cam, I did a Powershot A520 a few months ago.

I’m working on one as a graduation gift for my photography teacher, and I’d love to get some glitch effects working reliably. Right now I’m trying to figure out where the “melt” effect is coming from on the PCB.

I marked a couple of areas on the board:
Red circle: cluster of test pads that seem promising (maybe color shifts?)
Blue circle: a few pads that might be responsible for the melt effect
Does anyone know if those assumptions are correct? Or if you’ve found better points for melt / smear glitches and
color shifting

Also:
I’m planning to wire everything to a DIP switch so it’s usable as a finished piece, is that realistic with this model?
What’s the best way to have a “master off” state where all glitches are disabled, and then switch them on individually?

Any tips, confirmed points, or general advice would be super helpful 🙏

u/Krasztii — 12 days ago

Hey! Has anyone succesfully circuitbent a Powershot A580? Is it harder to do than a Powershot A520?
If anyone did it can someone tell me where the melt effect is on the circuitboard?
Im planning to gift it to my photography teacher, as a graduation gift from my class.
Im planning to use a DIP switch, idk if thats possible or not.

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u/Krasztii — 12 days ago