Meet the Camera’s Hardware
The Pi camera module is very small: 24mm x 25mm. Its height is 9mm, and it weighs only about 3 grams. Like the Pi, it doesn’t look very pretty (see Figure 57, The camera's design is similar to the Pi's), but like the Pi it’s surprisingly powerful and versatile.
In most regards, the camera is similar to the cameras you can find in modern smartphones. It has a fixed-focus lens that captures photos at a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. It supports three video modes with different resolutions and frame rates: 1080p at 30 FPS, 720p at 60 FPS, and 640 x 480 at 60 or ...
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