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1 <!DOCTYPE html> 2 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="" xml:lang=""> 3 <head> 4 <meta charset="utf-8" /> 5 <meta name="generator" content="pandoc" /> 6 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes" /> 7 <meta name="keywords" content="Camera, 3d Printed, Filmmaker, Raspberry pi" /> 8 <title>Gonzopi – Gonzopi Manual</title> 9 <style> 10 code{white-space: pre-wrap;} 11 span.smallcaps{font-variant: small-caps;} 12 span.underline{text-decoration: underline;} 13 div.column{display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;} 14 div.hanging-indent{margin-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1.5em;} 15 ul.task-list{list-style: none;} 16 .display.math{display: block; text-align: center; margin: 0.5rem auto;} 17 </style> 18 <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" /> 19 </head> 20 <body> 21 <h2 id="the-gonzo-pi-philosophy-filmmaking-unchained">The Gonzo Pi 22 Philosophy: Filmmaking, Unchained</h2> 23 <p>The Gonzo Pi isn’t just a camera—it’s a palm-sized, Raspberry 24 Pi-powered beast built for storytellers who want to dive headfirst into 25 their world and come out with a film that’s as real as it gets. It’s not 26 about perfection; it’s about truth, immediacy, and creativity 27 unleashed.</p> 28 <h2 id="the-tree-of-creation-every-take-matters">The Tree of Creation: 29 Every Take Matters</h2> 30 <p>At the heart of Gonzo Pi is it’s unique approach organizing your 31 work: the film/scene/shot tree directory structure. Think of it as a 32 blueprint for your scenes and films. Simple yet so powerful that your 33 camera becomes your studio. Every film you start is a new root folder. 34 Within it, scenes and shots branch out as subfolders, and each shot 35 holds your raw takes with eventual cut and effect pointers. Every edited 36 take becomes a new take and every removed take is placed in a new root 37 folder named yourfilm_onthefloor. Removing something from this folder is 38 like sweeping the floor and your takes are permanently removed.</p> 39 <h2 id="freedom-through-open-source">Freedom Through Open Source</h2> 40 <p>The Gonzo Pi is open-source because creativity shouldn’t be locked 41 behind proprietary walls. Its 3D-printed body, Raspberry Pi core, and 42 customizable software invite you to hack, mod, and make it your own. 43 Want to mount it on a drone? Make it waterproof? Add a bizarre lens from 44 a 1970s thrift shop? Go for it. The Gonzo Pi is a canvas for your 45 imagination, not a walled garden.</p> 46 <h2 id="whos-this-for">Who’s This For?</h2> 47 <p>You. The dreamer, the tinkerer, the storyteller who doesn’t need a 48 big budget to make something real. Whether you’re a coder rigging 49 multi-camera setups or a newbie just pointing and shooting, the Gonzo Pi 50 meets you where you are. It’s for anyone who believes a story is worth 51 telling, no matter how raw or unpolished.</p> 52 <p>In the spirit of gonzo, the Gonzo Pi dares you to grab it, run into 53 the chaos, and come back with a film that’s unmistakably yours.</p> 54 <h2 id="technical-section-getting-started-with-the-gonzo-pi">Technical 55 Section: Getting Started with the Gonzo Pi</h2> 56 <p>Now that you’re pumped about the Gonzo Pi’s vibe, let’s get it up and 57 running. This section covers the basics of setting up your hardware, 58 installing the software, and understanding the film/scene/shot/take tree 59 that makes the Gonzo Pi so intuitive. No tech degree required—just a bit 60 of curiosity and a love for filmmaking.</p> 61 <h2 id="hardware-setup">Hardware Setup</h2> 62 <p>The Gonzo Pi is a compact, customizable filmmaking machine. Here’s 63 what you’ll need to build one:</p> 64 <ul> 65 <li>Raspberry Pi 4B: The brain of the operation. (A 3B+ or 3B works too, 66 but 4B is the standard.)</li> 67 <li>Sony IMX Camera Sensor (12.3MP): Captures crisp, vibrant 68 footage.</li> 69 <li>C-Mount and CS-Mount Lenses: Pick a lens for your style—vintage, 70 wide-angle, or quirky. C-mount adapters are widely available.