The Raspberry Pi Camera v2 is the new official camera board released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

The Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2 is a high quality 8 megapixel Sony IMX219 image sensor custom designed add-on board for the Raspberry Pi, featuring a fixed focus lens.

The Raspberry Pi Zero now comes complete with a camera port! Using the new Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Adapter, you can now use a Raspberry Pi camera with your Zero.

It's capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images, and also supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video.

It attaches to the Raspberry Pi via one of the small sockets on the board's upper surface and uses the dedicated CSi interface, designed especially for interfacing to cameras.

Features:

Fixed focus lens on-board

8 megapixel native resolution sensor-capable of 3280 x 2464 pixel static images

Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p90 video

Size 25mm x 23mm x 9mm

W eight just over 3g

Connects to the Raspberry Pi board via a short ribbon cable (supplied)

Camera v2 is supported in the latest version of Raspbian, Raspberry Pi's preferred operating system

Install and usage instructions available here - How To Install & Use The Raspberry Pi Camera