OV2640 Camera Module Software Application Note

OV2640 supports 4 output formats: YcbCr422, YCbCr420, RGB565, Bayer raw RGB and GRB, YUV422 compression. How to choose the correct output format for camera phone designs or other applications. Let's look at the back-end chip first.

The OV2640 Camera Camera is a low-voltage CMOS image sensor that provides the full functionality of a single-chip UXGA (1632×1232) camera and a small image processor. The product has an image array capable of running at 15 frames per second (fps) in UXGA resolution, giving the user full control over image quality, formatting anc output data transfers. All needed image processing functions including exposure control, gamma, white balance, color.