</li> 71 <li>3D-Printed Body: Download the STL files from gonzopi.org and print 72 the case. It’s designed for easy assembly and modding.</li> 73 <li>MicroSD Card and an External USB3 SSD Hard-Drive: SD card is for the 74 brainz and the External Hard-Drive is for storing your films.</li> 75 <li>Power Source: 7800mAh li-ion Battery pack (5-6h of filming)</li> 76 <li>Optional Add-Ons: HDMI display for a bigger view, USB sound card for 77 better audio, or a viewfinder for precision.</li> 78 </ul> 79 <h2 id="so-how-does-it-work-in-detail">So how does it work in 80 detail?</h2> 81 <p>Let’s start with how to control it.</p> 82 <figure> 83 <img src="gonzopi-gui.jpeg" alt="Gonzopi UI" /> 84 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Gonzopi UI</figcaption> 85 </figure> 86 <p>Control the GonzoPi with a keyboard or through the network or with 87 physical buttons; Enter, Up, Down, Left, Right, Record, Retake, View and 88 Remove.</p> 89 <h1 id="keys">Keys</h1> 90 <figure> 91 <img src="gonzopi-buttons.jpeg" alt="Gonzopi UI" /> 92 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Gonzopi UI</figcaption> 93 </figure> 94 <figure> 95 <img src="buttons.png" alt="Buttons" /> 96 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Buttons</figcaption> 97 </figure> 98 <figure> 99 <img src="view-buttons.png" alt="View Buttons" /> 100 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">View Buttons</figcaption> 101 </figure> 102 <h3 id="keyboard">Keyboard</h3> 103 <figure> 104 <img src="keyboard.jpg" alt="Wireless keyboard" /> 105 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Wireless keyboard</figcaption> 106 </figure> 107 <p>With keys up and down you change a specific setting, for example 108 shutter speed. With keys left and right you change what settings to 109 change. With view, you can view the last shot or if you have a specific 110 scene highlighted the camera would automatically glue all shots together 111 and play that scene for you, same goes for film. With remove you can 112 remove a specific take, shot, scene or film. With the retake button you 113 retake a bad take, this is how the camera keeps track of your good 114 takes. The last take is always the chosen one.</p> 115 <p>Special keys on the keyboard (CAPITAL):</p> 116 <p>H = Hide / Show Help</p> 117 <p>C = Copy scene/shot</p> 118 <p>M = Move (as in cut and paste) scene/shot</p> 119 <p>I = Insert empty, copied or cut scene/shot</p> 120 <p>S = Screen On / Off</p> 121 <p>Spacebar / PageUp = Rec / Stop</p> 122 <p>PageDown = Retake</p> 123 <p>Tab = View</p> 124 <p>A = Hide / Show Menu</p> 125 <h2 id="how-to-make-a-film-from-many-takes">How to make a film from many 126 takes?</h2> 127 <p>It’s very simple and intuitive. Press view button while a scene is 128 selected will glue all last takes of all shots in that scene together 129 and play it. Press view while a film is selected will glue all scenes in 130 that film together.</p> 131 <h2 id="and-multitrack-audio-dubbing">And multitrack audio dubbing</h2> 132 <p>Pressing enter/middle button on a film, scene or shot will take you 133 to a multitrack dub settings menu. Here you can press record to begin a 134 new audio dub track, you can have as many dub tracks as you need. Next 135 time you view your shot, scene or film it will be mixed in.</p> 136 <h2 id="retake">Retake</h2> 137 <p>After recording, press record to make next shot or press retake and 138 you’ll be filming a new take, the last take in a shot is chosen when 139 viewing a scene or the whole film. Hint! pressing record while browsing 140 existing takes, shots and scenes will take you to the last shot in that 141 scene. Pressing retake will do just that, a retake. Makes perfectly 142 sense, right? Fiddle around with it, you’ll totally get it.</p> 143 <h1 id="menus">Menus</h1> 144 <p>A short explanation of all the settings and why they are where they 145 are.