The New Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Is Awesome! - Set Up And Testing
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- In this video, we take a look at Set up Nad test out the all-new Raspberry Pi HQ Camera along with both available at launch, the 6MM Wide-angle, and the 16MM Telephoto lens.
With a Sony IMX477R stacked, back-illuminated sensor, @ 12.3 megapixels this is the best Raspberry Pi camera to date!
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Fantastic. One detail though, "Although I'm sure some companies will release more lenses for this". Actually there are tens of thousands of Lenses that will mount on this immediately. The module uses a "C-Mount" and "CS-Mount" (C Short) standard screw mount lens. The C-Mount standard has been around since 1926 for 16mm film cameras and I'd suspect that the original 94 year old lenses would work. Basically just look for any C-mount or CS-mount rated for a 1/2.3" format or larger. But the "sensor format" is very important to check on such lenses. This specifies the size of the sensor and if you buy a C-Mount lens with a smaller format size you will get the edges of your image cut off. You can also get a wide variety of adapters to mount anything from a DSLR lens to an astronomical telescope. In fact one of the first things I'm going to slap my module on is an 8' Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope.
Do you think Pi + new cam module + a telescope could make for good stellar photography or observation?
@@TeslanautYou might need to remove the ir filter on the camera module, and check first if it support 5s-20s long exposures.
@@tomf3150 does the lences or the sensor have the IR filter?
what do I need for macro/microscopic filming, is one telescopic lence useful therefor?
@@tomf3150 Definitely not going to work well for high end long exposure Deep Sky Object DSO imaging, no cooling and the pixels are too small, I'd go for a Revolution Imaging product for a cheap option for that. OTOH this is reasonably well suited for Lunar and Planetary Imaging with image stacking.and drizzling I'm very interested with respect to Lunar Imaging at high frame rates to achieve "Lucky" imaging.
That said, the bare board and low cost makes rigging a Peltier cooler a trivial option with negligible downsides. It's like overclocking, you aren't going to get insane performance but the downside is so low that it is a no brainer to do.
Of course this is a bit OT for a emulation and gaming channel :)
Pity that my existing MFT lenses can't be adapted to this.
NOTE: The camera port on the Pi zero opens at a different angle to the Pi. Attempting to open it in the same way *will* result in it breaking!
Or...so I've heard. .
Holy crap a sponsor that I actually want to see more of? WHAT TIMELINE IS THIS! Too bad they're not over in Vermont.
The Microcenter in Cambridge, MA is like nerd heaven. Depending on where you are in VT, it could be a day trip or it might be too far.
@@madcrowmaxwell yeah that's a full days travel both ways and I have no car. If I were still looking on Michigan and had my car, it'd be about the same length of drive but I had friends who would have enjoyed looking as well and I would have taken the road trip.
I love microcenter has many single boards, all the pc components and 3d printing crap I need its everything bestbuy should be. (with all the consumer level bs too like prebuilts and tvs etc...) Just wish mine was a little bit closer but yeah you got a lot longer of travel than me I complain about the hour I have to drive lol.
Amen to that
@Julien Bombilian Kinda hard to figure out what you're responding to with a single word response.
The Micro Center near me has an arcade/emulation area with "As used by ETA PRIME" on products, lol
LOL sometimes I wonder who the guys who run Microcenter are. They seem to have a more liberal culture as opposed to Best Buy or something
I don't get it..
i would love to see it, haha
@@elireloaded they advertise products that ETA prime has shown on the channel and state that there products ETA has used as an endorsment for the item.
wow, so it's a sponsor that also advertises the show they sponsor... that's a good idea!
It kinda becomes like old school photography.... Instead of messing with chemical, we mess with codes now.
It ain't like film, developer, fixer, etc. You've never developed film or printed in a darkroom.
@@ronmiller7916 I have and I concur with Dzulk. It is, of course, not identical by a long shot ànd the aspects you tweak are different. But the do-it-yourself aspect is closer now than when the first digital cameras were released. It was a frivolous food-for-thought from Dzulk which I enjoyed.
