OTTO: Raspberry Pi camera with customization capability

Camera models are not just a lot, but a lot. And finding a new niche in this area, the sphere of creating photographic equipment, is almost impossible. But the other day there was information about an interesting device, a camera with the ability to configure both software and hardware, which may well become popular.

There are several interesting moments here. First, the camera is based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module . Let me remind you, this is a miniature motherboard from manufacturers Raspberry Pi, with reduced functionality, but the same processor, RAM and internal memory.
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So, this board is the main part of the OTTO camera. The camera itself - 5 megapixel, can take photos with a resolution of up to 2592x1944 pixels, HD video 1080p30 / 720p60 or VGA with an FPS of 90.



Another highlight is the ability to create GIF-animated photos, without processing the resulting images in the editor. Those. The camera receives images, which can then be combined into an animation right on this device.

The developers have provided the ability to synchronize the received photos / video with a mobile device via WiFi. By the way, from a mobile device, you can customize the camera by selecting the desired types of animation / color and so on.



According to the authors, the camera can be modified / modified as the owner wishes (of course, some knowledge of electronics is needed here). Plus, you can change the software for the device.



On top of that, this is the first commercial device based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module. To start the production of the camera OTTO, the developers of this device launched a campaign to raise funds on Kickstarter , with the aim to collect 60 thousand dollars. At the time of this writing, $ 25070 has already been collected, and by the end of the campaign - 27 days.

Now you can get a camera for a contribution of $ 199 or more, the shipment of goods will begin in December of this year.