Pi Camera Module v3
The latest version of Pi’s mainstream camera module has autofocus, HDR and wide angle, proclaims Les Pounder!
SPECS
Sensor: Sony IMX708, 7.4mm
Res: 4,608x 2,592, 11.9MP
Video: 1080p50, 720p100, 480p120
Focus: Motorised
Focal: 4.74mm
Depth: 10cm to infinity
FoV: 66h, 41v (120-degree)
F-stop: F1.8
Size: 25x24x 11.5mm
The tiny motorised camera means speedy autofocus.
There’s no new Pi model this year but here’s the Camera Module 3 at £25 for standard or £35 for the wide-angle version. The new module brings more pixels, rivalling the High Quality Camera’s 12MP while keeping the smaller sensor-on-a-board form factor. What’s new about this tiny camera is autofocus. This is the first official Raspberry Pi camera with autofocus, although Arducam’s (see LXF289) highresolution camera delivered that functionality last year.