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Optocam Zero

CameraRaspberry Pi ZeroOpen Source HardwareDIY Electronics

Optocam Zero is a Raspberry Pi Zero based compact digital camera made using off-the-shelf components and fully 3D printed case parts.

The project is designed as a pocketable, playful, easy-to-build camera inspired by toy cameras. It uses an autofocus camera module, a 1.4 inch 240x240 LCD, USB-C charging, interchangeable 14500 Li-ion battery, built-in photo filters, custom hotspot image transfer, and support for GIF recording and playback.

2592x2592px JPEG image capture
5 second boot with the Buildroot image
Consistent 25-30 fps camera preview
70-80 minutes of use per charge
51x71x18mm body, excluding camera and screen bump

Github Repo

Repository Hardware BOM Build Guide Software Release

Optocam Zero exploded view — 01 photo

Optocam Zero camera body — 02 photo

Optocam Zero camera view — 03 photo

Optocam Zero screen interface — 04 photo

Optocam Zero hotspot transfer interface — 05 photo

Making / 02

Optocam Zero

CameraRaspberry Pi ZeroOpen Source HardwareDIY Electronics

Optocam Zero is a Raspberry Pi Zero based compact digital camera made using off-the-shelf components and fully 3D printed case parts.

The project is designed as a pocketable, playful, easy-to-build camera inspired by toy cameras. It uses an autofocus camera module, a 1.4 inch 240x240 LCD, USB-C charging, interchangeable 14500 Li-ion battery, built-in photo filters, custom hotspot image transfer, and support for GIF recording and playback.

2592x2592px JPEG image capture
5 second boot with the Buildroot image
Consistent 25-30 fps camera preview
70-80 minutes of use per charge
51x71x18mm body, excluding camera and screen bump

Github Repo

Repository Hardware BOM Build Guide Software Release

Optocam Zero exploded view — 01 photo

Optocam Zero camera body — 02 photo

Optocam Zero camera view — 03 photo

Optocam Zero screen interface — 04 photo

Optocam Zero hotspot transfer interface — 05 photo

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