Comments on: Raspberry Pi Motion Detector with Photo Capture

By: dukora53

dukora53 — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:54:04 +0000

A handy program, but it would need an update. It didn’t want to work when debugging with the Thonny IDE on RasPi3B, after redefining the names of the libraries and installing the libraries according to the documentation on the Raspberry Pi website, everything is OK.

By: Vladimir

Vladimir — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:30:06 +0000

In reply to Andrew D Flewelling.

Andrew, PIR sensor recognises infrared (p – I – r), not screen picture changing. Computer screen can show moving object but this living pictures don’t generate infrared or changing infrared.

By: Helge Gustav

Helge Gustav — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:40:13 +0000

The code did not work. Error reprt: Camera is not enabled. Testing camera with othe codes it works fine. Is this due to the new set up for raspebbry pi with python since the configuration tool does not have the camera enable option any longer. This should be included in the set up now.

By: Sara Santos

Sara Santos — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:25:49 +0000

In reply to Mike Heffner.

Hi.
I haven’t used that sensor yet. But many of our readers gave very good feedback about it.
Regards,
Sara

By: Mike Heffner

Mike Heffner — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:56:25 +0000

I’ve used the PIR sensor before and its not very sensative to smaller animals like squirrels. Has anyone tried this sensor, “RCWL-0516 Microwave Radar Motion Sensor” it looks like it’s much more sensative and can be modified to have a much shorter range (1.5meters). Works on RF not body heat.

By: Google

Google — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:50:49 +0000

In reply to Chris. yes possible

By: Cyrille Lingai Dro

Cyrille Lingai Dro — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:21:43 +0000

great project

By: Alberto Garcia

Alberto Garcia — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:14:10 +0000

The author forgot to mention that this script only works if the RPI is connected to internet. Probably it is a requirement of gpizero library but I did not find it out jet.
Hence, useless if you want to use it in the nature for bird watching, for instance.

By: Andrew D Flewelling

Andrew D Flewelling — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:29:03 +0000

Naive question: If the motion sensor were placed in front of a computer screen, could I detect a change in the screen and then take a picture? Example: RPi on front of external monitor attached to windows machine, screen changes, picture is taken?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 03:19:58 +0000

Quick question: would it be possible to print the picture immediately instead of saving it?