Purchase the Camera's 3D design files here: cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/the-most-equipped-esp32-surveilance-camera-3d-model Also, please keep in mind that this security camera is only a PROTOTYPE and was made with the intent of potentially making it a product one day. I did not expect to make it a more viable solution to replace commercial CCTV camera systems (at least not yet). Much more would need to be worked on, still. Its prototype cost came out to around $380 USD, considering I hired overseas services and got everything at retail cost. If it were to be mass-manufactured, its overall (per-unit) manufacturing cost would drop by a LOT. I don't want to discourage anyone out there who wants to make something alike of their own, but I don't necessarily expect others to recreate the level of camera I have just made, as it was an experiment. However, if you do have a vision with what you choose to create and think you will end up with something that meets your needs, pursue it! Huge thanks to PCBWay and DFRobot for making this project possible! The camera works really well with its current features, couldn't have asked for a better outcome 😁
Dude!!! You're my hero!!!! Awesome project. This will be a great way for me to get introduced to the esp32. Keep these projects comin and I'll keep watchin!
First time I've seen your channel. Amazing amount of dedication to the whole project from start to finish. All of that coupled with producing the video. As I'm typing this you mentioned "learning curve". You must have learned so much which will lead on to some great future projects. Cheers...
Man, what an awesome project! These are my favorite videos to watch and to make! One thing I've noticed with 3D prints, especially when you have holes for switches and such, is sometimes widening the opening by 0.5 or 1 mm will make it so you don't have to sand down or chisel openings to fit parts. At some point it may make sense to print "fit guides" that have a grid of different sizes of features to make it easier to see what your 3D model will translate to when it's actually printed. Another option that I've done with bigger parts is to print out sub sections of the model in multiple iterations until I can get the right fit before finally printing out the overall component. I saw you mentioned intending to make this a product one day, that's really cool! I've always wanted to make a product some day too. Have you thought about making kits too? Whenever I see videos/posts of someone making something there's always a range of responses from people who want you to make the product and just buy it off of you, to people who want to buy a box with all of the parts so they can make it themselves, to people who just want a list of parts and they'll do the rest. I've always thought kits would be a cool, easy way to still sell the product. You can still buy components in bulk but you don't have to do any assembly yourself! Anyway, thanks for sharing your build with us!
Many thanks for your kind comment! Yes, I will definitely try to make fittings in my prints a millimeter or so wider next time to get the perfect fit. I have thought about making my own kits too, one day. This can be a plus as it reduces the amount of time I have to spend assembling the camera and let others do it if they want it in kit form. Others may one day be able to purchase it in assembled form too. Thanks for your insights! Best regards!
@@MaxImagination Don't use an entire millimeter. You can tune your printer a little bit and achieve tolerances of sub 0.25mm. I almost universally use 0.15mm on Radius or Linear Dimension for holes and openings from 1.5mm+
Very cool little project I must say. Something that could save you a bit of power and maybe alleviate some of the issues you had with the PIR's is Human Precence Microwave detection units like the RCWL-0516 mounted facing down could give you quite a wide area to pick up movement, and save some space too. But nice job.
@@MaxImagination I have seen too many incompetent people over all those years, so it is encouraging to see young people with skills and interest in engineering. Greetings from Slovakia 👍
Well done on all fronts! I especially like your various animations - stop action and pulling the parts out of the monitor screen. Got you a new subscriber.
Imagine you'll come back and rename this video in a few years from now as something like, "My first prototype robot head". This has every thing a robot would need to input visual and audio 'senses'. Cool project, keep it up.
Finally the wait is over, Amazing ESP 32 camera with awesome bunch of features and its way better than normal cctv camera because it's working on solar energy and it's a great feature to be noticed and with cool intro and background music 🎵,btw congrats for 60k+ yt family, soon it will reach 100k and waiting for your massive celebration 🎉 Stay blessed buddy ✋🤚
This is an amazing project. I’ve been dying to make a baby monitor with the esp32 that is sound activated, and sends push notifications to a phone, but with an infant it’s been impossible. If you’re looking for a new project that uses the esp32 and that mic you couldn’t use, I’d be forever grateful. Keep up the great work and content!
