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

Quick links

• GitHub page: https://github.com/jywarren/irkit (no code yet, but issues)
• timed camera triggering
• Parts list: IRCam materials
• Prototype photos & info
• Early sketches
• Script from old Spectrometer Kickstarter 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

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 3 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