Adafruit PiCowbell Camera Breakout - Autofocus 120 Degree Lens

The Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout with Autofocus adds a 5-megapixel camera with a 120-degree wide-angle lens and autofocus motor 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.

The 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.

Key Features

• OV5640 5MP Camera with Autofocus – 120-degree wide-angle lens with motor-driven focus
• 8-bit DVP Interface – Uses RP2040 PIO for fast parallel data capture (GPIO 0–14)
• MicroSD Card Slot – SPI on GPIO 16–19, optional card detect on GPIO 15
• Shutter Button – Dedicated button on GPIO 22
• STEMMA QT / Qwiic – I2C connector on GPIO 4/5 for additional sensors
• 16 MHz Onboard Oscillator – Generates XClock for the camera module
• Reset Button – Quick restart access

Pin Assignments

• Camera – VSync (0), PWDN (1), HSync (2), PCLK (3), SDA/SCL (4/5), D0–D7 (6–13), Reset (14)
• MicroSD – SPI (16, 18, 19), CS (17), Detect (15)
• Shutter – GPIO 22

Ideal For

• Image capture requiring variable focus distances
• Close-up photography and macro imaging with Pico
• Computer vision and image processing projects
• IoT camera applications with Pico W

Also Consider

• PiCowbell Camera – 120° Low Distortion (Fixed Focus) – No autofocus, lower lens distortion

Package Contents

• 1× PiCowbell Camera Breakout PCB (assembled)
• 1× OV5640 Camera Sensor with autofocus and 120-degree lens
• 2× 20-pin header strips (soldering required)