Raspberry Pi Camera v2

by Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2 is an 8 megapixel Sony IMX219 image sensor custom designed add-on board for Raspberry Pi, featuring a fixed focus lens.

It's capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images, and also supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video.

It attaches to Pi by way of one of the small sockets on the board upper surface and uses the dedicated CSi interface, designed especially for interfacing to cameras.

  • Fixed focus lens on-board
  • 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 Raspberry Pi OS, Raspberry Pi's preferred operating system

The NoIR Camera has No InfraRed (NoIR) filter on the lens which makes it perfect for doing Infrared photography and taking pictures in low light (twilight) environments.

Please note: The included cable won't fit the Pi Zero, if you want to use this camera with any Pi Zero you may wish to consider the Pi Zero camera cable.

7 customer reviews

a year ago
Used with the breakout garden. Works perfectly with the provided python library, just make sure to remove the film over the sensor! Within minutes you can start measuring distances and have them update live using the provided examples.
by Harry about VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
This little sensor works brilliantly. There's a lot of supporting code for it. The way the pins are staggered makes soldering easy. Just remember to remove the protective film! perhaps the one thing that it could change would be to breakout the XSHUT pin somewhere - on the side so it keeps the breakout garden profile.
by Daniel about VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout via REVIEWS.io
7 years ago
This thing is pretty neat and fast to respond. It does have issues if there is nothing in its path, as it will randomly jump to something very close, when in fact there is nothing there at all. But if you have something within its range, it detects changes very well.
by Chad about VL53L1X Time of Flight (ToF) Sensor Breakout via REVIEWS.io

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