Testing out the NEW Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3

[@JeffGeerling]

One clarification: The price for the Camera Module 3 is still $25-not $35 as stated in the video-at least for the standard versions. The wide-angle versions of both the normal and NoIR camera modules are $35.

[@kyoko703]

good to see you're up and about. :-) :-) continue to get well and sending you lots of positive thoughts. :D

[@AndrewTSq]

just got an email about this camera!, very cool. thanks for the video. Its a bit more expensive here in sweden, equal to 46 USD. (33 for the V2). Have a V3 on order :) ships 18th january. edit: actually found it for 33 USD here in Sweden now.. ah well :D

[@annakissed3226]

Your video about blowing red shirt Jeff, last year??? Um is that what you really meant?

[@TheCyberSpidey]

You gave me a spook, it's 34 USD in my country and I was dumbfounded. Of course it's $25 and with import tariff it ends up being $34. Thanks for the first impressions, hope you're doing well Jeff.

[@ventusprime]

9:15 you Now ! Jeff have found a market gap its small but can be good.

[@prongATO]

I hope you’re feeling well Jeff and continue to be on the mend. Your dedication to pushing out content is pretty amazing.

[@dh2032]

me too, it may pre-recorded, before hand ? just set publish on a set day?

[@hrenes]

So glad you are up and running. Love your humor and your joy of life. And every time you show one of your projects it makes me feel I cooperated with them (even when I never ever would build one) Thank you!

[@WobblycogsUk]

Great to see you back up and about again, hope the recovery is going well. For the price that's pretty good performance in my book. It would be nice if they also offered a more expensive version with better lenses for people who want / need it but it seems that's pretty much covered by other offerings anyway.

[@TommyThousandFaces]

Happy to see you doing well! My motionEye setup was eagerly waiting for something like this to be out!

[@MegaManNeo]

I'd be interested in seeing this case being expanded to the idea of holding an internal battery. I have a couple of unused Raspberry Pis and as a amateur hobbyist photograph, this looks like a fun and cool idea.

[@tarun4.6]

it would be great if u could ship one😅

[@groekanne7765]

@@tarun4.6 was just about to comment the same

[@dfbess]

Glad to see your doing well Jeff.

[@Psychx_]

The camera module is decent. A bit of post-processing in the form of tonemapping should bring a massive improvement. Definitely usable.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Wonder if any of the Buster vs Bullseye stuff will prevent Raw output, DNG's from the new module would make post work easier.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

@Karl with a K Sure, but can you run Raspbian on it?

[@luisalcarazleal]

Good to see you back on your feet 😊 I already spent my January budget on the self-hosted project but I hope I can get a new cam module in February.

[@cybermage_gt]

That sponsorship segway at the end really got me and was so entertaining!

[@gannas42]

I had no idea a new pi cam was being released. Thanks for the heads up and honest look! Hope you are feeling better!

[@herbeck1]

Hey Jeff. Thanks for all of your videos. I love the content and as a fellow STL guy, I love all of the STL love. As a matter of fact, I used to be responsible for the inspection/maintenance for that railroad bridge, back when I worked for that railroad. Keep it up!

[@antiphlex]

I've built a few Pi-based cameras that stream over LAN and are powered by PoE, so it's not wireless, but it's a single cable installation which suits me fine, and the screen I used was connected via the DSI port which made the preview video butter smooth. I also used the HQ camera because I wanted interchangeable lenses, but overall it was a very satisfying build.

[@dtebarrett]

How did you set it up to stream over LAN?

[@Thats_Mr_Random_Person_to_you]

@dtebarrett I did something like this but used the arducam module as it was the only autofocus maodule at the time (last year). But tl;dr mjpeg-streamer was the route I took. But considering the picamera2 python library now used by the pi means you can build a very simple python webserver to stream images. If you use mjpeg-streamer route you still need something like stunnel4 to ensure encrypted streams over ssl, but the python server route should have options to use ssl direct.

[@isaackvasager9957]

Honest question. Why do people do this instead of just getting something like a Wyze camera and flashing open source firmware on it? The quality is 100x better and it's cheaper. I'm a nerd that loves this stuff to, but some things are just way more work then they are worth....unless I'm missing something?

[@antiphlex]

@@dtebarrett Im using the UV4L streaming server. Initially I used VLC bit found that the latency was unacceptable. But UV4L is quite good. Not perfect, but it allows a HTML configuration page and latency is minimal so its useful.

