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Review on πŸ“· Arducam 1080P Low Light WDR Ultra Wide Angle USB Camera Module with Microphone by Edy Yukface

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Fisheye camera with ill-conceived WDR function

The main feature of this camera is WDR. I did some comparison tests with my iPhone's camera (the model with the wide dynamic range camera) and they seem to perform about the same in low light. Will test more and update my review (possibly with screenshots). The downside is that this camera is a bit pricey. Update: I started to freeze when trying to record long video files (the video stream is replaced with a colored previous image for a few seconds). I think this is due to the overheating: the Sonics chip (red circle in the picture) gets very hot - I can't even put my finger on it for a few seconds. The integrated circuit also appears to be missing a chip (yellow circle in image below). Maybe that's why it overheats so much? Now that one of the reviewers mentioned it, I also realized how much noise there is in the video captured with this camera compared to other cameras I have. a prototype, not a finished product. I'm thinking of returning it.

Pros
  • Absolutely awesome!
Cons
  • Operating speed