Raspberry Pi announces $50 12-megapixel camera with interchangeable lenses (opens in new tab)

(theverge.com)

52 pointsgarysahota936y ago15 comments

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owenversteeg6y ago· 3 in thread

For anyone curious about how "good" the camera is: with the lens they sell it's about as good for still pictures as a modern phone. Somewhat worse for video, depending on your application, due to stabilization, software, and the 2-lane interface.

More specifically, the sensor is a Sony IMX477, slightly better than the IMX377 featured in the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, HTC 10, and Mavic Pro drone.

Pretty nice, for $50 in a neat little package. This kind of thing is usually a good bit more expensive.

cmxch6y ago

For $50, it is reasonable. That said, they could make improvements with their cameras.

Would be nice if they would use something similar to a Sony IMX327/290 for their next NoIR camera. That particular set of Sony sensors (STARVIS) would be much better for low light than their existing lineup.

m4636y ago

the standardized lens mount will be huge (as in popular and successful)

rasz6y ago

you could buy C-mount "unauthorised"(1) clone camera modules from China for several years now.

(1) Pee foundation actually puts DRM chip on camera modules to deter third party accessories.

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zwieback6y ago· 3 in thread

I want one. It would be really nice if they had a monochrome model for metrology purposes but for $50 I won't complain.

sudosysgen6y ago

Well, for a 50$ camera, I'd be comfortable attempting to debayer it. Basically, scratching off the Bayer filter using some sort of tool that wont scratch the silicon.

zwieback6y ago

Never thought of that. I have plenty of old cameras I could practice on.

BubRoss6y ago

Maybe there is a way to pull the raw image off before it gets bayer filtered. It would not be the same but might be closer to what you want since it would be higher res.

PanMan6y ago· 2 in thread

Anybody found info on the max frame rate? High frame rate is super common in phones but hard to find elsewhere, and I need it for a project...

kejaed6y ago

The original pi camera can be made to run at 660 fps with reduced line count, pretty neat hack!

https://blog.robertelder.org/recording-660-fps-on-raspberry-...

rasz6y ago

2-lane MIPI, they didnt even bother to wire other 2 pairs to the connector when upgrading Pee4. Not to mention Videocore h264 encoder is limited to 1080@30.

ungzd6y ago

Much better article from official blog: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-product-raspberry-pi-hi...

boromi6y ago

Do we have more sample photos to judge the quality?

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15 comments

13 comments · 5 top-level

owenversteeg6y ago· 3 in thread

More specifically, the sensor is a Sony IMX477, slightly better than the IMX377 featured in the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, HTC 10, and Mavic Pro drone.

Pretty nice, for $50 in a neat little package. This kind of thing is usually a good bit more expensive.

cmxch6y ago

For $50, it is reasonable. That said, they could make improvements with their cameras.

m4636y ago

the standardized lens mount will be huge (as in popular and successful)

rasz6y ago

you could buy C-mount "unauthorised"(1) clone camera modules from China for several years now.

(1) Pee foundation actually puts DRM chip on camera modules to deter third party accessories.

1 more reply

zwieback6y ago· 3 in thread

I want one. It would be really nice if they had a monochrome model for metrology purposes but for $50 I won't complain.

sudosysgen6y ago

Well, for a 50$ camera, I'd be comfortable attempting to debayer it. Basically, scratching off the Bayer filter using some sort of tool that wont scratch the silicon.

zwieback6y ago

Never thought of that. I have plenty of old cameras I could practice on.

BubRoss6y ago

Maybe there is a way to pull the raw image off before it gets bayer filtered. It would not be the same but might be closer to what you want since it would be higher res.

PanMan6y ago· 2 in thread

Anybody found info on the max frame rate? High frame rate is super common in phones but hard to find elsewhere, and I need it for a project...

kejaed6y ago

The original pi camera can be made to run at 660 fps with reduced line count, pretty neat hack!

https://blog.robertelder.org/recording-660-fps-on-raspberry-...

rasz6y ago

2-lane MIPI, they didnt even bother to wire other 2 pairs to the connector when upgrading Pee4. Not to mention Videocore h264 encoder is limited to 1080@30.

ungzd6y ago

Much better article from official blog: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-product-raspberry-pi-hi...

boromi6y ago

Do we have more sample photos to judge the quality?

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