Waves of Voqueric

Raspistill vs Python Picamera Library

Two weeks ago I undertook a performance evaluation of the two primary methods of capturing images on the Raspberry PiCamera v2. Here I wish to outline the parameters and summarize the results. The target device was the RPI0W. Evaluation Setup Our desired outcome was to determine image capture and save Read more…

By Larry Hartman, 5 yearsFebruary 7, 2020 ago

BASH

Picamera GPU Memory Error

Two weeks at a remote field site an hour from my office, I set up a Raspberry Pi with a Picamera v2.1 to take images every 15 minutes on a CRON task using the Python Picamera v1.13 software library. Four days later the software crashed with an out-of-memory error. I Read more…

By Larry Hartman, 5 yearsJune 5, 2019 ago

Raspberry Pi Camera

Raspistill vs Python Picamera Library

Picamera GPU Memory Error