Cameras
Just a quick heads up to remind you that the camera modules on the Raspberry Camera board ARE STATIC SENSITIVE. This means you should earth yourself before handling the module (radiator, PC case etc). Failure to do so can result in a dead camera module.
OS releases from Bullseye onwards will no longer support the older camera system and applications. There is no Python interface yet. An alternative to the old Picamera, imaginatively named Picamera2, is in development. Raspberry Pi OS Buster is still available to download if you’re not ready to use Bullseye
The Raspberry Pi Zero comes equipped with a special mini camera port which is smaller than the standard camera connector
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 standard (76°) lens (Cam 3 standard 76)
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 is a compact camera from Raspberry Pi. It offers an IMX708 12-megapixel sensor with HDR, and features phase detection autofocus. Camera Module 3 is available in standard and wide-angle variants, both of which are available with or without an infrared cut filter.
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest updates news available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest updates news available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Raspberry Pi High Quality camera board (HQ camera)
Overview
The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera is the latest camera accessory from Raspberry Pi. It offers higher resolution (12 megapixels, compared to 8 megapixels), and sensitivity (approximately 50% greater area per pixel for improved low-light performance) than the existing Camera Module v2, and
is designed to work with interchangeable lenses in both C- and CS-mount form factors. Other lens form factors can be accommodated using third-party lens adapters.
The High Quality Camera provides an alternative to the Camera Module v2 for industrial and consumer applications, including security cameras, which require the highest levels of visual fidelity and/or integration with specialist optics. It is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi computer from Raspberry Pi 1 Model B onwards, using the latest software release from www.raspberrypi.org.(1)
The package comprises a circuit board carrying a Sony IMX477 sensor, an FPC cable for connection to a Raspberry Pi computer, a milled aluminium lens mount with integrated tripod mount and focus adjustment ring, and a C- to CS-mount adapter.
(1) Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.
Specifications
(2) Can be removed to enable IR sensitivity. Modification is irreversible.
Physical specifications
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
You might also need...
Resources
HQ Camera product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/hq-c ... -brief.pdf
More on the HQ cams: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/
How to use this camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXDgByhcJU
and another video by ETA PRIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDWORgW31Sw
The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera is the latest camera accessory from Raspberry Pi. It offers higher resolution (12 megapixels, compared to 8 megapixels), and sensitivity (approximately 50% greater area per pixel for improved low-light performance) than the existing Camera Module v2, and
is designed to work with interchangeable lenses in both C- and CS-mount form factors. Other lens form factors can be accommodated using third-party lens adapters.
The High Quality Camera provides an alternative to the Camera Module v2 for industrial and consumer applications, including security cameras, which require the highest levels of visual fidelity and/or integration with specialist optics. It is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi computer from Raspberry Pi 1 Model B onwards, using the latest software release from www.raspberrypi.org.(1)
The package comprises a circuit board carrying a Sony IMX477 sensor, an FPC cable for connection to a Raspberry Pi computer, a milled aluminium lens mount with integrated tripod mount and focus adjustment ring, and a C- to CS-mount adapter.
(1) Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.
Specifications
| Sensor: | Sony IMX477R stacked, back-illuminated sensor 12.3 megapixels 7.9 mm sensor diagonal 1.55 μm × 1.55 μm pixel size |
| Output: | RAW12/10/8, COMP8 |
| Back focus: | Adjustable (12.5 mm–22.4 mm) |
| Lens standards: | C-mount CS-mount (C-CS adapter included) |
IR cut filter: | Integrated(2) |
| Ribbon cable length: | 200 mm |
| Tripod mount: | 1/4”-20 |
Compliance: | FCC 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, Class B Digital Device Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) 2014/30/EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU |
| Production lifetime: | The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera will remain in production until at least January 2026 |
(2) Can be removed to enable IR sensitivity. Modification is irreversible.
Physical specifications
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
You might also need...
- black flexible mini tripod
- Zero mounting plate for HQ cameraa
- Pi3/4 mounting plate for HQ cameras
- 16mm telephoto lens
- 6mm wide angle camera lens
Resources
HQ Camera product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/hq-c ... -brief.pdf
More on the HQ cams: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/
How to use this camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXDgByhcJU
and another video by ETA PRIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDWORgW31Sw
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 NOIR wide-angle (120°) lens (Cam 3 NOIR wide 120)
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 is a compact camera from Raspberry Pi. It offers an IMX708 12-megapixel sensor with HDR, and features phase detection autofocus. Camera Module 3 is available in standard and wide-angle variants, both of which are available with or without an infrared cut filter.
