{"id":8876,"date":"2022-04-17T09:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T13:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dronebotworkshop.com\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2023-04-11T14:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T18:34:49","slug":"esp32-cam-microsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dronebotworkshop.com\/esp32-cam-microsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the ESP32-CAM MicroSD Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Today, we will learn how to use the MicroSD card on the ESP32-CAM board to store images.\u00a0 We\u2019ll put our skills to use by building both a motion-activated and time-lapse camera.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n

The ESP32-CAM<\/a> is certainly a perfect example of just how much electronics you can pack onto a tiny circuit board for an incredibly low price.\u00a0 The only thing better than getting a 2 MP camera along with a 32-bit microcontroller with integrated WiFi and Bluetooth for about 10 bucks is that it also comes with a great example sketch that essentially turns it into a surveillance camera with face-detection capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

A pretty incredible board, and it also has a MicroSD card.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We tend to overlook the MicroSD card for all the other amazing capabilities of the ESP32-CAM board, especially as the <\/span>CameraWebServer<\/span><\/i> example doesn\u2019t use a MicroSD.\u00a0 This is a shame, as it\u2019s an obvious place to store images captured by the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019ll show you how easy it is to use the MicroSD card in the ESP32-CAM board to do exactly that – store images captured by the camera. We\u2019ll also build a motion-sensitive camera and a time-lapse camera.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using the ESP32-CAM MicroSD Card<\/span><\/h2>\n

In order to save images onto the ESP32-CAM MicroSD card, we need to know a few things:<\/span><\/p>\n