“I haven't wired it up yet but delivery was prompt and well packaged. The camera comes with a screw-on lens cap, which offers good protection to the sensor in transit.”
“A remarkable improvement in picture quality over the older mini V2 camera, and that is over the 5.8 Ghz link. Colours seem more vibrant, and I am very pleased with it. An excellent product.”
“I'm using the HD camera with Raspberry Pi 3A and an old spare Fujinon lens as 35mm slide copier.
I have an electroluminescent display to backlight the slides and just use Raspistill via SSH from a Python application on my linux desktop. Taking 5 images at different EV's then using enfuse to merge gives a very good 'HDR'like image.
This is *significantly* better than my old V2 camera based version.”
“PiMoroni did a great job shipping the camera out especially given Current Circumstances.
As for the camera itself, it's a decent piece of kit, the sensor appears well matched to the job I've got for it as a telescope imager. I bought without a lens and the adapter I've got for the telescope doesn't screw in quite as securely as I'd like but it does hold OK. Attached are the "first light" pictures I got straight off raspistill of the moon in daytime - focus and contrast can be put down to a mid-afternoon hot day rather than the camera.
Now I just need to fight v4l2 to get similar quality images out of EKOS via INDI....”
