Budding Photographers Can Now Use Their Raspberry Pi to Take Pictures and Video

LONDON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

- Photography competition developed by element14 to celebrate launch

The eagerly anticipated Raspberry Pi camera board is making its debut with element14 today allowing potential photographers to take pictures and video with their Raspberry Pi.

One of a strong pipeline of exclusive Raspberry Pi accessories to be launched this year, the camera board, which retails at $25 is available through Newark element14 and MCM in North America, Farnell element14 in Europe, CPC in the UK and Ireland and element14 in Asia Pacific.

Key features of the camera board:

- 5 megapixel native resolution sensor - capable of 2592 x 1944 pixel static images

- Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p60/90 video

- The camera is  supported in the latest version of Raspbian - Raspberry Pi's preferred operating system

To launch the camera, element14 is calling all budding photographers to enter its Raspberry Pi photography competition to win a supply of new Raspberry Pi accessories throughout the remainder of the year.  Anyone owning a Raspberry Pi and camera can enter the competition which calls for images taken with the device to be submitted in four categories:

- Your workshop / den

- Your Pi project

- People and Pets

- Outdoors

Five finalists will be selected in each category and these will be uploaded to Facebook for a public vote to select an overall winner. The competition will run from 14 May to 14 June 2013.

Claire Doyle, Global Head of Raspberry Pi at element14, said: Since we launched the Raspberry Pi exclusively at Embedded World 2012 element14 has led the activity through the phenomenal journey of this little computer.  The camera board is the latest in a suit of accessories, the most recent being Embedded Pi launched just last week, which allow customers to provide themselves with their own solutions. It is an exciting journey and the camera board has been so eagerly anticipated we felt we should commemorate the launch with a competition for our customers."

With over nine million views of the Raspberry Pi group on the element14 Community the success of the micro-computer is clear for everyone to see. To join the conversation, go to http://www.element14.com/raspberrypi. To take part in the Raspberry Pi camera competition and find out more please visit http://www.element14.com/picamera.

APAC Contact:
Christina Loh
Communications APAC
Tel: +65-6671-8769
E-mail: cloh@element14.com