The Raspberry Pi foundation has announced some impressive - sound new tv camera modules with higher solvent , larger pixels , wide - slant options , autofocus , high dynamical range and night sight via infrared .
The upgraded Camera Model 3 once again starts at just $ 25 ( around £ 20 ) , which is n’t forged considering it ’s the first major upgrade to the cameras modules since 2016 .
The new faculty is establish upon Sony ’s IMX708 sensor . It ’s back - illuminate , tender 12 - megapixels ( up from 8) and larger 1.40μm pixels , as well as some lovely HDR imagery and 16:9 HD TV transcription .
There are multiple variants on offer . The standard module slightly better the field of view from 62 - degrees on the precursor to 66 - academic degree . However , if you opt for the the wide field of view module you ’ll get a much broader 102 - degree . That variant offers digital panning for the first time .
The grownup improvement though , might be the addition of autofocus . In ablog mail service , Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton explain : “ Camera Module 3 introduces power autofocus support for the first metre . The lens assembly is mounted on a articulation - coil actuator , allowing us to move it backward and forwards relative to the sensor until a select area ( by default the midriff ) of the view is optimally focused . ”
you may see a demonstration of the unexampled Autofocus capabilities in the video below .
you may also see a breakdown of the all of the camera faculty to date . The Camera Module 3 works with all of the Raspberry Pi computer with CSI connectors ( except the 400 and 2016 Zero ) and there ’s also a new version of the M12 mount available from today . That costs $ 50 .
