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Hack Attack: how to make a DIY LCD hood

Struggle to see your camera's LCD screen in bright sunlight? Here's how to make your very own hood for better visibility and focusing.

Lexy Savvides Principal Video Producer
Lexy is an on-air presenter and award-winning producer who covers consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She's won two Gold Telly Awards for her video series Beta Test. Prior to her career at CNET, she was a magazine editor, radio announcer and DJ. Lexy is based in San Francisco.
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Watch this: How to make a DIY LCD hood

Welcome to Hack Attack, where we take a light-hearted look at building your own photographic tools on the cheap.

Photography is an expensive hobby. With new toys being released all the time to make you lust after pricey photo gear, Hack Attack provides the wallet-friendly version of doing it yourself. Over the coming weeks, you'll be able to watch the projects grow in complexity, and possibly see some epic DIY fails along the way.

Sometimes it's really hard to see your camera's LCD screen in bright daylight, especially if you want to get more precise focusing. Here's how to make your very own LCD hood for an SLR or a compact camera. You will need:

  • Black foam board

  • Eye bath

  • Gaffer tape

  • Ruler

  • Pen

  • Paper for tracing.

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