Hi, Bill. Many thanks for your kind comment! I will consider making more ESP32-CAM projects, as this is a capable camera board that can have so much more made with. Cheers!
Interesting thought experiment and places like PCBway have made it easier for people. I find it interesting is how little security camera chips actually exist given the market and how cell phone cameras are different again. You could upgrade to 180 degree cameras giving your camera potential 360 view, and also you should get penertation testing done or do it yourself on the device (its all great as a camera but if it can be hacked by non tech kid down the street its pointless) Keep it up doesn't take much to get from where you are too produciton
Make sure you conformal coat the PCB's and components to prevent corrosion Very cool setup. and build..I have all the parts coming in for mine! Keep em coming!!!!
Good job friend, your classes inspire me to continue in electronics, really thank you very much for sharing your wisdom (I'm from Latin America, I'm using google translate) Saludos
That looks better than some production models that I’ve seen. Well done kid. And something I’ve noticed, every left handed person that I know is super smart, or really good on their individual fields. That really cool that you did all that. Congrats.
Nice! That tilt servo is going to use a lot of power. I'd throw one of those smart servos in there. It will hold it's position when off much better than a hobby servo.
Neat Project! I'm a little doubtful it will survive a real storm, but really cool. I may look at them again, but when I looked at the ESP32CAM before I thought the video stream was kind of garbage, but maybe my expectations were too high :)
Thank you for the comment! Actually, the security camera survived a rough, rainy storm the other night while being mounted out in the open, still worked the next morning without a droplet of water inside! The camera can do even better resolution video than what I included in the video, however the frame-rate would turn out rather hacky. Fulfilled most of my expectations for just being a prototype. Cheers!
Great work, looking forward to you synthesizing what you've just learned into V3. Given the ESPCAM is 5$ device and given it's lackluster performance, I think the entire device should be made with more consideration for the cost Recycled 18650 are more appropriate for such a project. You should run the entire camera in an oscilloscope to measure exact instantaneous power draw, I imagine current draw extremely high right now. The camera should sleep when not actively being looked at, awaken by timer and PIR movement The power control circuitry has certainly a lot of room for reducing idle and sleep current With a slip ring, you could probably have 360 degree rotation by putting the rotation (yaw) servo on-board. Many parts could be mounted without screws with just locking feature on the housing. Using ESPNOW you should be able to have remote trigger PIR sensors to wake up the camera with movement currently too far away. You should try to improve frame rate, possibly by lowering resolution and your wifi setup. It would make sense to dial image quality up and down depending on network condition and whether you are recording or streaming. Try reducing the number or screws and insert to 6 Replace silicon with o-ring to make re-assembly easier ESP cam is so cheap, have two sensor to switch between night and day on the CSI bus
I like the design of the case. It looks robust and militaristic. I know it’s not and just printed. 3D printing has came so far in the last 10 years. I can’t imagine what it’s goin to be in another 20 years.
I give you that you're pretty smart kid and I'm sure you won't have a hard time finding a job because companies will hire you just so they don't have to worry about competition. That's if You're looking for a job but I'm sure you're doing pretty good. With TH-cam itself. Congratulations for getting your project to work. Keep up the smart good work.
Thanks for your comment! As I'm learning and practicing entrepreneurship, I am more inclined on becoming self-employed. Thanks for your compliments, sir! Much appreciated... 😄
Cctv and coax cable have alot going for them. If you monitor the resistance on your coax shielding you can detect when someone taps the line. Its super safe and coax is practically scrap. Its just hard to find systems that still take coax. Personally i dont like any home security that runs on wifi. For anything. Like even using wifi to call the cops. If its got any kind of wifi bottle neck i cant accept it.
Thank you. The solar panel can simply be kept adjusted to one position which takes the average of the sun's highest points in the sky. This is enough sunlight to recharge the camera's battery pack, from what I've discovered.
Wow amazing project! I would add if someone steal it and try to connect to his pc you can know the location by ip and go into his pc(ruber ducky and reverse shell like)
Hi there. Thanks for your comment. Do you mean someone could hack my network only if they stole the camera and read my WiFi credentials? How does this work?