Wow! I am blown away by the quality of the sensor and the two lenses. All we need now is a specialized Polaroid style case with an integrated high quality anti-glare screen to be used as a viewfinder and throw in some buttons for some manual focusing and a few for customization. Sounds like a potential Kickstarter project ;)
a rpi4 digital camera (need a custom case with camera mount) with touch screen and 5000mah lithium battery.. wow this is exciting! :D open source digital camera
Planning to get one, remove the IR filter, and build it into a full time Infrared camera to mess around with, since I have a bunch of Pi's and parts laying around anyway, and if I can I'm going to make it compatible with the 52mm filters my DSLR uses to get some extra versatility for minimal extra cost
This would be really cool to see done as a dedicated Pi camera with a nice case specific for shooting!
With this power i can see at least fullhd video 10bit 422 for under 100$... just overkill
I'm thinking about a portable setup too. PI4, USBC battery pack strapped to the leg(s) of the tripod. I'll make a Ad-Hoc wifi on the Pi, use VNC on my phone to connect to the PI, so my phone will be the "screen" of the PI.
When doing any focus adjustment you should open the aperture all the way to compensate for depth of field. Sharp focus in a bright scene will be soft in low light if you don't.
Hey man, I just wanted to say over the past 2 years you’ve been inspiring me do raspberry pi projects, and I’ve basically watched every video on your channel, old and new. Every time you upload I’m always there watching, and I always find your voice calming to listen to when watching these videos. Just figured I’d take the time since I’m here so early to tell you.
Same, tho i wouldn't say bc its calming but more like informative and quiet the fun to watch, and yes i think this sure needs more attention.
I love your sponsor. Micro Center is Geek Heaven. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to seeing more on the new camera. Maybe a surveillance setup?
I have read about this camera just a few days ago. Placing a order for it and the telephoto lens as soon as stock is available in Canada.
I use a number of raspberry Pi’s using MotionEyesOS and I have on camera covering my backyard. With the standard V2 camera I only get a large image and can’t see the work shed that I need covered. But now with this new camera and telephoto lens I should be able to get a much better recording and still images.
With this new camera anyone that’s interested in a DIY security cameras that are self contained , independent and completely off grid can now get a much better image coverage for just a few dollars more.
Thanks again for providing this very important product review. I was holding off on buying it until I had a better understanding of its Quality and features, but now I do!
I Love Microcenter. That is where I have gotten all my Pi stuff as well as my tinkerboard. As well as PC parts (between them and Newegg) they have excellent deals in the store. As always love your videos and glad you got an Awesome sponsor this time.
Maybe a video using these cameras as home surveillance? I’d like to see how these do
Gotta be better than whatever's used to take pictures of bigfoot.
maybe you want to try "motion" on raspi. It will get the job done.
Captain_Cupcake lol it’s gotta be
Yeah "home" surveillance.
Would be better than bank surveillance cameras
Sponsored by MicroCenter? NICE. Love those guys! It's like Disneyland for people like us!
1:58 So many fan cooler for gaming pc in Shop 😍
This would be awesome for star trail photography!
Great to see u getting sponsor u deserve it 🤗
I absolutely love Micro Center. It is Heaven on Earth for nerds. They have everything, and their prices are unbeatable. They have the best warranties, and they stand behind the products they sell.
HA! THEY DO HAVE ONE IN PENNSYLVANIA
Edit:
I realize i should clarify, i am talking about the micro center store.
Yes they do. It's in St. Davids near Philly. I was there on Monday looking for a new graffics card
@@PDRIFT86 the closest one is that one. Its still 3 hours away.
@@brick4353 yeah i think they're is only 1 in PA. It's about an hour drive for me but still not too bad when I need filament for my printers or an extra pi.
@@PDRIFT86 Lucky. I can look out my window and literally see Maryland. The only way i could live closer, without living in Maryland, is on the other side of the road. Their property ends at the PA/MD line.
Im in NY and the closest one to me is 15 mins over the border in NJ. I went there a couple weeks ago (needed a monitor for working from home) and had to wait 45 mins to enter the store. It may not be too much fun going there for a few more weeks.
Wow this camera is what I was looking for.
At work I might have a project where we use RPI + OpenCV + Camera to count people entering stores/supermarkets during pandemics and it would eliminate the need for some valuable personnel just counting people going in and out.
