Raspberry Pi AI Camera is a new module developed by the company behind the famous single-board computers. It has a Sony sensor, an integrated AI accelerator and is compatible with the British Foundation’s camera software.

Raspberry has already launched its own suite for AI tasks. It is very powerful, but is only compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5 and also requires a separate camera module to capture visual data. With today’s launch, customers have an easier way to get a camera that’s also compatible with the entire ecosystem and all board versions.

Raspberry Pi AI camera, features

Artificial intelligence is taking over everything and everyone, and if you are a developer or a hobbyist, you surely have related projects in the works. Raspberry Pi is no stranger to market needs and here we have a a camera engine for vision-based AI applications which, like everything from the British foundation, is cheap and effective, always considering what we have in hand with a price of $70.

Among its main features we can mention:

• Intelligent vision sensor Sony IMX500 12 megapixels
• Sensor modes: 4056 x 3040 at 10 fps, 2028 x 1520 at 30 fps
• 1.55 µm x 1.55 µm cell size
• 78-degree field of view with manually adjustable focus
• Accelerator RP2040 integrated for firmware and neural network management

It must be said that this module can be connected to all Raspberry Pi models using standard flat camera cables and that it is fully compatible with the company’s camera software. It also supports all Raspberry versions and not just version 5 like the previous AI kit.

The module can run different models of neural networks (e.g frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch) and has a low power consumption and latency mode. The integrated accelerator takes care of all the AI ​​tasks and frees the SoC itself from the boards for further use.

If you are interested, you can get more information here first step guide and visit product page where you can find retail partners who sell the module at a reference price 70 dollars.