Comparing the 0.67x wide angle lens and the Fisheye lens on a Raspberry Pi CCTV

Raspberry Pi Zero W with magnetic adapter ring 0.67x wide angle lens and fisheye lens on wooden floor

Recently, I found a pack of Camera Lens Kit for mobile phones. Inside that pack, there is one 0.67x wide angle lens and one Fisheye lens.

Given that, I had created the following posts to show how you can put them onto your Raspberry Pi Zero W CCTV:

In case you want to see the effect of those lens before getting a pack to turn your Raspberry Pi Zero W CCTV or Raspberry Pi 3 CCTV into wide angle security cameras, read this post to compare the effects of 0.67x wide angle lens and Fisheye on a Raspberry Pi CCTV.

Camera view differences for Raspberry Pi security camera having no addition lens, 0.67x wide angle lens and Fisheye lens

Screenshot of motionEye running on my Raspberry Pi Zero W CCTV without any lens:
motionEye 0.39.2 view without any lens

Screenshot of motionEye running on my Raspberry Pi Zero W CCTV with the 0.67x wide angle lens:
motionEye 0.39.2 view with 0.67x wide angle lens

Screenshot of motionEye running on my Raspberry Pi Zero W CCTV with the Fisheye lens:
motionEye 0.39.2 view with fisheye lens

From the different screenshots, we can observe that fitting a 0.67x wide angle lens can already make our Raspberry Pi CCTV see a wider view of the surveillance area. In addition, the Fisheye lens is not called an ultra-wide lens for nothing. Comparing with the 0.67x wide angle lens, it gave a wider view of the surveillance area. However, the camera footage appeared more spherical with evident curved outer corners.

Want to build a Raspberry Pi security camera?

In case you need some references on how to build a Raspberry Pi security camera, you can follow one of the following posts:

Comparing the 0.67x wide angle lens and the Fisheye lens on a Raspberry Pi CCTV

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