Raspberry Pi’s $50 camera opens the door for awesome DIY photography projects
The Raspberry Pi camera has a big enough sensor to capture higher-quality images. (Raspberry Pi/)Even if you don’t fancy yourself a coder or maker, Raspberry Pi’s tiny, dirt cheap computers offer a great entry point into that world. Just $35 will get you the essential guts for a fully working computer (you supply the mouse, keyboard, monitor, and power supply). Now, the company has announced a high-quality camera module that works with its pint-sized computers. It has a 12-megapixel resolution, a mount for interchangeable lenses, and an enticing $50 price tag. As the price suggests, this isn’t meant for frankensteining your own DSLR, but rather for cool DIY projects. The Official Raspberry Pi Camera Guide (which is available as a free PDF), offers up ideas like building your own security system, setting up a camera trap that automatically captures images of animals as they walk by in the wild, or...