# Picamera2 upgrade

**URL:** <https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picamera2-upgrade/3286>\
**Category:** Robotic kit for Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [May 29, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picamera2-upgrade/3286 "2025-05-29T08:32:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jmcneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jmcneil](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/jmcneil)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picamera2-upgrade/3286/1 "2025-05-29T08:32:48Z")

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can the raspberry pi camera2 be used to upgrade the camera on the picar-x?

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**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picamera2-upgrade/3286/2 "2025-05-30T03:09:20Z")

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The Raspberry Pi V2 camera is compatible with picar-x.  
The dimensions of the V1 and V2 cameras are the same, and both use the 15-pin MIPI CSI-2 interface.

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**Author:** ![jmcneil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jmcneil](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/jmcneil)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picamera2-upgrade/3286/3 "2025-05-31T08:36:27Z")

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Is all the software compatible or will i need to make changes?

thank you for the help.

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**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2025, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picamera2-upgrade/3286/4 "2025-06-03T02:47:36Z")

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Yes. No changes are required. You can just follow the picar-x product tutorial as normal.