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Reddit mentions of SainSmart Camera Module 5MP Mini Size for Raspberry Pi Zero
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- Fully compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero
- 15-pin MIPI Camera Serial Interface - Plugs Directly into the Raspberry Pi Board
- 5MP Mini Size Camera Module
- Still Picture Resolution: 2592 x 1944
- Angle of View: 72.4 degrees
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 0.9 Inches |
| Length | 4.3 Inches |
| Width | 2 Inches |
Another good and cheap way for a camera is a Raspberry Pi Zero W with a small camera and this installed on it:
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos
You can set it up to email you photos, videos, upload to the cloud, ftp, etc - total cost for a complete camera with be around $50.00. It's the cheapest full wifi IP camera you can do - parts I've used:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071L2ZQZX/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LH10HYE/
You can fit the whole thing inside the case provided by the Canakit - just use the one -without- the camera hole (it doesn't fit that camera) - and drill your own hole. Hot glue the camera in place. You'll have to come up with your own solution for a mount (I ended up drilling a hole in the back case, putting a 1/4-20 thin-pan-head screw in and a standard camera mount).
Or get a a bigger case for the whole unit - a cheap decoy camera can make a great custom case:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MC05K9W/
https://www.amazon.com/Security-Surveillance-Realistic-Recording-Warning/dp/B01HDZM66K/
Those are actual cases that are used by "cheap" security camera makers, just with false parts and a blinking LED added. So they are easy to repurpose for custom security cameras made with RasPi components. Also, the larger cases allow you to stick something bigger than a Pi Zero inside - a full Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 could be fitted in there, plus a larger (more pixels) camera module if you wanted it (plus anything else you could think of - IR illumination, temperature and humidity sensors, etc).
The only thing cheaper than a RasPi security camera system like this would be the ESP32 camera modules:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QS7VFMJ/
But they aren't as easy to set up and use; software is still a very-much hands-on experience (if you know Python, though - they can fun little units). You'll have to come up with your own enclosure, too. But if experimentation is up your alley, they are the absolute cheapest option for an wifi IP camera.