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Agreed about the camera module, with the important caveat that, like most of the rest of the Pi, the guts are proprietary Broadcom stuff. In particular, there a
by hdevalence 13y ago
Agreed about the camera module, with the important caveat that, like most of the rest of the Pi, the guts are proprietary Broadcom stuff. In particular, there are really basic camera settings (the light meter, white balance) that aren't accessible to the user.
Want to maintain a consistent white balance or exposure between shots? Sorry, no can do. And since it's a proprietary blob, it's not something you can fix.
- whyenot 13y agoI know many people have a problem with the binary blobs, but even with its limitations, the camera module is also at least $1000 cheaper than building a system using something like a PointGrey Flea 3 and better than any consumer grade USB webcam currently on the market. Power consumption is low enough that solar power is a realistic option while keeping the system portable. JamesH has also been very responsive with adding new features to raspicam/raspistill such as the very useful signal mode. It WOULD be nicer without the binary blobs.
- hdevalence 13y agoYeah, I agree that the camera module is really good for the price. It's just a bit frustrating not being able to fix things that I know that the hardware can do, because I don't have access to the source.