I was concerned that most of the cameras for RPI weren't very well suited for such application due to the limited resolution and optics.
This one should be perfect.
Shame that it's out of stock everywhere already :/
Thanks for this video - seeing that the lens has manual aperture control is what sold me - being unable to adjust the exposure effectively is what has ruined some of my Rpi camera projects (like trying to take pictures at our bird feeder, which is brightly backlit). I placed an order at our local MicroCenter last night for the camera and the telephoto lens because of your video. :). MicroCenter is awesome - even though our nearest one is about 75 miles away, I love going there.
Could you please test the video? Does it record video in raw? What resolution? How about the removing the ir cut filter and some pics from that but will void your warranty. Love to see video quality. Need to see skin tones.
I've read that you can record up to 1080p30 and potentially 1080p60 with overclocking using h264. I'd also like to see some footage.
Of course man, usually any camera can do video, but this rasberry pi ur talking about theyre the poster child for diy open source projects that let you get creative.
Is it possible to capture video with audio on RPi yet?
looking forward to the followup video on this.
maybe you can also look in to a ip-streaming setup that you can either pickup on another RPI as a security rig,or on a windows system running streaming software like OBS
I would like to know if the camera is compatible with the jetson nano at the moment (for recording in 4K30) and if a pulse is send by default on GPO pin at the back on each new frame. Thanks!
Dude, this is awesome! I can just imagine where this is going to go. A 360 lens would be badass!
You can probably program one that has 6 cameras all around and just put them together
I don't get why people hate on the W small camera connector. It is just a connector. The cables that go from the small connector to the larger connecter are EASILY found for less than a dollar--and there are many, many perfectly suitable cameras that have the appropriate cable end already for the W specifically. They make handy little "room monitoring" webcams for a home automation setup.
Micro Center is probably my favorite store!
I really love having a MicroCenter nearby. I am the IT manager for a cold storage plant and often I will buy things like printers and TVs there for less than Amazon. Also their SD, USB Stick, and SBC pricing is typically half what you'd pay on Amazon. The other day I had to buy some sort of mesh system for the WiFi in my house. If I had waited one more day my girlfriend probably would've killed me, so I guess they saved my life. The salesperson there recommended I get a Ubiquiti Networks UniFi nanoHD AC2000 Dual-Band Wireless Access Point, instead of a mesh system, and boy was she right! I went from about 20-40mbs around the house for 250mbs everywhere. An amazing store!
Cool, I am glad you posted this. I have been considering the value of moving to a couple of these for a podcast set up. I am really looking forward to your next videos about the video performance.
Are you voicing this video while you shoot? It's always so clear and well spoken. Great videos.
Thanks for a good review of the camera. I really miss Micro Center. When I lived in Michigan it was my favorite toy store. Sadly there isn’t one in southern Nevada. The price one pays for escaping from snow, I guess.
Only around £50 for the Sensor and £25 for each Lens.
Takes standard C and CS type mounts.
Infra Red Filter fitted but can be removed (voiding warranty).
1920 x 1080 Resolution (may have a problem using it to record 4K at the moment though).
Works with all Raspberry Pi versions.
As a professional photographer for over 50 years, may I make a suggestion?
Adjust the back focus on something that is very far away (infinity).
Good subjects: clouds, mountains, the moon, tall buildings, cell phone towers, etc.
That way, the lens will be able to easily focus on anything closer.
Once the back focus is set then if a lens has distance markings (3, 5, 7, 10 feet, etc.), then those should be fairly accurate for correct focus.
Terry Thomas...
the photographer
Atlanta, Georgia USA
print 3d case to put everything together, the pi, camera, battery pack and lcd display. Make use of GPIO pin to make shutter button or you can just use touchscreen display panel. Et voila, raspi-based portable digital camera.
Why?? Don’t you already have a phone that’s smaller, lighter, more convenient, with a camera that’s as good or better?
@@davidleigh6196 its not about that. Its just curiosity, the feeling of satisfaction when you can make something and it works.
CS and C mounts to almost any lens are available on ebay. I have a Nikon F mount to CS adaptor which screws straight on to these and are outstanding.
A 3d printed pi camera case with flash, touch screen and focusing motors would be pretty awesome.
