Arducamfor Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 Wide, 120° IMX708 Manual Focus Pi Camera V3 with M12 Lens, 15cm 15-22 Pin FFC Cable

The media could not be loaded. I have been wanting to get an octoprint setup going on one of my 3D printers for a long time. I got this raspberry pi camera module 3 from Arducam for the project.I can't believe how small this board/lens is, and they pack it in an amazingly tiny box--only about 1.5 inches cube.I am pleasantly surprised with the picture quality. I guess I've seen so many dark grainy photos from others of their 3D prints that I wasn't expecting this to be so excellent, with vibrant color.The manual focus may not suit everyone's situations, but this is perfect for 3D printer monitoring, since there is a moving print head to trick any sensor.I tested this out on a raspberry pi 3B+. I did have to briefly battle the "no camera" issue, but that was a configuration change I needed to make in the raspberry pi to disable auto detection and set the camera module manually. That was clear enough in their on-line discussions. Once I did that, it worked great. I was resting the camera upside down and found the way to invert the images.I'm quite impressed with this incredibly tiny camera. I may need to get an extension cable depending on how I mount this on my printer setup. But this is great for what I'm hoping to do.

I have multiple 3D printers and I use a Raspberry Pi with cameras to monitor and control the printers. I have a couple of the Arducam for Raspberry Pi Camera Modules and they all work great. It will plug right into the Raspberry Pi and work natively.It is a manual focus camera which is what you want as an autofocus camera will constantly try to focus with a moving background. Using a manual focus, you can use a focal point where the print is located. With the wide HFOV, you can be closer to the print bed and still see the entire bed.Of course, it can be used for a large variety of applications and projects. As I have used them before, I can absolutely recommend the Arducam for Raspberry Pi Camera Module!

The picture quality is bar none for a raspberry pi. The only challenge is the lens. If gives a good wide angle view that is very clear, but it’s so large it can be hard to fit into places. I think if you want to use this for a DIY security camera it will work perfect, for my use case of a 3D printer camera, I had a hard time finding an adequate place to mount it.

Bought this for my Octoprint setup. While the camera itself is good, the small 22-pin connector on the camera means you're limited in longer cable options. I wasn't able to find one long enough that I could use it on my Octoprint setup. I would have been much happier with the standard 15-pin connector on the board.

For $37 it's pretty good value to get up and running with a camera. Note, as explained in the posting this one does not include a cable for the pi zero family. Also the web page has a lot of good info - the link is kind of buried but it is a bit.ly one. The site has steps and helpful examples.

Once I got the camera working it looked good, definitely good enough for what I need. You have to edit the config files to get the Pi to recognize the camera is connected. Also, you need to make sure the pins (gold plated spots) on the ribbon cable are contacting the pins on the connector of the Pi. I was able to look in the connector with a magnifying glass and a light to get the cabe in the correct way. The cable is pretty short, so you'll need the camera and Pi to be very near to one another, if that matters for your application.

They are serious when they say you need to be on the latest software/firmware. If your commands look like "raspistill" rather than "libcamera" you are on the wrong OS and it won't work. I don't think there is any way to make this run on Buster-you'll absolutely need Bullseye. Even then, you need to go to the website to change a couple of settings in the boot up config file to enable this. Once you do, yes, it works nice with a nice clear image.The included flyer lists a dead website. Search for "Arducam" and once there find the IMX708 page. It's easy enough to get it going from there-once you are on the Bullseye version of the Raspberry Pi OS. That whole process took me almost two days of hits and misses to get from Buster to Bullseye. Of course I wasted a lot of time trying to cheat the upgrade process. Once I went with a complete fresh install things fell into place.Shipped in the smallest possible anti-static bag, inside the smallest possible box, with the smallest possible instruction sheet. I guess they could have sent an even smaller ribbon cable, but the included one is certainly not too generous.Camera works, gives nice quality images and should fulfill most needs. It will help a lot if you are well familiar with the current state of Raspberry affairs.

I hope you are reading these reviews because they will help you out immensely. You absolutely need to have the latest software. Packaging could have been better but otherwise works as described. Nice wide angle and responsive sensor.