SUBMERSIBLE camera snaps PICS OF ocean GOING PREDATORS

This camera rig utilizes a Raspberry Pi to send a camera down fifty meters (mirror on RPi blog) in order to spy on sharks. We got truly excited at very first believing that it may be utilizing the camera module from the Raspberry Pi foundation however that isn’t the case. Do keep reading though, there’s a great deal of great stuff included in this one.

The job utilized a collection of camera units spread over a big area to screen shark activity. Each is mounted on an anchored buoy, utilizing solar panels as well as a lead acid gel battery for power. The RPi itself stays topside in a water resistant box. It links to the camera utilizing a 50-foot Ethernet patch cable.

We figure the difficulty of building the hardware parallels that of designing an underwater ROV. The camera needs an enclosure that can stand as much as the pressure at that depth while enabling the cable to pass with it. There is likewise an fascinating note in the job log about getting the camera exposure settings to behave.