Raspberry Pi Zero/HQ Camera Mount for Monitor Pole

When I started working from home, I didn't really have a webcam and wanted to get one together for meetings. While I could've gone out and bought one, I happened to already have a few Pi camera modules and spare Pi's lying around, so I opted to try and build one instead. This mount is designed for a Rasberry Pi Zero (Or Zero 2) and the official Pi HQ Camera lens.

For the webcam, I'm running showmewebcam which allows the Pi to simply connect over USB to my main computer and appear as a generic UVC camera.

The Pole mount is sized for a 35mm monitor pole (the size of the pole I have), but I have included the Freecad file and it could be resized as necessary. The Pi back plate is then designed to slot onto the mount and connect using an M6x40 bolt and nut, tightened once you have it tilted to the desired angle. I have also included an extension arm, which can be printed as many times as needed to give the camera more articulation.

The risers should only be necessary if your Pi has the headers installed, as they give clearance for the camera mount to sit above them (as I simply didn't feel like de-soldering them off of mine). Otherwise the camera plate should be able to mount flat against the back of the Pi.

The Pi and Camera attach to the frame using M3 screws and nuts. If using the risers, mount the pi to the camera plate using M3x20 screws, otherwise I believe M3x16 is fine. The camera module itself attaches using M3x8 screws and nuts.

This design can almost certainly be improved (such as making the Pole mount a clamp that can screw into place rather than sliding down the top of the pole), but this has worked for my needs thus far. It also needs something under it in order to keep it from sliding down the pole, which I have done using the monitor arm mounts themselves. I am also unsure how tweaked my printers tolerances were at the time, so some slight adjustments to scale may be necessary.

You may also be able to adapt this setup for mounting other types of hardware as well!