Raspberry Pi Long-Term Timelapse System
I'm building a timelapse camera setup to shoot months or years long timelapses.
The pysical hardware needs to protect the camera, Raspberry Pi, battery, etc from water and dust while maintaing a clean window for the camera.
The software needs to calculate exposures for the photos, shoot the photos, and transfer them somewhere.
The Raspberry Pi auto exposure doesn't work in low light, so I've included a light sensor to speed up finding the correct exposure.
Parts List
| Item | Cost | Supplier |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable | $2.99 | https://chicagodist.com/ |
| Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Wide Angle Lens | $30.00 | https://chicagodist.com/ |
| Raspberry Pi HQ Camera | $50.00 | https://chicagodist.com/ |
| Light Sensor - Adafruit TSL2591 | $6.95 | https://www.adafruit.com/ |
| Raspberry Pi Zero W | $10.00 | https://www.adafruit.com/ |
| Power Bank - RavPower 10000mAh 5V/3A* | $33.27 | https://www.ravpower.com/ |
| MicroSD - SanDisk 128GB Extreme | $23.99 | https://www.amazon.com/ |
| USB Wall Charger - Ailkin | $4.50 | https://www.amazon.com/ |
| 6" USB A to Micro USB cable | $4.00 | https://www.amazon.com/ |
| 6" USB A to USB C cable | $4.00 | https://www.amazon.com/ |
| Power Cord | $5.00 | https://www.amazon.com/ |
| Lens Filter - Marumi 46mm EXUS** | $34.68 | https://www.amazon.com/ |
| Project Case Hammond - RZ0269C | $17.30 | https://mouser.com/ |
| Total | ||
| $226.66 |
*This power bank can do pass-through charging, so acts like a UPS for the Pi. In initial testing it seems to run the Pi and camera for around 1 day.
**Good filters are really expensive. This filter seems to shed water and self clean much better than others I've tried.
Place the LCP file in the following folder: C:\Users{username}\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\LensProfiles\1.0\