FREENOVE 5MP Camera for Raspberry Pi 5 4 B 3 B+ A+ Zero 2 W with Adjustable Holder and Ribbon Cable, 62° Viewing Angle, 1080P 720P Output

Great product, fast shipping, easy setup & installation 10/10

I got this camera, installed it, and it didn’t work. Then I contacted their customer service, and I got a response within a few hours (night time my time, but that’s just the time difference). They made sure I got the camera installed correctly including the software modification that were required, and they let me try a few more things. Then we determined that the camera must be defective, and they sent me a new one. Every time I got an answer from them, it was sent first thing in the morning their time. When the new camera arrived, I plugged it in, and the image quality is superb. The little stand it comes with is simple, but it does the job. Happy customer :-)

I purchased this mostly because I needed a cable to connect to the raspberry pi zero 2 w I have and the cables were just as expensive as this whole kit! Assembly was pretty easy although like usual I skipped a step and had to go back and undo a few things to fix what I missed :D

Video quality better than official raspberry pi cam. I put ribbon on wrong, great tech support helped me fix that.

Reading the other reviews, I expected a camera with a reasonable plastic case to mount it in. Unfortunately, the machine cut plexi-glass and the tiny plastic nuts and bolts were useless. The camera module was clearly supposed to fit into the predrilled plastic a certain way, but it doesn't at all. The cable holder on the camera board is wider than the hole they cut for it, so it doesn't lay flat. You can try to jam it together anyway, but the tiny plastic bolts they give are not quite long enough, and you sure better have tiny fingers to try and attach the miniscule nuts to the other side before they go flying into the ether never to be seen again.The camera itself is probably fine, but the 'adjustable mount' which was the main reason I picked this product instead of similar ones, is terrible.

Assembly was simple. Ran into some minor issues at first, but support for this product is great. Communication was perfect. They monitored setup closely to help me succeed.

I did some research on RPi cameras before purchase. However, the literature is a bit "fuzzy". The V1 cameras are no longer supported by Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye. [Update: kinda sorta.] (I tried some hacks, but nothing worked.) Raspberry is moving to a new, "better" (which translates to "buy new") camera API, and the V1 cameras didn't make the cut. (The old raspi-still and raspi-video commands do NOT work with Bullseye.)UPDATE: This V1 camera is now supported in Bullseye using a "Legacy Mode" configured through raspi-config. Still no raspi-still or raspi-video commands like in Buster. But if your moving forward (to Bullseye) and not stuck in time (with Buster and raspi-still/raspi-video), you're better off with a V2 camera. However, if your applications has not been updated, you may want/need a V1 camera. (For example, MotionEye works with this camera in Bullseye with "Legacy Mode", but it inexplicable stops working after a day. Using Raspbian based on 32bit Buster, MotionEye works "better" with this camera.)The directions for attaching the ribbon cable are not helpful: a generic sketch with nothing to make clear which side goes toward the pins inside the connector (and the directions are especially lacking for a RPi Zero). The directions are, and I quote, "make sure the cable is the right way round." Needless to say, it wasn't, took me hours, and complicated determining that the camera was no longer supported (prior to the Legacy Mode update).The acrylic case would be so much more useful if it had tripod threads to mount it. Indeed, any holes to mount it would be a benefit. If mounting holes lined up with the holes on a RPi Zero, that would really be a benefit. As is, it might be possible to mount it to a RPi Zero, but the holes would be right next to the sides of this case and probably damage its integrity.I have excellent dexterity (though failing vision), and I found the screws for the case exceedingly difficult. Tweezers can help hold the nuts while tightening.

Bought this to use with a Raspberry Pi A+ on Octoprint. Worked fine without any configuration. Camera quality is Okish as you'd expect but if you are looking for a cheap camera that works with a 3D printer this fits the bill.