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest news updates available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest news updates available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Raspberry Pi HQ camera add-on kit (HQ cam add-on kit)
Please note: Raspberry Pi board is not included
This is an integrated bracket case independently designed by Yahboom, which supports Raspberry Pi 4B/3B /3B. It is composed of two upper and lower acrylic plates. The upper acrylic cover comes with mounting holes for fixing the official Raspberry Pi HQ camera. The lower acrylic cover has reserved holes for a cooling fan, display, and 40Pin pin headers, allowing any external devices to be connected to the Raspberry Pi board. We will also provide a detailed installation video, and users can install it easily through the screw copper pillar.
What's in the box?
1 x Acrylic top and bottom plate
1 x 5V fan
1 x Plastic rivet set to mount fan
1 x Spacer and screw set
1 x flexible portable camera tripod black
1 x Raspberry Pi HQ cam with ribbon
You will also need...
Raspberry Pi 4 (preferred) with power supply and cables or a Raspberry Pi kit
uSD card for you OS and space to save those pics
Lens of your choice(Find lenses here)
This is an integrated bracket case independently designed by Yahboom, which supports Raspberry Pi 4B/3B /3B. It is composed of two upper and lower acrylic plates. The upper acrylic cover comes with mounting holes for fixing the official Raspberry Pi HQ camera. The lower acrylic cover has reserved holes for a cooling fan, display, and 40Pin pin headers, allowing any external devices to be connected to the Raspberry Pi board. We will also provide a detailed installation video, and users can install it easily through the screw copper pillar.
If you're using this tripod stand with a camera, its versatility also allows you to get shots from various angles. The stand comes with adjustable socket joints and flexible feet. You can bend the feet at your will for perfect photos!
This octopus tripod stand is compatible with the Raspberry Pi HQ camera module.(Cam included)
Features
- A unique all-in-one bracket shell.
- Supports the Raspberry Pi official HQ cameras.(INCLUDED)
- Compatible with Raspberry boards:(BOARD NOT INCLUDED)
- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB
- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB
- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8GB
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
- Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
- Suitable holes for cooling fans, cameras, display screens, and 40Pin pin headers.
What's in the box?
1 x Acrylic top and bottom plate
1 x 5V fan
1 x Plastic rivet set to mount fan
1 x Spacer and screw set
1 x flexible portable camera tripod black
1 x Raspberry Pi HQ cam with ribbon
You will also need...
Raspberry Pi 4 (preferred) with power supply and cables or a Raspberry Pi kit
uSD card for you OS and space to save those pics
Lens of your choice(Find lenses here)
OS releases from Bullseye onwards will no longer support the older camera system and applications. There is no Python interface yet. An alternative to the old Picamera, imaginatively named Picamera2, is in development. Raspberry Pi OS Buster is still available to download if you’re not ready to use Bullseye
Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera – M12 mount (HQ camera M12)
The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera is an affordable high-quality camera from
Raspberry Pi. It offers 12-megapixel resolution and a 7.9mm-diagonal sensor for
impressive low-light performance. The M12 Mount variant is designed to work with most interchangeable M12 lenses, and the CS Mount variant is designed to work with interchangeable lenses in both CS- and C-mount form factors (C-mount lenses require the use of the C-CS adapter included with this variant). Other lens form factors can be accommodated using third-party lens adapters.
The High Quality Camera is well suited to industrial and consumer applications,
including security cameras, which require the highest levels of visual fidelity and/ or integration with specialist optics. It is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi computer from Raspberry Pi 1 Model B onwards, using the latest software release from raspberrypi.com.
The package comprises a circuit board carrying a Sony IMX477 sensor, an FPC cable for connection to a Raspberry Pi computer, and a milled aluminium lens mount with integrated tripod mount. The CS Mount variant lens mount features a focus adjustment ring, and this variant ships with a C- to CS-mount adapter; the M12 Mount variant ships with three lens locking rings (one required plus two spare).