I wanted to see some Astro photography - Thank you for Sharing
I'm wondering if this Pi cam sensor can be mounted at the prime focus location of a Newtonian telescope.
Micro center is awesome. We have one here in my town. For makers, it's like going into a candy store.
putting the pi and the camera into one battery powered box with a display and dedicated buttons would be amazing, i hope someone is gonna make that.
ngl. would be curious if this could be used for a streaming/ recording camera (in place of a webcam) how effective and better it would be.
nice video thanks. I'm not sure but I think the way to adjust the backfocus for a given lens/camera combo is you have to turn the lens to infinity then look for something to focus on that is far away (the longer the lens, the further away but even for 16mm a few m should be enough, but if you want to be sure, you can always use the moon). with the lens "locked" to infinity adjust the backfocus so that your chosen subject is in focus and lock the backfocus. now whatever you do you can't focus past infinity and you get the maximum close focusing abilities without sacrificing the possibility to also focus to infinity...
if you need a weatherproof housing for outdoor shots I found the tubematics tube case very robust. Its for a pi4 and the hq camera
Lets hope the full capability of the sensor will be made supported over time. e.g. 4k@60 and RAW
I'm oversimplifying but the wide angle is mainly important here because of the crop factor with this system, don't just think of it like a typical "artsy" wide angle lens.
What's the closest distance for focus? (Talking macro distance)...
Is the lens for this camera a "C" mount? What I'd like to see is an adapter that allows the camera to be used in a standard 1.25" telescope eyepiece draw tube. It might make a nice astrocam with a large telescope.
www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/
First thought... get a rechargeable battery module + battery, and a LCD screen and 3d model/print a case to make it a RPi camera body. Use the GPIO to add some small buttons that activate a .py script to take pictures.
Maybe I'll have to look into actually doing this.
Yes. Please do a video of MicroCenter
I love this video! What I'd love to see in the next video, is a close-up demo of how to operate the lenses. I know it should be super easy...and I own countless cameras...but I couldn't get the wide angle lens to focus. The telephoto worked great. I think I'm not properly working the physical controls. I notice that it came with a screwdriver, and both lenses have a focus and aperture...dial? I just don't know which should be moving and how. On the telephoto, I was able to get things to focus up properly, but I'm sure figuring out the wide-angle will help me with improving telephoto shooting.
Also, are you in Columbus? Your Micro Center video looks a lot like my store! 😹
It looks Amazing!!
Can you upload the original images in the video description to take a look without UA-cam compression, please?
FYI, looks like it's just a C or CS mount their using, which means there are dozens if not hundreds of lenses you can use.
www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/ C-CS Mount adapter available it says so yep.
I'm curious for what application these things would be used for. Other than for the obvious "because its a hobby".
Security camera, astrophotography, and all sorts of things you'd use a camera for.
you can attach this to microscope & telescope
I have a store right down the street from my house. I'm going to check it out today. Thanks ETA!
love microcenter! what a fun place!!!
My thought has been answered! I've been wanting a small setup for shipping out packages for my etsy shop. This would work great
What?! Micro center is still alive?!
I’m not sure how Microcenter has survived all these years but thank god they have. Their prices are competitive (and they price match), their selection is insane (they actually have enthusiast products that you’d normally never see anywhere outside online stores) and there’s one five minutes from me, making it an awesome solution for when you forgot to order something and need a part immediately b
I could see someone making a 360 camera with an extreem wide lens with this.
Or a UA-cam live streaming solution
For the price, just have a circle of them as is done with the professional 3D cameras. 6 to 8 of these mounted portrait in a circle will produce a very high resolution 360 degree image.
blue side of connector cable faces the usb ports on rpi ! blue side at camera is at the back !
Can't wait to see people get creative with custom camera housings. I imagine you could get this thing very small and streamlined, especially using the pi zero.
I'm hoping someone develops dedicated camera software specifically for pi.
Good idea
I tried making a pi zero camera in an old plastic film camera case I wanted to use real lenses but could never figure out getting actual lenses working on it. This will be perfect!!!
I really hope someone creates an all in one camera solution for this. Like a case, touch screen, and shutter button. Maybe some programmable buttons too
you do it!
