If you want to try 4k anyway you should first read the debate on the limits of the module on the Raspberry Pi board. Unfortunately the connection to the Raspberry Pi only uses 2 CSi Lanes which limits the bandwith and makes 4k with reasonable fps impossible. The sensor is capable of a 4k image with 60fps. There are lots of reviews around on google, so I will focus on the stuff that is important for streaming. It uses the Sony IMX477 sensor with 12 MPix. The Raspberry PI HQ Camera is a module for the Raspberry Pi that can be connected via CSi and uses interchangeable lenses in C or CS mount. Now I had some initial problems getting the stream to work but I found solutions for 3 media tools that I want to share. But who does that when you can go through the whole development process by yourself and end up with an inferior product at a much higher cost? Of course you could buy something like that from off the shelf. After some initial tests and use as toy cam, I wanted to build a high quality streaming unit that I could place somewhere nice and watch the images at home. The introduction of the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera in 2020 has been a perfect excuse for me to acquire new hardware. If you want to check out the new commands, see Raspberry Pi Streaming update: Raspberry Pi OS. There, the old camera stack was replaced with libcamera and the old commands like raspivid and raspistill are now deprecated. Update : Since I published this post, Raspbian evolved into Raspberry Pi OS with its current version Bullseye.

Raspberry pi video streaming server