StereoPi v2 Camera Kit Guide

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Basic assembly

Following this section of the guide, you can assemble the basic camera setup without a screen and a button. This assembly is useful for the OpenCV experiments.

StereoPi v2 Camera Kit Basic Assembly

Camera mounting plate preparation

1. Prepare the camera mount plate, four nuts, and four 10mm spacers

Front plate, 10mm spacers and nuts


2. Install the spacer to the hole in each corner and fix it with the nut

10mm spacers installation


3. You should get this assembly as a result:

10mm spacers installed

Installation of the cameras

Please prepare two cameras, eight nuts, and eight bolts. You will also need the front camera plate assembled in the previous step.

Cameras, nuts and bolts


Each camera has two metal nuts on the backside of the PCB. Put the camera onto the mounting plate keeping these bolts inside the hole:

Camera installation step 1

Fix the camera using 4 nuts and 4 bolts:

Camera installation step 2

Install the second camera the same way. You should get this assembly as a result:

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Back plate installation

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Advanced assembly

In this section, we'll review a few cameras installation options, as well as 2" IPS screen installation and a shot button. This assembly is suitable for the SLP2 image and stereoscopic photo/video capture.