Pi Camera
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 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:
https://store.publiclab.org/products/raspberry-pi-camera
Questions
Questions can be either frequently asked questions, or "next step" challenges we're looking to solve.
Activities
Activities show how to use this project, step by step.
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
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