Note, though, that the Pi Camera v2 needs an additional adaptor to work with the Pi Zero range.Īside from your choice of Pi and camera combo, you'll need the usual USB power supply, an 8GB minimum SD/Micro SD card with Raspbian installed and either a monitor/keyboard/mouse or remote access enabled. If you're planning a security camera system with dedicated hardware, then the cheaper Pi Zero W paired with one of the many night-vision kit cameras is worth considering, as this option keeps hardware costs, size and unwanted additional components to a minimum. In short, one of these is your best choice, depending on whether you're planning mostly daytime video, or a significant amount of night/twilight work. They connect direct to the Pi via a dedicated ribbon socket, and are supported natively in Raspbian. They both feature an 8 megapixel Sony IMX219 image sensor, which supports 1080p video at 30fps, 720p at 60 and 640x480p at 90fps. There are two official options for this: the Raspberry Pi Camera v2 and the Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera v2, the latter being specifically designed for low-light applications.

Raspberry pi zero camera setup