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I will build something that aids me on digitalizing expensive out-of-print books, What 4K DSLR do you know that is programmer friendly? Asking because I would like to interface it with my PC via USB and use custom-made software to control it, take pictures and (maybe) get send the pictures over the connection to my PC.

Maybe I could work better with an Android phone, tho, but I would prefer an DSLR.

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  • 1
    4y
    There are dslrs running android afaik
  • 0
    4y
    @yellow-dog I also found out that some can be controlled using Python 🤔
  • 0
    4y
    there are many ways to do that. So it would be best if you tell uus what your requirements are to accomplish your goal of a book scanner.
    The who, the why, and the how.
    Are your books fragile? What's your planed setup? Do you need a glass panel to flatten the book?
  • 1
    4y
    @heyheni the book I plan to star is in good conditions, I would build the project by myself, I don't believe any glass would be required.
  • 0
    4y
    @catholic-emacs and do you need a certain image resolution?
  • 1
    4y
    There are book scanners made from Lego Mindstorms. And Raspberry Pi just released it's new 12mxp camera module.

    book scanner
    https://youtu.be/TDYRHIGLAuM

    Raspi camera with intercangeable lenses
    https://raspberrypi.org/blog/...
  • 2
    4y
    however if you only need to release the shutter on a dslr you don't need to manipulate a cameras firmware.
    The raspberry pi can act as a remote shutter.

    https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi...

    Get something like a Canon 60D of ebay. And the canon 40mm pancake lens.
  • 0
    4y
    @heyheni yes, 4K for maximum details
  • 2
    4y
    @catholic-emacs 4k is a screen resolution. So in megapixel that's 9.5.
    So the raspberry camera with its 12 mega pixel will be fine? Although more is better for OCR.
  • 0
    4y
    @heyheni my bad. What's the highest cost-effective megapixel resolution DSLR you know for this type of projects?
  • 1
    4y
    @catholic-emacs you know what? get the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera, it's $50 has a brand new sony sensor. It's fully programmable. Give it a try and if it's not working for you project it was only $50 or you can sell it online.

    raspi camera review
    https://youtu.be/VDWORgW31Sw

    And as i said the Canon 60D or 70D you can get for $200 off ebay. the XXD series offers all pro features like remote trigering and flash ports.
  • 2
    4y
    You can get cheap document and book scanners on eBay sometimes. You want to get a scanner that has and angled bead so you can scan two pages of a book while open. It'd probably be way easier than using a DSLR.

    Alternatively, there are top down document scanners, similar to overhead projectors.
  • 0
    4y
    @djsumdog @Nanos didn't know that you could get book scanners on Ebay, I will check that out
  • 1
    4y
    I absolutely forgot about importation costs, Oof.

    Well, I'll juggle between options, I don't mind spending several weekends scanning one book.
  • 2
    4y
    Megapixel != quality though. A tiny lens will probably create all sorts of weird lensing effects. Even chromatic aberration can become significant, but the most common is just a general lack of sharpness, most visible on edges.
  • 0
    4y
    @Nanos I would like to do OCR after, but of course I won't be that naive if I go the DSLR route
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