@@MaxImagination No, I mean if a thief steals the camera and tries to connect the esp32 to his pc or tablet, then you can know his location and also if it possible if you can take control of his pc
Awesome Project! Somebody broke in my storage room and I was looking exactly for something like this. Do you think you could share the Step Files? Thanks again for the great video!!!
Hi there. Thanks for watching! Yeah, that adjustment would make sense as hot air travels upwards (considering the camera is mostly tilted slightly downward). Cheers.
You always come up with a new level of your projects. Wonderful progress Max 👏👏👏 Loved the details you've given in the video as always! Keep shining Max ✨ Superb Project 👍👍
Wow, it's a really awesome project on ESP cam and its interface with other sensors. I got inspiration from your first ESP cam video and made my own. Great work Max. If possible, can you tell me about your control interface on the IP address like how you made the interface, and those sliders and buttons on it to control the camera, please?
Thanks a lot, Paras! Great to hear you made your own ESP32-based camera device. If you watch my last video, you'll see I cover how to upload the Open-source code from a developer on GitHub to the ESP32-CAM to do all of these things with the camera. Cheers!
Young man, I really enjoyed watching you put this project together. I do not know how old you are, however, I too was doing electronics at a young age and was nowhere near you level of expertise. Very good job and I would love to see more as well as have chats with you as I am very impressed with your work. What kind of work do you do and what are your plans for better work?
Thank you for your kind remarks, sir! I am 18 years old and started learning electronics at the age of 14 and still applying knowledge today. My plans for future work is what you currently see, but much larger. If you know, you know. Cheers!
Nice job. In a world where too many kids spend their time on frivolity it's nice to see this. Keep going, nothing would please me more then replacing my proprietary security camera system one day with yours.
Thanks, Roy! I will take this as motivation 😀 After improving it more, I hope to one day make this into a product I can sell. Would love to see my camera help out people such as yourself with home surveillance. Cheers!
Perfect build. But seems to be an overkill for the feeble ESP32-CAM. You can consider moving the antenna to the solar pole and use LiPoly battery that comes with a more compact form factor. Passive cooling is a better way forward if you want to make a product or a kit out of it.
Thanks for your comment. Performance-wise, the ESP32-CAM does not struggle. I'd say to continue using this code with a faster microprocessor, it would be better to upgrade the camera to an ESP32-S3. Yes, I realize that the fan may not be needed for cooling after all. Thanks for your suggestions.
Dyson had rooms full of proto type vacs before he models went on sale. Even then models were iterated. At every stage, this guy would have been thinking how he could improve it for the next time. Just imagine what sort of camera he could produce if he was left to do this for the next three years. The requirement, his level of creativity, intelligence and enthusiasm. I'm very surprised he isn't 3d printing. The world will open up a way for him when he gets on that.
Hi, if you ever make another generation of this camera, consider using PD regulation to control the servo motion. If it is possible, you could hook up the values from the webserver as a setpoint for the PD regulator and it will drive the servo quickly from one point to another by carefully accelerating and slowing the mechanism just at the end of the path. It would allow faster switching between positions without shaking your camera so much.
@MaxImagination I'm going a slightly different route because my father inlaw is going to fund it so I have to make it a big button interface hahaha. I love your enthusiasm and content, keep it up.
No, the camera does not have this following feature yet. Though, it does record video when motion is detected. The camera is operated manually for movement of the head.
Thanks, Brian! Will try implementing the microphone once I get an ESP32-S3 camera board with more IO pins for such sensors. Thanks for your suggestions...
Purchase the Camera's 3D design files here: cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/the-most-equipped-esp32-surveilance-camera-3d-model
Also, please keep in mind that this security camera is only a PROTOTYPE and was made with the intent of potentially making it a product one day. I did not expect to make it a more viable solution to replace commercial CCTV camera systems (at least not yet). Much more would need to be worked on, still.
Its prototype cost came out to around $380 USD, considering I hired overseas services and got everything at retail cost. If it were to be mass-manufactured, its overall (per-unit) manufacturing cost would drop by a LOT.
I don't want to discourage anyone out there who wants to make something alike of their own, but I don't necessarily expect others to recreate the level of camera I have just made, as it was an experiment. However, if you do have a vision with what you choose to create and think you will end up with something that meets your needs, pursue it!
