Planning page for the IRCam project, for a hackable, dual-webcam, Raspberry Pi-based point-and-shoot camera.

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreywarren/8097979456/" title="Public Lab IRCAM prototype by jeferonix, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8471/8097979456_a22c77cd8c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Public Lab IRCAM prototype"></a>

###Quick links

* GitHub page: https://github.com/jywarren/irkit (no code yet, [but issues](https://github.com/jywarren/irkit/issues/))
* [timed camera triggering](https://github.com/jywarren/irkit/issues/1)
* Parts list: [IRCam materials](/wiki/ircam-materials)
* [Prototype photos & info](/notes/warren/10-17-2012/prototype-raspberry-pi-based-dual-ir-cam)
* [Early sketches](/notes/warren/9-23-2012/leaffest-brainstorm-raspberry-pi-based-dual-webcam-kit-0)
* [Script from old Spectrometer Kickstarter](/notes/warren/8-1-2012/spectrometer-kickstarter-script) for reference

The idea is that for relatively low cost ($60) we could make a "hacker's camera" with both infrared and regular webcams built around a raspberry pi, which when you take a picture, auto-composites the two images into NDVI and NRG. So you're left with an SD card with precomposited images, as if it were a regular digital camera. 

For basic use, it's dead simple -- its a point and shoot camera that takes infrared composites. Later, we could add all sorts of other functionality:

* auto-timelapse/intervalometer -- 10 second auto-triggering
* put it in a waterproof box for a DIY GoPro
add a mini USB wifi dongle and watch the video feed live from your phone/laptop
* add corner eyebolts for an easy Picavet suspension
* make an easy scripting system -- put any python script in the /scripts/ folder, or even make a web-based editor on the WiFi network

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreywarren/8412812124/" title="IRCam draft box by jeferonix, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8323/8412812124_d0472718ed.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IRCam draft box"></a>

###Case design

Case will probably be approx 3"x5"x2". There could be several cases:

* a printed and die-cut cardboard case for the early-shipping DIY kit
* an injection-molded or 3d-printable plastic case for the more finished camera
* a shockproof and waterproof case comparable to a GoPro
* a splash resistant and boyant case

All 4 might have built-in eye-bolts for hanging from a camera and/or building a Picavet suspension.

###To-do/Questions
 * What is the status of the Pi Camera? Info here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1254 and here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=6120

###Video storyboarding ideas...

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreywarren/8446957711/" title="Infracam storyboard by jeferonix, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8446957711_1c5204691f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Infracam storyboard"></a>