</p> 146 <h3 id="film-scene-shot-and-take">Film, scene, shot and take</h3> 147 <p>The idea of the workflow is: film only the essential, you can merge 148 your shots of a scene and view it on the spot and do a retake if you 149 need to fix something rather than filming a bunch and fixing it later 150 while editing. When you get the hang of it there won’t be not much 151 editing later.</p> 152 <h3 id="dubbing">Dubbing</h3> 153 <p>If you press enter while you’ve highlighted the film name or a scene 154 you’ll be entering dub settings menu. (ADD:d:1.0/o:1.0) this indicates 155 the volume of the (d)ub to the previous (o)riginal mix. So, for example 156 if you want the dub volume to be 50% of the previous audio, the settings 157 would look like this (ADD:d:0.5/o:1.0). A good all-around background 158 music volume level is only 10% so it would look like this 159 (ADD:d:0.1/o:1.0). The other setting is fade in and out in seconds (in: 160 0.5) (out: 1.0) whould be half a second in and a second out. Now if you 161 press enter while the ADD is highlighted you’ll be dubbing. You can 162 change the settings later if you come back to the menu.</p> 163 <h3 id="shutter-iso-red-blue">Shutter, iso, red, blue</h3> 164 <p>Shutter and iso are well know basic camera concepts. With red and 165 blue you control the colors. If you press enter while on any of these 166 then it will go into auto mode and if you press it again it will go back 167 to manual mode with the current auto settings. I’m using this feature to 168 quickly find a reasonable good value before I’m locking and tuning the 169 settings manually to my likings. Cuz you always will know better than 170 the robots!</p> 171 <h3 id="bright-cont-sat">Bright, cont, sat</h3> 172 <p>Color grade on the go with brightness, contrast and saturation. You 173 will probably have to play with theses to figure out what you want. 174 Remember that as you’re making your film ready while you’re shooting it 175 take by take, there’s no color grading later on so you’ll have to settle 176 on your color grade before you film. To get that good old spaghetti 177 western look go with the contrast at -19.</p> 178 <h3 id="vfx">VFX</h3> 179 <p>Some realtime effects like invert, negative, film grain, solarize, 180 denoise, colorpoint, solorswap, posterize and blur</p> 181 <h3 id="flip-beep-lenght">Flip, beep, lenght</h3> 182 <p>If you go gonzo, flippin it is the way to go! beep is a countdown 183 timer from the moment you press rec or retake to when it actually starts 184 filming. Lenght let’s you put in the lenght of your take before you 185 actually start filming. Both of these are very useful if you film action 186 alone and can’t reach for the buttons.</p> 187 <h3 id="mic-phones-comp">Mic, phones, comp</h3> 188 <p>Control teh level of your mic and headphones. Comp is a basic 189 compressor so your message comes across and we hear ya! it’s quite harsh 190 at the moment but I like it when it goes craking up abit like in the 191 good old 70s cinema.</p> 192 <h3 id="timelapse">Timelapse</h3> 193 <p>(this is not picture timelapse this is video timelapse, working on 194 picture timelapse) Press middle button on TIMELAPSE and you’ll be in 195 timelapse menu here you can choose the intervall of the takes, now this 196 isn’t really a traditional timelapse, it will instead do a 0.2 sec video 197 at each intervall or it can be set to your likings but 0.2 is good for a 198 traditional timelapse effect. At the bottom of the screen is a 199 calculation of how long the clip will be if you do the timelapse for an 200 hour. I’d say don’t over do it! a 10 - 20 sec clip is already quite a 201 stretch but its up to you, you’re the movie film director.