Huge thanks to PCBWay and DFRobot for making this project possible! The camera works really well with its current features, couldn't have asked for a better outcome 😁
It's going to short circuit the first major storm you have and the internals will rust. You don't have any way for water to escape.
@@orangehatmusic225 I will work on this, thanks for pointing out!
@@MaxImagination You might be able to fully seal it with silicon... but then it could overheat.
Can you release the 3d files please?
@@joyhoward6105 Email me at maximaginationbusiness@gmail.com for prices and how you can purchase them.
dont worry. mistakes are only problematic IF you wont learn from them. anyone who learns from their mistakes should start making a lot! im serious.
Or if you have a limited budget...
@@nixietubes should still learn so as to maximize use of financial resources going forward. Call it an incentive to measure twice and cut once.
Most of my learning is when I am fixing one of my mistakes. Really.
make mistakes early and often
-rich people
Good Job, MAX! We are so proud to be one part🥳
My pleasure working with you, PCBWay! Thanks a LOT!
@@MaxImagination Cheers 🥂
Shame about the battery protection circuit couldn't you have got a replacement or a subsidy part?
Wow! After the long wait your camera turned out very nice. Props to u Max for a well designed job. Can wait to see more projects in the future.😎👌🏼
Thanks so much, Diego! More to come this year! Cheers 😎
Dude!!! You're my hero!!!! Awesome project. This will be a great way for me to get introduced to the esp32. Keep these projects comin and I'll keep watchin!
Really glad to hear that! Thanks for your comment and I will keep it up! 👍
Absolutely perfect timing, just looking this kind of project up right now!! Great video
Thanks a lot, Ben! Glad to hear you enjoyed it...
fantastic project. This is over-the-top use of ESP32 cam.
It's nearly at its full potential 💯
Thank you! 🙂👍🏻
First time I've seen your channel. Amazing amount of dedication to the whole project from start to finish. All of that coupled with producing the video. As I'm typing this you mentioned "learning curve". You must have learned so much which will lead on to some great future projects. Cheers...
Thank you for your comment! Yes, it certainly was a good challenge for me that I learned a lot from... I appreciate that! Cheers 👍
Probably the best and most complete project you've done to date, very good Max👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you so much, Tiago. Always appreciate your very kind comments 😄✌
I have had this idea in my head for a while but wow you took it over the top its awesome! And you added battery power genius!
Thanks a lot! 😁
Man, what an awesome project! These are my favorite videos to watch and to make!
One thing I've noticed with 3D prints, especially when you have holes for switches and such, is sometimes widening the opening by 0.5 or 1 mm will make it so you don't have to sand down or chisel openings to fit parts. At some point it may make sense to print "fit guides" that have a grid of different sizes of features to make it easier to see what your 3D model will translate to when it's actually printed. Another option that I've done with bigger parts is to print out sub sections of the model in multiple iterations until I can get the right fit before finally printing out the overall component.
I saw you mentioned intending to make this a product one day, that's really cool! I've always wanted to make a product some day too. Have you thought about making kits too? Whenever I see videos/posts of someone making something there's always a range of responses from people who want you to make the product and just buy it off of you, to people who want to buy a box with all of the parts so they can make it themselves, to people who just want a list of parts and they'll do the rest. I've always thought kits would be a cool, easy way to still sell the product. You can still buy components in bulk but you don't have to do any assembly yourself!
Anyway, thanks for sharing your build with us!
Many thanks for your kind comment! Yes, I will definitely try to make fittings in my prints a millimeter or so wider next time to get the perfect fit.
I have thought about making my own kits too, one day. This can be a plus as it reduces the amount of time I have to spend assembling the camera and let others do it if they want it in kit form. Others may one day be able to purchase it in assembled form too.
Thanks for your insights! Best regards!
@@MaxImagination Don't use an entire millimeter. You can tune your printer a little bit and achieve tolerances of sub 0.25mm. I almost universally use 0.15mm on Radius or Linear Dimension for holes and openings from 1.5mm+
I came here after discovering your 4 years old video. Good to see that you still stick to your passion. Keep it up bro.
Welcome back! Aiming to keep doing what I do but at a bigger level. Cheers!
