Desk of Ladyada - OV5640 Camera module testing

Adafruit Industries · Oct 10, 2021 · 30m

Thanks to jeplers intrepid and unyielding efforts, we now have OV5640 camera module support in CircuitPython. This is a snazzy 5 MPixel camera module which can do JPEG encoding on-chip and auto levels. It's a rather nice camera and given you can always use it at lower res like 320x240, we think this is our pick. We got a few samples from the camera manufacturer and interestingly enough, we got one version with a kinda fisheye lens (that works fine) and one version with a pinhole lens and a SECRET! The Great Search - Triple Nickles! (555 Timers) https://www.digikey.com/short/vr1c30pn We just…