Wavesharei Camera Cable 30cm Compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero V1.3 Specific Dimension 300.0mm x 16.0mm x 0.2mm

Works great with the MotionPie software. The IRs do get a little warm however not too hot to touch. I installed a 2.1mm lens, which it accepts the standard size that you can by here or eBay for about 9 dollars. I am looking to find a way to compress the stream with H264 to lower the bitrate to get higher resolution at more FPS which the RPI2 should be able to handle. The max settings with MotionPie over wifi results in 1600X1200 100% Quality, and yields 2.5FPS, 2500kB/s, and the settings I use are 1280X1024 75% Quality, and it yields 11FPS, 1000kB/s. I attach a picture with my setting so you can see for yourself. This setup looks better that my Foscam 9803P however without the H264 compression the bitrate is much higher. Overall I would rather build a camera than buy it. It is a pretty fun and easy project. Comment if you have questions. Thanks.

so far i've used it with a Pi 1 Model A+ and a Pi 2 Model B and it worked perfectly, with no hiccups. any problems people have are probably due to 1) not running raspi-config and enabling the camera, 2) plugging the ribbon cable backwards (on either side!), or 3) not having a properly-sized (2 amp) power supply. just be aware that as some other people mentioned, it gets HOT. also, whatever application you're running on the Pi is going to consume a lot of CPU time (it is video, after all), so your Pi will be putting off some heat too (not nearly as much as the camera but it's something to keep in mind). as long as you don't have everything in a confined space you should be OK without a fan, though.neat feature - the red light on the board that lights up when the camera is active can be turned off through software. the IR LEDs put off a dim red glow that's visible in the dark, but if that's a problem you should be able to find a filter somewhere that only lets IR (no visible light) through. or, just don't attach the LEDs and use an external IR illuminator. note that this camera is not well-suited for daytime use - since it's a night vision camera there's no internal IR filter like there would be in a normal camera, therefore images captured during the day will have very distorted colors.still working out a good way to mount the thing, though...

It works more or less as you'd expect it to. I can see my office pretty darn well with the lights off at night through this thing, so it works for night vision pretty darn well. Colors are a bit muddy, but that is pretty much par for the course with most low light cameras I think. All things considered for my application I'd rather have good night vision than crisp daytime colors anyway. The big side mount IR LEDs mean it won't fit in a standard Pi camera housing (not that there are many to start with).The big LEDs on the side do glow faintly red, probably not quite as bright as the average status LCD on your DVD player. I'm assuming they are pretty bright in the IR spectrum, but obviously can't see that.I'm building a chicken coop monitor & automation system (open/close doors to let them out after we leave in the morning & at dusk, measure water/food level, etc.) & this should be pretty much what we are looking for to keep an eye on them at any hour without trudging out to the coop. I'd buy another one if/when I have another low light webcam project involving a Pi again.

A couple of quick notes for future buyers:1. The image quality out of e.g. mjpg_streamer is REALLY good. I've been running it at 1080p/30fps and it looks amazing.2. It's a manual-focus device; you will likely have to adjust focus once the cam is in place (easy to do, as the lens just screws in/out).3. The cable is a standard-size raspi cable (works great with Raspi 3, e.g.), but the new camera connector on the Zero is smaller and this cable won't fit (you can order a replacement cable elsewhere which should work).4. You do have to put on the LEDs by screwing them in with VERY small screws (if you got fat fingers like me, it's a bit tough).On the whole, it's a great little device; if a future rev comes with the Zero-sized cable, it'd be five stars.

I connected this camera to a Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 running Raspbian Lite and used Motion to view the camera. I configured it for 1280x1024 resolution at 4 fps, no motion detection, and streaming over wifi.In a normally lit room, It makes the "darker" areas appear lighter. Up close, my hand is blazingly white. The infrared works. I tested it on my porch on a moonless night. With both virtually no ambient light.and with a 40W CFL door light, the camera displayed an excellent image at up to ten or twelve feet away. This test was performed with the Zero powered by a 2 amp battery that I often used to charge my phone and tablet. However, when I tried the test with a battery that delivers only 1 amp, the results were miserable. As long as the system has adequate power, it's good.When this system is first booted, the view from the camera is very dark. However, after I reboot it, the low light performance improves dramatically.The CCD scans very slowly. Objects in motion will usually be blurry and unrecognizable.There was a consistent lag of three to four seconds between what the camera saw and what was received over the wifi connection. The signal was around 70db, which is very strong, so that wasn't an issue. I tried increasing the frame rate from 4 to 8 fps, but received several "connection refused" status returns in the web browser when I tried to connect to the Zero. Once I lowered the frame rate back down to 4fps, I again had a reliable connection. However, the effective frame rate I'm getting is little better than 1 fps.The two IR LEDs operate at a wavelength of 830nm (or is it 840? It's one of those) and can be seen from a distance by their faint red glow. I want to try the camera over a greater distance using a larger number of >900 nm IR LEDs that do not reveal themselves by a glow. When I do (it will be a few weeks), I'll update this review with the results.

