Working with the Pi Camera and NoIR Camera modules

These camera modules are specially manufactured for Raspberry Pi and work with all the available models. You will need to connect the camera module to the CSI port, located behind the Ethernet port, and activate the camera using the raspi-config utility if you haven't already.

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You can find the video instructions to connect the camera module to Raspberry Pi at http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/camera-module-setup/.

This page lists the types of camera modules available: http://www.raspberrypi.org/products/.

Two types of camera modules are available for the Pi. These are Pi Camera and Pi NoIR camera, and they can be found at https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/camera-module/ and https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-noir-camera/, respectively.

The following image shows Pi Camera and Pi NoIR Camera boards side by side:

The following image shows the Pi Camera board connected to the Pi:

The following is an image of the Pi Camera board placed...