Yes, budget friendly and can replace the need for servos when one doesn't have that part. Thanks for your comment!
Great work. I look forward to what this will evolve into over the years. Definitely worth a subscribe!
Hi Michael, thank you! 😀👍
I love this design, well done. I love to make one for my yard.
Thanks a lot! I'm glad to hear my video inspired you :)
Very nice project, you did a great job, and learnt a lot from any mistakes made. Looking forward to your next project
Thanks a lot!
Amazing video, Max. Great work 👍
Thanks a bunch, James! 😊
Very cool little project I must say. Something that could save you a bit of power and maybe alleviate some of the issues you had with the PIR's is Human Precence Microwave detection units like the RCWL-0516 mounted facing down could give you quite a wide area to pick up movement, and save some space too. But nice job.
Thank you, Shaun! I will keep your suggestion in mind for future upgrades to this surveillance cam. Cheers!
Can relate to complex prototyping especially when it involves Fiddly Solder and Glue Jobs. Amazing Work.
Thanks a lot! :)
Brilliant work, Max. really loved the idea and video 👍
Thank you so much! 👍
Not bad result for such young lad! I have seen a lot during my 20+ years of embedded systems development and this is not bad at all. Congratulations
Happy to hear the impressions of an experienced developer like yourself. Thanks for your compliments! 😀
@@MaxImagination I have seen too many incompetent people over all those years, so it is encouraging to see young people with skills and interest in engineering. Greetings from Slovakia 👍
A lot of effort for this high quality, valuable video. It worths more than a like
Much appreciated! Thank you!
Well done on all fronts! I especially like your various animations - stop action and pulling the parts out of the monitor screen. Got you a new subscriber.
Many thanks, David! :)
Imagine you'll come back and rename this video in a few years from now as something like, "My first prototype robot head". This has every thing a robot would need to input visual and audio 'senses'.
Cool project, keep it up.
Haha, I certainly went with a robotic approach to developing this camera. We'll see what this project turns into over the years!
Many thanks!
Finally the wait is over, Amazing ESP 32 camera with awesome bunch of features and its way better than normal cctv camera because it's working on solar energy and it's a great feature to be noticed and with cool intro and background music 🎵,btw congrats for 60k+ yt family, soon it will reach 100k and waiting for your massive celebration 🎉
Stay blessed buddy ✋🤚
Many many thanks, Kumar! Much appreciated hearing your kind comments! Looking forward to that milestone too 😀
Have a great week!
@@MaxImagination Thanks, you too buddy! 🤜🤛
@@vallepukumar6564 Thanks, my friend! 🤜🤛
Cool video Max! I love the design!
Thanks, buddy! 😀👍
wow... just what i was hoping to find! THANKS!
Glad I could help! Cheers.
Your creativity is on another level
Thank you for watching! 😀
This is excellent. Really cool use of all the sensors and the camera board plus 3D printing to integrate into the final project!
Thank you so much! 👍🏻
24:02 "there are no such things as monsters in the neighbours garden, timmy."
Thank you and greetings from germany. Have a nice time :)
Greetings! Cheers :)
One more thing. Me being probably 30+ yrs on ya. Fantastic work, creativity, enthusiasm and Imagination. Happy Easter
I appreciate it! Thanks, you too!
amazing project
This is an amazing project. I’ve been dying to make a baby monitor with the esp32 that is sound activated, and sends push notifications to a phone, but with an infant it’s been impossible. If you’re looking for a new project that uses the esp32 and that mic you couldn’t use, I’d be forever grateful. Keep up the great work and content!
Hi, Bill. Many thanks for your kind comment! I will consider making more ESP32-CAM projects, as this is a capable camera board that can have so much more made with. Cheers!
Interesting thought experiment and places like PCBway have made it easier for people. I find it interesting is how little security camera chips actually exist given the market and how cell phone cameras are different again.
You could upgrade to 180 degree cameras giving your camera potential 360 view, and also you should get penertation testing done or do it yourself on the device (its all great as a camera but if it can be hacked by non tech kid down the street its pointless)
Keep it up doesn't take much to get from where you are too produciton
Have to say - good work Man💪
Thank you! 👍
This is a really cool project. Well done
Thank you! :)
Make sure you conformal coat the PCB's and components to prevent corrosion
Very cool setup. and build..I have all the parts coming in for mine!
