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fo r t r e Release Date Description

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25th November 2021

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Change of Raspberry Pi Camera Version 2 from Revision 1 to Revision 2

Products Affected
Raspberry Pi Camera Version 2

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The board marked V2.1 is actually an older release than that marked V2.

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