This add-on module is a great idea and opens up the doors to some interesting projects in low light. If your a fan of wildlife this and a Raspberry is the perfect way to capture what's going on in your garden at night! You'll need an Infra Red (IR) lamp to illuminate the area you want to take pictures or record to get a good well lit image. Once setup you can automate the Pi to record based on movement then you can review the images or video at a later date from the SD card. Great fun! I've seen a hedgehog, cats and a fox and it's fun to see what they're up to in the early hours when everyone's asleep. There's lots of information online and other projects you can do especially from the Raspberry Pi foundation if your stuck you can normally find an answer there.
The device itself is nice and small, positioning the camera is a bit awkward due to the ribbon cable and most cases not having an attachment to the hold the camera, there are a few cases with swivel mounts but you'll probably find yourself getting inventive :) When the camera is activated a red LED shines brightly but this can be turned off in the Pi configuration. There are also many other settings especially with other software that allows you to make various changes such as inverting the picture etc. The picture quality is pretty good for a little camera obviously without the IR filter on the lens colours appear different during the day and in the dark when illuminated by IR it's more black and white. Overall great bit of kit, i'll try and dig up some picks to add :)
| Brand | Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|
| Package Dimensions | 12.2 x 7.6 x 2 cm; 10 g |
| Item model number | 100004 |
| Manufacturer | Raspberry Pi |
| Processor Brand | Raspberry Pi |
| Wireless Type | Infrared |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 10 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
