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For anyone curious about how "good" the camera is: with the lens they sell it's about as good for still pictures as a modern phone. Somewhat worse for video, de

For anyone curious about how "good" the camera is: with the lens they sell it's about as good for still pictures as a modern phone. Somewhat worse for video, depending on your application, due to stabilization, software, and the 2-lane interface. More specifically, the sensor is a Sony IMX477, slightly better than the IMX377 featured in the Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, HTC 10, and Mavic Pro drone. Pretty nice, for $50 in a neat little package. This kind of thing is usually a good bit more expensive.

m463 7y ago
the standardized lens mount will be huge (as in popular and successful)
- rasz 7y ago
  you could buy C-mount "unauthorised"(1) clone camera modules from China for several years now. (1) Pee foundation actually puts DRM chip on camera modules to deter third party accessories.
  - cmxch 7y ago
    Could you be more specific about the DRM? I thought that they just supported a few cameras and didn't care too much about third-party clones (for better or worse).
    - rasz 7y ago
      https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1088506051295567872 https://twitter.com/marcan42/status/1088506051295567872
cmxch 7y ago
For $50, it is reasonable. That said, they could make improvements with their cameras. Would be nice if they would use something similar to a Sony IMX327/290 for their next NoIR camera. That particular set of Sony sensors (STARVIS) would be much better for low light than their existing lineup.