Keep em coming!!!!
Will do :)
Thanks for your comment! Best of luck with your build!
Yeah bro , cool project,I always admire you ,thanks for the inspiration ❤🎉
Thank you! ❤
Wow!! That’s amazing max!
Thank you, Abhishek! 😀😀
Good job friend, your classes inspire me to continue in electronics, really thank you very much for sharing your wisdom (I'm from Latin America, I'm using google translate) Saludos
Grateful to have supportive commenters as yourself, thanks!
OMG, i have been working with esp32 and cam since 2 years this is cool
Thank you!
Pretty cool built security camera 🙌🏽
Cheers, Joshua! Have a nice week! :)
@@MaxImagination cheers and same to you as well ☺️
Bro you are incredible, I really enjoyed watching this video.
I appreciate that!
That looks better than some production models that I’ve seen. Well done kid. And something I’ve noticed, every left handed person that I know is super smart, or really good on their individual fields.
That really cool that you did all that. Congrats.
Thanks, Heather! I much appreciate your kind words 😀
that is an amazing build!great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Sososos good to see it done to this level ❤❤ , This is by far my most favourite and complete project 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thanks for your kind words, Abdullah! 😁
the engineering on that phone stand tho.. 😘👌
yo that a great job man lot of details easy to grasp , thats well done bro
here from ethiopia 👍
Many thanks for your kind remarks. Cheers!
Nice work mate think I will have to work on these too😁
Thank you!
Very cool ❤ more creations to come
Many thanks!
Very cool project !good work!:)
Thank you, Steeve! 😀
This is very nice! Great video.
Thanks for watching! Cheers
this is so cool bro!
I'm glad you think so! Thanks :)
What a magnificent job!
I can tell you, I’ll steal some of your ideas…..
Thanks!
Thank you for checking my channel out! Happy making 😁🙌
Nice video Max!
Thanks for watching!
really nice job, congrats!
Thank you! Cheers!
Well Done! looks like Johnny 5's little surveillance brother😄
Haha, yeah! Thanks for your comment :)
i had to scroll to far down to see a "johnny 5" comment, all is lost! ALL IS LOST!!!!
I like your project, Thank you for your video clip! :)
Thanks for your comment, John!
bro you so cool and smart - thank you for this!!!
Happy my video helped. Thanks!
Nice! That tilt servo is going to use a lot of power. I'd throw one of those smart servos in there. It will hold it's position when off much better than a hobby servo.
Hi, Jon! Thanks. I agree, I will consider this improvement when I come out with V3.0 in the future. Cheers.
@@MaxImagination Looking forward to it. I just noticed you made the DFRobot newsletter, congrats!!
Frink in Cool Bro. I love the way it can Knock it self over. Opps. The Ultimate outdoor Racoon cam. Yes the Raccam. 👍👍😃👍
Right on! Thank you!
It look like spy robot, your detailed video explanation is just amazing. Next time try mini fpv system for rc stuff
Hi Jonu. Many thanks! Might try one day :)
Neat Project! I'm a little doubtful it will survive a real storm, but really cool. I may look at them again, but when I looked at the ESP32CAM before I thought the video stream was kind of garbage, but maybe my expectations were too high :)
Thank you for the comment! Actually, the security camera survived a rough, rainy storm the other night while being mounted out in the open, still worked the next morning without a droplet of water inside! The camera can do even better resolution video than what I included in the video, however the frame-rate would turn out rather hacky. Fulfilled most of my expectations for just being a prototype. Cheers!
An additional servo up front could swing in/out that IR filter that you removed. This would make it work the best for both day and night recordings.
Thanks for the tip, Justin! That seems like something that'd work :)
Awesome job
Thank you! Cheers!
Great work, looking forward to you synthesizing what you've just learned into V3.
Given the ESPCAM is 5$ device and given it's lackluster performance, I think the entire device should be made with more consideration for the cost
Recycled 18650 are more appropriate for such a project.
You should run the entire camera in an oscilloscope to measure exact instantaneous power draw, I imagine current draw extremely high right now.