What's in the box?
1 x M12 HQ camera
You might also need...
Resources
HQ Camera product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/hq-c ... -brief.pdf
Raspberry Pi. It offers 12-megapixel resolution and a 7.9mm-diagonal sensor for
impressive low-light performance. The M12 Mount variant is designed to work with most interchangeable M12 lenses, and the CS Mount variant is designed to work with interchangeable lenses in both CS- and C-mount form factors (C-mount lenses require the use of the C-CS adapter included with this variant). Other lens form factors can be accommodated using third-party lens adapters.
The High Quality Camera is well suited to industrial and consumer applications,
including security cameras, which require the highest levels of visual fidelity and/ or integration with specialist optics. It is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi computer from Raspberry Pi 1 Model B onwards, using the latest software release from raspberrypi.com.
The package comprises a circuit board carrying a Sony IMX477 sensor, an FPC cable for connection to a Raspberry Pi computer, and a milled aluminium lens mount with integrated tripod mount. The CS Mount variant lens mount features a focus adjustment ring, and this variant ships with a C- to CS-mount adapter; the M12 Mount variant ships with three lens locking rings (one required plus two spare).
What's in the box?
1 x M12 HQ camera
You might also need...
- black flexible mini tripod
- Zero mounting plate for HQ cameraa
- Pi3/4 mounting plate for HQ cameras
Resources
HQ Camera product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/hq-c ... -brief.pdf
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 NOIR standard (76°) lens (Cam 3 NOIR standard 76)
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 is a compact camera from Raspberry Pi. It offers an IMX708 12-megapixel sensor with HDR, and features phase detection autofocus. Camera Module 3 is available in standard and wide-angle variants, both of which are available with or without an infrared cut filter.
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest updates news available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest updates news available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera (GS Camera)
A camera for motion photography and machine vision
Built around Sony’s 1.6-megapixel IMX296 sensor, the Global Shutter Camera is able to capture rapid motion without introducing rolling shutter artefacts. This makes it a great fit for sports photography, and for machine vision applications, where even small amounts of distortion can seriously degrade inference performance.
Rolling shutters, global shutters
Every camera we’ve released to date, from 2014’s Camera Module 1 to our High Quality Camera and beyond, has used a rolling shutter sensor. These sensors have a two-dimensional array of light-sensitive pixels, which generate an analogue value proportional to the amount of light falling on the pixel during the exposure time; and a row of analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs), which convert these analogue values into digital values which are fed back to your Raspberry Pi.
The row of ADCs is connected to each row of the pixel array in turn, so each row is sampled at a slightly different time. Provided there is no motion in the scene this isn’t a problem, but once things start to move — and particularly if something is moving fast — we start to see rolling shutter artefacts. Linear motion results in compression, stretching, or shearing of the moving object. Rotary motion can create some very odd-looking shapes indeed.
Severe rolling shutter artefacts are unsightly, and hard to detect and correct, but even imperceptible artefacts can interfere with the operation of machine vision algorithms. If we want to eliminate them altogether, we need to use a global shutter sensor. This pairs each pixel with an analogue storage element; when the shutter fires, each pixel immediately copies its analogue value into its storage element, from where it can be read and converted at leisure.
The storage element adds complexity and area to each pixel. Global shutter sensors tend to have a lower resolution than rolling shutter sensors of the same size: contrast the 7.9mm, 12-megapixel IMX477 sensor used in the High Quality Camera with the 6.3mm, 1.6-megapixel IMX296.
Enter the Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera
Despite the challenges associated with rolling shutter artefacts, our existing cameras are widely used in hobbyist and industrial machine vision applications. And we’ve seen some real ingenuity: to compensate for artefacts when imaging products on a high-speed conveyor belt, one of our industrial customers ended up training their models using pre-sheared input data.
For these applications, a global shutter sensor offers clear advantages. And reduced resolution isn’t a problem, as high-resolution images are generally down-sampled before being fed into machine vision models.
The Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera combines the C/CS-mount metalwork of our High Quality Camera with Sony’s IMX296 sensor. It is compatible with the same broad variety of lenses, including the 6mm CS‑mount and 16mm C-mount CGL lenses that we offer through our Approved Reseller partners.
