I think wizards call this a normal camera.
A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
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Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
Overkill but much easier from a technical point of view considering what was used to make the cartridge.
My first thought would have been to connect the two PIs with a serial interface. Sure, that's another two pins to connect between camera and cartridge, but on the surface it still sounds easier than setting up a reliable ad-hock wifi. The fact that it would use magnitudes less energy is a bonus. Of course it might be that OP evaluated that and decided against it for good reasons.
But then you need to worry about other things and it's also likely much slower.
Ethernet just works it's an established protocol and there aren't that many easy ways to transfer files other than it today that work out of the box and with any combination of hardware and software.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#73Nice little project, I can only imagine the amount of hours it took to complete, but it is definitely a nice demo of the creator skills. Congrats.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#74How about actually printing, then laminating on a lenticular surface providing a "GIF-sized" short moving-image effect? [edited per comments]
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#75Hah, not exactly what most people think when you use the word 'print' but then again ... People have asked what is the impact of 'free' CPUs. Something Dave Rosenthal realized way back in the 90's was that the electronics for driving a display could be printed on the margins of the display and eliminate the need for a separate controller board. Having watched the evolution of displays and seeing Mary Lou Jepsen's wor…
PixelQi! Are they finally going to put out a product anytime soon, do you know?
Their low-power daylight-friendly monitors are only available on eBay as far as I've found.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#76but! Does one still have to shake it and wait to see the image 'appear'?
Looking at the animated gifs in the OP, it does appear to "fade in" similar to a Polaroid print.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#77but! Does one still have to shake it and wait to see the image 'appear'?
Yes, there is a fade in effect (but no shaking). It is mentioned in the post, you have to click 'Load 13
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Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#78Great trick with laser cutter and black paint on the pcb. I wonder how end resolution compares to milled pcb.
Also this is one of problems I have with Imgur. How to archive such detailed imgur post?
I have tried ripme [1](great for grabbing image sets without addnotations), printscreen browser extensions (mixed results - most do not cope with floating menus and have problems with dynamic image loading), page saving or printing via browser (similar problems with dynamic loading).
Does anyone have seen something that could archive imgur post with all content?
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#79If I add up the parts of the cartridge, I come to around $88 (including a $35 touch screen). The demo makes me wanna take a picture like that and give the cartridge away. Maybe if it can get under $10 that would be feasible? And before that, at $20 or $30 they could sell them at theme parks where they take your picture in a roller coaster.
The price of his battery and power converter are pretty insane, and a Raspberry Pi is convenient but overkill. Given a more price-conscious part choice and at least some volume (since what's the point in building only one cartridge), you should be able to get that to $5 plus display fairly easily. Suitable displays can be found for $10 from Amazon (shipped from China).
So you can probably home-build it for $15. If you're a startup in Shenzhen it might be feasible to sell them assembled for $10 and make a nice profit if you can sell a million of them.
Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it
#80Great trick with laser cutter and black paint on the pcb. I wonder how end resolution compares to milled pcb. Also this is one of problems I have with Imgur. How to archive such detailed imgur post? I have tried ripme [1](great for grabbing image sets without addnotations), printscreen browser extensions (mixed results - most do not cope with floating menus and have problems with dynamic image loading), page saving o…
unrelated but evernote's webclipper does a good job and can capture the page. You can also 'print to PDF' from your browser.