{"id":7486,"date":"2014-01-16T09:22:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2014-01-16T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T09:22:47","slug":"create-a-raspberrypi-touchscreen-camera-with-adafruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7486","title":{"rendered":"Create a #RaspberryPi touchscreen camera with Adafruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/learn.adafruit.com\/system\/assets\/assets\/000\/013\/602\/medium800\/raspberry_pi_pi-cam.jpg?resize=560%2C392\" width=\"560\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adafruit&#8217;s posted a fantastic tutorial on using the Pi and a PiTFT touchscreen to create a full touchscreen camera. 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