Monochrome Waist Level Camera Kit with Sensor

Build It. Customize It. Make It Yours.

This kit gives you everything you need to build your own full-spectrum monochrome camera—the same core system used in our flagship model.
It’s made for photographers, hardware enthusiasts, and makers who want not just a camera… but a platform.

Powered by the IMX585 monochrome sensor, this camera captures true black-and-white images with exceptional clarity and deep contrast. No color filter array. No interpolation. Just pure light and shadow.

You bring your own Raspberry Pi and display — we provide the important parts that are difficult to source and manufacture.

If you’ve ever wanted to create a camera that is uniquely your own, this is where it starts.

What’s Included

Full set of professionally printed body components
— designed for easy assembly and future upgrades

Sony IMX585 monochrome sensor
— full-spectrum performance from visible to near-infrared

Hardware kit (screws, mounts, inserts, cable)
— everything needed to put the camera together

Pre-configured software image
— optimized for black-and-white capture and creative workflows

Assembly guide + online support
— build at your own pace with step-by-step help

What You’ll Need to Add

• Raspberry Pi 5 

• Display module

• C-mount or adapted M42 lens

• 18650 batteries + charger (recommended)

• Basic tools 

• Geekworm X1200 UPS

A full recommended components list with Amazon affiliate links is included to make sourcing easy.

Features You’ll Unlock

• True monochrome — sharper detail, no demosaicing

• Full-spectrum capture — explore visible + infrared

• Modular design — upgrade, redesign, and repair easily

• Hackable software — build new features as you grow

• Maker-friendly — learn the camera from the inside out

This kit is not a toy — it’s a real camera system built for experimentation and serious results.

Who This Is For

• DIY builders and electronics hobbyists

• Photographers who want a customizable creative tool

• Artists exploring monochrome and IR aesthetics

• Students and educators building imaging projects

• Anyone excited to learn imaging from the inside out