I guys, I am working on a robot should have a hi-quality camera and should take a transfer pictures on demand to a computer via a USB cable. The first and obvious thing would be to use a webcam, but even with the best webcam image quality was rather poor. So I thought about using a replacement ca…

What about his… [image] HackHD - 1080p Camera Module - SEN-11418 - SparkFun Electronics Capturing high-definition video is a challenge for any project, but a great way to see where you're project has been, especially if it's something like an https://www.spa…

Artem85: even with the best webcam image quality was rather poor. I don't know what you consider 'the best' web cam but web cams are available with relatively good resolution. What image resolution are you looking for?

I think low light performance may be an issue. Webcams are available in 1080p resolution.

[image] Here's a quality I was able to get from a webcam and galaxy s3 ( scaled down by half ). I am looking for something that would be able to produce pictures of the s3 quality. There are a few "5mp camera modules" on aliexpress and such, but since they are not showing any sample photos, I do…

Unfortunately, you won't be able to use a camera module from a cellphone, unless you have this: Full datasheet for the sensor In-depth knowledge of Cellphone-camera protocol decoding (SMIA) A fast enough ARM processor/FPGA with subLVDS (CCP/CCI) interface & enough fast SRAM to store the data Goo…

Artem85: There are a few "5mp camera modules" on aliexpress and such, but since they are not showing any sample photos, I doubt that their quality is any better then of a webcam... There's no grounds for that doubt. As a general rule the greater the number of pixels the better the image quality …

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Actually there is a way to do this. I'm surprised no one here knows this. There are apps for android that can make android phone act as a web cam. Some of them are "Droid cam" and the open source "Smart cam". Use can use bluetooth, Wifi or USB.

Ufoguy, the idea was to use the cam without the phone. :slight_smile: Anyway, I found out that Canon has SKD fot C#, so I guess using some cheap PowerShot camera would be the best solution.

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Grumpy_Mike August 8, 2013, 4:29pm 2

Well I don't know what part the Arduino plays in this, I don't think it has a place.

The Raspberry Pi has a high def camera that is quite cheap and perhaps is a more suitable platform for this project.

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