OV7670 VGA Camera Image Sensor Module

The OV7670 VGA Camera Image Sensor Module is a 35mm x 35mm x 30mm CMOS image sensor capturing 640×480 (VGA) resolution images through a 25° field-of-view lens, with a 46dB signal-to-noise ratio and operating from 2.5V to 3.0V DC across -30°C to 70°C. The ov7670 camera module outputs raw digital video data in parallel format over multiple data pins, along with synchronisation signals (VSYNC, HREF, PCLK) and a SCCB (I2C-compatible) configuration interface — this is fundamentally different from a USB webcam, which handles compression and framing internally.

The ov7670 camera requires a microcontroller capable of capturing the high-speed parallel pixel data stream — a basic Arduino Uno generally lacks sufficient RAM and processing speed for full-frame capture, making ESP32, STM32, or FPGA-based boards with onboard FIFO buffer modules the practical choice for this ov7670 vga camera. the ov7670 camera module datasheet, the interface configures resolution, colour format (RGB565, YUV, or raw Bayer), and image processing settings via register writes, similar to I2C communication. The camera image sensor supply is lower than typical 5V logic levels, requiring a dedicated voltage regulator when interfacing with 5V Arduino boards.

Camera module for surveillance, object detection, and image capture builds. Connect the parallel data pins to microcontroller, configure the registers via I2C, and get a live image stream straight away. Available from StemVolt, this OV7670 VGA camera image sensor module is ideal for engineers and makers developing image processing, machine vision, and embedded camera projects with real-time image capture capabilities.

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Features:

• 640×480 VGA resolution CMOS sensor with parallel digital output
• SCCB I2C-compatible interface configures resolution and colour format settings
• 25° narrow FOV suits long-distance and zoomed imaging applications
• 2.5V to 3.0V supply requires dedicated regulator for 5V boards
• -30°C to 70°C rating suits outdoor and harsh environment cameras

Technical Specifications:

 Applications:

• OV7670 Camera used for ESP32 machine vision image capture build
• College project uses ov7670 camera module for OpenCV image processing demo
• Security build uses ov7670 camera for India surveillance image capture
• Robot uses ov7670 vga camera for object detection vision system
• STEM kit uses camera image sensor for VGA image capture learning demo

Package Includes:

• 1 x OV7670 VGA Camera Image Sensor Module