Mini Camera Module for Raspberry Pi

This mini camera module for the Raspberry Pi 4/3/2 is just 35mm tall yet packs a 5MP OV5647 sensor capable of still images up to 2592×1944 and video up to 1920×1080!

The module uses a full-size 15-pin connection which is compatible with Raspberry Pi 4/3/2 boards. Not compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 or Zero.

The short size makes it handy for compact Raspberry Pi photography projects, custom 3D printed cases or just simply playing with the various camera commands with your bare board – without the need for a camera case.

You can use this module with the usual standard Raspberry Pi camera libraries such as libcamera and raspicam (legacy) – it works in the same way as the Official Raspberry Pi Camera Module. Use it to shoot videos, take still images, stream live video, create time-lapses and more! This means it will also work with popular Raspberry Pi camera projects such as OctoPrint and others.

The camera comes with two foam gaskets with tape on both sides for mounting your camera creatively!

This module cannot be used with the Raspberry Pi Zero unless you use a 15-pin camera cable joiner along with a Zero camera adapter which gets a bit clunky, so you should probably just check out the ZeroCam range instead!.

Features

• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4, 3B+, 3, 2, B+ + older
• OV5647 Sensor
• Compatible with libcamera and raspicam commands
• Compact size – just 35mm long!
• Includes foam gaskets for creative mounting
• Images up to 2592×1944
• Video up to 1920×1080

Specifications

• Sensor: OV5647
• Pixels: 5MP
• Focal length: ~3.9mm
• CMOS size: 1/4′
• Field of View: ~73°
• Aperture: F2.4
• Depth of Field: ~20cm
• Distortion: < 1.5%
• Still Image: up to 2592×1944 
• Video:
  • 1920 x 1080p @30
  • 1280 x 720p @60
  • 640 x 480p @60
  • 640 x 480p @90

Package Contents

• 1x Mini Camera Module
• 2x Foam Gaskets

Raspberry Pi not included

Resources

• How to Install & Use the Raspberry Pi Camera Module (different camera but the process and commands are the same)
• Libcamera and the legacy Raspicam stack
• Libcamera introduction and usage
• Raspicam (legacy) introduction and usage
• OctoPrint for 3D print monitoring
• MotionEyeOS Raspberry Pi CCTV