</p> 202 <h3 id="dsk-shutdown-srv-wifi">Dsk, shutdown, srv, wifi</h3> 203 <p>Disk space, showing you how much of space left on your sd card. 204 Shutdown, when your really done! it’s good to do this before cutting the 205 power or otherwise there’s a small chance of sd card corruption. Srv is 206 a network server, if your connected to a network and put this on you 207 should be able to go to any browser on any device and watch your movie 208 films (that is if you’ve rendered them first), just go to the ip address 209 of your gonzopi (move around the cursor to get updated ip, you’ll find 210 it when you’ve connected it. Press enter on wifi. There it is on the 211 bottom of the screen, looks like this 192.168.1.105). If you press enter 212 on wifi you will be transported to a glorious program called Wicd 213 curses, here you really need to have a keyboard to set up your 214 connections. Hints are down on the screen what buttons to press. To get 215 back into Gonzopi press “q”.</p> 216 <h3 id="update-and-upload">Update and upload</h3> 217 <p>Update the camera to the most exclusive version, this is still pretty 218 much a-work-in-progress and as a warnign expect some bugs! don’t worry 219 I’ll be improving things but it takes time. Upload your film to the web, 220 there is a youtube uploader mod you can install but you’ll have to do 221 some configs to make it work for you. Details coming soon. Reach out to 222 the matrix room if you’re in a hurry..</p> 223 <p>to get the youtube api secrets 224 <code>wget https://gonzopi.org/yt/.client_secrets.json</code></p> 225 <h3 id="load-and-new">Load and new</h3> 226 <p>You can have many on going films, load em up or start as many films 227 as you like.</p> 228 <h3 id="multi-camera">Multi-camera</h3> 229 <p>Press middle button on SRV: to view multicamera options</p> 230 <h3 id="blending">Blending</h3> 231 <p>Copy a take and choose what take to blend with and hit middle button 232 on BLEND:</p> 233 <h3 id="live">Live</h3> 234 <p>Hit enter to select where to push stream (what ip and port) it will 235 then be saved til you remove it with remove button</p> 236 <h3 id="mux">MUX</h3> 237 <p>When MUX ‘yes’ mp3 is merged together with the video, it will take a 238 little longer to render but this is essentially what you want to do when 239 you have your film ready and want to share it.</p> 240 <hr /> 241 <h1 id="building-repairing-and-modding">Building, repairing and 242 modding</h1> 243 <ol type="1"> 244 <li><a href="#get-the-parts">Get the parts</a></li> 245 <li><a href="#printing-the-printable-parts">Printing the printable 246 parts</a></li> 247 <li><a href="#wiring">Wiring</a></li> 248 <li><a href="#installing-software">Installing software</a></li> 249 <li><a href="#tested-lenses">Tested lenses</a></li> 250 </ol> 251 <h2 id="get-the-parts">Get the parts</h2> 252 <figure> 253 <img src="gonzopi-build_01.jpg" 254 alt="Gonzopi parts layed out (this is a very old Gonzo Pi version)" /> 255 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Gonzopi parts layed out (this is a very 256 old Gonzo Pi version)</figcaption> 257 </figure> 258 <p>Here is a list of parts that are recommended, there are other parts 259 that probably will work but requires some hacking.</p> 260 <h2 id="raspberry-pi-4-b">Raspberry pi 4 B</h2> 261 <p>Price ~40 eur</p> 262 <p>The heart of Gonzopi. Why Raspberry pi you ask? There are several 263 reasons:</p> 264 <ul> 265 <li>Huge support.</li> 266 <li>The great Debian based os Raspbian.</li> 267 <li>Low price.</li> 268 <li>Picamera.</li> 269 </ul> 270 <p><strong>Links</strong> <a href="https://raspberrypi.org">Raspberry pi 271 site</a> <strong>Buy</strong> <a 272 href="https://www.tme.eu/fi/details/sc0192-11/raspberry-pi-minitietokoneet/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-1gb-ram/?brutto=1&currency=EUR&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=FINLANDIA%20%5BPLA%5D%20CSS%20%5BHP%5D&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9vy3hKHujAMV1l6RBR3eHRuqEAQYAiABEgJRC_D_BwE">TME.EU</a></p> 273 <h2 id="gb-samsung-evo-micro-sd">64 Gb Samsung Evo+ Micro SD</h2> 274 <p>Price ~10 eur</p> 275 <p>This is a good performance card.</p> 276 <p><a 277 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32676225311.