Arducam 100fps Global Shutter Color USB Camera Board, 1MP OV9782 UVC Webcam Module with Low Distortion M12 Lens Without Microphones

Why on Earth would anyone need this camera? Well, I had a Pi Camera Module 3, and that ribbon cable is a nightmare. So I figured "I can probably write my code and test it on my PC instead of trying to figure out how to replace those tiny connector cable-clips on the Pi board..." I was right. This is sooooo much less frustrating/fragile than the other camera. It's physically smaller, which meant I had to change some dimensions of my print mount, but that is infinitely better than wanting to set a Pi on fire. Otherwise, I have no idea who the customer base for this is, beyond "Jaded first-time Pi user." Fine camera, though.

I'm just getting started with this, but I love the fact that it is plug and play on the Mac. I bought it for raspberry pi, but testing things from the Mac is sometimes more convenient. You just plug the camera in and quick time and photo booth are ready to go. Raspberry pi was almost as fast. But you don't use the rpicamera utilities, since it is a usb camera. You use v412-ctl. One downside is the usb connector is usb-a. So you'll probably need a hub/adaptor I have tested it with both and it is working with both.

Don't know why I thought this camera would look good. I overlooked the glaring 1MP quality. It'll capture at a high fps, sure, but it'll look like garbage and pausing on any frame gives you a scrambled compression-artifact-filled pixelated mess. Invest in a better one, this one aint it.

Bought Aug 15 - Dec 15 died. The seller read my of my ordeal here on Amazon and offered a refund or replacement, even though I was well beyond the return time. Mighty kind of them. I opted for the replacement and it arrived 2 days later. I have already put it on the bench to test. I got a good crisp picture on a Windows desktop and on a Pi4. Plug and play. I will post the results here. Jumped the stars from 1 to 4. Stay tuned.

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I’ve been trusting Arducam for a few years to provide good optical imaging equipment that won’t break the bank. This USB camera module is no exception. The product photos represent the situation well. I’ll cover some things that aren’t self-evident from the listing. Mounting: The outer holes (34mm spacing) are too small for M3 screws but will take M2.5 or #4-40 UNC. The outer rim of the board can be broken off if you want to make a smaller one. The inner holes (28mm spacing) are almost compatible with the many Raspberry Pi boards out there, which typically use M3 screws. The holes on the Arducam B0385 will take a M3 screw very tightly - they will probably self-thread as you put the screw in. Lens mount: screw holes are 18mm apart. It comes with a plastic mount that is a tight fit on most of my lenses. Lens: the provided lens has a 70 degree field of view, probably about 4mm focal length and with not much optical distortion. Its field of view is comparable to the 3.6mm 60 degree lens in Arducam’s LK001, but without the fisheye look. Since it’s a UVC camera you won’t need any drivers. I was able to plug in and get started quickly. The included USB cable is 1 meter long, USB-A on one end and what looks like a 4-pin JST ZR connector on the other. The back of the board needs 8mm clearance for the USB connector and wires.