To do so, we pull the black connector downwards as shown in the picture below:Ī loosened camera connector will look like the following: Hence, we will need to remove the flex cable from the camera module. The camera module comes with a flex cable that will not fit into the CSI camera connector on the Raspberry Pi Zero W. Removing the original flex cable from the Raspberry Pi camera module

Raspberry Pi Zero Official Case base, camera lid and camera cable.In this setup, I have with me the following parts to be assembled together: Parts to be assembled together for Raspberry Pi Zero W CCTV with official case This post documents how I connect my Raspberry Pi camera module to my Raspberry Pi Zero W and the official case. With the arrival of my Raspberry Pi Zero W and the official case, I could free up the Raspberry Pi 3 that I had been using for home surveillance for other projects. How to connect Raspberry Pi camera module to Raspberry Pi Zero W and the official caseĮquipped with a wireless LAN and priced at only $10, I see the Raspberry Pi Zero W as a good candidate for a low cost CCTV that I can deploy at my house for surveillance purposes.

Raspberry pi zero camera setup