WSAL16507 – IMX219-200 Camera/en

Documentation notice: This technical documentation was independently rewritten from an archived supplier source. Check technical details and commands against the product version and manufacturer documentation before use.

Summary

Technical overview of the Waveshare IMX219-200 camera: 8MP CSI sensor, 200° field of view, compatibility with Jetson Nano and compute modules, test commands and libcamera usage.

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Technical overview

• Sensor chip: Sony IMX219, 8 megapixels (resolution 3280 x 2464).
• Field of view (diagonal): 200 degrees; distortion under 11%.
• Aperture F/2.0, focal length 0.87 mm, CMOS size 1/4 inch.
• Connection: CSI connector; on Jetson Nano, insert the cable metal side facing the heatsink into the camera port.
• Testing on Jetson Nano: open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run “DISPLAY=:0.0 nvgstcapture-10”.
• Dual cameras: select sensor with --sensor-id=0 or --sensor-id=1.
• If image appears reddish: download camera_overrides.isp, copy to /var/nvidia/nvcam/settings/, set permissions.
• OpenCV integration possible via provided Simple_camera.zip example.
• On Raspberry Pi/compute module: usable like other RPi cameras; for RPi 5 use the supplied 22-pin cable.
• libcamera stack replaced raspicam from Bullseye; six helper commands: libcamera-hello, -jpeg, -still, -vid, -raw plus tuning options.

Commands and examples – verify before use: 

DISPLAY=:0.0 nvgstcapture-1.0
DISPLAY=:0.0 nvgstcapture-1.0 --sensor-id=0
DISPLAY=:0.0 nvgstcapture-1.0 --sensor-id=1
wget https://files.waveshare.com/upload/e/eb/Camera_overrides.tar.gz
tar zxvf Camera_overrides.tar.gz
sudo cp camera_overrides.isp /var/nvidia/nvcam/settings/
sudo chmod 664 /var/nvidia/nvcam/settings/camera_overrides.isp
sudo chown root:root /var/nvidia/nvcam/settings/camera_overrides.isp
wget https://files.waveshare.com/upload/2/2e/Simple_camera.zip
unzip Simple_camera.zip
sudo python3 simple_camera.py
libcamera-hello
libcamera-hello -t 0
libcamera-jpeg -o test.jpg
libcamera-jpeg -o test.jpg -t 2000 --width 640 --height 480
libcamera-jpeg -o test.jpg -t 2000 --shutter 20000 --gain 1.5
libcamera-jpeg --ev -0.5 -o darker.jpg
libcamera-jpeg --ev 0 -o norma.jpg

Notes and version constraints

• Source is untrusted supplier material; all statements must be verified by a technician before release.
• Compatibility list covers Jetson Nano and CM3/CM3+ boards; other platforms are not confirmed.
• Commands and parameters may vary by software version; version-specific steps require human confirmation.
• File URLs cited in the source should be checked before use.
• No safety, certification, or warranty claims are present in the source.

Source and revision record

• IMX219-200 Camera - Waveshare Wiki
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