title: A simple way to take pictures during endoscopic procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We describe a new method of taking pictures from endoscopic images using a digital photo camera coupled to the endoscopic lens without an adapter.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a digital camera with 3.3 megapixel resolution and 6 x optical zoom. The camera was coupled to the endoscopic lens with no special adapter. The image was accompanied through the LCD (liquid crystal display) visor, and the picture was taken with the flash button on and with no macro resource. The image was then enlarged by optical and digital zoom before being easily stored in photo files at the personal computer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The quality of the photos obtained by this method was at least similar to that of traditional photos, and the data were promptly stored.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We describe a simple method of taking pictures from endoscopic images with the additional advantage of a facility to edit and store the photographs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Truzzi
authors.forename: Homero
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bruschini
authors.forename: Rogério
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simonetti
authors.forename: Cássio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Andreoni
authors.forename: Valdemar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srougi
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*