The video below illustrates the benefits of a global shutter in the presence of rapid rotary motion. First we see the output from the High Quality Camera, showing distinctive rolling shutter artefacts, and then we see the artefact-free output from the Global Shutter Camera.
Like all our camera products, you can use the Global Shutter Camera with any Raspberry Pi computer that has a CSI camera connector, and we’ve updated our hardware documentation to include everything you need to know about the new product.
You’ll need to update Raspberry Pi OS to use the new camera:
Specifications
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera
You might also need...
Resources
Built around Sony’s 1.6-megapixel IMX296 sensor, the Global Shutter Camera is able to capture rapid motion without introducing rolling shutter artefacts. This makes it a great fit for sports photography, and for machine vision applications, where even small amounts of distortion can seriously degrade inference performance.
Rolling shutters, global shutters
Every camera we’ve released to date, from 2014’s Camera Module 1 to our High Quality Camera and beyond, has used a rolling shutter sensor. These sensors have a two-dimensional array of light-sensitive pixels, which generate an analogue value proportional to the amount of light falling on the pixel during the exposure time; and a row of analogue-to-digital converters (ADCs), which convert these analogue values into digital values which are fed back to your Raspberry Pi.
The row of ADCs is connected to each row of the pixel array in turn, so each row is sampled at a slightly different time. Provided there is no motion in the scene this isn’t a problem, but once things start to move — and particularly if something is moving fast — we start to see rolling shutter artefacts. Linear motion results in compression, stretching, or shearing of the moving object. Rotary motion can create some very odd-looking shapes indeed.
Severe rolling shutter artefacts are unsightly, and hard to detect and correct, but even imperceptible artefacts can interfere with the operation of machine vision algorithms. If we want to eliminate them altogether, we need to use a global shutter sensor. This pairs each pixel with an analogue storage element; when the shutter fires, each pixel immediately copies its analogue value into its storage element, from where it can be read and converted at leisure.
The storage element adds complexity and area to each pixel. Global shutter sensors tend to have a lower resolution than rolling shutter sensors of the same size: contrast the 7.9mm, 12-megapixel IMX477 sensor used in the High Quality Camera with the 6.3mm, 1.6-megapixel IMX296.
Enter the Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera
Despite the challenges associated with rolling shutter artefacts, our existing cameras are widely used in hobbyist and industrial machine vision applications. And we’ve seen some real ingenuity: to compensate for artefacts when imaging products on a high-speed conveyor belt, one of our industrial customers ended up training their models using pre-sheared input data.
For these applications, a global shutter sensor offers clear advantages. And reduced resolution isn’t a problem, as high-resolution images are generally down-sampled before being fed into machine vision models.
The Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera combines the C/CS-mount metalwork of our High Quality Camera with Sony’s IMX296 sensor. It is compatible with the same broad variety of lenses, including the 6mm CS‑mount and 16mm C-mount CGL lenses that we offer through our Approved Reseller partners.
The video below illustrates the benefits of a global shutter in the presence of rapid rotary motion. First we see the output from the High Quality Camera, showing distinctive rolling shutter artefacts, and then we see the artefact-free output from the Global Shutter Camera.
Like all our camera products, you can use the Global Shutter Camera with any Raspberry Pi computer that has a CSI camera connector, and we’ve updated our hardware documentation to include everything you need to know about the new product.
You’ll need to update Raspberry Pi OS to use the new camera:
sudo apt update; sudo apt full-upgrade; sudo reboot and you’re good to go.Specifications
Form factor: 38 × 38 × 19.8mm (29.5mm adapter and dust cap)
Weight: 34g (41g with adapter and dust cap)
Sensor: Sony IMX296LQR-C
Resolution: 1.58 megapixels (colour)
Sensor size: 6.3mm sensor diagonal
Pixel size: 3.45μm × 3.45μm
Output: RAW10
Back focus length of lens: Adjustable (12.5–22.4mm)
Lens standards: CS-Mount, C-Mount (C-CS adapter included)
IR cut filter: Integrated
Ribbon cable length: 150mm
Included accessories: C-CS mount adapter, screwdriver
Tripod mount: 1/4”-20
Weight: 34g (41g with adapter and dust cap)
Sensor: Sony IMX296LQR-C
Resolution: 1.58 megapixels (colour)
Sensor size: 6.3mm sensor diagonal
Pixel size: 3.45μm × 3.45μm
Output: RAW10
Back focus length of lens: Adjustable (12.5–22.4mm)
Lens standards: CS-Mount, C-Mount (C-CS adapter included)
IR cut filter: Integrated
Ribbon cable length: 150mm
Included accessories: C-CS mount adapter, screwdriver
Tripod mount: 1/4”-20
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi Global Shutter Camera
You might also need...
