Raspberry
Pi
and
Sony
have
co-developed
a
Raspberry
Pi
AI
Camera
module
that’s
launching
today
for
$70.
It
comes
with
onboard
AI
processing
that
can
help
Raspberry
Pi
users
develop
“edge
AI
solutions
that
process
visual
data”
with
ease,
according
to
the
tiny
computer
maker.
The
new
camera
builds
on
Raspberry
Pi’s
plans
to
offer
chips
and
add-ons
for
AI
developers,
having
previously
released
several
non-AI
camera
modules
since
its
first
5-megapixel
offering
in
2013.
“AI-based
image
processing
is
becoming
an
attractive
tool
for
developers
around
the
world,”
Raspberry
Pi
CEO
Eben
Upton
said
in
a
press
release.
“We
look
forward
to
seeing
what
our
community
members
are
able
to
achieve
using
the
power
of
the
Raspberry
Pi
AI
Camera.”
The
AI
camera
is
compatible
with
all
Raspberry
Pi
single-board
computers,
and
pairs
the
company’s
RP2040
microcontroller
chip
with
Sony’s
IMX500
image
sensor
—
the
latter
of
which
handles
AI
processing.
The
combination
eliminates
the
need
for
additional
components
like
accelerators
or
a
graphics
processing
unit
(GPU),
which
are
typically
required
for
camera
modules
to
handle
large-scale
visual
data.
The
12.3
megapixel
Raspberry
Pi
AI
Camera
can
capture
footage
at
either
10
frames
per
second
in
4056
x
3040,
or
40fps
at
2028
x
1520.
It
also
has
a
manually
adjustable
focus,
a
76-degree
field
of
view,
and
measures
25
x
24
x
11.9mm
—
making
it
almost
identical
in
size
to
the
Camera
Module
3
that
Raspberry
Pi
released
last
year.
(Originally posted by Jess Weatherbed)
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