Arduino Selfie Camera

This intructables show how to a very simple way to build a Arduino Selfie Camera.

TTGO T-Camera Plus

This is a ESP32 board with built-in OV2640 camera and 240 x 240 IPS LCD. Camera application require extra memory, so it also built-in 8 MB PSRAM and micro SD card slot. And it also built-in Lipo charging and regulation circuit. So it is ready to build a digital camera out-of-the-box!

Micro SD Card

Any micro SD card below 64 GB should be ok, smaller should reduce scanning overhead.

Lipo Battery

A small size Lipo battery with 1.27 mm plug.

Strap

A wrist strap or neck strap for easy handle the camera.

Arduino IDE

Download and install Arduino IDE if not yet: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software

Arduino ESP32 Support

Please follow Installation Instructions at GitHub: https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32#instal...

1. Download the source code from GitHub: https://github.com/moononournation/arduino-selfie-...
2. Plug TTGO T-Camera to the computer
3. Open in Arduino IDE
4. Select Board to "ESP32 Dev Board"
5. Enable PSRAM support
6. Press upload button

Plug the Lipo battery to the main board and put on the wrist strap.

Optional:

You may download and 3D print a case at Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3620973

The above picture is taken from this selfie camera.

It only 2 megapixels and no auto focus but it is very tiny and LOMO feel ;>

Here are the snap steps:

1. Press reset button to turn on the Arduino Selfie Camera
2. Camera count down from 3
3. Adjust your favourite angle
4. Camera start take 3 snap photo in a row
5. Auto playback last taken photo
6. Enter sleep mode after 5 seconds
5. Press reset button to take a snap again