- black flexible mini tripod
- Zero mounting plate for HQ cameraa
- Pi3/4 mounting plate for HQ cameras
- 16mm telephoto lens
- 6mm wide angle camera lens
Resources
A camera for motion photography and machine vision
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 wide-angle (120°) lens (Cam 3 wide 120)
Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 is a compact camera from Raspberry Pi. It offers an IMX708 12-megapixel sensor with HDR, and features phase detection autofocus. Camera Module 3 is available in standard and wide-angle variants, both of which are available with or without an infrared cut filter.
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest updates news available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Camera Module 3 can be used to take full HD video as well as stills photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3’s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users. Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. ( Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.)
The PCB size and mounting holes remain the same as for Camera Module 2.
The Z dimension differs: due to the improved optics, Camera Module 3 is several millimetres taller than Camera Module 2.
All variants of Camera Module 3 feature:
• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS 12-megapixel image sensor (Sony IMX708)
• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
• Built-in 2D Dynamic Defect Pixel Correction (DPC)
• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for rapid autofocus
• QBC Re-mosaic function
• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)
• CSI-2 serial data output
• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast-mode plus)
• 2-wire serial control of focus mechanism
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry pi camera module 3
Resources:
Latest updates news available at https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/new-autofocus-camera-modules/
Camera Module 3 product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/came ... -brief.pdf
Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable - 150mm (zero cam cable 150mm)
Specifications:
- Length: 150 mm
- Product Dimensions: 150.0mm x 16.0mm x 0.2mm
- Made to fit: Raspberry Pi Zero
- Pins: 15
What's in the box:
1 x Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable
Description:
The Raspberry Pi Zero comes equipped with a special mini camera port which is smaller than the standard connector for the Raspberry Pi Camera and Noir Camera! So how do you connect to it? With this special camera cable designed specifically for the Raspberry Pi Zero of course! This is an extra long version, with a 150mm total length!
Specifications:
- Length: 150 mm
- Product Dimensions: 150.0mm x 16.0mm x 0.2mm
- Made to fit: Raspberry Pi Zero
- Pins: 15
What's in the box:
1 x Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable
The Raspberry Pi Zero comes equipped with a special mini camera port which is smaller than the standard camera connector
Raspberry Pi Camera Board Replacement Cable 300mm (Cam csi cable 300mm)
What's in the box?
1 x Camera Board Replacement Cable
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module comes fully assembled with a 15-Way 150mm flat, flex cable that plugs directly in the Raspberry Pi CSI port. Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile, and can break if twisted or bent too far.
Don't worry though, not all is lost if that cable does happen to break! Replacement raspberry pi camera board cables are available and it's very easy to swap them over!
Features
- Direct Replacement for the Raspberry Pi Camera Board Cable
- 300mm Overall Length
- 1mm Pitch
- 15 Way Flat Cable
- Conductor: Tin plated copper
- Insulation: White PVC
- Supporting tape: Blue polyester
- UL rating: UL2896
- Temperature rating: 80°C
- Voltage: 30V
- Flame test: VW-1, FT1, FT2
- CSA Standard: CAN/CSA-22.2 No.210.2
What's in the box?
1 x Camera Board Replacement Cable
Raspberry Pi Camera Board V2 (8MP,1080p) (RPi Cam 8MP V2)
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Zero, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi Camera
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2 is the new and improved official camera board from the Raspberry Pi Foundation! Custom designed and manufactured by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the UK, the Raspberry Pi Camera Board V2 features an ultra-high quality 8 megapixel Sony IMX219 image sensor (up from 5MP on the V1 camera board), and a fixed focus camera lens. The V2 camera module is capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images, and also supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video.
