ArduCAM Mini Camera Module Shield w/ 5 MP OV5642 for Arduino
Description
- ArduCAM Mini Camera Module Shield w/ 5 MP OV5642 for Arduino
- Features a general-purpose high definition SPI camera
- Reduces the complexity of the camera control interface
- Integrates 5MP CMOS image sensor OV5642
- Support JPEG compression mode
- Note: The Arduino UNO is not included in this package
The ArduCAM Mini Camera Module Shield w/ 5 MP OV5642 for Arduino can be used in any platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Maple, Chipkit, Beaglebone black, as long as they have SPI and I2C interface and can be well mated with standard Arduino boards.
It is a general-purpose high-definition 5MP SPI camera, reducing the complexity of the camera control interface. It integrates the 5 MP CMOS image sensor OV5642 and provides miniature size, as well as the easy-to-use hardware interface and open source code library.
Support JPEG compression mode, single and multiple shoot mode, short movie recording, one-time capture multiple read operation, burst read operation, low power mode and etc. It can be used in IoT, Robot, Wildlife, HDR and other battery-powered products or scientific image processing applications.
Capture decent 5 MP JPEG images and do 5 MP full resolution RAW image capture, making it to be the ideal solution for IoT and scientific image processing applications. Even more, it can record short movie clips as well.
- 1 x ArduCAM Mini Camera Module Shield w/ 5 MP OV5642 for Arduino
- Resolution: 5 MP
- Power supply: 3.3 ~ 5 V
- Active array size: 2592 x 1944
- SPI speed: Max 8 MHz
- Shutter: rolling shutter
- Frame buffer: 8 MByte
- Pixel Size: 1.4µm x 1.4µm
- Default M12 Lens: 55°
- Resolution support: 5 MP, 1080p, 720p, VGA, QVGA
- Format support: RAW, YUV, RGB, JPEG
- Weight: 20 g
- Temperature: -10 ~ +55 °C
I purchased this module to get into processing video information with Teensy/ESP8266. Though there is some documentation in ArduCam, it is focused on ESP8266. The nice thing is that it works once you get the wiring correct! There are good examples and with them was able to migrate code to Teensy 4.1. My challenge has been in the vacuum of documentation on the OV5642 and how to access images in RAW mode. Excellent service from RobotShop - but questionable (one week later) from ArduCam.
J'ai acheté ce module pour me lancer dans le traitement des informations vidéo avec Teensy/ESP8266. Bien qu'il existe de la documentation dans ArduCam, elle se concentre sur ESP8266. La bonne chose est que cela fonctionne une fois que vous avez le bon câblage! Il existe de bons exemples et avec eux, il a été possible de migrer le code vers Teensy 4.1. Mon défi a été dans le vide de la documentation sur l'OV5642 et comment accéder aux images en mode RAW. Excellent service de RobotShop - mais douteux (une semaine plus tard) d'ArduCam.
Il est également facile à interfacer.
It is also easy to interface.
Arrived very quickly and well packaged to prevent damage. Camera was easy to set up and get images from. Particularly liked the external trigger that could be worked into the micro controlled. Overall, excellent.
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