{"id":709,"date":"2025-06-20T12:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raspberrypi.me\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=709"},"modified":"2025-06-20T12:49:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:49:43","slug":"raspberry-pi-camera-module-3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/raspberrypi.me\/shop\/product\/raspberry-pi-camera-module-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 (Autofocus, HDR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An improved camera for use with Raspberry Pi computers, featuring a 12-megapixel Sony IMX708 sensor, HDR support and powered phase-detect autofocus.<\/p>\n<p>Camera Module 3 is the successor to the popular Raspberry Pi Camera v2, which launched in April 2016.\u00a0Built around a\u00a0<strong>12-megapixel Sony IMX708 image sensor<\/strong>\u00a0module, Camera Module 3 offers the following exciting improvements over its predecessor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Improved low-light sensitivity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>High dynamic range (HDR) support<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Powered phase-detect autofocus (PDAF)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u00a0can be used to take full HD video as well as still photographs, and features an HDR mode up to 3 megapixels. Its operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including Camera Module 3\u2019s rapid autofocus feature: this makes it easy for beginners to use, while offering plenty for advanced users.<\/p>\n<p>Camera Module 3 is available with either a standard (75\u00b0) or wide-angle (120\u00b0) lens and in\u00a0visible-light-only and infrared-sensitive (NoIR) variants (coming soon).<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sony IMX708 12-megapixel sensor with I2C-controlled focus actuator<\/li>\n<li>Large 7.4mm diagonal sensor<\/li>\n<li>75\u00b0 or 120\u00b0\u00a0diagonal angle of view<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/datasheets.raspberrypi.com\/camera\/camera-module-3-product-brief.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Datasheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* A standard camera cable is included &#8211; this will let you connect it to the\u00a0<strong>large<\/strong>\u00a015 pin camera connector on Raspberry Pi 4 (and previous full-size versions).<\/p>\n<p>If you want to connect it up to a Raspberry Pi that has a\u00a0<strong>small<\/strong>\u00a022 pin camera connector you&#8217;ll need one of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raspberrypi.me\/shop\/product\/15-pin-camera-ffc-cable-for-raspberry-pi-zero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these cables<\/a>\u00a0(for Raspberry Pi Zero\/Zero W\/Zero 2 W) or one of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raspberrypi.me\/shop\/product\/raspberry-pi-5-camera-and-display-adapter-cable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these camera cables<\/a>\u00a0(for Raspberry Pi 5).<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Note that Camera Module 3 requires a recent version of Raspberry Pi OS and the latest Picamera2 library.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/products\/camera-module-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.com\/news\/new-autofocus-camera-modules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raspberry Pi blog: New autofocus camera modules<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An improved camera for use with Raspberry Pi computers, featuring a 12-megapixel Sony IMX708 sensor, HDR support and powered phase-detect autofocus. 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