

You’ll probably not get this result with a basic camera module 🙂īut you’ll learn the concept, and you can then improve the hardware if you like this. Here is an example of what it looks like: The idea is to take a picture at a regular interval (for example, once a minute during a day).Īnd then to create a short video of the day by gathering all images. More information in the Motion project documentation on how to configure it. To do this, there is a free package called “ motion” available in apt. You can absolutely build this with your Raspberry Pi and a camera module. You probably know famous webcam spots over the world, where you can watch a city place or a beautiful landscape (if not, check the Times Square live cam). You can even share it over the Internet, depending on your goal. I say dumb because you can do a lot more, as you’ll discover later.Īn IP camera is the technical term for a camera stream you can watch from your web browser (computer or smartphone). The first thing you’ll probably try with a camera is a dumb IP camera. If you are lost in all these new words and abbreviations, request my free Raspberry Pi glossary here (PDF format)!