The camera should sleep when not actively being looked at, awaken by timer and PIR movement
The power control circuitry has certainly a lot of room for reducing idle and sleep current
With a slip ring, you could probably have 360 degree rotation by putting the rotation (yaw) servo on-board.
Many parts could be mounted without screws with just locking feature on the housing.
Using ESPNOW you should be able to have remote trigger PIR sensors to wake up the camera with movement currently too far away.
You should try to improve frame rate, possibly by lowering resolution and your wifi setup. It would make sense to dial image quality up and down depending on network condition and whether you are recording or streaming.
Try reducing the number or screws and insert to 6
Replace silicon with o-ring to make re-assembly easier
ESP cam is so cheap, have two sensor to switch between night and day on the CSI bus
Many thanks for your helpful comment! I will take these into consideration for making V3 a more improved camera 👍
I like the design of the case. It looks robust and militaristic. I know it’s not and just printed. 3D printing has came so far in the last 10 years. I can’t imagine what it’s goin to be in another 20 years.
I give you that you're pretty smart kid and I'm sure you won't have a hard time finding a job because companies will hire you just so they don't have to worry about competition. That's if You're looking for a job but I'm sure you're doing pretty good. With TH-cam itself. Congratulations for getting your project to work. Keep up the smart good work.
Thanks for your comment! As I'm learning and practicing entrepreneurship, I am more inclined on becoming self-employed. Thanks for your compliments, sir! Much appreciated... 😄
Good job, I liked a lot.
Many thanks!
Nice project and sharing🎉
Thanks, Alvaro!
Cctv and coax cable have alot going for them. If you monitor the resistance on your coax shielding you can detect when someone taps the line. Its super safe and coax is practically scrap. Its just hard to find systems that still take coax. Personally i dont like any home security that runs on wifi. For anything. Like even using wifi to call the cops. If its got any kind of wifi bottle neck i cant accept it.
New subscriber here. Thank you for this awesome informational video series.
Thanks and welcome!
Great video mate!
Many thanks! 😁
Very cool projects
It's looks like pretty ausome
Thank you, Laxman!
Hello bro where are you from
Very impressive. Taking something with that kind of complexity from nothing to a finished project... Won't lie... Makes me a little jealous lol
I appreciate it! 😁
Great project. Next one will be solar tracking, so the solar panel face the sun at all time.😁
Thank you. The solar panel can simply be kept adjusted to one position which takes the average of the sun's highest points in the sky. This is enough sunlight to recharge the camera's battery pack, from what I've discovered.
@@MaxImagination I see, that's good.👍
I live in the north of norway, so the sun for us is much lower and moves around us instead of over us.
Wow amazing project! I would add if someone steal it and try to connect to his pc you can know the location by ip and go into his pc(ruber ducky and reverse shell like)
Hi there. Thanks for your comment. Do you mean someone could hack my network only if they stole the camera and read my WiFi credentials? How does this work?
@@MaxImagination No, I mean if a thief steals the camera and tries to connect the esp32 to his pc or tablet, then you can know his location and also if it possible if you can take control of his pc
Awesome Project! Somebody broke in my storage room and I was looking exactly for something like this. Do you think you could share the Step Files? Thanks again for the great video!!!
Nice project. Perhaps you should pull air in the front and out the back, as that is the way the heat will want to travel naturally.
Hi there. Thanks for watching! Yeah, that adjustment would make sense as hot air travels upwards (considering the camera is mostly tilted slightly downward). Cheers.
great video and great job doing this yourself, this looks like a whole lot of work, before even editing and filming the video 😅
Lots of work, totally! 😅
Thanks for your compliment!
i love ur ideas
u deserve suuporut more than that
Thank you, Ibrahim!
Very nice project. Love From INDIA❤️
Thanks a lot! ❤
You always come up with a new level of your projects. Wonderful progress Max 👏👏👏
Loved the details you've given in the video as always!
Keep shining Max ✨
Superb Project 👍👍
Thank you for the kind words, Sahil! I appreciate it! 😀
Bhai aap bhi yaha 🙋♂️
I like your videos too bro ✌️
Wow, it's a really awesome project on ESP cam and its interface with other sensors. I got inspiration from your first ESP cam video and made my own. Great work Max. If possible, can you tell me about your control interface on the IP address like how you made the interface, and those sliders and buttons on it to control the camera, please?
