Pi Zero ActionCam - FPV

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I designed this camera for my quadcopter, the Crossfire 2. The Pi Zero has a video output, so I wanted to have a live picture and record Full-HD Video at the same time. Of course, you can use the cam without a copter too. Here's how it works: POWER-ON - Switch the camera on and the Pi will boot and start the action camera, indicated by lighting up the status LED. VIDEO - Push the button short, this switches on the preview (for FPV) and starts recording video. Push again to stop record. TIMELAPSE - Push the button for at least a second - this starts the preview (for FPV) and begins to capture pictures every 3 seconds. Push Button again to stop. SHUTDOWN - Push the button longer than 5 seconds. The Pi will shut down. Wait a few more seconds after the status LED goes out, before you switch the Pi off. Assembly: You have to solder the components. Look for the read-me and the code on github to see which ports/pins on the Raspberry are used for push-button and status-led. I used a little breadboard to solder both, button and led. There are guides in the lid that hold the board when assembled. On github you'll find the python3 code for the cam itself and a shell script to convert the video into a common format (mp4). Parts List: Raspberry Pi Zero Raspberry Cam (V1.3 or 2.0) Push-Button Small Switch Standard 3mm LED (and/or resistor) Lipo 1s minimum 500 mAh Power Boost 5v / Lipo-Charge-Module Nano Wifi-or Bluetooth-adapter to get the films/pictures of the camera UPDATE 26.03.17: I will not continue working on it. While testing, I had massive frame drops. This and limitation to 5M when using live video-out made me decide to buy a Runcam2 for my Crossfire quadcopter.