{"title":"Adafruit PiCowbell Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Low Distortion","handle":"adafruit-picowbell-camera-breakout-120-degree-low-distortion-ada5948","url":"/products/adafruit-picowbell-camera-breakout-120-degree-low-distortion-ada5948","description":"The Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout adds a 5-megapixel camera with a 120-degree low-distortion wide-angle lens to your Raspberry Pi Pico or Pico W. Capture raw RGB images for analysis or use the OV5640's built-in JPEG encoding to save photos to a microSD card or upload them to the cloud.\n\nThe RP2040's fast PIO peripheral handles the 8-bit parallel DVP camera interface, while the onboard 16 MHz oscillator provides the required clock signal. A microSD card slot, shutter button, reset button, and STEMMA QT connector are all included on board, with 6 GPIO pins still available after all connections.\n\nKey Features\n\n\nOV5640 5MP Camera – 120-degree low-distortion wide-angle lens, fixed infinite focus\n\n8-bit DVP Interface – Uses RP2040 PIO for fast parallel data capture (GPIO 0–14)\n\nMicroSD Card Slot – SPI on GPIO 16–19, optional card detect on GPIO 15\n\nShutter Button – Dedicated button on GPIO 22\n\nSTEMMA QT / Qwiic – I2C connector on GPIO 4/5 for additional sensors\n\n16 MHz Onboard Oscillator – Generates XClock for the camera module\n\nReset Button – Quick restart access\n\n\nPin Assignments\n\n\nCamera – VSync (0), PWDN (1), HSync (2), PCLK (3), SDA/SCL (4/5), D0–D7 (6–13), Reset (14)\n\nMicroSD – SPI (16, 18, 19), CS (17), Detect (15)\n\nShutter – GPIO 22\n\n\n\nTip: Since the camera points upward, a PiCowbell Doubler lets you mount the Pico on one side with the BOOT button accessible and the camera on the other. Alternatively, stack the camera PiCowbell on top if you don't need easy BOOT button access.\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nImage capture and analysis with Raspberry Pi Pico\nTime-lapse photography with microSD storage\nComputer vision and image processing projects\nIoT camera applications with Pico W\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× PiCowbell Camera Breakout PCB (assembled)\n1× OV5640 Camera Sensor with 120-degree lens\n2× 20-pin header strips (soldering required)\n\n\n\nNote: This camera module does not have auto-focus — it uses fixed infinite focus. Raspberry Pi Pico, microSD card, and mounting headers are not included.\n","vendor":"Adafruit","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":1108,"title":"Default Title","sku":"AF-5948","mpn":"ADA5948","price":29.66,"compare_at_price":0.0,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":59,"option1":"Default Title"}]}