# Picar-X camera shifted to blue **URL:** \ **Category:** Robotic kit for Raspberry Pi\ **Created:** [January 7, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329 "2025-01-07T21:40:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dimagoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dimagoog](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/dimagoog)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/1 "2025-01-07T21:40:12Z")
Hi! have just finished building PIcar-X with my rsbpi5.0 and feels like there is a problem with the camera module. I was thinking that the image from the camera is too dark, since it was hard to see anything without turning extra lights on, but then I noticed, that it is actually shifted to the blue. The cable is well connected on both sides and was double-checked and reattached couple of times with no effect on the image. The only thing I noticed is: camera is not glued to its board and is only fixed through a short connector cable. So it is quite flimsy and I can see that the protective film on the 3M tape underneath the camera module is still there. So the two questions are: - Is there anything I can do to fix the image? - Should I remove the protective film from the 3M tape to stick the camera to the camera board? Regards! ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/8/8a8d3df53b39df11086a27b3d1cdc26abc8c59a8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/2 "2025-01-08T09:21:38Z")
1.You make sure the lens cable of the camera module is connected well, unplug the lens again, then tear off the tape and stick it on the camera board to fix it, and then start the system to see if the camera screen is displayed normally. 2. Suggest you provide the camera wiring picture to us to see. ---
**Author:** ![dimagoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dimagoog](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/dimagoog)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/3 "2025-01-08T12:02:13Z")
Hello, Here are some photos of the cable connections. I’ve noticed that when it is very bright around, the camera shows quite uniform RGB distribution on the white paper. But as soon as it is getting darker blue starts to dominate. ![IMG_1447](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/1/13905d9e9ab95db1cfe8dedffdeb53fae4e77ba8.jpeg) ![IMG_1446](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/1/1539cd088a04b8ed6c4a7e44cf03a21dbf14b2a2.jpeg) ![IMG_1445](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/f/fb0b115dacc5e6df80dc208ca2a90bc4de50c6df.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dimagoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dimagoog](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/dimagoog)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/4 "2025-01-08T19:16:13Z")
And here is a quick example of phone camera vs picar-x camera. I’m not expecting the same picture quality of course, but for me it still looks like something is wrong. Picar-X cam ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/7/7ebc6dd1bd6a2eb65f10fff2461a962d7f42daba.jpeg) Phone cam ![telegram-cloud-photo-size-2-5474438884432670547-y](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/5/5b1341471a213996458e66855a0041d5358d4919.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/5 "2025-01-09T10:20:34Z")
In the picture you provided, is the FPC cable head a crease? Or is it some other foreign object. If it is a crease, it may be caused by the FPC cable. If it’s not a crease, maybe the camera is faulty, we will send you a new camera to see if it can solve the problem. ![image (1)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/7/72ea3c8dcec03a1db596caccbdd165fbd8b9b5ee.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dimagoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@dimagoog](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/dimagoog)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/6 "2025-01-09T17:57:38Z")
It is hard to tell, what it was exactly, but definitely not a crease. Looks like a reflection of another end of the FPC cable. I’ve attached the camera back to the car but I hope it can be seen that the cable connector is flat. ![IMG_1454](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/sunfounder/original/2X/7/7bf50236315126187a3286b9f202cbc70ea92aad.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/7 "2025-01-10T09:41:25Z")
An after-sales person will contact you through your email address later to send you a replacement camera. Let’s see if this solves the problem. ---
**Author:** ![saypeewee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@saypeewee](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/saypeewee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/8 "2025-01-15T11:23:50Z")
I am having the same issue with the camera being blue. if you find a fix I would love to know ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/9 "2025-01-16T02:29:57Z")
Please contact the after-sales email [service@sunfounder.com](mailto:service@sunfounder.com) and we will send you a new camera replacement. ---
**Author:** ![Gina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@Gina](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/Gina)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/10 "2025-12-08T01:13:23Z")
Hi, I am experiencing the same issue with the PiCar-X camera, and I also have a Raspberry Pi 5. I noticed that all users in this forum who reported the strong blue-shift problem seem to be using a Pi 5 as well, so it looks like this issue might only occur in combination with the Raspberry Pi 5. Could this assumption be correct? ---
**Author:** ![SunFounder\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@SunFounder\_Moderator](https://forum.sunfounder.com/u/SunFounder_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.sunfounder.com/t/picar-x-camera-shifted-to-blue/2329/11 "2025-12-08T08:47:54Z")
Please check that all connections are secure. We recommend you reconnect the camera cable and then observe the camera’s video output again. If you have a Raspberry Pi 3/4 available, you can also try swapping it in to verify the camera’s functionality. We provide FFC camera cables that are compatible with Raspberry Pi 3/4.