![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Board_Lens.jpg/220px-Board_Lens.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Sweex_USB_webcam_PCB_with_without_lens_close_up.jpg/225px-Sweex_USB_webcam_PCB_with_without_lens_close_up.jpg)
![Elphel 333](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Elphel_333_board_overside.png/220px-Elphel_333_board_overside.png)
A Camera module is an Image sensor integrated with control electronics and a interface like CSI, Ethernet or plain raw LVDS.
See also
edit- IP camera
- Mobile Industry Processor Interface
- Elphel - camera based on FPGA and Ethernet interface used with Google books- and street view