Digital 8mm Video Camera

This is a digital 8mm video camera made with a IMX462 module and a raspberry pi compute module. This device has the following notable features:

~ 1/2.8 inch starlight Full HD image sensor Manual/automatic exposure/white balance Parfocal lens with back focus adjustment and marco mode Record video in 25/30 frames per second (PAL/NTSC) in 4:2:2/4:2:0 chroma sub-sampling format Adjustable video compression Capture still pictures in PNG or other format HDMI output for monitoring or be used as a webcam Customizable 12 buttons and 4 analog knobs Flippy screen Relatively portable size

Development progress and sample videos

You are welcomed to make this camera yourself. Depending on the availability of components, you might need to modify the topology of the circuit or the structure of the shell. Following sections of this page contains notable instructions for assembling the device by yourself. Resources for download is listed at the bottom of this page.