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.11ed1b664kPdEf&algo_pvid=d9155fff-7ddc-47bb-9512-f7e686fe69ac&algo_expid=d9155fff-7ddc-47bb-9512-f7e686fe69ac-0&btsid=e2f36205-1c37-47bc-9a94-c006837f0992&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_7,searchweb201603_55">Aliexpress</a></p> 278 <h2 id="raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera">Raspberry Pi High Quality 279 Camera</h2> 280 <p>Price ~60 eur</p> 281 <p>This is the recommended camera module for Gonzopi, 12.3 megapixel 282 Sony IMX477 sensor, 7.9mm diagonal image size, and back-illuminated 283 sensor architecture, with adjustable back focus and support for C- and 284 CS-mount lenses.</p> 285 <p><strong>Links</strong> <strong>Buy</strong> <a 286 href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/?resellerType=home">Raspberry 287 pi</a></p> 288 <h2 id="pimoroni-hyperpixel-4-inch-screen">Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 inch 289 screen</h2> 290 <p>Price ~35 eur</p> 291 <p>Bright 4 inch responsible screen. Beware when installing the screen, 292 it’s quite britle!</p> 293 <p><strong>Links</strong> <a 294 href="https://learn.pimoroni.com/tutorial/sandyj/getting-started-with-hyperpixel-4">Pimoroni</a> 295 <strong>Buy</strong> <a 296 href="https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/hyperpixel-4">Pimoroni</a> <a 297 href="https://fi.farnell.com/pimoroni/pim370/hyperpixel-board-raspberry-pi/dp/3401805">Farnell</a></p> 298 <h2 id="usb-via-vt1620a-sound-card">USB via vt1620a sound card</h2> 299 <p>Price ~1 eur</p> 300 <p>Really cheap usb soundcard. It has been working suprisingly well. 301 Have not tested other cards yet.</p> 302 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 303 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Professional-External-USB-Sound-Card-Adapter-Virtual-7-1-Channel-3D-Audio-with-3-5mm-Headset/32588038556.html?spm=2114.01010208.8.8.E8ZKLB">Aliexpress</a></p> 304 <h2 id="v-7800mah-li-ion-battery">3.7v 7800mAh li-ion Battery</h2> 305 <p>Price ~17 eur</p> 306 <p>I have tried several batteries, the adafruit 6800mAh is also 307 fine.</p> 308 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 309 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/free-shipping-3-7v-7800mah-18650-li-ion-rechargeable-battery-pack-18650-3P-lithium-ion-battery/32823635264.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.49ba4c4dyoKkZS">Aliexpress</a></p> 310 <p>Or you can buy 3 pcs of 3.7V 18650 Lithium cells and protect them 311 with an Lithium Battery Protection Board Overcharge Over-discharge.</p> 312 <p><a 313 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32826851071.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dUBojcv">Aliexpress</a></p> 314 <p>Here’s a pack with 40 pcs of 2600mAh 3.7V 18650 cells.</p> 315 <p><a 316 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32795814865.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dUBojcv">Aliexpress</a></p> 317 <h2 id="type-c-5v-2a-3.7v-li-ion-battery-charger-booster-module">Type-C 318 5v 2A 3.7V Li-ion battery charger booster module</h2> 319 <p>Price ~2€</p> 320 <p>Enough juice in this booster charger to run teh pi 3b without 321 dropping voltage.</p> 322 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 323 href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Type-C-USB-5V-2A-3-7V-18650-Lithium-Li-ion-Battery-Charging-Board-Charger-Module/383717339632?var=652109038482">Ebay</a></p> 324 <h2 id="x8x5mm-dip-4-silicone-switch-mute-silent-button">8x8x5MM DIP-4 325 Silicone Switch Mute Silent button</h2> 326 <p>Price ~2 eur/20 pcs</p> 327 <p>You can only buy a pack of 20 pcs but these buttons are good and 328 silent! Not necessary if you want to control with keyboard like Rii mini 329 8+</p> 330 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 331 href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/151723036469?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT">Ebay</a> 332 <a 333 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32777086031.