Raspberry Pi

How to build a solar camera for the upcoming eclipse

Mar 13, 2024 John Aldred

I’ve been following the YouTube channel DroneBot Workshop pretty much since it first started up eight years ago. For DIY electronics geeks, it’s a treasure…



This guy built a memory box that shows photos on an e-ink display

Feb 19, 2024 John Aldred

The wealth of electronic components available to the general public today, along with 3D printers and appropriate software, means we can make pretty much anything…



Build This Raspberry Pi-based DIY aurora detector for less than $300

Feb 19, 2024 John Aldred

If there’s one subject that a lot of photographers want to capture, it’s Aurora Borealis – otherwise known as The Northern Lights. But predicting them…



This tiny DIY interchangeable lens camera has a 2.33″ touchscreen display

Feb 8, 2024 John Aldred

There have been a lot of DIY cameras popping up over the last few years. Most of them have been powered by the Raspberry Pi….



PiBZ is a customisable Raspberry Pi camera you can 3D print at home

Jan 29, 2024 John Aldred

There are quite a few Raspberry Pi-based cameras out there now. Many of them, according to Boaz the Ostrich, require you to shoot photos with…



Build this interchangeable lens DIY Raspberry Pi Zero camera

Dec 22, 2023 John Aldred

Ever since Raspberry Pi released the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Module (buy here), we’ve seen a flurry of 3D-printed cameras based on it. It’s…



Why the industry needs to move to open-source cameras

Dec 19, 2023 Sagiv Gilburd

Over the years, we have covered our fair share of open-source cameras, including the cine-oriented Cinepi, the SITINA 1 full-frame mirrorless, and the Night vision…



Build your own DIY night vision camera with a Raspberry Pi

Dec 8, 2023 John Aldred

One of the great things about a lot of small sensor cameras is that they’re available in multiple flavours. Most webcams, for example, see both…



How I built a simple timelapse system with Raspberry Pi and a PiCamera

Nov 1, 2023 Andrea Favero

I’ve always been fascinated by timelapse videos, perhaps because my patience is dwindling as I grow older. Anyhow, I wanted to capture memories of an event where I wouldn’t have been able to take pictures, and none of my family members could join me to help. This was the trigger to start the timelapse project, giving a purpose to the spare Raspberry Pi 4b I had lying around for some time. Yes, you’re right, I was just searching for an excuse to start this project, and I did find it…



The Sitina 1 is a full-frame open source mirrorless camera

Sep 1, 2023 John Aldred

We’ve seen a lot of DIY camera projects here on DIYP. Usually, though, they’re either Raspberry Pi-based or modified Game Boy Cameras. It’s rare we…