Aideepen ESP32-CAM W-BT Board ESP32-CAM-MB Type-C to Serial Port CH-340G with OV2640 2MP Camera Module Dual Mode Support NodeMCU.

Good quality

This is the 2nd order for Esp32-cam mb board. The first did not work.it actually froze my computer. This order worked

Great product and very well made. This was easy to set up and use in a window to see if people come up on my porch. I recommend this product. I purchased 3 and all of them work great.

The media could not be loaded. Two ESP32-CAMs received,... one of the OV2640 cameras was defective. Displayed flickering screen - even when showing color bars. The other ESP32-CAM boards, ESP32-CAM-MB boards, and one of the OV2640 cameras worked fine. I was able to swap cameras to the other known working boards to confirm the one camera was defective. Free next day replacement by Amazon - but have the hassle of returning the defective camera.

Using Arduino IDE, I started with the Espressif CameraWebServer sketch from their library version 3.0.4. As suggested in the review by Ed from Maine (thank you), I had to edit the config pin assignments (see also the Aideepen web site) because the example sketch has no support for this configuration. The powerful LED on GPIO4 can be used as a flash. The USB-C partner board functions as a USB-to-TTL (FTDI), so a separate serial adapter is not required.The cameras always booted OK for me immediately after flashing the code via the USB-C partner board. But when moved off the PC to a USB 2.4A wall wart power supply connected to the USB-C partner board, they don't boot reliably. That is, setup() never gets called about half the time. Thus, I will only use the USB-C partner board for programming. In regular use, I will remove the camera board from the USB-C board and power it using with its 5V and GND pins.

Did not come with camera module

setup needed!

I absolutely adore this device! It's such a fun board for small electronics projects. The camera itself may not be the best, but the board and all its features are fantastic. The OV2640 camera is outdated and discontinued, but it can still output photos and videos at 1600×1200@15fps. It may not be the fastest or highest quality, but with a different camera and ribbon cable, you're good to go.The best part about this board is that it has everything you need to quickly build a system with a camera. It even has a micro SD slot and plenty of room for additional modules. The only downside is that it doesn't have much RAM, so it's not suitable for intensive tasks. However, you can easily add on a humidity and temperature sensor and use it to monitor conditions. Plus, it's fairly low on power consumption so why not just wire up a battery and turn it into a portable device by wiring up a battery. 3D print a case and there you have it.

This is an ESP32-CAM board. The PCB appears to be of good quality, the soldering is neat and tidy, and the pins are labelled. I like how it has USB-C instead of Micro-USB. At the time of this review, the ESP32-CAM is priced at $21.84 for a single unit, which I think is a fair price.

Eu de la difficulté un peu pour la mise en service. Mais fonctionne A1

Nice board but my camera module is either DOA or user error on my part as it produces no output.This is the ESP32-CAM board. It comes with the main board, camera module (OV2640) and USBC interface board ESP32-CAM-MB. Everything is pre-soldered ready to go, just need to insert the camera into the adapter. I needed to install a driver for the CH340 USB chipset lookup manufacturer for latest driver, and it was recognized by my PC. Used the "AI Thinker ESP32-CAM" board in Arduino and everything seemed happy to program.As shipped it boots with some sort of code, but no idea how to access anything on it, setups an AP but i don't know what to do from there to configure it.Tried the exampled code from Arduino's IDE for ESP32 camera with the Ai thinker profile, it boots, seems to see a camera module but simply will not pull an image or stream. Tried a ton of trouble shooting ideas from power supply to browsers nothing was working unfortunately. I can't cross reference with another camera module so i am unfortunately up the creek. There is also zero documentation provided and what is online is a bit spotty as the reference module and camera are getting pretty old.Unfortunately, i can neither test that this is functional nor not, everything but the camera appears okay, i like the USB board concept, the compact ESP32 reminds me of the old esp8266 wemos d1 boards, just enough pins for a basic project. The onboard LED is nice, the included micro-SD is good. Until i get another similar board i won't be able to troubleshoot any further, but presumably with a swapped camera this would be fine. I am deducting 1 star for the faulty camera and lack of documentation making it unnecessarily complicated to troubleshoot and get setup. But overall, it's still a functional board with some good features even if the camera is dead for me (for now)