Feasibility and recommendations for building a wifi enabled camera

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Hello!

I am interested in utilizing the arduino to prototype a small digital camera with wifi. I would not need a screen tied in but I would like it to be very small and have the ability to use an IR light for night pictures. It would connect to an app I have built that would allow me to request a photo from the camera anytime. Any thoughts or recommendations on how to make this happen and specific tips on parts to purchase. I would also like to keep it relatively cheap as it is a prototype for a commercial product.

Thanks all!

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first you need to get a camera

then some sort of wifi

http://www.amazon.com/ESP8266-ESP-03-Remote-Transceiver-Wireless/dp/B00U1HU0HA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1425781017&sr=1-1&keywords=arduino+wifi+03

ESP8266 ESP-03

this device is a programmable wifi device with I/O ports, you can program this and not need an arduino.

here are some that you can model after :

http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F7D7601/

http://www.amazon.com/EasyN-Wireless-Camera-2-Audio-Nightvision/dp/B005O3YS38

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Based on the limited information you provided, you might be better using something like the RPi.
The model A+ is supposed to start at $20 (if you can find a supplier with that price).

There should be lots of articles on line about night-vision using IR.

What have you researched yourself, so-far?

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AnalysIR:
What have you researched yourself, so-far?

Sasquatch sites ?

the technology should be dooable.

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This does not seem to have anything to do with Arduinox. Why would you imagine it does?

A "w-ifi enabled camera" is generally called an "IP Camera" - it is an off-the shelf item - and generally has IR capability. If you imagine you can build one cheaper, you are seriously deluded.

However,

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This project from Adafruit might be what you are looking for within limitations.