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Raspberry Pi Timelapse camera script
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#!/bin/bash | |
for number in 1 2 | |
do | |
# Time of photo | |
DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") | |
# Name and location to photo | |
FILE="/home/pi/camera/$DATE.jpg" | |
# Set up some variables to change the exposure settings based on time | |
# Could this be linked to sunrise/sunet? Its quite a guesstimate.. | |
# Depends on where the camera is pointing too.. | |
EX="auto" | |
ISO="100" | |
HOUR=$(date +"%k") | |
if [ $HOUR -lt 6 ] || [ $HOUR -gt 19 ]; | |
then | |
EX="night" | |
ISO="400" | |
fi | |
# Take the picture (shutter speed is needed to keep exposure constant) | |
raspistill -ss 1000 -ISO $ISO -ex $EX -t 1 -sh 50 -vf -hf -o $FILE | |
# Resize and compress to save space | |
convert $FILE -resize 2600 -quality 90 $FILE | |
sleep 10 | |
done |
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