Serial Camera for Arduino OV7670 640x480 VGA CMOS Image Sensor

This camera module is specifically designed to work with Arduino and similar Microcontrollers. This is a low cost camera module, that can operate at a maximum of 30 fps and 640 x 480 ("VGA") resolutions, equivalent to 0.3 Megapixels. The captured image can be pre-processed by the DSP before sending it out. This preprocessing can be configured via the Serial Camera Control Bus (SCCB). Combination is though an I2C SCCB interface. It is a very popular camera module and numerous tutorials, example codes and libraries are available on the internet.

The OV7670 image sensor is a small size, low voltage, single-chip VGA camera and CMOS image processor for all functions. It provides full-frame, sub-sampled or windowed 8-bit images in various formats, controlled through the Serial Camera Control Bus (SCCB) interface.

This Camera module is very powerful and easy-to-interface with 8/16/32 bit Micro-controllers. It will provide vision capability to your next project and will be useful for plenty of applications in Robotics, Image Processing, Simple Machine Vision, Object Detection, Color detection etc. The onboard 2x10 0.1" Output Connector lets you make connections using a breadboard/Arduino faster and easier.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

• High sensitivity suitable for low illumination applications
• Low voltage suitable for embedded applications
• Standard SCCB interface compatible with I2C interface
• 50/60Hz automatic detection
• Optical size 1/6 inch
• Resolution 640×480 VGA
• Onboard regulator, only single 3.3V supply needed
• Mounted with high quality F1.8 / 6mm lens
• High sensitivity for low-light operation
• VarioPixel® method for sub-sampling
• Automatic image control functions including: Automatic
• Exposure Control (AEC), Automatic Gain Control (AGC), Automatic White Balance (AWB), Automatic Band Filter (ABF), and Automatic Black-Level Calibration (ABLC)
• Image quality controls including color saturation, hue, gamma, sharpness (edge enhancement), and anti-blooming
• ISP includes noise reduction and defect correction
• Supports LED and flash strobe mode
• Supports scaling
• Lens shading correction
• Flicker (50/60 Hz) auto detection
• Saturation level auto adjust (UV adjust)
• Edge enhancement level auto adjust
• De-noise level auto adjust

• Application
• Cellular phones
• PDAs
• Toys
• Other battery-powered products
• Can be used in Arduino, Maple, ChipKit, STM32, ARM, DSP, FPGA platforms

• Visual Capturing with OV7670 on Arduino
• Getting Started
• Module Details