After much messing around with both ffmpeg and avconv, I’ve finally found a combination that works to convert a raw H264 recording from the camera module to something usable. I converted it to an Ogg-format video. That means that it should…
Category: Photography
Full-size daylight image from #RaspberryPi camera module
By request, here’s a full-size image from the Raspberry Pi camera module taken at 6:33am on 21st March 2013. Click for full version.
Long exposure image from the #RaspberryPi camera module & future plans
This is just a quick post to share with you an image taken with the camera module on ‘night’ exposure mode. Bear in mind this was taken just before 5.30am in the UK so the night sky was already lightening…
Timelapse photography with the #RaspberryPi camera module / @Raspberry_Pi
I am now saving a picture from the camera every minute. I’ve written some PHP and JQuery to create a timelapse of the images. They will update throughout the night and, with any luck, by the morning I’ll have a…
Live pictures from #RaspberryPi camera module (I hope!)
Here’s an experiment! I’ve set-up my Pi to automatically take a picture every minute with the new Raspberry Pi Camera Module. The current image is below and is taken out of my study window. Right in the centre (between the…
#RaspberryPi Foundation blogs about creating the camera board
David Plowman has written a guest post over at the Foundation about how the camera module was put together and how the software was worked out. Really interesting stuff. Read the article
#RaspberryPi camera module unboxing / @Raspberry_Pi
I’m chuffed to bits to say that an official Raspberry Pi camera module dropped through my letterbox today. This is a unit that the Foundation is kindly allowing me to beta test in advance of it becoming generally available to…
Pan & Tilt Face Tracker with a #RaspberryPi
Michael at MitchTech has been busy. He’s written a tutorial, including wiring diagrams, on creating a pan-and-tilt face tracking system with a Microsoft LifeCam, a special bracket and a couple of servo motors. Read the tutorial here I’ll look more…
Happy PiDay! #piday @Raspberry_Pi
Happy Pi Day (March 14th = 3/14, I know it’s American) to everyone who owns, or is interested in, the Raspberry Pi! I’ll be blogging today about my astronomy project which will eventually use the Raspberry Pi camera module to…
Tracking faces with a webcam and servos with the #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
Grintor has published an Instructable on setting up the Raspberry Pi and some servo motors to pan & tilt a webcam to do face tracking.