Raspberry Pi Camera 3 Wide (SC0874)

The Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 is a compact camera from Raspberry Pi. It features an IMX708 12 megapixel sensor with HDR and has phase detection autofocus. The Camera Module 3 is available in a standard and a wide-angle version, both of which are available with or without an infrared cut filter.

The camera module 3 can record full HD videos as well as still images and has an HDR mode with up to 3 megapixels. Operation is fully supported by the libcamera library, including the fast autofocus function of the Camera Module 3: this makes it easy to use for beginners while offering a lot for advanced users. The Camera Module 3 is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers.1

The size of the circuit board and the mounting holes are the same as for camera module 2. The Z dimension is different: due to the improved optics, camera module 3 is a few millimeters higher than camera module 2.

All variants of camera module 3 have:

• Back-illuminated and stacked CMOS image sensor with 12 megapixels (Sony IMX708)


• High signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)


• Integrated dynamic 2D defect pixel correction (DPC)


• Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF) for fast autofocus


• QBC re-mosaic function


• HDR mode (up to 3 megapixel output)


• Serial data output CSI-2


• 2-wire serial communication (supports I2C fast mode and fast mode plus)


• Serial 2-wire control of the focus mechanism

1 With the exception of early Raspberry Pi Zero models, which lack the required FPC connector. Later Raspberry Pi Zero models require an FPC adapter, which is available separately