[@antiphlex]

@@isaackvasager9957 I cannot say why other people do this, but I would wager it's probably for the same reasons I like doing it, and it's for the joy of making it yourself and solving the technical problems that come with it. By buying a ready-made camera most of those problems are solved for you and all the fun of working it out yourself is gone. I agree, a camera from a reputable manufacturer will be 10 times better and likely more reliable, but there will be no love in it. My Pi camera looks like a Soviet cold war monstrosity, but I love it because I made it.

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great job on the video Jeff! Thanks for making it.

[@geographicaloddity2]

Glad to see you're back in action. Been praying for you.

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Great video Jeff - loved the comparison with the iPhone lens!

[@JeffGeerling]

Thanks, and I loved the PIKON case you made ;)

[@herozero777]

Thanks jeff for your incredible work. Really appreciate your contributions!

[@ArnovSharma]

Gonna built this project now, will add onboard power and improve the body a bit. thanks for sharing

[@arthur...barros]

Glad to see you are doing well Jeff, love you videos.

[@dagudelo88]

Great video, and i'm really happy seeing you feeling better.

[@perrymcclusky4695]

Loved the camera you put together! Enjoyed the comparison between the iPhone and the camera you made with the Module 3. I would be interested in comparing the differences between the Module 3 and the Module 2. Looking forward to your next video!

[@micklebt]

Jeff, you seem to be doing so well. Appear strong and energetic. What a nice surprise and answer to many prayers. Keep up the great work. Love the videos.

[@maxmustsleep]

Great video Jeff! It really shows how much camera tech has improved, 25$ can get you quite far At the same time it shows how much is happening in software nowadays where it's never just one picture taken but several stitched together for sharpness better lighting and exposure, aided by a bunch of machine learning in the image processing stage I really hope we can get an open source camera software at some point that's at least close to the quality of modern cameras because the idea of a DIY camera you can actually modify yourself is awesome.

[@jg374]

I was playing around with CHDK running on an old point and shoot camera at one point. This allows saving raw images and manual control + scripting in models that normally don't allow this. Even on this older style camera, the raw image was a grainy, distorted mess compared to the jpg image processed by the camera.

[@mikebristow9599]

Good to have you back, Jeff! Hope you are feeling better.

[@vaibhavshrivastava3003]

Hats off to you man for being consistent after being in such dark place ... Respect from India 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MrBlakBunny]

there are a few special drivers for that screen that gives it better framerate, people have developed it for portable arcade builds where frame-rate is needed for games, might help your viewfinder experiance

[@Sekir80]

Hey Jeff! Thanks for keeping me up to date on tech!

[@chuxxsss]

Good to see you back, Jeff. Hope you are getting better. My mother in law, has the medicine "symphony" it has really helped her.

[@LukasKrincvaj_Czechia]

I love that LTT-style transition to the sponsor! Keep up the great work, Jeff!

[@judsonbaker4628]

Great to see you back!

[@justdoeverything8883]

This would be amazing for long time lapse photography, for example a plant growing. Professionals in this field connect the grow lights with the camera, having them on during day cycle, then toggled on/off for photos at night. Pi would be great for this!

[@gabrieldesimone4644]

oh man you really read my mind, I was wondering about this for a week or so. Thanks!

[@mikewalsh7337]

Well it's not everyday that I see a KZbinr with such a quality video just a few miles from where I live... LOL. Appreciate the content, looking into this for a project!

[@Kw1161]

I glad to see you looking well, great video thanks for the information.

[@stricklybiz1]

Hey Jeff, I love DIY stuff and it seems you take it to another level! Awesome! All I need is a 3D printer and your instructions. I learned a lot from this video. Keep this up and I hope this finds you well and healthy.

[@JeffGeerling]

Watch out, 3D printing will suck you in!

[@famitory]

i hope they keep developing the interface and making it easier for translator interfaces to be imposed between the camera and the connection so we can get modules that let the pi talk to professional, full frame sensors so parts of old DSLRs with dead controller boards can get a new lease on life

[@rollandelliott]

this is such a cool video!!! I am excited to look for the no IR filter/ night mode camera. hopefully it can be filtered for UV photography!

[@shawnbergin8479]

Great comparison. Thank you Jeff.

[@Deses]

I'd like to see it compare to the previous camera modules. Comparing it to any phone camera is not fair because all the post processing they do.

[@swmatthews005]

Great to have you back 👍

[@TurboPotato]

Really glad you got through your hospital stay and back to making videos. Hope you're feeling normal-ish! Keep up the videos my guy, I know so many people that enjoy your channel!

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

The sensor has much potential, it needs better image processing. Great video!

