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Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera

The Raspberry Pi Camera Module is one of those add-ons that we love to play with. Creating images and videos using a Pi in real time is still mind blowing for most, but the two previous first-party camera modules have suffered with a fixed focus lens – albeit one of good quality – and fragile construction.

Enter the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera, a new module that ups the image quality with a new 12MP sensor and supports interchangeable lenses and tripod-mounting. The module is larger and, at £50 without any of the required lenses, quite a bit more expensive than prior models. However, the increased resolution and flexibility make it a great choice for photography-intensive projects.

A 12.3 megapixel Sony IMX477R sensor offers significantly more

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