The module attaches to Raspberry Pi by way of a 15 Pin Ribbon Cable, to the dedicated 15-pin MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI), which was designed especially for interfacing to cameras. The CSI bus is capable of extremely high data rates, and it exclusively carries pixel data to the BCM2835 processor. A 150mm CSI cable is included with every camera.
The board itself is tiny, at around 25mm x 23mm x 9mm, and weighs just over 3g, making it perfect for mobile or other applications where size and weight are important.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Board V2 Features:
- Fixed focus lens on-board
- 150mm CSI camera cable included
- 8 megapixel native resolution sensor-capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images
- Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video
- Size 25mm x 23mm x 9mm
- Weight just over 3g
- Connects to the Raspberry Pi board via a short ribbon cable (supplied)
- Camera v2 is supported in the latest version of Raspbian, Raspberry Pi's preferred operating system
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Zero, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi Camera
Raspberry Pi "NoIR" Infrared Camera Board V2 (8MP,1080p) (camera NOIR 8MP)
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Zero v1.3, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 Camera Cable
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi Camera
The NoIR Camera V2 is the “night vision” version of the official camera board released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. The Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera Board V2 has no Infrared filter, which makes it perfect for taking Infrared photographs or photographing objects in low light (twilight) conditions! Custom designed and manufactured by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the UK, the Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera Board V2 features an ultra-high quality 8 megapixel Sony IMX219 image sensor (up from 5MP on the V1 camera board), and a fixed focus camera lens. The V2 camera module is capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images, and also supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video.
The module attaches to Raspberry Pi by way of a 15 Pin Ribbon Cable, to the dedicated 15-pin MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI), which was designed especially for interfacing to cameras. The CSI bus is capable of extremely high data rates, and it exclusively carries pixel data to the BCM2835 processor.
The board itself is tiny, at around 25mm x 23mm x 9mm, and weighs just over 3g, making it perfect for mobile or other applications where size and weight are important.
The Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera Board V2 Features:
- No IR Filter - Great for Low Light Conditions
- Includes Blue Filter
- Fixed focus lens on-board
- 150mm CSI camera cable included
- 8 megapixel native resolution sensor-capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images
- Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video
- Size 25mm x 23mm x 9mm
- Weight just over 3g
- Connects to the Raspberry Pi board via a short ribbon cable (supplied)
- NoIR Camera v2 is supported in the latest version of Raspbian, Raspberry Pi's preferred operating system
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Zero v1.3, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 Camera Cable
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi Camera
WS Raspberry Pi Night Vision Camera (IR-CUT) (Night Vision IR-CUT)
Raspberry Pi IR-CUT Night Vision Camera plugs directly into the CSI connector on the Raspberry Pi (requires an adapter for use with a Pi Zero), and features two high-intensity Infrared LED spotlights for night time recording!
Features
Resources
Features
- Raspberry Pi Camera, supports all revisions of the Pi
- Embedded removable IR-CUT filter, eliminating color distortion in the daylight
- Comes with infrared LED, supports night vision
- 5 megapixel OV5647 sensor
- Adjustable focus distance
- Camera specifications
- CCD size : 1/4inch
- Aperture (F) : 1.8
- Focal Length : 3.6mm
- Angle of View (diagonal) : 75.7 degree
- Sensor best resolution : 1080p
- 4 screw holes
- Used for attachment
- Provides 3.3V power output
- Supports connecting infrared LED and/or fill flash LED
- Dimension: 31mm × 32mm
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero WH, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 Camera Cable
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Camera
Resources
Raspberry Pi Camera Board Replacement Cable 1000mm (Cam csi cable 1000mm)
Description:
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module comes fully assembled with a 15-Way 1000mm flat, flex cable that plugs directly in the Raspberry Pi CSI port. Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile, and can break if twisted or bent too far.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module comes fully assembled with a 15-Way 1000mm flat, flex cable that plugs directly in the Raspberry Pi CSI port. Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile, and can break if twisted or bent too far.
Don't worry though, not all is lost if that cable does happen to break! Replacement raspberry pi camera board cables are available and it's very easy to swap them over!
