Two Raspberry Pi AI Cameras

Check out two artificial intelligence cameras for the Raspberry Pi – the Raspberry Pi AI Camera and the ArduCam PiNSIGHT.

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Today, we will examine an exciting new category of edge computing devices: the AI Camera. These cameras process an AI model at the source and deliver AI metadata to the Raspberry Pi host. They can also be used as conventional cameras.

Today, we have two cameras to play with. The first is the Raspberry Pi’s AI Camera module. Although it resembles the standard Pi camera, it has an intelligent sensor from Sony and an RP2040 microcontroller to manage data transfer.

The second unit is the ArduCam PiNSIGHT. This complete autofocus camera interfaces using a USB-C connector. You can mount a Raspberry Pi board directly on the camera, and it has a standard ¼-inch tripod thread for easy mounting.

In this video, we’ll set up and test both cameras and see how they perform. We’ll also discuss the merits and drawbacks of each camera to help you decide which would be better suited to your next intelligent project.

Here is the Table of Contents for today’s video:

00:00 – Introduction
01:50 – AI Cameras
05:54 – Raspberry Pi AI Camera
10:16 – Raspberry Pi AI Camera Setup
13:22 – Demo 1 – rpicam-apps
15:41 – Demo 2 – Pose estimation
16:41 – Demo 3 – Picamera2
19:52 – ArduCam PiNSIGHT AI Camera
22:37 – ArduCam PiNSIGHT Setup
25:13 – Demo 1 – depthai demo
27:18 – Luxonis Repository & OCR
31:28 – Camera Comparisons
36:57 – Conclusion

These cameras are sure to inspire some incredible projects. By doing most of the AI work on the camera, your Raspberry Pi board is free to perform other tasks. You can also use them with a lesser-powered Raspberry Pi board, like the Pi Zero 2 W.

I hope you enjoy the video!

Bill

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