{"id":20057,"date":"2020-04-30T08:34:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T07:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20057"},"modified":"2020-04-30T08:34:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T07:34:32","slug":"new-high-quality-camera-from-raspberry-pi-released-today-along-with-a-new-camera-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20057","title":{"rendered":"New high quality camera from Raspberry Pi released today, along with a new camera guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new camera module is released today with a 12.3-megapixel lens. The camera, which retails for $50 (yes, yes, dollars?! etc etc – it’s where the parts come from that determines the price, same as the Pi<\/em>) comes with support for C and CS lenses and uses a Sony IMX477 sensor to produce crystal-clear images. Approved resellers will be selling compatible lenses: a 6 mm CS\u2011mount lens at $25, and a very shiny 16 mm C-mount lens priced at $50.<\/p>\n

Buying the camera is easy enough – just use one of the Approved Resellers like Pimoroni<\/a> or The Pi Hut<\/a> then pick up a lens or two from them as well (The Pi Hut here<\/a> and Pimoroni here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I had a play with the camera a couple of months ago – it’s a really lovely piece of kit. It’s even got a tripod screw mount on the bottom to give you stability, which you’ll need to really take advantage of larger lenses.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also out today is a new Camera Guide from Raspberry Pi Press<\/a> which is available for \u00a310 (or you can grab a PDF for free<\/a>) covering both the new and existing camera modules and how to use them most effectively.<\/p>\n

You can see a launch video for the camera itself below:<\/p>\n