OV2735 2MP USB Camera (A) User Guide

Specifications

Pixels: 2MP
Sensor chip: OV2735
DSP: Auto gain/exposure/white balance
Camera:
- CCD size: 1/2.7inch
- Aperture (F): 2.7
- Focal length (EFL): 2.88mm
- Field of View (FOV): 96° (D)
- Distortion: < -0.2%
Focus mode: Fixed focus
Interface type: USB2.0/SH1.0 4P
Image:
- Supported image formats: MJPG, YUY2
- Static image resolution: 1920 × 1080
- Video recording (MJPG):
  30 FPS 1920 × 1080
  30 FPS 1280 × 720
Operating voltage: 5V ± 5%
Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 50°C
Dimensions: 25.00 × 25.00 × 22.1 (mm)
Supported systems: Windows, Linux, macOS

Working with Windows PC

Test Software

Currently, a camera app is generally pre-installed on most Windows 10 systems. You can simply open this built-in Windows camera app to perform testing.
If you are using Windows 7 or cannot find the camera app in the system, you can download and install the AMCAP test software provided by us from Resources->Software.

Test Steps

Window camera software

Search for "Camera" to open the software
Click the gear icon in the upper left corner to open the settings interface, where you can set the resolution for taking pictures or videos

Click the video or capture icon on the right to switch between recording and shooting

AMCap software

Download and install AMCap software
You can click on the Option option and select Video Capture Pin... or Still Capture Pin... to set the parameters of the image and video

Working with Raspberry Pi

Preview with Plugins

Open the Raspberry Pi terminal, enter the command to install the luvcview software
- sudo apt-get install luvcview -y
After installation, enter the command on the terminal to open the software for USB camera testing

sudo luvcview -s 1920x1080

Preview with Scripts

Install opencv

sudo apt-get install python3-opencv

Download the demo and test

wget https://files.waveshare.com/wiki/common/Usb_camera_examples.zip
unzip Usb_camera_examples.zip
cd Usb_camera_examples
sudo python3 Usb_camera_examples.py

Working with Jetson Nano Developer Kit

Preview with Commands

Open the Jetson Nano Developer Kit terminal (open with Ctrl+Alt+T or mouse click)
Input the following command to preview:
- nvgstcapture-1.0 --camsrc=0
After inputting, a preview window will open

Preview with Scripts

Install opencv

sudo apt-get install python3-opencv

Download the demo and test

wget https://files.waveshare.com/wiki/common/Usb_camera_examples.zip
unzip Usb_camera_examples.zip
cd Usb_camera_examples
sudo python3 Usb_camera_examples.py

Note: In practical application, you may need to call with a program, and you can refer to Opencv and other related image processing library materials by yourself