ESP32-CAM: take and send a photo on motion via ntfy
PIR sensor triggers the ESP32-CAM, which captures a JPEG and pushes it to your phone over ntfy. Self-hosted security camera, no cloud.
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ESP32-CAM: live MJPEG streaming web server in the browser
Stream live video from an ESP32-CAM to any browser on your Wi-Fi. MJPEG over HTTP, the pattern behind every DIY security camera.
ESP32-CAM: pan and tilt mount with two servos
Add two servos to the ESP32-CAM and aim the camera from a web page. The streaming camera that looks where you look, for $12 more.
ESP32-CAM: QR code scanning for access control
Turn the ESP32-CAM into a QR code scanner: on-board decode with the quirc library, valid-code list, relay output for the door strike.
ESP32-CAM: take and email a photo on motion (SMTP)
PIR motion triggers the ESP32-CAM to capture a JPEG and email it as an SMTP attachment with STARTTLS. The alert channel that works with any mail account, no app install.
ESP32-CAM: face detection with the onboard model
Run the ESP32's built-in face detection model on the ESP32-CAM with ESP-WHO: detect faces in real time, no cloud, no external server, with human detection as a fallback.
ESP32-CAM: photo delivery patterns over ntfy (attach, caption, thumbnail)
Three ways to push an ESP32-CAM photo through ntfy: raw JPEG attachment, captioned image, and thumbnail with a link. With the header semantics that make each one work.
Raspberry Pi: use the Camera Module v3 with libcamera and Picamera2
Wire a Camera Module v3 to a Raspberry Pi, capture stills and video from the command line with libcamera, and write Python with the modern Picamera2 library.
ESP32: build a solar-powered trail camera
ESP32-CAM with PIR motion sensor, SD card storage, and solar power. Captures images when motion is detected and stores them on the SD card.