📷 Arducam Mini Module Camera Shield - 2 Megapixels OV2640 Lens | Compatible with Arduino UNO Mega2560 Board and Raspberry Pi Pico Review

I am writing this product review not only because every ArduCam product I have purchased including this one has been of amazing quality, but also because their customer service is second to none. After ArduCam's Li emailed ArduCam for help with their Sync Stereo Camera HAT, he went out of his way to offer me REAL troubleshooting help! He sat with me for over an hour, incredibly patient, helping me with the smallest mistakes and answering all my questions about the issue. Turns out I had…

I didn't find on the product information page, manufacturer's website or product description that this only works with Windows based computers. I did a search after the Arduino example uploaded successfully but nothing happened and I found that another person contacted the manufacturer and was told they didn't have a working app to capture and view photos on the Mac platform, but only Windows-based systems.

Great Little Camera. Even after seeing his photo and considering the size, I was still amazed at his small size. It is configured for easy wiring directly onto the shield itself. All it takes is something to receive data and you have a complete system. Its tiny size makes it easy to apply to any project. It draws 70mA in operation and 20mA in sleep mode, but that's a bit of a downside for me. I would buy another one and I still can

"IR sensitivity with correct lens combination" implies that this camera either has a tunable IR lens or you can easily buy a replacement without an IR filter. Neither is true - the camera comes with a fixed IR filter, the documentation doesn't mention IR lens products anywhere, and Revain and Digikey don't show any interchangeable lenses for this camera. It does not have standard IR illumination and cannot be upgraded to do so without special "knowledge" sources or a custom lens. Very upset…

If you are a beginner or need a quick camera solution with minimal pins, this product is not for you. If you like Micropython, this product isn't for you (if you don't like translating header C files into Python). This particular camera arrived with a faulty head cable (with one of the cables broken internally) which led to me spending half a day troubleshooting. I tried to contact Arducam through their contact page, I didn't get any reply. Your registration/login process to the forum is also…

I bought 16 Arducam cameras from Revain and another 30 from Arducam directly for my imaging project. Arducam is a useful product that fully standardizes the I2C and SPI bus digital camera interface, allowing users to focus on what to do with the captured images rather than how to get them. The processing is of high quality, all cameras that I received were fully functional. The organization that manages Arducam is active on GitHub, providing both software reference implementations and support…

Works great! I was able to easily find sample code online and get the camera up and running in minutes (I'm using an ESP8266). The image quality is also quite good for such a small camera. The focus is adjustable, the picture is clear, the colors are accurate. It was a bit difficult to install in my project case due to the board's form factor, but I managed to get it working. If you are looking for a camera for your IoT projects, this is the one for you.

"IR sensitivity with the right lens combination" implies that this camera either has a tunable IR lens or you can easily buy a replacement that doesn't have an IR filter Has. Neither is true - the camera comes with a fixed IR filter, the documentation doesn't mention IR lens products anywhere, and Revain and Digikey don't show any interchangeable lenses for this camera. It does not have standard IR illumination and cannot be upgraded to do so without special "knowledge" sources or a custom…

I am writing this product review not only because every ArduCam product I have purchased including this one has been of amazing quality but also because their customer service is second to none. After emailing ArduCam for help with the Sync Stereo Camera HAT, ArduCam's Li went out of his way to offer me REAL troubleshooting help! He sat with me for over an hour, incredibly patient, helping me with the smallest mistakes and answering all my questions about the issue. Turns out I had something…

If you are a beginner or need a quick camera solution with minimal pins, this product is not for you. If you like Micropython, this product isn't for you (if you don't like translating C header files into Python). ). This particular camera had a faulty contact wire (one of the wires was broken internally) which led to me spending half a day troubleshooting. I tried to contact Arducam through their contact page but got no response. Your registration/login process is also suspended. This camera…