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8. Using the Raspberry Pi Camera

Stewart Watkiss1 
(1)
Redditch, UK
 

In this chapter, we will look at the Raspberry Pi camera and how it can be controlled using electronic sensors. This will look at using the camera to take photographs automatically based on a PIR sensor and how to use the camera for creating stop frame animation.

Cameras Available for the Raspberry Pi

This will start by setting up the Raspberry Pi camera by connecting it to the camera connector directly on the Raspberry Pi. This camera connector has been included on all versions of the Raspberry Pi, except for the early versions of the Pi Zero.

At the time of writing, there ...

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