Recently when I set up my new Octoprint setup, I had included a raspberry pi touchscreen as well, and I had needed to 3D print a case for it to mount to the top of my Ender-3. After a little bit of searching, I found a design I liked. as I was printing it, I had looked at the “makes” section (the “Makes” section is just where people who 3d printed the model would post pictures of it); when I had looked at one of them, they said they used a camera called the “MakerFocus Raspberry Pi 4 Night Vision Camera” The camera on Amazon was only $20. It seemed to be a good camera for what the reviews were saying, so I purchased it, and a day later, it arrived in the mail.
When it arrived, I put it together and wondered what the little “eyes” were on the left and the right; when I looked it up, it was an IR sensor for better night vision. Putting together the camera was super easy and was “plug and play” for the most part with Octopi.
Although the camera isn’t the best quality for Youtube videos, it’s perfect for the price. The night vision works exceptionally well and is very cool to see before bed to check on the print. Overall I really enjoy it, and it is my favorite Raspberry Pi camera I have seen so far.
Here is a picture of the 3D printer at night when lights are off:
And here is a screenshot of the camera view of the same thing:
Great job, Ezra!