Camera Module for Raspberry Pi Zero

This minimal camera for the Pi Zero (or Pi Zero W) 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 bird box cameras, body-cams, home security, and simple computer vision projects.

UPDATE: now also available without an IR filter, which is useful for night vision, especially when using IR lights to illuminate the subject.

UPDATE: now available with a 120° wide-angle lens! (see dimensional drawing and datasheet)

UPDATE: now also available with a 160° wide-angle, variable-focus lens! You can adjust the focus on this lens to focus reaaaaaally close!!

Features

  • 5MP sensor, 2592x1944 pixels (same as version 1 official Pi camera)
  • 1080p video at 30 FPS (or 60 FPS at 720p, 90 FPS at 480p)
  • f2.9 lens, 3.60 mm focal length
  • 53.50 degrees horizontal, 41.41 degrees vertical field of view (standard and no IR filter versions)
  • Approx. dimensions of circuit and camera: 60 x 11.4 x 5.1mm

Notes

26 customer reviews

4 years ago
Well packaged kit for young children to learn the programming. I helped soldering, but a 5-6 years old can perfectly assemble everything else together. Had great fun time with this when hooding up with API and voice services. Examples provided are fully working and really easy to follow - great kick start to build complex larger projects.
by Anonymous about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
Awesome little kit to get started with scrolling on a PWM LED matrix. I used it for getting Cryptocurrencies price. You can see the assembled project here: https://youtu.be/qjFf3hSImd0
by gilemonx about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
really cool project, easy to build, nice design. the less cool thing: as the notice was not included, my bf stumbled upon the price when looking for it online. the more cool thing: the Christmas Critter gift I received along with my order. best surprise ever, really cool to discover electronics with children.
by Iris about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
6 years ago
Excellent kit with nice display. My kids love it. I was going to use it as wall clock, but appears that it will be used for programming and fun for whole family. Also I printed the 3D case designed on this device.
by Wojciech about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
7 years ago
Great little project, and even easier than the instructions when used with a Hammer Header for the male and female pins. Remember to flip the scrollPhat in the code, so the examples are the right way up when in the scroll bot case :)
by ALEXIS about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
Kudos for the genius at Pimoroni for coming up with a awesome kit ! The assembling is easy and the final result is a little happy orange bot. I've managed to get RSS news displayed, but what you can do with it just up to your imagination. Great kit !
by Bruno about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
I really like this package since it not only is a fun kit to assemble, but also really cool looking when built. I have not tried to build a twitter-notificator(?), but the Robot-voice works fine and with Crontab I have it going in my classroom during the whole day. The kids love it!
by Daniel about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
Great product - well designed - well packaged - well put together. It's great fun and a great way to play around with raspberry pi both as an introduction / for younger people as well as a bit of fun for those of us with a bit more experience with the opportunity to reuse the components on other projects later.
by Steve about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
I love raspberry pi, I've enjoyed building this into something, its fairly inexpensive and great fun Be careful soldering as I found some of the plastics melt before the solder
by Martyn about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
I received this kit as a birthday present and am so pleased with it. The examples bundled with the download are very good and give a clear show of it's abilities. The lights are incredibly bright so be careful, other than that, This little kit is great and can be set up within about 30 minutes.
by CreatorOblivion about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
A fantastic kit. The acrylic parts are easy to put together with the clear instructions on the site. A bit of soldering is required for the 40 pin headers, or buy the hammer headers to save the effort. The library is fully functional and provides clear examples. I was able to go from zero to Pong in a couple of evenings. The end result is a smart looking build that you can sit on your desk or hang round your neck. Definitely recommend
by Carl about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
8 years ago
Great Quality and service , shipped on time with no delay the device it self don't need me to talk about it it is simply must have i made some YouTube videos about it in Arabic and English and it was a great asset to my collection . with a great performance better than many single board computers
by Hamed about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
9 years ago
Really good kit that helps make the Zero easy to interface with full circuits. Excellent due to it and the Zero's size making really small and useful.
by James about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io
9 years ago
Works like a charm. Thanks to Pimoroni's nice Python library, you can hand on the Scroll pHAT very quickly and with a couple lines of code, you can sit back and enjoy your little LED matrix animation. Just remember to put the Diffuser in front of the LEDs, it's not a Pi Zero base, it's used to soften the LED lights and make them look amazing.
by Bowen about Scroll Bot - Pi Zero WH Project Kit via REVIEWS.io

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