Using a Digital Camera as a Second pair eyes and magnifying glass.

Step 9 This is an even closer zoom before it loses resolution.

You can see that you have an amazing ability to get up close and personal. In the middle of this circuit you will notice what looks like a hair or fiber. That in fact is a solder bridge caused by me pulling the soldering iron away incorrectly. This, if crossed over on to an adjacent circuit could of destroyed my sensitive IC components if I applied power. Thankfully I didn't. But you can see that a digital camera and some software and a computer can be invaluable as a second pair of eyes to uncover these defects. I suggest that you never ask me to build you a electronic project. I am getting to old and my eye sight sucks. I am of to the optometrist to get my eyes checked and some glasses. I bid you all farewell.