This camera offers decent image quality with the benefit of a pair of fairly powerful IR illuminators for "night vision" support.The camera comes in 3 distinct parts (the camera module and 2x IR illuminators) which must be assembled using the nuts/bolts provided. Assembly is straightforward if a little fiddly due to the size of the nuts/bolts but still should take more than a couple of minutes.It's worth noting that due to the addition of the IR illuminators, this camera module will not fit a lot of the standard PI camera mounts.Image quality is good although In my opinion not quite as as good as the image quality of the official Pi v2.1 camera which uses a sony sensor, however the inclusion of a variable focus lens is a big plus. The focus is easily adjusted by simply rotating the lens with your fingers - unlike the official Pi cameras which require the use of a slightly fiddly tool to adjust the focus. Another big advantage with this waveshare camera is that the lens could easily be swapped for one of a different focal length according to your projects needs. Compatible lenses are readily available online.The IR illuminators seem reasonably powerful and certainly achieved good illumination at 3 meters which is all i needed for my project. It should be noted however that they do emit a faint red glow so may not suit all purposes.The camera worked flawlessly with my Pi2, Pi3 and also Pi Zero W although use with the Pi Zero will require the purchase of a different camera cable due to the camera header on the Pi Zero being a smaller size.Overall a very good camera module and would be my first choice for projects where night vision is required.

The camera itself is really great, the IR cut function means it gives a great picture both at night and in the day. I got excellent results when I tried it with my Pi 3. However I actually bought it to use with a Pi Zero, but I just can't get it to work. It's listed as being compatible with all versions of the Pi, and the description even mentions that to use the camera with a Pi Zero you will need a special cable, which I bought. However when I tried it with a Pi Zero it just wouldn't work.I've been in touch with Waveshare support and they suggested using a 3amp power supply, trying a different Pi Zero and a different camera cable, all of which I did but it still wouldn't work.The only way I got the camera to take a picture was to remove the IR LEDs, which suggests that the Pi Zero just doesn't provide enough power to make them work.

Ignore the comment that says it needs a cable to connect it. The camera has the cable with it. I wasted money buying the extra cable.Other than that it's good.

Great product and quick delivery.

Great product and fast delivery, great stuff.

Plugged in and away it went.

This cable is long enough to allow the use of a Raspberry Pi Zero rather than a Pi 2/3/4 on the Freenove 4WD Smart Car with the supplied camera.

Perfect to look at stuff in low light conditions

Works a treat with pi zero-w I purchased the flexi cable separately. Easy to change the cable

As expected and fulfilled.

Very good camera. It came with serial cable and can be directly connected to Raspberry Pi. I've tested it with my Pi. It is extremely easy to install and setup.

What can I say......it works, it came quick and now the camera works with the zero. Buy one

Nice little item. I'm using it with a Pi Zero W to make a wildlife camera for the garden.

does the job..

Die Kamera hat keinen IR-Filter. Das hat den Vorteil, dass auch IR-LED's als Aufheller verwendet werden können. So bekommt man eine sehr gute Nachtsicht-Leistung. Die zwei beigefügten IR-LEDs ermöglichen so einen Sichtweite von gut 5 Metern.Das Blickfeld ist sehr groß, im Blickfeld ist auch auf kurzer Distanz gut ein ganzer Raum zu überwachen.Die IR-LEDs haben bei mir auch mehrere Tage im Dauereinsatz gut überstanden. Anscheinend sind diese ja etwas empfindlich und überhitzen. Ich habe die Einstellung auf dem IR-Board auf der Werkseinstellung gelassen. Hier kann man ja die Intensität verändern.Nachteile:Tagsüber ist das Bild sehr Pink. Grün wird zu Rosa. Der Himmel ist lila. Sieht schon sehr komisch aus.Die Linse ist nur aus Kunststoff. Mir ist die Kamera einmal runtergefallen, schon einige Macken in der Optik. Daher aufpassen!Positiv:Focus lässt sich gut einstellenStromverbrauch / Leistungsaufnahme auch mit IR gering. Am PI2 mit WLAN-Stick und IR-Scheinwerfer noch locker über ein normales 1A-Netzteil über mircro-USB zu betreiben.Wird über MotionPie sofort gefunden.Anbei ein paar Bilder (Focus ist nicht perfekt eingestellt)Tag/Nacht-Aufnahmen innen, Tag-Aufnahme Außen.Wenn die Bewertung hilfreich ist, würde ich mich über ein "hilfreich" freuen. Danke.