This page collects different ways to use Raspberry Pi computer boards (and related boards) to make small, cheap, lightweight cameras for different purposes, including #aerial-mapping, #balloon-mapping, #kite-mapping, #timelapse and #spectrometry. ## Raspberry Pi Simple Camera Kit We've [been working on some software](https://github.com/publiclab/image-builder-rpi/) for this widely used mini camera-and-computer in a tiny box (especially the lightweight "Zero W" model) to make it available with a **pre-flashed SD card** that turns this into a **ready-to-use WiFi enabled camera**. This gets over many of the barriers of using the regular Raspberry Pi kit and having to do a lot of programming/installing to get it running. We've managed to get a **plug and play** version running! Just plug it in using a Micro USB cable (or battery pack) and it'll create a WiFi network called "00PiCamera" -- password "publiclab" -- which you can log into from your phone or laptop. You'll quickly see streaming video, be able to take photos, timelapses, or videos, do motion triggered capture, and more: * [Pi Camera Kit](https://store.publiclab.org/products/raspberry-pi-camera) * [Infragram Pi Camera Kit](https://store.publiclab.org/products/infragram-pi-camera) * our [Microscope Pi kits](https://store.publiclab.org/collections/microscopes) use this as well * [Pre-flashed SD cards for Raspberry Pi cameras](https://store.publiclab.org/products/pi-builder-cards) * combine with (maybe?) [CR123a lithium battery](https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=cr123a) (and tell us how that goes!) For more on the open source Pi Builder software that made this possible, [see this blog post](/notes/icarito/10-21-2018/introducing-pi-builder) and [troubleshoot on this wiki page](/pi-builder) [notes:grid:activity:pi-camera-setup] **** ## Questions Questions can be either frequently asked questions, or "next step" challenges we're looking to solve. [questions:pi-camera] ## Activities Activities show how to use this project, step by step. [activities:pi-camera] **** ### Resources * Camera module http://m.e-cantonfair.com/#/product/552106 * Focus tricks https://raspi.tv/2013/adapt-your-raspberry-pi-camera-for-close-up-use * Very detailed documentation https://elinux.org/Rpi_Camera_Module * Datasheets and very detailed documentation on v1 camera: https://github.com/techyian/MMALSharp/wiki/OmniVision-OV5647-Camera-Module * Datasheets and very detailed documentation on v2 camera: https://github.com/techyian/MMALSharp/wiki/Sony-IMX219-Camera-Module...
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LaPa | "ok, i have to solve some problems of remote link of the Raspberry before taking other photos. And, of course, I have to buy a red filter because th..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
cfastie | "LaPa, yes that would be very useful. It would also be useful if someone could do that with a red filter on the NoIR. Blue should be exaggerated whe..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
LaPa | "Hi Chris thank you for the suggestions! Do you think would it be a good idea take a set of photos (NoIR camera + blue filter) of the plant graduall..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
cfastie | "Those basil leaves should not be the same color as the flower pot. They need to be more orange. To get NDVI values in the appropriate range, the va..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
LaPa | "At the moment I took a photo two plants in sunny light. But I didn't manage to take another without gain because it became cloudy :(. Is it possib..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
LaPa | "Thank you cfastie, I seem that your post encourages me to keep on this way; I ask confirmation about this. Do you have any idea how to modify the p..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
cfastie | "That orange color of the leaves is promising. It should be even oranger. If you can put the plant in brighter outdoor light and take two photos -- ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
LaPa | "anyway I try awbg. I wrote in the terminal "raspistill -awb off -awbg 0.88,0.97 and I took a picture of the tester and a two plants. The light was ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
LaPa | "Actually I don't know if it is possible mount two modulo cam in 1 Raspberry because it has just 1 slot to mount a modulo cam. I'll find out more ab..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
cfastie | "It is not clear that the other respondents at the Pi forum understand what you are asking about. Using awb_gains will allow every photo to exaggera..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
LaPa | "What do you think about this way to proceed? https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=856005#p856005 " | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
cfastie | "Thanks Erwan, It looks like awb_gains allows the red and blue channels to be adjusted relative to one another which is just what is needed. Howeve..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
Erwan | "hi, Did you trying this with picamera ? https://picamera.readthedocs.org/en/release-1.10/api_camera.html Here there are some possibility to parame..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
cfastie | "LaPa, The custom white balance procedure you refer to works only for certain cameras. A year ago it was not possible to set a custom white balance..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago |