Using the Pi, the camera module and an Illy coffee tin, Jim at Fotosyn has created a simple timelapse camera. He used an AA battery converter/holder for power, but any USB power unit will do. Nice little project. If you’re…
Category: Camera module
Simple way to broadcast video and audio with the #RaspberryPi camera and a microphone
Foundation forum member tjsheffler has been experimenting with getting a simple HLS stream from the camera module and syncing it with audio from a mic. He’s not been completely successful, but you can follow his progress and replicate his experiments…
How to compile the #RaspberryPi camera module software
Martin O’Hanlon has been doing some work on the video recording software, RaspiVid, for the camera module. He’s written some instructions on how to do this yourself. So, if you’re all-at-sea when it comes to using GitHub and just want…
A pan-tilt kit Kickstarter for the #RaspberryPi camera module
OpenElectrons.com, who have previously created Arduino shields for NXT motors and other NXT bits, have launched a Kickstarter project for a nifty pan-and-tilt mechanism for the camera module called the Pi-Pan. You can still back it for the next 12…
Dewarp panoramic images from your #RaspberryPi camera
Katherine Scott, with some awesome mathematical work, has figured out how to turn a photograph taken using the camera module with a Kogeto 360 degree lens from a warped image to a true panorama. I imagine the concept would work…
#RaspberryPi photo ‘booth’ with the camera
Adam at Tinkurlab has created a portable photobooth (it’s not really a booth!) using a Raspberry Pi and a camera module. Take a look at his blog post here
This month’s Linux User & Developer is a #RaspberryPi extravaganza
Issue 129 of Linux User and Developer magazine is a great buy for Raspberry Pi owners. It features the following articles: A 22-page special covering 10 Raspberry Pi projects “made easy” including: Media centre Portable internet radio Torrent client Time-lapse…
Motion-detecting security camera tutorial for #RaspberryPi
Foundation forum member nazargren has written a step-by-step tutorial for creating a Raspberry Pi security camera with the cameram module and using the mmalcam modification of motion. Really worth checking this out if you want to do something similar. And no,…
Dave Akerman prepares the High-Altitude Babbage Bear / #RaspberryPi flight!
Updated: Added link at the bottom to tracking info Dave Akerman is planning a Sunday, 11th August midday launch for his latest high-altitude balloon flight. This time, he will be releasing a payload with a separate parachute at 39,000 metres.…
Big, green, chunky #RaspberryPi camera
Viorel Spinu from Romania just emailed me with this one. It’s a chunky, green camera made from a Raspberry Pi and a camera module. It was sponsored by “Sprite” so bears their logo and watermarks every image with the Sprite…