Too bad our currency is sooo weak against the dollar now. Added to wishlist.
It’s a mount typically used for technical applications such as CCTV cameras, apparently.
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You can get lots of cheap and technical lenses, SW-IR would be interesting to try. Would probably need to remove the modules IR/UV cut filter (I wonder if they will do a full spectrum version, and please, a de-bayer version too!). And since manufacturing is most likely same, Sony has the same sensor also as Astro version.
A “Camera Guide” PDF is available at Raspberry Pi Camera Guide — The MagPi magazine
Some highlights:
- Up to 4056x3040 pixels. Up to 10 fps at that resolution.
- ISO 100 to 800.
- JPEG or lossless PNG
- Available without the infrared filter.
- Can record YUV420 or RGB 8 bits/channel. I assume this is demosaiced pixels. Can we get raw mosaiced data? “–raw Adds raw Bayer data to JPEG metadata”, whatever that means.
Even with the cost of motherboard, lens and power supply, we get a fairly cheap camera that is very controllable at low levels.
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Here is the complete documentation of the picture taking utility: Raspberry Pi Camera Module - Raspberry Pi Documentation
It looks like you have a choice of variously processed demosaiced image formats, as well as true RAW capture with manual ISO and shutter speed.
the fact that it has the option of coming without the infrared filter alone makes this worth investing in. that being said, I wish it was available in sony and other mount options as well… oh well… adaptors it is…
Is it available without the infrared filter? I can’t find any reference to this outside of this forum. Does anyone have any further information on this?
My memory says that that special model is called Noir 
(that is no-IR, not black in French). I have a link somewhere.
I’ll be back. … Here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-noir-camera-v2/
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That’s my understanding, but that’s not the same 12-megapixel camera. That’s the old 8-megapixel fixed focus one.
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Hm… At least they have DIY instructions
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/camera/hqcam_filter_removal.md
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ah that’s a pity, but maybe if this works out we can see wider options on next version (also 50$ camera, while not cheap, feels not scary enough to actually do that DYI with)
More than you get for most cameras, and as @eylul says, not nearly so scary as doing it with a DSLR or compact camera. I only did my first diy conversion (on a Panasonic compact camera) because I had to disassemble the camera anyway to clean the sensor.
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People are already tinkering with the raw file.
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I am approaching the HQ camera module from the other side: as an experimental camera.
So far, I have a working touch-based user interface with live view, an alternative physical user interface with two encoders for ISO and shutter speed, and a shutter button. And a (rough) 3D-printed case.
Signal processing is next.
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Nice! Paint it black and it starts to look like a Leica… 
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Great job!
How much will it cost as soon as you put it in production? 
Jokes aside, it will be interesting to know the total cost - I’m sure it will still be affordable, and you get an almost 100% opensource camera (well, what is the sensor weight in this equation?)
@bastibe Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Could be a murder weapon (self-defence, honest). 
@ggbutcher With a red dot and a surname. Yours would be Butchca: sounds luxurious. 
@gadolf Always much more expensive where I live. When I see prices here, I would have to add $400+ on top after exchange.
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Fun fact, the black filament wouldn’t print. I’m still trying to debug that. So white it is for the moment.
It is surprisingly expensive, actually:
- Raspberry Pi 4 (€55)
- HD camera module (€55)
- Some lens, official or Bolex/TV lens from Ebay (~€30)
- Waveshare 4.3" HDMI capacitive touch display (€50)
- USB powerbank (€15)
- Buttons and stuff (~€0)
- 3D printed (or otherwise) case (€?)
So roughly, €200 for a 1/2.3" sensor with no EVF, no weather sealing to speak of, and a manual lens.
But completely Open Source, and you get a small computer with it!
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Source code and additional documents here: GitHub - bastibe/Raspberry-Pi-Camera
Definitely a work in progress at the moment. I’ll upload the 3D model once the dimensions actually fit. Version 2 of the case is printing as we speak 
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