Location-based AI camera creates lensless photos.
Paragraphica is a camera that uses location data and AI instead of traditional optics to generate images. It collects data about its location, crafts a descriptive paragraph of the scene, and uses three dials to adjust the image's sharpness, blurriness, and distance. It exists as both a physical prototype and a virtual camera. The physical version is based on a Raspberry Pi 4, a touchscreen display, a 3D printed housing, and other custom electronics. The web app that sits between the camera and the various APIs to gather location data was built using Noodl, and Stable Diffusion handles image creation.