Very cool. Can't wait for the sequel
MicroCenter FTW ❤️
Can you check it with android installed on raspberry pi and use the Google pixel camera Apk
Wouldn't work bcz it requires Snapdragon chip
@@nijoeli i think it can work because it works on Exynos too and if it doesn't work it can try filmic pro Apk
is it possible to wire a button that takes a picture when pressed? Maybe a 3d housing can be printed to fit everything together.
Can you test with the zero. Wondering if it’s got enough juice for this camera.
Second that.
I came to check on the video quality. Thanks though. Informative.
Hope microcenter also has home delivery... Best of luck to you all!
Love Microcenter
MicroCenter is my greatest weakness...
You should try and make a compact build of this that you could use like a point and shoot.
This channel always has great content
Microcenter is great. The only problem I have with them is that there is not one in Florida! (Preferably Tampa).
Wish there was an autofocus lens that could work with this new camera.
I love Micro Center! I been buying my Raspberry Pi on that store, with most of the gadgets too. This store is an Heaven for me!
The camera is very awesome. Thinking there are a lot of projects that can be done with it. Like a wildlife or many be a security camera.
Theoretically, you could build a pretty small Point and Shoot camera (if you used a Zero, probably about the size of a Go Pro) for dedicated photo/video.
Oh this is sweet. I have a couple of the other camera boards that came in aiy vision kits, but this is one I would actually want to build around. Way to seriously up the PiCam game.
Add internaly synchronised audio input and good encoder running on the Pi itself = High Quality USB Webcam for home office/studio/lab streaming/recording.
At around 2:45 you mention that the "back focus" would need to be adjusted when you put a new lens on it but I missed the part where you describe how to do this. Is there a "correct" method? Does it need to be done for each new lens, or just the first time you put a lens on and lock it and it will work for all lenses thereafter?
The bigger lens costs $50. That lens requires the HQ camera board which costs $50. As I understand the system, the "back focus" is on the HQ camera board and when a new lens is used, the "back focus" is a focus opportunity (or a burden - depends on your outlook).
@@vvwording4844 A simple "I don't know" would have sufficed.
This appears to just be a c mount lens so there’s hundreds of cheap lenses available for it, not just those two shown in this video.
eBay has a bunch of C-mount and CS-mount lenses.
Is the camera compatible with Jetson Nano B01.
Ah I wish RadioShack would come back. But micro center is the closest thing you can experience
It should be noted that PiCameraApp is not compatible with the 64 bit Raspberry Pi OS. Great video!
Theoretically, can you build a professional grade portable camera if you do the tuning and all the yourself. Want to see someone do that.
Wide angle lenses are great for dash cams. It's why i use them.
I'd love to see a video of Micro Center!!!!!!!
Thank you for posting this video and I have been looking for reason to upgrade from pi 3b+ to pi 4. I am into video recording as a hobby and I was considering getting a more expensive camera. If this HE camera turn out to be a solid performer for 4k 10bit recording then I am getting both the pi 4 and the HQ camera module. Subscribing to your channel.
While the sensor seems to be capable of doing 4K at 10bit (it can do a full sensor readout at 40 fps at 12bits), the Raspberry Pi will be the limiting factor. It's either the CSI interface that's used that doesn't support 4K anything or that the built in h264 encoder doesn't support 4K.
@@LewisUpperton Oh that would be my first disappointment.
What is the maximum exposure time and gain setting? It would be nice if they released another camera with the IR lens removed, like they did for the older modules. Knowing these things would help determine if this camera could be used for EAA/live observing with a telescope+camera.
This camera looks amazing !
Waiting for someone to do something with this camera and RPi4 like a small RED camera ;)
To set the back focus, focus to a far object ( infinity), set the lens focus ring to "infinity" , then adjust the back focus. Should only need to do this once. Back focus should have come calibrated.
it changes with the lens you put on ;-)
Looks like it is time to build those open eye OS cameras I have been putting off on starting.
thank god we now have a half decent image sensor for the raspberry pi, i´d imagine the images would get better with improved code
A knowledge bar....."I'll have a cup of knowledge thank you very much!"
I would go, but the nearest Micro Center for me is more than 2 hours away. I don’t usually have the chances for that travel. :(