Perfect camera for Pyra/Pandora?

[matzesu]

Well, i think, if i decide to use my Pyra as an Smartphone/Mini PC, i would take my old Minolta Digicam to work (sometimes, whe get deliveries, where something get crashed whyle on the Way, so i have to take Photos),


And when im on the Way to interesting places, like Unimog Conventions, Familie Partys, etc,


I take my Nikon whit mee, and whil get lot better Pictures because my Smartphone ditnt had a Optical Zoom, ore other things which you get whit a Brigte Camera..


And: just put the Camera SD Card in the Pyra, and not long until you have the Pictures there..


Then i just need a big SDXC Card on the Pyra, and i have all my Pictures on the go..

 

[infinity]

I would love to use a port of RAW Therapee on a pyra to simply edit and upload RAW pictures.


I use my 5D MK III almost ervery day cause i hate bad quality smartphone pictures

 

[_wb_]

I would love to use a port of RAW Therapee on a pyra to simply edit and upload RAW pictures.


I use my 5D MK III almost ervery day cause i hate bad quality smartphone pictures

Interesting, never heard about that software project. I'll try to port it to Pandora. Probably the Pandora is too slow to do this kind of processing, but since the Pyra does not yet exist, it's better than nothing

 

[benoitb]

What do you think about something like this:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wide..._1&btsid=162c3ef8-9657-4991-baf7-c655113eb86e

We could probably solder a USB connector directly to the back of that PCB to get a smallish dongle that plugs directly to one of the USB ports at the back of the Pyra. The sensor and lens look decent and linux-compatible.
Thoughts ?

 

[lukey]

An B/W Camera? Sorry too much retro for me

 

[benoitb]

An B/W Camera? Sorry too much retro for me

Ooops, I didn't even notice...
I think you can find similar packages (sensor+pcb+lens supporting usb) with color sensors.

Edit: this one looks nice for example with a Sony IMX sensor
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/8MP-...er-digital-usb-Webcam-Camera/32357241605.html

 

[Caine]

The Raspberry Pi team also updated their camera recently:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-8-megapixel-camera-board-sale-25/

It would be neat if we could mod this into the place of the logo somehow.

 

[rygD]

It would be neat if we could mod this into the place of the logo somehow.

Hmmm, another potential benefit of the change to the logo (aside from being able to customize it). I think it might work better to try to squeeze it in to one of the area where the display board is cut out and drill a hole...not sure how much space will be in there, though. That won't help those that want a user facing camera for video chat and stuff (selfies...).

 

[Klumpen]

[...]a user facing camera for video chat and stuff (selfies...).

 

[benoitb]

The Raspberry Pi team also updated their camera recently:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-8-megapixel-camera-board-sale-25/

It would be neat if we could mod this into the place of the logo somehow.

Looks like a great sensor at an incredible price. Do we have any internal interface to connect this though ? It seems to be very low level.

Apparently it's called MIPI-CSI2 on a zif connector with 15 pins.

 

[lukey]

While the OMAP5 has an Camera Interface, its not Exposed/Connected AFAIK. You would have to redesign the CPU Board.

 

[Djoga'Ro]

While the OMAP5 has an Camera Interface, its not Exposed/Connected AFAIK. You would have to redesign the CPU Board.

ANTI-FEATURE, NOOOOO!!!

Besides that, to put the camera in the display part, wouldn't we need the connector on the display pcb?

 

[fahrstuhl]

The VoCore guy made a miniscule 1080p25Hz USB camera, it's currently out of stock, though. (Scroll to the very bottom.)

 

[WizardStan]

Tiny USB camera :O
New batch coming May 10th. Could be worth it.

 

[Neelix]

WARNING: over 45℃ might cause permanently damage to CMOS, suggest use it in room under 35C(heat sink is necessary).

Sounds like it might not survive an Aussie summer.

-Neelix

 

[TheOldOne]

Over night lows here of 90f and 130f in the day so no go.

 

[the_marshal]

I think there should be some pretty small USB camera out there...

For example all the "808 Car Key Chain Camera". I think there are multiple version of this... those are usually sold as hidden camera in a Keychain. There have been popular for use in drones (...) with limited space as well.

Most common use is a MicroSD card for recording (there is a battery) but I think some support use as USB webcam.

 

[emcee]

Will the Pyra have an internal USB connector?

 

[benoitb]

The VoCore guy made a miniscule 1080p25Hz USB camera, it's currently out of stock, though. (Scroll to the very bottom.)

Nice, small and with a USB interface. Thanks, it is an interesting candidate.

 

[TrashyMG]

Pyra has the best camera, the lack thereof.