photobooth

A Raspberry-Pi powered photobooth using gPhoto 2.

Description

Python application to build your own photobooth using a Raspberry Pi, gPhoto2 and pygame.

The code was developed from scratch but inspired by the following tutorials/projects:

Requirements

Software stack

The following is required for running this photobooth application. I used only versions available in the package repositories of Raspbian (tested version numbers are given in brackets), others might work just as well.

Python (2.7.3)
Pygame (1.9.1)
gPhoto (2.5.6)

Hardware

Raspberry Pi (Any device able to run the software stack should work fine)
Camera supported by gPhoto. I've used a Canon EOS 500D.

Usage

Simply download photobooth.py or clone the repository and run it. It opens the GUI, prints the features of the connected camera, e.g.,

$ ./photobooth.py 
Abilities for camera             : Canon EOS 500D
Serial port support              : no
USB support                      : yes
Capture choices                  :
                                 : Image
                                 : Preview
Configuration support            : yes
Delete selected files on camera  : yes
Delete all files on camera       : no
File preview (thumbnail) support : yes
File upload support              : yes

and waits for you to hit the button to take pictures.

Eventually I want to use the GPIO-pins to support external buttons, for now only two commands are supported:

q: Exit the application
c: Take four pictures and show them in a grid

All pictures taken are stored in the current working directory.

Modifications

In the beginning of the file a number of config options are available. Change them to your liking.

The GUI-class is separated from the entire functionality. I'm using Pygame because it's so simple to use. Feel free to replace it by your favorite library.

License

I provide this code under AGPL v3. See LICENSE.

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