ELP Starvis USB Camera Module 0.0001Lux Ultra Low Light
ELP Starvis USB Camera Module 0.0001Lux Ultra Low Light H.264 HDR 1080P Security Webcam Module with 110° Wide Angle Lens Plug and Play for Linux Windows Raspberry Pi
ELP Starvis USB Camera 0.0001 Lux IIIumination 1080P Low Light Webcam, USB2.0 100db HDR Lightburn Camera Plug and Play for PC, Windows Linux Macos
1080P H.264 Starvision USB Camera Module 0.0001LUX Low Illumination Wide Angle Lens USB Camera Module for Day/Night Shooting
Security Surveillance: No-light nighttime monitoring, facial/license plate recognition, AI behavior analysis.
Traffic Management: Road, tunnel, highway, and unattended toll station monitoring.
Smart City: Enhancing nighttime security in squares, parks, subways, etc.
Industrial & Energy: Oil field and mining area monitoring.
Special Scenarios: Nighttime ship navigation, fishery anti-theft, autonomous vehicle environmental perception.
This low-light USB camera is widely versatile, suitable for machine vision, video conferences, 3D printer monitoring, robotics, home surveillance, day-night vision, dashcams, and more.
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| Customer Reviews | 3.6 out of 5 stars33 | 3.6 out of 5 stars33 | 3.9 out of 5 stars39 | 3.9 out of 5 stars27 | 3.8 out of 5 stars20 | 4.2 out of 5 stars9 |
| Price | £175.99 | £165.99 | £132.99 | £152.00 | £103.00 | £91.00 |
| Max Resolution | 4K/2160P | 4K/2160P | 4K/2160P | 4K/3040P | 5MP/1944P | 2K/1080P |
| Image Sensor | CMOS imx415 | CMOS imx415 | CMOS imx415 | CMOS IMX577 | CMOS IMX317 | CMOS OV4689 |
| Lens | MJPEG/YUY2/H.264 | MJPEG/YUY2/H.264 | MJPEG/YUY2 | MJPEG/YUY2 | MJPEG/YUY2 | MJPEG/YUY2 |
| Compression Format | 5-50mm Optical Zoom Lens | 2.8-12mm Optical Zoom Lens | 2.8-12mm Optical Zoom Lens | 3.6-10mm Optical Zoom Lens | 5-50mm Optical Zoom Lens | 5-50mm Optical Zoom Lens |
| Mini Illumination | 0.2LUX | 0.2LUX | 0.2LUX | 0.1LUX | 0.2LUX | 0.1LUX |
| Max Frame Rate | 60fps | 60fps | 30fps | 120fps | 30fps | 260fps |
| Plug and Play | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| UVC Compliant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support OS | WinXP/Vista/WIN7/WIN8/Linux with UVC/Mac-OS X 10.4.8 or later/Wince with UVC/Android 4.0 or above | WinXP/Vista/WIN7/WIN8/Linux with UVC/Mac-OS X 10.4.8 or later/Wince with UVC/Android 4.0 or above | WinXP/Vista/WIN7/WIN8/Linux with UVC/Mac-OS X 10.4.8 or later/Wince with UVC/Android 4.0 or above | WinXP/Vista/WIN7/WIN8/Linux with UVC/Mac-OS X 10.4.8 or later/Wince with UVC/Android 4.0 or above | WinXP/Vista/WIN7/WIN8/Linux with UVC/Mac-OS X 10.4.8 or later/Wince with UVC/Android 4.0 or above | WinXP/Vista/WIN7/WIN8/Linux with UVC/Mac-OS X 10.4.8 or later/Wince with UVC/Android 4.0 or above |
| Brand: | ELP |
| Model: | ALP-USB1080P03-F1L28-DEA |
| Manufacture: | SHENZHENSHIJIAZHIGUANGKEJIYOUXIANGONGSI |
| Origin: | China |
Expensive but good clarity, especially in low light.
This is a basic web cam in all regards, except low light abilities.