[@delscott480]

Great to see that more content, means more fixed Jeff up and about

[@johndegnan5703]

Glad to see you out of the hospital man. Don't push yourself and take it easy for a while.

[@ZanderSabbag]

I'd love to learn more about the projects you do for your daughter, that's really adorable. It could be just a community post if you don't think it is worth a whole video

[@rhiantaylor3446]

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this video - really useful too !

[@PavloKhmel]

Great project!

[@julias-shed]

Good to see you up and about 😀

[@epiren]

Use a piSugar for power. It works really well on a Superman Lego radio I made. Add a shutdown button to power down and power up (Howchoo has a good script for that). And can you add a cheap flash? Also, does it take the pictures in RAW or JPG? It would be good to just have it take RAW images that can be processed in post.

[@MrLapomme972]

I love your works, thanks

[@BenReese]

I agree with everyone else... It's great to see you back! I may have to see if I can find one at Microcenter just to take a stab at designing a case. Looks like a great project!

[@shubhamadtp]

Good to see you back ...

[@MarcelHuguenin]

Love the PIKON 😅 great video Jeff!

[@MichaelKlements]

Great video, I love the Pikon camera housing! Have a look at the HyperPixel 4.0 as a display alternative, it’s a 4” IPS display with capacitive touch - I bought one a while back for a project that I never got around to finishing.

[@NyneIX9]

Hey, you're that guy!

[@JeffGeerling]

heh, "bought one for a project I never got around to finishing" is the story of our lives!

[@ThisIsReMarkable]

I'll second the HyperPixel 4.0. It's a nice looking screen that uses the Pi's header pins instead of SPI. For what it's worth, my project runs an MQTT broker but is also unfinished!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Hello! Fancy seeing you here!

[@kevindawe911]

Great vid Jeff. You have given me a steer for a project that I have in building a cctv system. Unfortunately still waiting for rpi's to be available in the uk :(

[@vizionthing]

Not long now by the end of this year we should be back to the normal supply levels - cant wait.

[@SmithyScotland]

Thank you for unbiased review

[@ShinyTechThings]

That's crazy good AF (Auto Focus) for the price!

[@mrcraggle]

I currently use the HQ module for a webcam so I'm changing over to this new module as it's close in sensor size and will also take up considerably less space without the need for a lens.

[@Kikay0n]

Awesome man! Thanks!

[@evilleader1991]

I just got the v2 camera module, surprisingly good quality on the camera :o

[@TylerShelton1]

Great to see you back at it and with humor in full force, Jeff. :) You're a credit to the human race.

[@RetroComputingwithMike]

How do you make those shots of your 3d printer where it looks like the printer does not move while the print kinda grows up from the bed?

[@IncendiarySolution]

Really great LTT reference at the end there. Awesome.

[@jawalo2kthelast140]

Love this. Should also consider the write speed to your SD card for video.

[@StefanSchumacher-gz9pm]

Good to see you back on your feet, Jeff.

[@StockportJambo]

"Like our SPONSOR!". For a minute there, I thought I'd entered the Twilight Zone and this was LTT. Seriously though, great video and very timely - got a notification this morning about the release of the Camera Module 3 and was on the fence about buying. I think I'll wait for now. It's also really great to see you back and looking so well, Jeff.

[@ABugMansLife]

Hello, Is there any simple way to stream and record video with the Cam mod v3 using a RasPi Zero 2W?

[@Jdbye]

I noticed the wavyness in one of the very first pictures you showed with the Pi camera. It was an indoors dark shot. Didn't notice it in any of the others until you mentioned it though. But it definitely doesn't just happen in the outdoor shots.

[@kf9928]

Hey Jeff, thanks for making the video. This new camera is quite amazing, especially for that price. I was wondering if one could use it to build a diy dashcam. Also most actual dashcams dont seem that great. Maybe you would like to do a video on that?

[@CaseyConnor]

Thanks! If you make another video, a comparison I'd really be interested in isn't this camera vs. smartphones or other camera options, but rather this camera vs the pi camera v2 -- for those of us with v2's that wonder about upgrading, etc.

[@chrish8941]

Hey buddy stay strong. Great vid. Rooting for ya

[@JeffGeerling]

Thank you! Feeling a lot better this week!

[@ChaoticOccasus]

The rpilocator screenshot hit close to home lol. The new camera module wasn't even on my radar, great video!

[@JeffGeerling]

You have radar? Heh

[@ChaoticOccasus]

@@JeffGeerling Not yet! Have a pi compatible radar you'd recommend ;)?

[@Genesis8934]

What if you give the camera module a Hubble treatment with a corrective lens? At least on top of software upgrades.

