The HQ shooter comes with a 12.3-megapixel sensor and support for C- and CS-mount lenses.<\/b>
\nRaspberry Pi is hoping to capitalize on the pandemic hobby boon with a new 12.3-megapixel High Quality Camera and range of interchangeable lenses. It will allow you to kickstart your photography side hustle with an camera for $50 and lenses starting at $25 each.
The camera is compatible with most Raspberry Pi single-board computers\u2014from the original Pi 1 Model B onward\u2014the so-called \u00ab\u00a0High Quality Camera\u00a0\u00bb features a 12.3-megapixel Sony IMX477 sensor, with 7.9mm diagonal image size, back-illuminated sensor architecture, adjustable back focus, and support for C- and CS-mount lenses.
\u00ab\u00a0There has always been a big overlap between Raspberry Pi hackers and camera hackers,\u00a0\u00bb senior principal engineer Simon Martin wrote in a blog post. \u00ab\u00a0Even back in 2012, people were finding interesting ways to squeeze more functionality out of DSLR cameras using their Raspberry Pi computers.\u00a0\u00bb The foundation launched its first camera board in 2013, followed quickly by the original Pi NoIR board with infrared sensitivity\u2014popular among astronomers and drone pilots, who used the tech to boost telescopes and monitor plant health.
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When the 5-megapixel camera was discontinued, Raspberry Pi replaced it with an 8-megapixel Sony IMX2019 sensor, released in 2016. \u00ab\u00a0It has found a home in all sorts of cool projects, from line followers to cucumber sorters,\u00a0\u00bb according to Martin. \u00ab\u00a0Going through our sales figures while writing this post, we were amazed to discover we’ve sold over 1.7 million of these to date.\u00a0\u00bb
These mobile phone-type fixed-focus modules, however, have certain limitations: small sensors, low signal-to-noise ratio, poor low-light performance, and, perhaps most notably, no option to replace the lens. \u00ab\u00a0These are the shortcomings that the high-quality camera is designed to address,\u00a0\u00bb the blog said.
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You can learn more about the earlier Camera Module and new High Quality shooter with the Official Raspberry Pi Camera Guide, available in print from the Raspberry Pi Press store for $12.50, or as a free PDF from The MagPi magazine website.
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