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5cfc6136IYeRxe&algo_pvid=f4209ce9-f7c5-47f1-8d98-6b0cd8affb32&algo_expid=f4209ce9-f7c5-47f1-8d98-6b0cd8affb32-0&btsid=7ceb3856-696f-4ddd-9858-84c295f67c48&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_7,searchweb201603_55">Aliexpress</a></p> 334 <h2 id="mcp23017-esp-dip-28-16-bit-i-o-expander-i2c">MCP23017-E/SP 335 DIP-28 16 bit I / O expander I2C</h2> 336 <p>Price ~1 eur</p> 337 <p>This will be connected to the screen I2C port. This is not necessary 338 if you intend to control the camera with a keyboard like the Rii mini 339 i8+</p> 340 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 341 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10PCS-MCP23017-E-SP-DIP-28-MCP23017-16-Bit-I-O-Expander-with-I2C-Interface-IC/32665631086.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dn4m008">Aliexpress</a></p> 342 <h2 id="piezo-electronic-buzzer">Piezo electronic buzzer</h2> 343 <p>Price ~1 eur</p> 344 <p>Very useful for timing shots!</p> 345 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 346 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/New-Arrival-Durable-3-24V-Piezo-Electronic-Buzzer-Alarm-95DB-Continuous-Sound-Beeper-For-Arduino-Car/1959068_32666789405.html?spm=2114.search0204.3.1.4cef4057RBI3xn&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10059_5015413_5015313_10696_100031_10084_10083_5016113_10103_451_10618_452_10304_10307_10820_10821_10302_5016013,searchweb201603_45,ppcSwitch_4_ppcChannel&algo_expid=c84318cd-b50e-4370-9cad-6ae9bc7963ae-0&algo_pvid=c84318cd-b50e-4370-9cad-6ae9bc7963ae&priceBeautifyAB=0">Aliexpress</a></p> 347 <h2 id="latching-push-button-switch-10mm">Latching push button switch 348 10mm</h2> 349 <p>Price ~5 eur/24 pcs</p> 350 <p>I use this as the powerbutton. I have tried different versions of 351 safe shutdown buttons for the Raspberry pi but they have not worked as I 352 wanted (they draw power even when Pi is powered off, this is not good). 353 I have solved the problem with a menu button to safely shut down the 354 camera.</p> 355 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 356 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/24pcs-latching-push-button-switch-10mm-fixed-pushbutton-switch-latching-maintained-push-buttons/32770346793.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4ddFzv3i">Aliexpress</a></p> 357 <h2 id="nut-14--20-unc-304-a2">Nut 1/4 -20 UNC 304 A2</h2> 358 <p>Price ~2 eur/10 pcs</p> 359 <p>This is the standard camera stand nuts. If you never use a stand then 360 you dont need this.</p> 361 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 362 href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-4-20-UNC-304-A2-Stainless-Steel-Hex-Full-Nuts-Qty-10PCS-/222134363896?hash=item33b83d66f8">Ebay</a><br></p> 363 <h2 id="screws-m3x12mm">Screws M3x12mm</h2> 364 <p>Price ~2 eur/25 pcs</p> 365 <p>These hold the camera together.</p> 366 <p><strong>Buy</strong> Your local harware store</p> 367 <p><a 368 href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/50X-Stainless-M1-6-M2-M3-M4-Countersunk-Flat-Head-Cross-Miniature-Screw-Bolts/392195849737?hash=item5b50b1be09:m:mGdurHGRlBzB-IIMJirP3Dw">Ebay</a></p> 369 <h2 id="screws-m3x30mm">Screws M3x30mm</h2> 370 <p>Price ~2 eur/30 pcs</p> 371 <p>These hold picamera-body to the body.</p> 372 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 373 href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/20-pcs-M3-Screw-Diameter-3mm-Length-30mm-M3x30-Stainless-Steel-DIY/181846978737?epid=886666073&hash=item2a56ecb0b1:g:F1MAAOxyUylTSh9n">Ebay</a></p> 374 <h2 id="screws-2.2x9.5mm">Screws 2.2x9.5mm</h2> 375 <p>Price ~1 eur/20 pcs</p> 376 <p>These hold the camera/mic together.</p> 377 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 378 href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/M2-2x9-5mm-Stainless-Steel-Phillips-Round-Pan-Head-Self-Tapping-Screws-50pcs/391417337610?epid=1563431736&hash=item5b224a970a:g:oC8AAOSwqDhbAlml">Ebay</a></p> 379 <h2 id="rii-mini-i8-mini-keyboard">Rii mini i8+ mini keyboard</h2> 380 <p>Price ~17 eur</p> 381 <p>Wireless control over camera. You will also need this for wifi 382 settings etc. (Recommended) This is one of the best mini keyboards I’ve 383 tried.