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Raspberry pi camera cable orientation.
The camera and the pi board have similar sockets for the cable.
They are installed and work in the same way.
Capture images v.
This is actually longer than i need but it works.
Connecting the camera on a pi zero w.
What you will need.
Miuzei raspberry pi camera cable 2m extension flex ribbon cable 15 pin 1 0 mm pitch compatible with raspberry pi 3b 3 b 2b and b 4 6 out of 5 stars 18 8 99 8.
Install the raspberry pi camera module by inserting the cable into the raspberry pi camera port.
Open the camera port on the raspberry pi.
Enable camera interface step 3.
One thing i didn t realize was that the socket on the raspberry pi 3b has a lift up clamp that then needs to be pushed back down to lock the cable in place.
Removing the original flex cable from the raspberry pi camera module.
Take the raspberry pi out of its box.
There are only two connections to make.
The cable slots into the connector situated between the usb and micro hdmi ports with the silver connectors facing the micro hdmi ports.
On the raspberry pi b 2 and 3 the camera port is between the audio port and the hdmi port.
Sign in to or create a raspberry pi account to save your project progress and come back later.
Hence we will need to remove the flex cable from the camera module.
You can buy the cable separately or get it with the official pi zero case.
You need to get the cable the right way round or the camera will not work.
If in doubt just make sure.
To do so we pull the black connector downwards as shown in the picture below.
The standard camera module is green.
To open the port use two fingers and lift the ends up slightly.
On the original raspberry pi b it is between the ethernet port and the hdmi port.
The pi zero w camera socket uses a different width of cable to the main raspberry pi boards.
The ribbon cable needs to be attached to the camera pcb and to the raspberry pi itself.
The cable that comes with the raspberry pi camera is shorter than i needed.
Find the camera port on the raspberry pi between the hdmi and jack port.
On the camera pcb the blue backing on the cable should face away.
Learn how to connect the raspberry pi camera module to your raspberry pi and take pictures record video and apply image effects.
The camera board attaches to the raspberry pi via a 15 way ribbon cable.
Once everything is ok you can stop the raspberry pi to install the camera sudo shutdown h now.
The camera module comes with a flex cable that will not fit into the csi camera connector on the raspberry pi zero w.
