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24 alternatives to Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera

A $50 DIY camera with interchangeable lenses

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Raspberry Pi Model A+▲160
Smaller, better, and cheaper: $20
2014 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →
2
Raspberry Pi Zero▲488
The $5 computer
2015 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →
3
Hacking an ultrasound probe with a Raspberry Pi and low-cost hardware▲227
2017 · kelu124.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →
4
WyzeCam▲401
A $19.99 tiny smart home camera
2017 · wyze.com · its alternatives →
5
Modular Pi Cam▲72
This is the third camera I've designed/made around the raspberry pi parts/ecosystem. The repo has all the STL files, parts list, most wiring diagrams. The first one was the custom Pi Zero HQ cam which was featured on a Hackaday article/podcast. The modular version (aside from being able to swap cameras) mostly has the latest software. Recently I added the ability to process videos in the background (ffmpeg merges wav/mp4 files together). The camera uses crop-zoom-panning for dialing in shots with manual lenses. The menu is created by layering images/text with PIL.…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Polaroid Cube▲129
Waterproof, shockproof, 1440p camera for $149
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Square Photo Studio▲237
Studio quality product photography at a remarkably low price
2019 · squareup.com · its alternatives →
8
Sony RX0▲141
Ultra-compact camera with waterproof and shockproof design
2017 · sony.com · its alternatives →
9
Raspberry Pi 400 with a $2 IPS 240x240 micro display▲357
Micro Displays for Raspberry Pi . Contribute to igbit/micro-displays development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
QooCam▲165
Interchangeable 4K 360° & 3D 180° Camera
2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
11
Light L16 Camera▲338
16 cameras in one, 52-megapixel photos, 4K video 😳
2015 · its alternatives →
12
PiShot – capture high-speed strobe images using a Raspberry Pi camera▲124
Operate Raspberry Pi v1 camera in global exposure mode (instead of rolling shutter) 📷✨ - revalo/pishot
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
Nikon Z50▲86
A super compact mirrorless camera from Nikon
2019 · imaging.nikon.com · its alternatives →
14
Build your own Rodak – portable camera powered by Raspberry Pi▲44
Build your own Rodak - portable Kodak Brownie powered by Raspberry Pi - alexellis/rodak
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Foqus▲198
Real-time AI vision for business owners
2023 · foqus.live · its alternatives →
16WB
We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than $300 (well almost)▲109
Building and deploying navigation algorithms on a home robot vacuum cleaner
Apr 2026 · indraneelpatil.github.io · its alternatives →
17
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W▲183
Your tiny, tiny $15 computer
2021 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →
18
Sony ZV-1▲112
A $750 digital camera built for vloggers
2020 · sony.com · its alternatives →
19
NoMatterWhat▲118
Shoot 360 with a battery-free optical accessory
2017 · its alternatives →
20
BetterPic▲145
Studio-quality (4K) portfolio, from $25 in under 60 minutes
2024 · betterpic.io · its alternatives →
21
RevolCam▲92
The multi-lens photo revolution for smartphones
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
22
Camera FV-5▲97
A camera app with DSLR-like manual controls for Android
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
23BA
Building an open-source and high-quality webcam with a Raspberry Pi 0 W▲6
2020 · tnhh.net · its alternatives →
24
GoPro Hero+▲142
Full HD 60fps capture and Wi-Fi for $200
2015 · its alternatives →

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