5MP Camera for Raspberry Pi, 1080P HD OV5647 Camera Module V1 for Raspberry Pi5/4/3/3B+, and Other A/B Series

This works well with my Raspberry Pi 4. Setting it up was straightforward; I just followed the online instructions. The image quality is decent for the price. I mainly use it for basic computer vision projects, and it gets the job done. But the focus could be sharper. For simple tasks, it's a good value.

Just what I was hoping! Decent little camera to monitor overall progress on my Ender 3 V2, using octopi. Ease of installation: Worked seamlessly with octopi; plugged it in, restarted the server, and voilá! Camera quality: Initially I thought 5MP fixed focus would be like going back in time to early 2000's webcams, but no, the 1080p @ 30fps is great for overall monitoring, just not suitable as a close up hotend camera.

Image quality is as expected (not great) but does well for its intended purpose, which is just to check on a print from somewhere other than the same room. Same image quality and form factor (looks like the same lense as well) as an official Raspberry Pi Camera, but for a fraction of the price! Printed a case/mount for it and it works great. Highly recommend.

The case is pain to assemble, but for my Raspberry Pi baby monitor this was perfect. The picture quality is good (it's a $10 camera, no one should expect absolutely perfect studio-quality photos). If you need to use the camera in low-light conditions, this isn't great for that either, but for a basic camera is pretty damn good especially at this price. The case is kinda annoying to put together but gets the job done! WARNING: it may seem like the camera doesn't work, but I used a more up-to-date version of raspian (both were buster, but one was missing some software update I could pull down with Apt update&&upgrade, dist-upgrade, or rpi-upgrade), it would recognize camera but couldn't initialize it. Tried it on my other pi and had no problems, switched their SD cards and it worked on the first one, so I know the camera, and CSI port worked. Just something to be aware of if you think you got a bunk camera! I ordered a replacement, and found this out after, so I'm keeping both.

I give this product 5 stars because it is exactly as it is described. Works great with, in my case, RPi 3B with and produces a pretty and clear picture. Considering the price, I'm very happy with it. That's said, I do have two other RPi cameras, official RPi v2 cameras - one with and one with out IR filter (NoIR). When I compare the picture of the 8MP RPi V2 camera to the picture of this 5MP Arducam, I have to say that the colors on the Arducam are visibly inferior to the V2. That, in my opinion, is to be expected from the device I paid roughly 40% less than the V2 camera. I guess what I am trying to say is that this is an excellent little camera for the money, but if you want a slightly better camera go to RPi V2 camera and spend a little more money.

Very dim, hard to see. I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong but my camera is very dim and hard to see. I've only just set it up; but, I am not seeing any troubleshooting problems reported online. I'm using OctoPrint with all settings default. My USB webcam had no problems and my room is generally very bright. I swapped over because the USB camera was adding a lot of mass to my printer bed so I wanted to do something different. I'm not sure what is going on here. I will update this again if I am able to get this resolved. But as far as ease of use and initial setup there are probably better options out there. Update 1, using the camera with crowsnest and klipper resulting in a worse image; tough, I am getting a true 1080p image; but, it is under 10 fps.

Worked as expected

I recently purchased the Arducam 5MP Camera for Raspberry Pi, hoping to enhance my Raspberry Pi projects with high-definition video capabilities. However, this product fell far short of my expectations, to say the least. First and foremost, the packaging claimed that this camera module was compatible with various Raspberry Pi models, including the Pi 4, Pi 3, and even the A/B series. But boy, was I in for a rude awakening. As soon as I attached the camera to my Raspberry Pi 3, the lens literally fell off. I mean, how can a camera claim to be compatible if it can't even stay intact? To add insult to injury, after I managed to somehow reattach the lens, the camera failed to register with my Raspberry Pi. It simply did not work. I tried troubleshooting, reinstalling drivers, and even tested it on different Pi models, but to no avail. The Arducam camera was nothing more than an expensive paperweight. Furthermore, the build quality is abysmal. It's clear that this camera was not designed to withstand regular use. Given the fragile lens and the lack of durability, it's safe to say that this product was poorly made. I had high hopes for this camera, hoping to capture stunning visuals and create amazing projects. Instead, I received a frustrating experience and wasted my hard-earned money. The Arducam 5MP Camera for Raspberry Pi is simply not worth the hassle, disappointment, or price. Save yourself the trouble and invest in a more reliable camera module for your Raspberry Pi projects. There are plenty of other options out there that won't leave you feeling cheated and unsupported.