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DO NOT use (or check twice) any ribbons other than the ones that were supplied with the cameras.   
DO NOT use (or check twice) any ribbons other than the ones that were supplied with the cameras.   


Some Chinese cameras have INVERTED (or “mirrored”) ribbon-cables, as the correct ribbon cables on the photo below. The inverted cable (RIGHT) has both “blue” shields on the same side of the ribbon (bottom), but ribbons from original (LEFT) cameras have one blue shield on each side of the ribbon.  
Some Chinese cameras have INVERTED (or “mirrored”) ribbon-cables, as the correct ribbon cables on the photo below. The inverted cable (RIGHT) has both “blue” shields on the same side of the ribbon, but ribbons from original (LEFT) cameras have one blue shield on each side of the ribbon.  


[[File:Pi-camera-inverse-ribbons.jpg|none|300px|Pi camera ribbons]]
[[File:Pi-camera-inverse-ribbons.jpg|none|300px|Pi camera ribbons]]

Latest revision as of 10:42, 25 May 2019

DO NOT use (or check twice) any ribbons other than the ones that were supplied with the cameras.

Some Chinese cameras have INVERTED (or “mirrored”) ribbon-cables, as the correct ribbon cables on the photo below. The inverted cable (RIGHT) has both “blue” shields on the same side of the ribbon, but ribbons from original (LEFT) cameras have one blue shield on each side of the ribbon.

Pi camera ribbons
Pi camera ribbons