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Quick Start Guide on Windows

Hardware Connection

Package Including

The tripod in the below diagrams is not included in package.

Finished Assemble

Note

The Tripod displayed in the picture is not included in the package. If you need the tripod, please check UB0224 and UB0216 for additional purchase.

Software Guide

Github Demo

200MP Max-Resolution

Download source code

git clone -b Arducam200MPDemo https://github.com/ArduCAM/ArducamUVCPythonDemo.git
cd ArducamUVCPythonDemo

Install Dependencies

Tip

How to use Python? Please refer to:

Getting Started - Python

Please make sure to execute the following command in the directory where the source code is located (ArducamUVCPythonDemo)

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Application Note

The 200MP image saved by arducam_demo.py is the original RAW data output by the sensor. You need to perform Remosaic operation through arducam_200mp_convert.py to get the normal Bayer Format Image.

User Note

1. Make sure you are using USB3.0 cable to connect the camera

2. Run the script with the -i parameter to specify the camera device. The default is 0. If there are two cameras on the host, you need to confirm which is the correct Arducam camera and enter the correct camera index.

3. Run the script with the --wait-frames parameter to specify the number of frames to skip when saving the image

    a. On Windows OS, opencv will cache one frame, so you need to set `--wait-frames 2`

    b. The first four frames of the camera on Linux OS are invalid, you need to set `--wait-frames 5`

Demonstration

python arducam_demo.py -W 3840 -H 2160 --Focus 346 -i 0 --wait-frames 2 --read-eeprom

Focus Control

Preview the image at a relative small resolution first and adjust the focus to make the image clear.

Save the Image

Enter a on the keyboard to save the 200MP image. After a few seconds, the message "save success, file name: 200MP_2025-05-09_14_35_28.raw" will appear, indicating that the image has been saved successfully. You can view the image in the current directory.

RAW Data Conversion

You can converse the RAW format into jpg refer to the following steps:

Application Note for RAW Data Conversion

  1. The RAW conversion program requires at least 5G memory, and the recommended computer memory configuration is at least 16GB

  2. The RAW conversion program only supports Windows 11/10 operating system

  3. Under the condition that the host is configured as Intel Core i5 10400 + 32GB memory, it takes about 60s to convert a 200MP image

Single Image

python arducam_200mp_convert.py -f .\200MP_2025-05-09_13_44_13.raw


Other Resolution

You can refer to the following section to access the 200MP USB3 UVC Camera at the other resolution except max-res.

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