Ximimark 1Pcs USB Camera for Raspberry Pi 3 Model B No Require Drivers…

Cheap basic camera. Not going to win any cinematic awards, but is able to deliver real time video with a recognizeable image and worked with my raspi.

You absolutely get what you pay for... the picture is terrible!!! Had to mount it 2 feet behind my p.c. just to get “only” my head in the frame.... I’m glad I’m married...hahaha!!

...but it works fine if you only need a cheap little crappy camera. I'm using it to watch a package-box for deliveries. 5 stars if you realize that it's a cheap little crappy camera. 1 star if you're expecting an average camera's performance Giving it 3 stars to split the difference.

I have 3 of these hooked up to a raspberry pi to remotely monitor the status of my home's wind and solar units and they simply worked. I plugged them in and the raspberry pi gladly recognized them. I wrote a short script to monitor my devices and it's been working without issue for about 4 month in both hot temperatures and below freezing temperatures. I wouldn't recommend for anyone looking for high quality photo/video - but for my purposes, it takes plenty clear photos for me to monitor some LCD screens.

I have several 3D printers that use Wyze cams on (with flashed firmware, to allow them to become USB webcams). My existing cams generally work ok, but sometimes they draw too much power which my SBCs cant supply and I get issues. This little camera seemed to be be a good one to roll the dice on, and here is my take on it: Pro: Plug-and-play on Mainsail/Libre le Potato SBC. This was very nice to have. Its also Plug-and-play on Windows and I tested it with Teams and Zoom, and both worked fine. Pro: Low power. Previously if my webcam equipped SBCs pulled too much power, I'd have to introduce a powered hub between the cam and SBC. No need with this guy... its pretty miserly. Pro: The camera is held together with 2 screws, and has a standard board camera mount, so I took it apart, and changed the lens. Con: There is something up with the sensor. I tried a bunch of lenses I had that were made for 1/3" and 1/4" sensors, and none of the dozen lenses I had managed to get a wider angle on this camera. The angle appears to be about 40 degrees. I did replace the lens with a 160 degree lens I had from one of my old Logitech Alert cameras... the focus improved, but the view angle was pretty much the same as before the upgrade. Pro: Focus is crappy out of the box, but can be adjusted. Just turn the silver right around the lens. If this doesn't work, its possible the adjust ring slips on the lens (there was nothing coupling the two togethe) so you can can take the two case screws out, hold the camera in your hand and turn the lens to adjust the focus. Meh: They have this cord retractor on the cable which I'm not sure how I feel about. I left it on, but it can be removed with one single phillips screw.

It works, but the image quality is so weak, about the only thing it's good for would be recording grainy security footage for a crime movie where you can see that someone did something but can't make out any specific details.

Clear video feed for monitoring jobs in Octoprint. Impressed with ease of use and clarity.

The camera is extremely zoomed in and there is no way to zoom it out, it is impossible to sit far enough back to actually use the camera for virtual meetings. Useless and didn't help at all.