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[FlyinPhil]

Hey I have a question about my helmet. I made a Halo Reach Gungnir helmet, and what makes it unique is the lack of a visor. So I'm going to put my phone in it, but I don't know how I'll make it stay in place. I have a Galaxy S6 Edge Plus.

Having your phone that close to your eyes for any extended period of time is going to be absolutely painful. Unless you can link a small camera with live feed to screens that are designed to be used extremely close to your eyes (think google glass), I'd stray away from electronics and try another route. I know roxy roo used a door peep lens, like the wide angle lens you look through to see people outside of your door. That might be worth a shot!

If you are set on using your phone, why not juse glue in a cheap case designed to hold it? Simplementation and effective.

 

[peterthethinker]

look online for NTSC video glasses... and a wide angle CMOS cam.... not super cheap but way more effective then a phone and its optics are made for this .

 

[kaween]

Myeah, having that phone in front of you for prolonged periods of time is going to be challenging.
However, if you're hell-bend on using a camera solution, using your phone will be the cheapest solution no doubt.

"keeping the phone in place" : I'd look for a cheap hard plastic bumper case for your phone, change/cut it so the phone can go in and out easy, and glue in that bumper case. Hey presto, perfect holder for next to nothing.

Camera ? Unless you're going to directly use the camera of your phone (preferable) : OTG cable, USB camera. But this would defeat the lowcost setup.

Keep in mind : you will have ZERO depth perception when using a camera solution.

 

[Reclaimara]

I have seen people even install the small thing that is at your door, that thing where you can peek through and see. It works perfectly because it has this 'fish-eye' effect showing you pretty much everything at once, so your vision is still quite good.

Just an easy alternative.

 

[Austin97]

Having your phone that close to your eyes for any extended period of time is going to be absolutely painful. Unless you can link a small camera with live feed to screens that are designed to be used extremely close to your eyes (think google glass), I'd stray away from electronics and try another route. I know roxy roo used a door peep lens, like the wide angle lens you look through to see people outside of your door. That might be worth a shot!

If you are set on using your phone, why not juse glue in a cheap case designed to hold it? Simplementation and effective.

Alright, Thanks FlyinPhil. I wasn't thinking of my eyes' health. I'll look into Roxy Roo's design.