[@AKG58Z]

How can I convert these modules to use it directly with PC like attaching USB port on to the camera module itself.

[@adventuregamer6499]

i was looking to do the same thing but couldn't find anything this will help me a lot! thank you jeff!

[@rklauco]

You did not suffer enough in hospital -> let's throw pi camera module in your general direction :) Great video. I wonder how much better the lens/sensor in the phone really is and how much is software "magic".

[@JeffGeerling]

Haha exactly. I was 50/50 on making a video on this since I'm at the tail end of the most annoying part of recovery... but I got a ton of energy in the past week so decided to knock it out and see how it goes! Going to get some sleep now, though. They launch these things at 2 a.m. my time lol

[@huscarl149]

It's a small world when you realize Jeff is doing his camera test right down the road from you :)

[@linuxrobotgeek]

Ooh perfect for my robot. Been wanting to upgrade the camera that isn't as big as the HQ camera

[@JeffGeerling]

Yeah, these are great for being super tiny and lightweight for robotics!

[@MrFaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

i came here for robot comments, was nor disappointed

[@simeonnischith6075]

Hey, I bought the Pi camera module 3 but I don't know how to connect it to the raspberry pi 5 because the connector seems too big to fit in the designated port. Any help?

[@muddyexport5639]

Thanks. Good vid on an exciting topic. A whole bunch of "I wonder if". (I thought we were going to have some outtakes at last "sponsored by" quip but no joy -- I missed that end tag.)

[@boulerhchamohammed7889]

thanks for the video i have a question if possible i have a project and i want toask you if i can use this camera with raspberry and then sending video for a long distance ,sending to anthor tft lcd

[@OriginalJetForMe]

I just got a wide-angle PiCam 3, but its view doesn't seem all that wide. I feel like something might be wrong in my configuration. Did you do anything special?

[@Rosted42]

Hey I got a camera module 3 but a PI5 and I got a camera adaptor cable but my Pi wont recognise the Camera. What should I do?>

[@rothlive]

A comparison raspberry camera with the two cameras from arducam would be very interesting.

[@brianmoreau5274]

I’m curious if the HQ version would have been a better choice for the camera based on the number of various lenses available to choose from. Also, have any other ccd’s ever been used in place of the basic pi camera ccd modules.

[@JanSzymanski-wk5bb]

Thanks for sharing your work. I have a problem with a driver. When invoke from command like I have a nice video from camera V3. When trying to use video from camera from Chromium browser I'm getting an error "User media request denied with error code zero" How to enable access on Chromium on RPi?

[@perfectloser]

Really curious about seeing this alongside a pi zero vs other wireless security cameras

[@scottwilliams895]

New Pi Camera!?!! Yes please!! Great video, Jeff. Thank you!

[@ryandury]

Thanks for the comprehensive review! Which version would you suggest for a 3D Printer timelapse camera .. 75 degree or 120 degree version?

[@PhG1961]

Awesome video !

[@vipulwaghmode29]

If camera has to be mounted little far from raspberry pi , by using usb cable , is it possible? I need a solution on this

[@g9icy]

Video idea (because it's something I want to do): Solar powered security camera. Thanks for the video!

[@nathanisip]

It’s amazing how these cameras now have better quality than my dslr a decade ago. It’s really the image processing software that makes a product stand out now. All that aside, now I want a rainbow unicorn 😂

[@foxman150]

I love the fact you are wearing a St Louis City SC jersey!!!! I just got mine 2 weeks ago!

[@JeffGeerling]

Can't wait to see them play!

[@foxman150]

@@JeffGeerling RIGHT!?!?! I am hoping to get season tickets

[@giampaoloschembri452]

Did you try to install android and test gcam( if api2camera is supported) ? With this little module software make a lot of difference

[@DiomedesDominguez]

Can you please compare with previous version of the camera? Comparing it against an iPhone I don't have isn't adding any value to me.

[@alenninan5524]

hi , i want a camera that has a field view of 18 *13 cm . It should be the best and available camera where it would work in a dark room. The working condition is indoor . Can you suggest me the best Raspberry pi 3 camera for this purpose ?

[@earthling_parth]

That Linus-style ending was hilarious. The Pi camera seems really good for the price ❤️ Please do make more videos on this in the future Jeff.

[@tuttocrafting]

Wondering if the autofocus is managed by the ISP via the libcamera or if it's a blob...

[@DiyintheGhetto]

Ihave one of the first version of the pi camera. I have it using it as a Scope camera looking at PCB and small parts I can not read. This one is way better from what I can see so far.