Arducam OV9782 Global Shutter USB Camera Module 100 FPS

The module is fully UVC 1.1 compliant, meaning it uses the native USB Video Class drivers built into modern operating systems. You can plug it directly into a Windows PC (Windows 10/11), Linux machine (using V4L2), macOS computer, Android device (with OTG support), or a Raspberry Pi running Raspberry Pi OS, and it will be recognized as a standard webcam without requiring any additional driver installation or software configuration.

The camera board has reserved GPIO pins for an external trigger input. To use it, you need to connect a trigger signal (typically a 3.3V TTL pulse) to the designated trigger pin on the board's header. The camera will then capture a single frame upon receiving the rising or falling edge of that signal, allowing for precise synchronization with external events like a strobe light or a sensor in an automated production line. Consult the Arducam documentation for the exact pinout and trigger timing specifications.

Yes, the module features a standard M12 (S-mount) lens thread, allowing you to unscrew the included 70-degree lens and replace it with other M12 lenses. You can install lenses with different focal lengths for narrower or wider fields of view, or add lenses with IR cut filters for true color reproduction in daylight. Ensure any replacement lens is compatible with the 1/4-inch sensor format to avoid vignetting and maintains the appropriate back focal distance for optimal focus.

MJPG (Motion JPEG) is a compressed video format where each frame is a JPEG image, resulting in smaller file sizes at the cost of some image quality due to compression. It supports the full 100 FPS frame rate. YUY2 is an uncompressed raw video format that provides full, lossless image data for maximum quality but generates much larger data streams, limiting the frame rate to 10 FPS. Use MJPG for high-speed streaming and recording where bandwidth is limited, and use YUY2 for precision machine vision analysis where every pixel's exact value is critical.