“Really nice little pan tilt platform. It was straightforward to set up and feels solid once mounted. I bought it for a Raspberry Pi camera project and it does exactly what I needed. The movement is smooth and it has been a good base for testing camera control. Overall, I’m happy with it and it’s a useful add-on for Raspberry Pi projects.”
“Works well, but build durability is unsatisfactory for me. Screen insets on the base frame has snapped inwards when applying typical screw in pressure.
But hey, maybe my one was just defective.”
“Great piece of kit, feels sturdy once properly screwed together, only thing that caught me out was I had three different screw lengths provided in my kit, when I believe there was only meant to be two types so make sure you use the right ones!”
“If you're looking for a fun and rewarding project to experiment with, I highly recommend checking out this pan tilt module for the Raspberry Pi camera. The setup is refreshingly simple, and I was able to start using it in no time at all. With a quick and easy-to-follow Python script, I can now control the camera and view real-time video with ease. Overall, I'm thoroughly impressed with this module and the possibilities it unlocks for my Raspberry Pi projects.”
“Poorly documented on the official website. First off, the link provided here on the store page is incorrect, it takes you to a product page, not instructions. After finding the instructions for programming for it I found they are for Python but they do not work for the current Pi OS Bullseye 64-bit edition that I tested it on even though it does state the instructions are for Bullseye. Step 1 fails because they reference Python and not Python3, and then there are missing Python libraries it relies on. So steer clear of using it with Python until they sort out their instructions.
There is a GitHub page mentioned in the box for using C++ and that works perfectly.
The drop from 5 stars to 4 reflects the lack of working Python instructions, but the hardware works perfectly fine if you use C++ code instead.
My only minor criticism of the hardware would be that the base could do with some extra weight for free-standing use while developing and testing as it does tend to tip over easily.”
