Raspberry Pi camera module launches in UK

Measuring just 25 x 20 x 9mm, the module attaches to the dedicated CSi interface on the Raspberry Pi's upper surface for image and video capture. A 5megapixel cmos image sensor from OmniVision, built on 1.4micron backside illumination pixel architecture, delivers high frame rate 720p/60 hd image capture. The board also allows users to record 720p and 1080p at 30 frames per second in H264 video format Gordon Hollingworth, head of software at Raspberry Pi, said: "We're very pleased to be able to release the camera board today. It's tiny, it only weighs a couple of grams, and it has awesome resolution – we've been seeing some stunning pictures from it. "It's a really inexpensive way to add video or stills input to your hacks; we've already seen trial units we've sent out being used in university medical labs, taking pictures from airborne devices and in facial recognition projects."