Waveshare IMX477-160 12.3MP Camera, 160° FOV, for Jetson Nano/Compute Module

Description

The Waveshare IMX477-160 camera module is engineered for developers and system integrators requiring high-fidelity imaging for machine learning and computer vision. Its core is the Sony IMX477 back-illuminated CMOS sensor, which provides excellent low-light sensitivity and a high dynamic range, crucial for accurate object detection, facial recognition, and autonomous navigation algorithms.

Designed with a native MIPI-CSI-2 serial interface, it plugs directly into the camera connector on NVIDIA Jetson Nano developer kits and Raspberry Pi Compute Module IO boards, offering a streamlined hardware integration path. The module’s lack of a permanently attached lens is a strategic feature, allowing the use of standard C-mount or CS-mount optics to tailor the field of view, focal length, and depth of field for specific applications, from macro inspection to wide-area surveillance.