# Picar-x camera problem

**URL:** <https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-problem/3934>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 23, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-problem/3934 "2025-10-23T10:49:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![nickvarley30](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@nickvarley30](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/nickvarley30)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-problem/3934/1 "2025-10-23T10:49:39Z")

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I am using the picar-x with a raspberry pi 5 and having problems getting the camera to work. This the error below

sudo python3 7.display.py  
vilib 0.3.18 launching …  
picamera2 0.3.31  
Imgshow start …

Web display on:

[http://192.168.1.109:9000/mjpg](http://192.168.1.109:9000/mjpg)

Starting web streaming …

Input key to call the function!  
q: Take photo  
1: Color detect : red  
2: Color detect : orange  
3: Color detect : yellow  
4: Color detect : green  
5: Color detect : blue  
6: Color detect : purple  
0: Switch off Color detect  
r: Scan the QR code  
f: Switch ON/OFF face detect  
s: Display detected object information

- Serving Flask app ‘vilib.vilib’
- Debug mode: off  
[0:34:31.044057978] [3324] ERROR RPI pipeline\_base.cpp:1346 Camera frontend has timed out!  
[0:34:31.044092551] [3324] ERROR RPI pipeline\_base.cpp:1347 Please check that your camera sensor connector is attached securely.  
[0:34:31.044098403] [3324] ERROR RPI pipeline\_base.cpp:1348 Alternatively, try another cable and/or sensor.

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**Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-problem/3934/2 "2025-10-24T06:09:12Z")

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Please check if your camera FPC cable is securely connected (see the picture below).

We suggest reseating the camera cable and then running the `rpicam-hello` command to test if the camera can be detected.

 ![8](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/3/37ed3009050d5be7dcd1194c383976d10a4e5cbc.jpeg)

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