Low cost digital endoscopic photography

Abstract

AbstractIntroduction:Endoscopic digital photography usually involves expensive and often cumbersome equipment.Aim:This study aimed to construct a low cost adaptor with which to connect a budget-priced digital camera to a nasal endoscope, in order to enable inexpensive, good quality otology photography.Method:A method of making an adaptor from a simple plastic bottle top is described, and the photographic technique is outlined.Results:The adaptor fitted well with commonly used endoscopes, and excellent results were obtained.Conclusion:High quality digital endoscopic photographs can be obtained using a low cost compact digital camera fitted with a simple adaptor made from a plastic bottle top. Such a method would make digital photography via a rigid endoscope easily affordable worldwide.