Robot Camera Recommendations

Hello CD!
My team is looking into getting a few new cameras for this year. I’ve done some research, however I haven’t found anything that we like yet that could fit into our budget. I am looking for a usb camera that

  • Has global shutter
  • Can output video at 1080p
  • Has a non-fisheye lens, less than 90 degree FOV
  • Preferably it could do color, however is not a requirement
  • I want to target around $50, although that is not a hard limit and we could go up to $70 or $80 if really needed

Our main objective with these cameras is to detect april tags, the color is just a bonus for being able to use the same camera type for both april tags and game piece vision.
I understand something like this might not exist, just if not we will either have to have lower april tag detection range or fundraise more.

Arducam USB OV9281, $50. It’s 720p and monochrome, but has global shutter and high fps and is recommended by PhotonVision for AprilTags: Selecting Hardware - PhotonVision Docs

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