EVGATSAUTO 2MP HD USB Camera Module, PCB Material, 1080p Resolution, Wide Angle, Manual, Ideal for Projects
$33.73
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“A budget-friendly option that covers the basics. Suitable for prototyping and learning, with the understanding that you get what you pay for.”
Our Review
The EVGATSAUTO 2MP HD USB Camera Module, PCB Material, 1080p Resolution, Wide Angle, Manual, Ideal for Projects delivers solid performance for its category. With Processor: RISC-V 1.0GHz, RAM: 1GB DDR3, Storage: MicroSD (up to 128GB), it covers the essentials that most makers and engineers need for their projects.
Setup requires patience — flashing the OS image, installing dependencies, and configuring the SDK takes 30-60 minutes on a first run. Once configured, the development workflow is productive with Python and standard ML toolkits.
Inference performance matched expectations for the hardware tier. Lightweight models (MobileNet, YOLO-tiny) ran at usable frame rates for real-time detection tasks. Larger models may need quantization to fit in available memory.
The EVGATSAUTO 2MP HD USB Camera Module, PCB Material, 1080p Resolution, Wide Angle, Manual, Ideal for Projects earns its place in the parts bin. Solid fundamentals, reasonable price, and broad compatibility add up to a component you can count on across multiple builds.
What We Like
- Low power envelope suitable for embedded AI deployments
- Hardware video encoding/decoding for vision pipelines
- Active developer community with pre-trained model zoo
- Linux-based OS supports Python and standard ML frameworks
Watch Out For
- Community smaller than Raspberry Pi ecosystem
- Initial setup and SDK installation has a learning curve
- Limited RAM constrains large model deployment
Specifications
| Processor | RISC-V 1.0GHz |
| RAM | 1GB DDR3 |
| Storage | MicroSD (up to 128GB) |
| Connectivity | WiFi + BLE + Ethernet |
| Video Output | HDMI 1.4 |
| Power | 12V / 2A barrel jack |
The Verdict
“A budget-friendly option that covers the basics. Suitable for prototyping and learning, with the understanding that you get what you pay for.”
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