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====== Raspberry Pi 4 Camera with Module Automatic IR-Cut ======


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**Specifications:**
  * CCD size: 1/4 inch 
  * Aperture(F): 1.8
  * Focal Length: 3.6 mm (adjustable)
  * Field of View: 72 degrees
  * Preferred Sensor Resolution: 1080p
  * Support 3.3V power output
  * Supports connecting infrared LED or flash LED
  * 4 screw holes which are used for a fixed position
  * Dimension: 1.42inch x1.04inch x0.94inch

**
Camera Setup:**  

Raspberry Pi computer with a Camera Module port:
All current models of Raspberry Pi have a port for connecting the Camera Module.  

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  - Ensure your Raspberry Pi is turned off.
  - Locate the Camera Module port.
  - Gently pull up on the edges of the port’s plastic clip.
  - Insert the Camera Module ribbon cable; make sure the cable is the right way round.
  - Push the plastic clip back into place.
  - Startup your Raspberry Pi. Go to the main menu and open the **Raspberry Pi Configuration tool**.
  - Select the Interfaces tab and ensure that the camera is enabled.
  - Reboot your Raspberry Pi.


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**Camera setup in the raspberry pi**

1.Create a folder on the desktop named pi-cam-latest and add the below listed files from the ADPAA repository by copy and pasting them into the new folder. 

Do not attempt to run the transfer+move.sh file yet as their needs to be setup done on the file and on the aws side before it will work without causing issues. This will be gone over in further sections. You can however test the save-image.py file to ensure the camera is working. 

  *save-image.py 
  *save-image.sh
  *transfer+remove.sh

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