This replacement cable is 1000mm long.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Board Replacement Cable Features:
- Direct Replacement for the Raspberry Pi Camera Board Cable
- 1000mm Overall Length
- 1mm Pitch
- 15 Way Flat Cable
- Conductor: Tin plated copper
- Insulation: White PVC
- Supporting tape: Blue polyester
- UL rating: UL2896
- Temperature rating: 80°C
- Voltage: 30V
- Flame test: VW-1, FT1, FT2
- CSA Standard: CAN/CSA-22.2 No.210.2
WS RPi Camera (E), Supports Night Vision (Camera (E) Night Vision)
850nm wavelengths specification of an infrared LED is recommended for the Camera.
Features
Features
- Raspberry Pi Night Vision Camera, supports all revisions of the Pi
- 5 megapixel OV5647 sensor
- Camera specifications
- CCD size : 1/4inch
- Aperture (F) : 2.9
- Focal Length : 3.29MM
- Diagonal : 72.4 degree
- Sensor best resolution : 1080p
- 4 screw holes
- Used for attachment
- Provides 3.3V power output
- Supports connecting infrared LED and/or fill flash LED
- Dimension : 25mm x 24mm x 6mm
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Zero, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Cable
Raspberry Pi 2/3 ribbon cable included
Getting started with PiCamera
Development resources:user manual, etc.
Download: www.waveshare.com/wiki/RPi_Camera_(E)
Camera Module for Raspberry Pi Zero without infra-red filter (zero cam NOIR)
This minimal Camera for the Pi Zero is perfect for small camera projects where space is at a premium.
The sensor is 5MP, and the whole shebang is mounted on a flexible circuit board. As such, a little care is needed when handling, just like the connector on the Pi Zero. Easy there Lennie.
Otherwise it's an economical and svelte solution for birdcams, bodycams, home security and simple computer vision projects.
Update: Without an IR filter, which is useful for night vision, especially when using IR lights to illuminate the subject
Only for Raspberry Pi Zero with CSI camera port.
Approx dimensions of camera: 10mm x 11.4mm x 5.1mm
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x camera
camera module OV7670 Supports VGA CIF auto exposure control display active size 640X480 for Arduino (Arduino camera)
Features
Specifications
What's in the box?
1 x camera board
Resources
How to Use OV7670 Camera Module with Arduino
OV7670 image sensor, small size, low operating voltage, and provides all the features of the single-chip VGA camera and image processor. Through the SCCB bus control, you can output the entire frame, sub-sampled, take the window way affect the data resolution of 8 bits. VGA image of the product is up to 30 frames / sec. Users can fully control the image quality, data format and transmission mode. The process of image processing functions including gamma curves, white balance, saturation, chroma, and so can be programmed through the SCCB interface. OmmiVision image sensor applications unique sensor technology to improve image quality by reducing or eliminating the optical or electronic defect, such as fixed pattern noise, tail-blooming, clear and stable color image.
Features
- Low voltage suitable for embedded applications
- Standard SCCB interface compatible with I2C interface
- RawRGB to RGB (GRB4: 2:2, RGB565/555/444), YUV (4:2:2) and YCbCr (4:2:2)output format
- support VGA, CIF, and from CIF to 40x30 the size
- VarioPixel subsampling way eliminate light stripes, automatic black level calibration image quality control including color saturation, hue, gamma, sharpness ANTI_BLOOM
- ISP has eliminate noise and dead pixel compensation function
- Support image scaling
- The lens is the loss of light compensation
- 50/60Hz detection
- The saturation automatically adjust ( UV adjustment)
- edge enhancement automatically adjust
- Noise Reduction automatically adjust
Specifications
- photosensitive array 640X480
- O voltage 2.5V to 3.0V ( internal LDO to core supplies ) the
- power operation 60mW/15fpsVGAYUV
- Sleep < 20 μ A
- temperature operation from 0 ° C to 50 ° C
- ( 8 -bit) output format ? YUV/YCbCr4 RGB565/555/444 GRB4: 2:2: 2:2 Raw RGB Data
- Optical size of 1/6 "
- field of view angle of 25 °
- maximum Zhen rate 30fps VGA
- Sensitivity 1.3V / (Lux-sec)
- signal to noise ratio of 46 dB
- dynamic range of 52 dB
- browsing mode progressive
- electronic exposure
- area of 3.6 μ mx 3.6 μ m
- dark current 12 mV / s at 60 ° C
What's in the box?
