## 👀 esp32-cam_camera Overview

A handmade photo camera

## 🚀 Features

This a portable mini photo camera.It has also a flash.

## 🔎 Preparation 1. `Use an SD card with a minimum capacity of 4 GB, formatted as FAT32 with a 32 KB allocation unit size.` 2. `Then insert this SD card into your ESP32-CAM board.` 2. `Connect your OV2640 camera to your ESP32-CAM board.` ## 📦 Setup 1. `Refer to the circuit diagram` 2. `Install the 'Arduino IDE' software and open 'esp32-cam_camera.ino' file` 3. `File>Preferences>Additional Boards Manager URLs:(Click the double window button)` >Paste this code ```bash https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json ``` 4. `Click 'OK'` 5. `Tools>Board>Boards Manager...` 6. `Search 'esp32' by Espressif Systems, and install it` > ⚠️ **Warning:** Make sure you have installed the correct USB driver (CH340, CH341, FT232R / FTDI Driver, CP2102) before connecting the ESP32CAM to your computer. 7. `Plug the ESP32CAM into your computer` 8. `Tools>Board>esp32>'AI Thinker ESP32-CAM'` 9. `Tools>Port>'Select the esp's port'`
Apply these changes: - CPU Frequency: 240MHz (WiFi/BT) - Core Debug Level: None - Erase All Flash Before Sketch Upload: Disabled - Flash Frequency: 80MHz - Flash Mode: QIO - Partition Scheme: Huge APP (3MB No OTA/1MB SPIFFS)
10. `Tools>Manage Libraries...>Install the libraries used in the code` 11. `Click the 'upload ➡️' button` ✅ **To make sure it has been uploaded successfully, you should see the message 'Done uploading'** ## 🎉 Run 1. `Connect the battery to the board` 2. `Disconnect the IO0-GND connection(disable programming mode)` 3. `Press the reset button on the esp32cam` 4. `You are ready to use your mini camera` ## 🔒 License

📜 GPL-3.0 License