But that’s about how much [Bitluni] paid for an ESP32-CAM. He wanted to try making the ... The result is a bunch of JPG images that you can easily convert to a video on a PC if you wish.
Take the ESP32-CAM, a board that started appearing on the market in early 2019. On paper, the thing is amazing: an ESP32 with support for a camera and an SD card, all for less than $10.