To get a fast response I want to put an ESP32-CAM into lightsleep and when triggered have it init() and take the picture. I have determined that when you do esp_camera_init() the current goes up from 5mA to 20mA or so, however I can not get the current to drop before going into lightsleep(). I …

ESP32-CAM, lightsleep leaves camera power on

davefes October 12, 2025, 3:32am 3

Further tests indicate that it is not necessary to control pin32.

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