Thanks again to LifeHacker… from whom I draw 99% of my personal todo/totry list
Use a Raspberry Pi to Automate Time-Lapse Photos
Time-lapse videos of cityscapes or stars streaming across the sky can make for beautiful video, but to get the same effect, you’ll need a dolly that can move, pan, and tilt the shot ever-so-slowly over the course of many hours. Instead of spending a ton of money on a professional rig, Rick Adam’s DIY Raspberry Pi-powered dolly does the same for far far cheaper, and can be remotely controlled and managed by an Android phone. This one will take some work if you want to do it yourself, but the proof is in the results.
Embed a Raspberry Pi into your DSLR for Wireless Tethering, USB Backups, and More
If photography is your hobby, this previously mentioned Raspberry Pi hack essentially embeds the tiny computer into a DSLR to extend its functionality. With their powers combined, you get a DSLR that can wirelessly (or wired, via USB) transmit photos to a PC while you shoot them, as they’re saved, control the camera remotely with a PC, tablet, or smartphone, convert images on the fly as you take them, and much much more. Photographer David Hunt managed to fit the Pi and all of the electronics needed into a tiny battery pack that attaches to the bottom of his DSLR’s grip.
Build an Automatic DeviantArt Picture Frame
Electronic picture frames are cool, but thisRaspberry Pi-powered DeviantArt picture frame lets you hook up your Pi to the web and to do an LCD screen (presumably one you have framed on the wall or on your desk) and a DeviantArt account. From there, just use the source code that Cameron Wiebe provides in his walkthough to pull popular photos down for display as a slideshow. You can even tweak the code so you only get images from your favorite artist, or of your favorite subject or topic. You can check out what the frame looks like in the image here, with an illustration by ArtGerm at DeviantArt that Cameron took of the final product (viaWired).
Want some more Raspberry Pi projects? We’ve covered quite a few already. Check out ourRaspberry Pi tagpage for more projects to tackle.
Additional Resources
Looking to get even more deeply involved in the Raspberry Pi community? Here are a few places to look for more useful information.
- Raspberry Pi Project
- Raspberry Pi Forums
- Raspberry Pi Wiki
- Adafruit’s Raspberry Pi Projects Page
- Element 14’s Raspberry Pi Resource Page
- The Raspberry Pi Education Manual (PDF)
- The Pi Store (Here’s how to get it built-in to Raspbian)
- The University of Cambridge Raspberry Pi Tutorials
- Unofficial Raspberry Pi Forums
These projects and resources are just the beginning. Remember, if there’s a job that a mini computer can automate, or a task that you wish you could use a computer for but need one small enough to attach to something else or fit into a tiny space, the Raspberry Pi is probably a good option, and it’s easy to configure and set up. Use the tools we’ve given you so far this week and you’ll be ready to tackle almost anything.
Photo by Denise Kappa (Shutterstock), maymak (Shutterstock), Pakhnyushcha (Shutterstock), Anan Kaewkhammul (Shutterstock), and jorisvo (Shutterstock).
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