Take pictures and shoot video with your Raspberry Pi Connecting the official High Quality Camera, Camera Module, or Global Shutter Camera turns your favourite credit-card-sized computer into a powerful digital camera. Learn how to set up and control the camera to capture stills and video footage. Discover the numerous modes and effects available, and use the camera in a variety of exciting projects across the chapters in this book: Precise camera control over a variety of camera options and effects Time-lapse photography: capture photographs at regular intervals, and turn these images into a video Selfies and stop-motion video Build a wildlife camera and observe creatures without disturbing them Make a smart door to to see who's at the door or know when the post has arrived Explore the underwater world with your camera Live-stream video and stills to a remote computer Protect your home with a security camera You'll learn how to do take pictures the Raspberry Pi way, taking photos and videos from the command line and writing Python programs to automate the process. You'll even find out how to add real-time effects to images, such as an embossing effect. There are so many things you can do with a Raspberry Pi camera!