Review on 📸 Raspberry Pi 4B Camera Kit: IR Camera Module with Holder and Cable - 5MP OV5647 Webcam - Day and Night Vision Switching - Compatible with Raspberry Pi 4B, 3B+, 2B+, Zero and Zero W by Lamar Vanderburg

So I originally bought the non-wide angle version of this camera and wasn't a fan of how it looked when zoomed in. My entire printer platform could not fit in the frame. The quality was uh (I don't know what I know now.), it seemed to prefer IR mode, and then a few days ago the quality got really pixelated. I just ordered this wide angle version and when it arrived and I installed it I noticed it was still very pixelated. So I ordered a new ribbon cable and installed it, but it still didn't fix the problem. I decided to do a little research how to adjust the camera settings, i was able to find a number of forums and online resources with commands but couldn't figure out how to use them properly (I'm a mechanical engineer, not a software engineer). But I finally figured out the process, so if you're thinking about getting this camera and want to know how to set it up with Octoprint, here it is: Download PuTTy and SSH to the Pi. You can find resources on how to do this. You'll need the IP address of the Pi. - Once logged in, type: sudo apt update - It should check if you have any firmware and/or software package updates (I had 46 that could be updated). - Then type: sudo apt full-upgrade - it should ask for confirmation and then upgrade all. It may take a few minutes depending on how much you have. Also, you may need to reboot afterwards (sudo reboot). When it restarts you will need to close PuTTy and start a new session to reconnect to the Pi. When you log back in, type: sudo nano /boot/octopi.txt - this will open a text file with blue text, then search (can be commented out with #) or add the line: camera_raspi_options="XXXXXXXXX" Now in the XXXXX field place the commands for the camera settings. You can experiment with yours, but here's what I set for me: camera_raspi_options=" -x 1920 -y 1080 -fps 30 -sh 50 -awb off -quality 100 -vs -ex auto" GOOD LUCK AND HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE -THIS IS IN THE FUTURE! then find (can be commented out with #) or add the line: camera_raspi_options="XXXXXXXXX" Now enter the commands for the camera options in the XXXXX field. You can experiment with yours, but here's what I set for me: camera_raspi_options=" -x 1920 -y 1080 -fps 30 -sh 50 -awb off -quality 100 -vs -ex auto" GOOD LUCK AND HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE -THIS IS IN THE FUTURE! then find (can be commented out with #) or add the line: camera_raspi_options="XXXXXXXXX" Now enter the commands for the camera options in the XXXXX field. You can experiment with yours, but here's what I set for me: camera_raspi_options=" -x 1920 -y 1080 -fps 30 -sh 50 -awb off -quality 100 -vs -ex auto" GOOD LUCK AND HOPE