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If you\u2019ve ever wanted to know anything about the Raspberry Pi Camera then you\u2019re in the right place!\u00a0 We\u2019ll see what cameras are available, how they work, and how to use them with the Raspberry Pi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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With a camera CSI connector available on every Raspberry Pi, including the 5-dollar Raspberry Pi Zero, incorporating a camera into your next project couldn\u2019t be simpler.<\/span><\/p>\n

Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2013 the Raspberry Pi Organization released its first Raspberry Pi camera.\u00a0 Unlike USB cameras this camera had a connection direct;ly to the board’s GPU, providing improved performance while reducing costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since then the camera has become a standard fixture on the Raspberry Pi and thousands of projects have been built with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Raspberry Pi Organization has released a couple of other cameras, the latest one just recently. In addition several manufacturers also make cameras for the Raspberry Pi, and they range in cost from about 5 dollars upwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

How Cameras Work<\/span><\/h2>\n

The history of the camera is a long one, with some of the essential principles dating back to around 400 BC.\u00a0 The first photographic cameras were developed in the 18th century, and the first motion picture cameras were created in the late 1800s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Digital cameras replaced traditional photographic film with digital sensors, arranged in an array. The individual elements of this array are called \u201cpixels\u201d, and they represent a red-green-blue value of the light level falling upon them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The more of these pixels in the array, which is mounted on a substrate called the \u201cframe, the better the quality the picture will be. A larger frame also adds to the quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike conventional cameras, there is no need for an actual mechanical shutter on a digital camera. And most are capable of being used for both still images and video.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sensors used for the Raspberry Pi cameras are common devices manufactured for phones and tablets, so they are very inexpensive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Original Raspberry Pi Cameras<\/span><\/h2>\n

The folks at Raspberry Pi have released three cameras so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The first Raspberry Pi Camera was the version 1 camera. It used an OmniVision OV5647 sensor and had a resolution of 5 megapixels.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The camera is available in two versions.<\/span><\/p>\n