This is an initial review. Have had this for one day. So this isn’t about durability over time. I generally update my reviews at about 6 months.
I chose this camera because of the module that is in it. Aptina m15100. I have owned this aptina module, with out a camera body for about 2 years, and have used it plenty. However, I wanted to have a c mount lense as opposed to M12. This module has worked for me on various AI projects. Namely I have used it with Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04 with open cv. Which is why this camera was chosen over other newer models.
My initial impression is that this camera is well built. I am hard on equipment, and this will be be battle tested. I can’t speak to durability yet. But it does feel sturdy.
The box that it came in is not very sturdy, so I was worried that it would be doa. But it was fine. An oddity of this package is that it comes with a baggy of wallmount screws, but they have no purpose as far as I can tell. Maybe they are just there for the Alan wrench, but also not sure.
One of my projects involves face detection. But I needed face defection at variable distance. This is getting me clear and accurate detections from 5 to about 35 feet. I suspect it could get out to about 50. It almost certainly could do closer, but that’s not what I am looking at.
Value so far. The aptina module is an older module and there are better ones out there like imx. So at the 70 dollar range it is getting pricey, but it is stable and predictable for me.
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