Looking for extremely small camera

Using Arduino Sensors
#1

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for an extremely small camera for a project (in the order of 0.5cm x 0.5cm x 0.5cm). So far I've found the arducam http://www.arducam.com/ but the models they have are still too big. I wanted something similar to this one found on google glass http://goo.gl/o9ugIk. Does anybody have clue where I could find something like that?

#2

Sorry, I can't assist, but I can't resist sharing this old joke...

"Please help, I'm looking for a small dog with one eye"

"Well if he's that small, you should use both eyes"

Badum... tish

#3

Hi, this is the smallest I could find so far. Didn't try it though. Cheers, Robert
http://www.fpvhobby.com/143-sub-nano-combo-set.html

#4

Thanks Robert, this seems to be much smaller than the one I found before. It is still larger than what I wanted though. I wonder if I can separate the camara from the logic board and connect them using wires.

#5

Hm, I wouldn't know how to do that. However Pls let us know if it works.

#6

There are several thread here about interfacing these camera modules to Arduino.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/VGA-OV7670-Camera-Module-Lens-CMOS-640X480-SCCB-Compatible-W-I2C-Interface-/321297985123?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aceda2e63

The actual sensor elements in these camera look like this

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/640-x-480-CMOS-Camera-Module-OV7670-with-Socket-New-/130652907619?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item1e6b852863

which more or less meets your size requirement. I bought one of these by mistake. You would need to make an interface board to connect this too, which doesn't seem to me like a feasible task.

#7