4THE PI CAMERA: SELFIE SNAPPER

PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BECOME A STAPLE OF OUR DAILY LIVES, THANKS TO THE WIDESPREAD INTRODUCTION OF CAMERAS INTO EVERYDAY MOBILE PHONES. IN 2016, THE NUMBER OF PHOTOS TAKEN EXCEEDED THE TOTAL NUMBER EVER TAKEN SINCE THE INVENTION OF THE CAMERA. IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH THE RASPBERRY PI CAMERA MODULE MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE RASPBERRY PI HARDWARE.

You’ll set up and configure the Pi Camera to take photos. Next, you’ll move on to some of the more advanced features, such as adding filters, customizing photo quality, and adding a trigger button. Then you’ll learn how to use the Pi Camera to record video. As a final project, you’ll create a time-lapse video that you can use to capture a sunrise ...

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