DSLR gets dollop of Raspberry Pi for future home-baked camera accessories

DSLR gets dollop of Raspberry Pi for future homebaked camera accessories

We love a tasty mélange of gadgets, and that’s just what photographer / hacker David Hunt has served up with a Raspberry Pi board inserted into his DSLR’s battery grip. He used the handle for power, while exposing the Pi’s USB, network and video ports for easy on-camera access, and so far he’s managed to transmit images via WiFi and ethernet. But the Raspbian Linux OS opens up a world of potential DIY accessories, like wireless tethered shooting (with the addition of a WiFi dongle), cheap USB instant backup, storage, remote control from anywhere in the world and an intervalometer for timelapse photography. That’s just for starters — with the credit card sized board now in so many hands, the permutations are endless.

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Raspberry Pi production ramped up to 4,000 per day, 5MP camera module on its way (video)

Raspberry Pi production ramped up to 4,000 per day, 5MP camera module on its way (video)

If you’d been frustrated thanks to all the Raspberries having been picked, and had even considered the bitter taste of other fruit, there’s hope for you yet. The tiny computer’s maker has just announced that production is now at 4,000 units per day, and the previous restriction of one purchase per person has been lifted. Good news. In addition to this is the announcement of a new camera board in the works. The 5-megapixel module (as expected, dropping a few notches from the 14MP prototype) is expected to cost around $20-$25, and be available in around three months. So now you can have your fill of the sweet little berries and look forward to your next upgrade too. Now you just need to think of a suitably sweet application for it.

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