1 x camera board
Resources
How to Use OV7670 Camera Module with Arduino
5MP Camera IR-CUT 5MP 8 mm Adjustable Focus Night Vision NoIR Camera for Raspberry Pi (adjustable camera)
Raspberry Pi Camera Module, Embedded IR-CUT, Supports Night Vision, Type B
Features
What's in the box?
1 x camera
Resources
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/RPi_IR-CUT_Camera_(B)
Features
- Raspberry Pi Camera, supports all revisions of the Pi
- Embedded removable IR-CUT filter, eliminating color distortion in the daylight
- Comes with infrared LED, supports night vision
- 5 megapixel OV5647 sensor
- Adjustable focus distance
- Camera specifications
- CCD size : 1/4inch
- Aperture (F) : 1.2
- Focal Length : 8mm
- Angle of View (diagonal) : 40 degree
- Sensor best resolution : 1080p
- 4 screw holes
- Used for attachment
- Provides 3.3V power output
- Supports connecting infrared LED and/or fill flash LED
- Dimension: 31mm x32mm
What's in the box?
1 x camera
Note: to use the camera with Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero W / Zero WH, you need to buy a specific cable: Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 Camera Cable
Note: the actual image pixels is 5MP, which depends on the sensor, so it doesn't matter that there is a 3MP silk mark on the camera.Resources
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
Wiki : www.waveshare.com/wiki/RPi_IR-CUT_Camera_(B)
ws 2-DOF Pan-Tilt HAT kit for Raspberry Pi (WS pan/tilt kit)
Overview
Specifications
How to Assemble
What's in the box?
1 x 2-DOF Pan-Tilt HAT kit
Development Resources
This is a 2-DOF pan-tilt kit designed for Raspberry Pi. With onboard PCA9685 PWM chip and TSL2581 ambient light sensor, it allows the Pi to control camera movement and sense light intensity through I2C interface.
Features- Raspberry Pi connectivity, compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W/Zero WH/2B/3B/3B
- I2C interface, only 2 pins are required for moving and light intensity sensing
- Onboard PCA9685 chip, provides 12-bit resolution PWM signal for moving control
- Onboard TSL2581FN light-to-digital converter, with embedded ADC, provides a value that approximates the human eye response to assist the module
- Onboard voltage level translator, compatible with 3.3V/5V operating voltage
- Specific acrylic board to fix the Raspberry Pi camera, make it easy to install
- Comes with development resources and manual (demo code, assembly guide)
Specifications
- PWM driver: PCA9685
- PWM resolution: 12-bit
- Ambient light sensor: TSL2581FN
- Ambient light resolution: 16-bit
- Communication interface: I2C
- Operating voltage: 3.3V/5V
- Dimension: 56.6mm x 65mm
How to Assemble
A little assembly work is required to use the Pan-Tilt HAT, yet it's pretty easy to do, here's the assembly guide: https://www.waveshare.com/img/devkit/accBoard/Pan-Tilt-HAT/Pan-Tilt-HAT-assemble.jpg
DimensionsWhat's in the box?
Development Resources
Raspberry Pi Camera Board Replacement Cable 150mm (Cam csi cable 150mm)
Description:
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module comes fully assembled with a 15-Way 150mm flat, flex cable that plugs directly in the Raspberry Pi CSI port. Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile, and can break if twisted or bent too far.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module comes fully assembled with a 15-Way 150mm flat, flex cable that plugs directly in the Raspberry Pi CSI port. Unfortunately the included cable is quite fragile, and can break if twisted or bent too far.
Don't worry though, not all is lost if that cable does happen to break! Replacement raspberry pi camera board cables are available and it's very easy to swap them over!
This replacement cable is 150mm long.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Board Replacement Cable Features:
- Direct Replacement for the Raspberry Pi Camera Board Cable
- 150mm Overall Length
- 1mm Pitch
- 15 Way Flat Cable
- Conductor: Tin plated copper
- Insulation: White PVC
- Supporting tape: Blue polyester
- UL rating: UL2896
- Temperature rating: 80°C
- Voltage: 30V
- Flame test: VW-1, FT1, FT2
- CSA Standard: CAN/CSA-22.2 No.210.2