Introduction
Arducam OV5642 camera breakout incorporates Omnivision 1/4−inch CMOS active−pixel digital imaging sensor OV5642 with an active pixel array of
2592×1944. The entire system-on-a-chip (SOC) has onchip AEC/AGC/AWB etc ISP functions, and supports RAW/YUV/RGB/JPEG different output format.
Key Specification
Optical format | 1/4−inch (4:3) |
Full Resolution | 2592 x 1944 |
Pixel size | 1.4 x 1.4µm |
Color filter array | RGB Bayer pattern |
ADC resolution | 10−bit, on−chip |
Responsivity | 0.6 V/lux-sec (550nm) |
Dynamic range | 40dB |
SNRMAX | 50dB |
Frame Rate | 5 megapixel (2592×1944): 15 fps (and any size scaling down from 5 megapixel) 1080p (1920×1080): 30 fps 720p (1280×720): 60 fps VGA (640×480): 60 fps QVGA (320×240): 120 fps |
ISP functions | AE, AWB, JPEG compression |
Output format | YUV(422/420) / YCbCr422, RGB565/555/444, CCIR656, 8-bit compression JPEG data, 8/10-bit raw RGB data |
Block Diagram

Application
- Digital video cameras
- Digital still cameras
- Widelife camera
- IoT cameras
Order Information
Check the camera breakout from the product page.