  Ground-based Whole Sky Imagers (WSIs) are increasingly being used for various
remote sensing applications. While the fundamental requirements of a WSI are to
make it climate-proof with an ability to capture high resolution images, cost
also plays a significant role for wider scale adoption. This paper proposes an
extremely low-cost alternative to the existing WSIs. In the designed model,
high resolution images are captured with auto adjusting shutter speeds based on
the surrounding light intensity. Furthermore, a manual data backup option using
a portable memory drive is implemented for remote locations with no internet
access.
