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title: "Someone built an automatic lightning photographer with a Raspberry Pi, and it actually works"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-an-automatic-lightning-photographer-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-it-actually-works-aqjvr4kgc
source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-built-an-automatic-lightning-photographer-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-it-actually-works
type: article
source: "XDA Developers"
published: 2026-06-20T06:03:54.015Z
updated: 2026-06-20T06:04:13.975Z
tags: ["python", "computer-vision", "raspberry-pi"]
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# Someone built an automatic lightning photographer with a Raspberry Pi, and it actually works

**[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A hobbyist built Stormwatch-Pi, an automatic lightning photography system using a Raspberry Pi and a USB webcam. The open-source project on GitHub detects bright flashes and saves frames before and after each event for review via a browser interface. It's a simple, low-cost DIY build that can be set up in minutes.

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