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Raspberry Pi AI Camera – Raspberry Pi Ltd

Overview

The Raspberry Pi AI Camera is a compact camera module from Raspberry Pi, based

on the Sony IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor. IMX500 combines a 12-megapixel CMOS

image sensor with on-board inferencing acceleration for a variety of common neural

network models, enabling users to develop sophisticated vision-based AI applications

without the need for a separate accelerator.

The AI Camera transparently augments captured still images or video with tensor

metadata, leaving the processor in the host Raspberry Pi free to perform other

operations. Support for tensor metadata in the libcamera and Picamera2 libraries, and

in the rpicam-apps application suite, make it easy for beginners to use, while offering

advanced users unparallelled power and flexibility.

The Raspberry Pi AI Camera is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers. The PCB

outline and mounting hole locations are identical to those of Raspberry Pi Camera

Module 3, while the overall depth is greater to accommodate the larger IMX500 sensor

and optical subassembly.