Thanks a lot, Paras! Great to hear you made your own ESP32-based camera device.
If you watch my last video, you'll see I cover how to upload the Open-source code from a developer on GitHub to the ESP32-CAM to do all of these things with the camera.
Cheers!
Excellent work using the microcontroller..
Thank you! Cheers!
Young man, I really enjoyed watching you put this project together. I do not know how old you are, however, I too was doing electronics at a young age and was nowhere near you level of expertise. Very good job and I would love to see more as well as have chats with you as I am very impressed with your work. What kind of work do you do and what are your plans for better work?
Thank you for your kind remarks, sir! I am 18 years old and started learning electronics at the age of 14 and still applying knowledge today. My plans for future work is what you currently see, but much larger. If you know, you know. Cheers!
Nice job. In a world where too many kids spend their time on frivolity it's nice to see this. Keep going, nothing would please me more then replacing my proprietary security camera system one day with yours.
Thanks, Roy! I will take this as motivation 😀
After improving it more, I hope to one day make this into a product I can sell. Would love to see my camera help out people such as yourself with home surveillance. Cheers!
Sehr cooles Projekt! Ich habe es gerade für mich entdeckt👍
Perfect build. But seems to be an overkill for the feeble ESP32-CAM. You can consider moving the antenna to the solar pole and use LiPoly battery that comes with a more compact form factor. Passive cooling is a better way forward if you want to make a product or a kit out of it.
Thanks for your comment. Performance-wise, the ESP32-CAM does not struggle. I'd say to continue using this code with a faster microprocessor, it would be better to upgrade the camera to an ESP32-S3. Yes, I realize that the fan may not be needed for cooling after all. Thanks for your suggestions.
Dyson had rooms full of proto type vacs before he models went on sale. Even then models were iterated. At every stage, this guy would have been thinking how he could improve it for the next time. Just imagine what sort of camera he could produce if he was left to do this for the next three years. The requirement, his level of creativity, intelligence and enthusiasm. I'm very surprised he isn't 3d printing. The world will open up a way for him when he gets on that.
Very nice project that looks very professional! Next thing would be 24/7 recording to a Server or something 😅
Thanks for your kind words! Working on configuring it a FTP connection to a PC. We'll see how that goes 🙂
Impressive 👌🏾
Thank you! 😀
You got your thumbs 👍 up. I want to try this out. 🎥🐙
Thanks for watching! Happy making!
Nice video men!!!!
Thank you, Davey! Have good week!
This is great. But there are printers you can buy for less than what PCBWAY charged you.
Cost was covered by PCBWay, I didn't have to end up paying that amount. Still VERY expensive, I know. Will get myself a printer for future projects...
Hi, if you ever make another generation of this camera, consider using PD regulation to control the servo motion. If it is possible, you could hook up the values from the webserver as a setpoint for the PD regulator and it will drive the servo quickly from one point to another by carefully accelerating and slowing the mechanism just at the end of the path. It would allow faster switching between positions without shaking your camera so much.
Hi there. Thanks for your tip. This can be easily solved by reducing the servo motor speed in settings to a lower value.
Very, very cool
Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more content ✌
@MaxImagination I'm going a slightly different route because my father inlaw is going to fund it so I have to make it a big button interface hahaha. I love your enthusiasm and content, keep it up.
Hi, my question is when a movement is detected, the camera automatically follows the movements and informs you when the movement is detected?
No, the camera does not have this following feature yet. Though, it does record video when motion is detected. The camera is operated manually for movement of the head.
Very impressive🤟🙌
Thanks, it means a lot! 🙌
You can add a image filter to make daytime look like normal, also you should add functionality for tracking a person.
Hi, Jamie. An image filter with a solenoid pushing mechanism to switch from night to day, yes. I will keep your suggestions in mind :)
@@MaxImagination I meant software filter
That was good. Keep trying for a microphone! And a loudspeaker too!
Thanks, Brian! Will try implementing the microphone once I get an ESP32-S3 camera board with more IO pins for such sensors. Thanks for your suggestions...