</p> 384 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 385 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Rii-mini-i8-Russian-English-Spanish-Hebrew-Version-Wireless-Backlit-Keyboard-with-Touchpad-for-PC-Smart/32450468690.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dKdqpVO">Aliexpress</a></p> 386 <h2 id="external-usb3-ssd-hard-drive">External USB3 SSD hard-drive</h2> 387 <p>Price ~50 eur</p> 388 <p>It’s recommended to film to external drive.</p> 389 <p>Parts grand total ~200 eur</p> 390 <h1 id="optional-parts">Optional parts</h1> 391 <h2 id="gonzopi-viewfinder">Gonzopi viewfinder</h2> 392 <p>This is a 3.5 inch viewfinder for Gonzopi that you can 3d print and 393 make by buying these three parts.</p> 394 <h2 id="lens-d42-f110mm">Lens D42 F110mm</h2> 395 <p>Price ~10 eur</p> 396 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 397 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32958816619.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6fb54c4dGb4wI7">Aliexpress</a></p> 398 <h2 id="rubber-eyepiece">Rubber Eyepiece</h2> 399 <p>Price ~4 eur</p> 400 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 401 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32780859922.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dmVqriG">Aliexpress</a></p> 402 <h2 id="magnets-25mm-x-5mm-x-1.5mm">Magnets 25mm x 5mm x 1.5mm</h2> 403 <p>Price ~3 eur 10 pcs</p> 404 <p><strong>Buy</strong> <a 405 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32963277127.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dRc1vCZ">Aliexpress</a></p> 406 <h2 id="printing-the-printable-parts">Printing the printable parts</h2> 407 <p>While waiting for ordered parts lets 3d print the rest of the parts. 408 I recommend printing with a solid 100% infill. Now it is pretty crucial 409 that you have a good calibrated printer so that you don’t over/under 410 print. Some parts need to be very precise to work.</p> 411 <p>You’ll find all the 3d parts in a <a href="3d/gonzopi.blend">blender 412 file</a> in the <a href="3d/">3d folder</a>.</p> 413 <p><a href="3d/gonzopi-body.stl">gonzopi-body.stl</a></p> 414 <figure> 415 <img src="3d/gonzopi-body.png" alt="body" /> 416 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">body</figcaption> 417 </figure> 418 <p><a 419 href="3d/gonzopi-button-plate-bottom.stl">gonzopi-button-plate-bottom.stl</a></p> 420 <figure> 421 <img src="3d/gonzopi-button-plate-bottom.png" 422 alt="gonzopi-button-plate-bottom" /> 423 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-button-plate-bottom</figcaption> 424 </figure> 425 <p><a 426 href="3d/gonzopi-button-plate-upper.stl">gonzopi-button-plate-upper</a></p> 427 <figure> 428 <img src="3d/gonzopi-button-plate-upper.png" 429 alt="gonzopi-button-plate-upper" /> 430 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-button-plate-upper</figcaption> 431 </figure> 432 <p><a href="3d/gonzopi-hdmi-cap.stl">gonzopi-hdmi-cap</a></p> 433 <figure> 434 <img src="3d/gonzopi-hdmi-cap.png" alt="gonzopi-hdmi-cap" /> 435 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-hdmi-cap</figcaption> 436 </figure> 437 <p><a href="3d/gonzopi-left-side.stl">gonzopi-left-side</a></p> 438 <figure> 439 <img src="3d/gonzopi-left-side.png" alt="gonzopi-left-side" /> 440 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-left-side</figcaption> 441 </figure> 442 <p><a 443 href="3d/gonzopi-picamera-hq-body.stl">gonzopi-picamera-body</a></p> 444 <figure> 445 <img src="3d/gonzopi-picamera-hq-body.png" 446 alt="gonzopi-picamera-body" /> 447 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-picamera-body</figcaption> 448 </figure> 449 <p><a href="3d/gonzopi-right-side.stl">gonzopi-right-side</a></p> 450 <figure> 451 <img src="3d/gonzopi-right-side.png" alt="gonzopi-right-side" /> 452 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-right-side</figcaption> 453 </figure> 454 <p><a 455 href="3d/gonzopi-screen-lid-hyperpixel.stl">gonzopi-screen-lid</a></p> 456 <figure> 457 <img src="3d/gonzopi-screen-lid-hyperpixel.png" 