OV5640 5MP USB Camera User Guide

Introduction

USB Camera, OV5640 sensor. 5 megapixel. Supports UVC protocol.

Specification

• Pixel：500 Megapxixel
• Resolution：2592×1944
• Video:
  • 15FPS 2592 x 1944
  • 30FPS 1920 x 1080
  • 30FPS 1280 x 720
• Sensor：OV5640
• DSP ：Automatic white balance(AWB)\Automatic exposure(AEC)\Automatic gain control(AGC)
• Camera Specification：
  • CCD Size：1/4inch
  • Aperture（F）：2.8
  • Focus Length（EFL）：3.29mm
  • Field of View（FOV）：68°
  • Focus Type: Auto focus (B type), Fixed focus (C type)
• Interface：USB2.0
• Image Format：MJPEG、YUV422
• Working Temperature：0°C ~ 50°C
• Dimension：9mm×62mm
• Support OS：Windows、Linux

Working with Windows PC

Test Software

Most of the Windows 10 PC has pre-install Camera software, you can use it to test the USB camera
If your PC doesn't have Camera software, you can also download the AMCap test software from Resouces->Software and test.

Testing

Use Camera software of Windows

• Search "Camera" and open the software
• Click the setting icon of the top-left to configure the image/video.

• You can click the icons on the right to switch between Image Capture or Video Recording.

AMCap Software

• Download and install the AMCap software
• You can click the Options option, choose Video Capture Pin... or Still Capture Pin... to configure image/video
  

Working with Raspberry Pi

• Open a terminal of Raspberry Pi （You can use Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut）
• Ues command sudo raspi-config to open the configuration
  • Choose Interface Option -> Camera -> Yes to enable camera and reboot.
• Open a Terminal of Pi and install luvcview tool with the following command
  • sudo apt-get install luvcview -y
• After installing, use the following command to test the USB camera.

sudo luvcview -s 1920x1080

Working with Jetson Nano Developer Kit

• Open a terminal of Jetson Nano Developer Kit （You can use Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut or open it by Mouse）
• Use the following command for previewing：
  • nvgstcapture-1.0 --camsrc=0
• With the command, a preview window is opened

【Notice】You may need to use the camera by script/codes, in this case, you can refer to tools/libraries like Opencv yourself.

Documents

• User Manual (discontinued)

Software

• Amcap software
• mjpg-streamer-master

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