• (web) raspberry pi thermal printer "polaroid"

    From Eli the Bearded@3:770/3 to All on Fri Sep 18 18:44:52 2020
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    https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/retrofit-a-polaroid-camera-with-a- raspberry-pi-and-a-thermal-printer

    short url: https://ieee-polaroid.on-a.pizza/


    Retrofit a Polaroid Camera With a Raspberry Pi and a Thermal Printer

    Get black-and-white images instantly, and save high-resolution color
    images for later

    [...]

    I decided to convert a Polaroid instant camera--the sort that spits
    out self-developing paper photographs--into a digital camera.
    Initially, I was planning to stop there: If I wanted to print out
    any of the photos I would simply grab them via a wireless
    connection. But I felt that wasn't in the spirit of a Polaroid, so I
    began researching printers. Once I found out that Adafruit sold the
    guts of a thermal printer for US $40--just the print head and driver
    board from a thermal receipt machine--I immediately knew it was
    perfect for adding instant photographs.


    Similar earlier project:
    https://mitxela.com/projects/thermal_paper_polaroid
    or https://polaroid.on-a.pizza/

    Elijah
    ------
    very tempted and probably has a suitable polaroid already

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