Please note: You will need to buy a different CSI cable for use with RPi 5 or ZERO.
Overview
The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera is the latest camera accessory from Raspberry Pi. It offers higher resolution (12 megapixels, compared to 8 megapixels), and sensitivity (approximately 50% greater area per pixel for improved low-light performance) than the existing Camera Module v2, and
is designed to work with interchangeable lenses in both C- and CS-mount form factors. Other lens form factors can be accommodated using third-party lens adapters.
The High Quality Camera provides an alternative to the Camera Module v2 for industrial and consumer applications, including security cameras, which require the highest levels of visual fidelity and/or integration with specialist optics. It is compatible with all models of Raspberry Pi computer from Raspberry Pi 1 Model B onwards, using the latest software release from www.raspberrypi.org.(1)
The package comprises a circuit board carrying a Sony IMX477 sensor, an FPC cable for connection to a Raspberry Pi computer, a milled aluminium lens mount with integrated tripod mount and focus adjustment ring, and a C- to CS-mount adapter.
(1) Excluding early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the necessary FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an adapter FPC, sold separately.
Specifications
Sensor: | Sony IMX477R stacked, back-illuminated sensor 12.3 megapixels 7.9 mm sensor diagonal 1.55 μm × 1.55 μm pixel size |
Output: | RAW12/10/8, COMP8 |
Back focus: | Adjustable (12.5 mm–22.4 mm) |
Lens standards: | C-mount CS-mount (C-CS adapter included) |
IR cut filter: | Integrated(2) |
Ribbon cable length: | 200 mm |
Tripod mount: | 1/4”-20 |
Compliance: | FCC 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, Class B Digital Device Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (EMC) 2014/30/EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU |
Production lifetime: | The Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera will remain in production until at least January 2026 |
(2) Can be removed to enable IR sensitivity. Modification is irreversible.
Physical specifications
The new Raspberry Pi OS release includes the new Picamera2 Python camera interface.
What's in the box?
1 x Raspberry Pi HQ Camera
You might also need...
- black flexible mini tripod
- Zero mounting plate for HQ cameraa
- Pi3/4 mounting plate for HQ cameras
- 16mm telephoto lens
- 6mm wide angle camera lens
Resources
HQ Camera product brief: https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/hq-c ... -brief.pdf
More on the HQ cams: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/
How to use this camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAXDgByhcJU
and another video by ETA PRIME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDWORgW31Sw