Well you are limited to implanting cameras into your brain if you want to not have to make as many sacrifices and get more detailed information and that is if you know how the brain works and know how to make digital cameras which would happen accidentally due to lack of sight and would probably use something like just photovoltaic grains connected by wires so the invention that you were attempting to make would probably be a solar panel
Also this discussion has gotten off topic, this is where it started
https://community.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/quick-question-thread/153/1858?u=willow