458 alt="gonzopi-screen-lid" /> 459 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">gonzopi-screen-lid</figcaption> 460 </figure> 461 <h1 id="wiring">Wiring</h1> 462 <figure> 463 <img src="wiring.png" alt="Gonzopi wiring diagram" /> 464 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Gonzopi wiring diagram</figcaption> 465 </figure> 466 <figure> 467 <img src="gonzopi-build_02.jpg" 468 alt="dont use adafruit powerbooster! use Type-C 5v 2A 3.7V Li-ion battery charger booster module" /> 469 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">dont use adafruit powerbooster! use 470 Type-C 5v 2A 3.7V Li-ion battery charger booster module</figcaption> 471 </figure> 472 <figure> 473 <img src="gonzopi-build_03.jpg" 474 alt="Fitting everything together (very old Gonzo Pi version in this image but the methods are the same today!)" /> 475 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Fitting everything together (very old 476 Gonzo Pi version in this image but the methods are the same 477 today!)</figcaption> 478 </figure> 479 <figure> 480 <img src="gonzopi-build_04.jpg" alt="Gonzopi version 0.1" /> 481 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Gonzopi version 0.1</figcaption> 482 </figure> 483 <h1 id="installing-software">Installing software</h1> 484 <p>Download latest <a 485 href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/">Raspbian</a> and 486 follow <a 487 href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md">install 488 instructions</a>. <a 489 href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/">Ssh 490 into</a> Raspberry Pi and run:</p> 491 <p>Go to home folder</p> 492 <pre><code>cd /home/pi</code></pre> 493 <p>Install git</p> 494 <pre><code>sudo apt-get install git</code></pre> 495 <p>Git clone gonzopi and then run install script with sudo:</p> 496 <pre><code>git clone https://github.com/rbckman/gonzopi.git 497 cd gonzopi 498 sudo ./install.sh</code></pre> 499 <p>You’r ready to rumble:</p> 500 <pre><code>python3 gonzopi.py</code></pre> 501 <p>Happy filming!</p> 502 <figure> 503 <img src="gonzopi-brothers.jpg" 504 alt="Should be looking like this once finnished" /> 505 <figcaption aria-hidden="true">Should be looking like this once 506 finnished</figcaption> 507 </figure> 508 <h1 id="tested-lenses">Tested lenses</h1> 509 <p>Here is what I’m testing right now.</p> 510 <h2 id="mm-3mp-f1.2-cs">2.8mm 3MP F1.2 CS</h2> 511 <p>Price ~ 6 €</p> 512 <p>This is a good wide all around lens. Recomended! <a 513 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32973023765.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.4e9c3761rLgRE0&algo_pvid=f9a62bbd-7981-48cb-a080-c39336b9f53f&algo_expid=f9a62bbd-7981-48cb-a080-c39336b9f53f-1&btsid=028c8b49-83e8-4c56-9b8b-6c32c36e65d9&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_7,searchweb201603_55">Aliexpress</a></p> 514 <h2 id="mm-3mp-f1.2-cs-1">2.5mm 3MP F1.2 CS</h2> 515 <p>Price ~ 6 €</p> 516 <p>This is an even wider lens. Seems to be the same manufacterer. <a 517 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32970488708.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.1.782e6003A85K1u">Aliexpress</a></p> 518 <h2 519 id="yumiki-6-60mm-13-cs-lens-cctv-lens-ir-f1.6-manual-zoom-manual-iris">Yumiki 520 6-60mm 1/3” CS Lens CCTV Lens IR F1.6 Manual Zoom Manual Iris</h2> 521 <p><a 522 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/6-60mm-1-3-CS-Lens-CCTV-Lens-IR-F1-6-Manual-Zoom-Manual-Iris-for/32793850795.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dmtk6IZ">Aliexpress</a></p> 523 <h2 id="camera-lens-2.8-12mm-varifocal">Camera Lens 2.8-12mm 524 Varifocal</h2> 525 <p>This lens is good. Will write a longer review once I have more 526 filming hours.</p> 527 <p><a 528 href="https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Megapixel-Fixed-Iris-HD-CCTV-Camera-Lens-2-8-12mm-Varifocal-HD-Security-Camera-Lens-Manual/32644427822.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dmtk6IZ">Aliexpress</a></p> 529 <hr /> 530 </body> 531 </html>