good day dear friends 
well - not very sure if this goes into right "sub"
plz set me straight if i am wrong here
what is aimed: Is it possible to build a off grid cam with a raspberry pi pico that takes a picture every few hours
my winter project is to create a off-grid cam that sends data to my pi (/that is local).
off grid - projects are challenges:
well i think that in the area of Raspberry Pi-off-grid projects, power management plays a crucial role. power management seems to be important and i guess that all is not just about keeping the off-grid-device up and running; No - ist much much more. i think that it's all about ensuring optimal performance, stability, and longevity of the off-grid-project.
that said: well my Friends told me that i can do this with an ESP32-CAM. that is prettty cheap and damned simple. it is besides this also low power and comes with a allready established design and software. But i wonder if it is not possible to do this with a Zero or Pico
i am Pretty sure that i need to install a library or app for the photo taking.
probably we can get motion or I think there's even a camera app included in most pi distributions - so this would be nice.
even better if the Pi has a camera. very important - to make sure that the Pi has a battery.
what if i have really long times between recharges - well if so then i should have a look into different battery technology or even a solar panel that charges a battery every day for the Pi to drain.
what do you recommend - how to set up the solar charging circuits.
many thanks for any and all help.
ps. i am so happy to be part of this forum
well - not very sure if this goes into right "sub"
plz set me straight if i am wrong here
what is aimed: Is it possible to build a off grid cam with a raspberry pi pico that takes a picture every few hours
my winter project is to create a off-grid cam that sends data to my pi (/that is local).
off grid - projects are challenges:
well i think that in the area of Raspberry Pi-off-grid projects, power management plays a crucial role. power management seems to be important and i guess that all is not just about keeping the off-grid-device up and running; No - ist much much more. i think that it's all about ensuring optimal performance, stability, and longevity of the off-grid-project.
that said: well my Friends told me that i can do this with an ESP32-CAM. that is prettty cheap and damned simple. it is besides this also low power and comes with a allready established design and software. But i wonder if it is not possible to do this with a Zero or Pico
i am Pretty sure that i need to install a library or app for the photo taking.
probably we can get motion or I think there's even a camera app included in most pi distributions - so this would be nice.
even better if the Pi has a camera. very important - to make sure that the Pi has a battery.
what if i have really long times between recharges - well if so then i should have a look into different battery technology or even a solar panel that charges a battery every day for the Pi to drain.
what do you recommend - how to set up the solar charging circuits.
many thanks for any and all help.
ps. i am so happy to be part of this forum
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