IR camera module v3 Raspberry Pi wide angle (120°)

Description :

The v3 camera module offers some nice improvements over its predecessor:
 

• improved low-light sensitivity: ideal for capturing shots in low-light conditions,

• Supports HDR mode to capture detailed and realistic photos and videos,

• Improved autofocus.

Features

• Sony IMX708 image sensor with built-in IR filter

• 11.9MP native resolution

• Motorized autofocus

• Phase Detection Focusing (PDAF) for fast focusing

• Angle:  wide angle (120°)

• 7.4mm sensor diagonal

• Pixel size: 1.4μm × 1.4μm

• Photo resolution: 4608 × 2592 pixels

• Video modes: 1080p50, 720p100, 480p120

• Output: RAW10

• HDR mode up to 3 megapixels

• High signal to noise ratio (SNR)

• Built-in 2D Dynamic Pixel Correction (DPC)

• I2C controlled focus sensor

• Compatible with all Raspberry Pi models except Raspberry Pi 400 and the 2016 launch version of the Zero, which do not have a camera connector)

• Zero models require a camera cable Raspberry Pi Zero

• The Raspberry Pi 5 model requires a specific ribbon cable

• Connect via the supplied ribbon cable to the CSI port on your board Raspberry Pi

• Recommended configuration: libcamera-still from 06/01/2023 on Pi OS 32 bits Buster (desktop version to update)

• Python Picamera2 library compatible Raspberry Pi

• Dimensions standard version: 25 × 24 × 11.5mm

• Dimensions wide angle version: 25 × 24 × 12.4mm

• Weight: 4.3g

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HDR

HDR stands for "High Dynamic Range" and refers to a technology that consists of reproducing an image faithful to what the human eye perceives.

To fully understand HDR, it is necessary to look at the dynamics of the human eye vs.

the dynamics of the photo sensor. Most modern sensors manage to achieve a dynamic range of about fifteen stops.

As for the eye, it reaches a dynamic range between 20 to 24 stops.

Therefore, a camera is unable to accurately reproduce the contrasting scene that you perceive.

The camera will offer you an image with underexposed shadows or overexposed lights.

HDR mode provides a solution: instead of taking a single picture, HDR captures a series of images of the same scene at different exposures.

This series is then stitched together into a single photo in which each light tone is better exposed. 

Dynamic range is intended to capture maximum detail in both very bright and very dark areas, giving richer colors and higher contrast.

The very bright and the very dark parts of an image will be better rendered for a more natural result and close to reality!

Useful Resources

Blog Raspberry Pi: Model comparisons

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