Raspberry Pi Camera Board, Version 2, Sony IMX219 8-Megapixel Sensor

Raspberry Pi Camera Board

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 24mm x 9mm, and weighs just over 3g, making it perfect for mobile or other applications where size and weight are important.

Please note the board PCB will state either V2 or V2.1, but the module is exactly the same specification (as different licensed manufacturers use different print on the board).

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 24mm 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

Specifications:

Applications

• CCTV security camera
• motion detection
• time lapse photography