Modular Pi Cam
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.…
Modular Pi Cam launched on June 19, 2024 with 72 votes, #676 of 4,672 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Modular Pi Cam is a customizable camera system built around Raspberry Pi components, designed for makers and hobbyists. It features swappable camera modules, manual lens control with crop-zoom-panning, and background video processing using ffmpeg. The project includes STL files for 3D printing, parts lists, and wiring diagrams on GitHub. The interface uses PIL-generated menus and offers live preview, though performance is limited by SPI-based display.
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From the sources
A modular camera body for raspberry pi. Contribute to jdc-cunningham/modular-pi-cam development by creating an account on GitHub.
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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