It’s a open circuit board with long USB-A cable attached on a connector. You get very basic instructions (plug and play). It was immediately recognised by my Windows 10 machine without issues.
Image quality is quite good, certainly true 1080P resolution. You need to manually focus the lens by turning the outer barrel, which is firm and stays in place. Where it excels is in the dark. I was surprised how good it really was, I wasn’t expecting it to be as clear as it was. The picture in the review is inside a virtually totally dark pot, the worst it could really be, and it still managed to get an image, albeit with some noise.
Good if you really need low light images, otherwise it’s about 4 times too expensive.
Brillia
Took about 10 minutes to set up with my Raspberry Pi 3a
It works perfectly fine.
The corners of the image are crisp.
Surprisingly good image at night without any infrared. I can just set it behind the glass, in side the house, and records perfectly good security footage.
Brilliant choice at a good price.
Incredible low light performance.
This has no be one of the more impressive USB camera modules I have seen. In terms of build quality it is very well put together and a quality bit of kit. It is just a lens mounted on a circuit board with a USB cable attached so for dedicated use some sort of housing maybe required. The camera itself is plug and play and worked without any issues on my Windows PC, MacBook and Pi. For general use it’s okay with a reasonable wide FOV. Where it excels is low light performance and it is capable of capturing a pretty decent image is near dark environments. Genuinely impressive and perfect for any DIY projects that may require low light capture. In summary and excellent camera module both in terms of overall quality and low light performance.
Brilliant low light performance and wide angle
The Starvis sensor on this camera module is absolutely amazing. I needed something for my living room that could handle very low light for an AI human detection project and this fits the bill perfectly. Even in near total darkness, the image is clear enough for the software to recognise humans in the room, which is fantastic for home automation. The 110 degree wide angle lens is awesome and manages to cover the entire living room from just one corner without much distortion.It was simple to set up and worked straight away as a plug and play device on my Linux system. The HDR is also really helpful during the day when the sun is shining through the windows as it keeps the picture from being washed out. The build quality feels sturdy and the module is compact enough to hide away easily. It is a massive improvement over standard webcams for this specific use case. Highly recommended!!
Beeindruckende Ultra-Low-Light-USB-Kamera – 0,0001 Lux macht den Unterschied
Seit heute im Einsatz und ehrlich gesagt bin ich schon jetzt ziemlich baff. Habe das Modul direkt an einen Mini-PC und einen Raspberry Pi angeschlossen — Plug-and-Play hat auf Anhieb geklappt, ohne Treiber-Chaos, weder unter Windows 11 noch unter Linux.
Die Low-Light-Performance ist der absolute Hammer. Bei fast vlliger Dunkelheit (nur ein winziger Spalt Mondlicht durchs Fenster) liefert die Kamera immer noch farbige, erkennbare Bilder — kein nerviges Schwarz-Wei oder totales Rauschen wie bei normalen Webcams. Der 100-dB-HDR-Bereich sorgt dafr, dass helle und dunkle Bereiche im Bild gleichzeitig gut durchgezeichnet bleiben, ohne dass etwas ausbrennt oder im Schatten verschwindet.
Das Weitwinkelobjektiv ist schn weit, aber ohne starke Fischaugen-Verzerrung — perfekt fr berwachung in engen Rumen, 3D-Drucker-Monitoring oder einfach als Webcam in schlechten Lichtverhltnissen. Die 1080p-Auflsung bei 30 fps (MJPEG oder H.264) luft butterweich, Bildrauschen hlt sich trotz der extremen Empfindlichkeit in Grenzen.
Verarbeitung fhlt sich robust an, das Modul ist kompakt und das USB-Kabel sitzt fest. Habe es heute Abend noch in verschiedenen Szenarien getestet (dunkles Zimmer, nur Schreibtischlampe an, komplett aus) und die Ergebnisse waren jedes Mal besser als erwartet.
Nach nur einem Tag Nutzung: Wenn man eine wirklich lichtstarke USB-Kamera braucht, die bei fast keinem Licht noch brauchbare Farbbilder liefert — das hier ist bisher ein Volltreffer.