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Review on πŸ“Έ Arducam Pi Camera: Motorized Lens Webcam for Octoprint Octopi, Adjustable Focal Length & 100CM Extension Ribbon Cable for Raspberry Pi by Brian Gordon

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Long cable, shallow depth of field, poor auto exposure

100% plug and play with Raspberry Pi 3B+ and Octoprint 1.6.1. It took me a few tries to find a good .STL that would do this, but I finally found a good one to install directly onto my CR-10 S5's X portal. However, the depth of field is nowhere near large enough for this camera in this position to cover such a large printer. I can either focus on the near or middle part of the bed, or on the middle and far area. Anything more than 100mm from the perfect point of focus will quickly blur. And it also messes up the auto exposure, making the time slots look like the lights are pulsing even when they're not. top instead of for viewing from above.

Pros
  • Enjoyable
Cons
  • Updates available