# Using a camera module with official Pi 5 case

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**Created:** [January 28, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/using-a-camera-module-with-official-pi-5-case/24010 "2024-01-28T14:28:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kenwen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/kenwen/32/10550_2.png) [@Kenwen](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Kenwen)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/using-a-camera-module-with-official-pi-5-case/24010/1 "2024-01-28T14:28:40Z")

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Been tasked with teaching my niece about computing and all that sort of thing so I sent her a Pi 5 with the official case.

She’s more interested in drawing cute cats on the case :) but finally persuaded her she can build a cool robot that shoots lasers to annoy her little sister.

First step would be to teach her robot to recognise people so we want to buy a camera module.

Not having a Pi case, is there a way to fit a camera module with the case?

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**Author:** ![Shoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Shoe](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Shoe)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/using-a-camera-module-with-official-pi-5-case/24010/2 "2024-01-28T14:59:30Z")

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There’s a little small gap between the upper and lower white parts of the case. I think it is mostly intended for ventilation, but _if you’re careful with the camera’s flat cable_ you can slip it between the two. I’ve not actually run a camera like that, but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work provided you’re gentle with it.

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