RunCam Near IR

RunCam Near IR

My early near IR lens mods for the 808-16 were physical changes that were not repeatable with the ESP32-Cam in this post, https://www.cloudacm.com/?p=3986. I concluded that purpose-built lenses were better suited. Since this was the case, I opted to order a NOIR filtered lens for my RunCam2 4K camera. This would give me more “ready to use” features than coding another project for the ESP32-Cam. The lens I found online was for a CCTV camera with the following specs, 5MP…

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ESP32-Cam Headless Controller

ESP32-Cam Headless Controller

Brian Lough created a video on YouTube titled “WiFiManager – An Essential ESP32 library!” This video pointed out that hard coded settings on the ESP32 can be a limitation. It went on to demonstrate this with wireless network connectivity and the inherent dependency when preset values are used. The solution rested on a library that gives the ESP32 the ability to operate as a WiFi access point and for the ESP32 to provide a web portal for an attached device….

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Out of the depth and disparity

Out of the depth and disparity

This post will cover the concepts of image processing to generate and display image disparity or depth of field. This topic has been covered in earlier posts in regards to anaglyph imaging and OpenCV disparity mapping. The purpose of this post is to expand on this topic by demonstrating some features and limitations. Let’s start by leaving flatland. Flatland & the 4th Dimension – Carl Sagan This image is of a stereo card from the Missouri History Museum that is…

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