Raspberry Pi Camera v2 is a Raspberry PI camera board.
The Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2 is a high quality 8 megapixel SONY IMX219 sensor expansion board customized for the Raspberry PI with a prime lens. It can achieve 3280 x 2464 pixels of still images, and also supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p60/90 camera functions. The expansion board learns about the Raspberry PI through small slots on the surface of the board and uses a specialized CSI interface, one specifically designed for cameras.
8 million physical resolution, can reach 3280 x 2464 pixels of static images
Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p60/90 cameras
The new Raspbian system supports the Raspberry Pi Camera v2 expansion board.