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Mini Spy Camera with Trigger for Photo or Video

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This Mini Spy Camera is smaller than a thumbnail with a high enough resolution to see people, or ghosts, or whatever it is you're looking for. It's fairly high resolution (480p video and 1280x720 photo) module, with a driver board that is about 1 squ

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This Mini Spy Camera is smaller than a thumbnail with a high enough resolution to see people, or ghosts, or whatever it is you're looking for. It's fairly high resolution (480p video and 1280x720 photo) module, with a driver board that is about 1 square inch in size, with a microSD card holder. The image module is about the size of a cell phone camera - the body being just 6.2mm x 6.2mm - and has a stick-on back so it's easy to mount in a doorbell or behind a teddy bear's eye (might as well be creative). There's a power LED and an 'activity' LED that lets you know what its doing.

We don't have a real datasheet, we think these are just 'guts' of some low cost keychain camera. However, it's not too hard to use. Connect the red wire to 3.7V-5VDC and the black wire to ground. Then use the white wire to control the camera. When touched to ground for under half a second, the camera will take a photo and stick it in a PHOTO folder on the SD card, numbered from PIC000.jpg up to PIC999.jpg. The red LED will blink briefly. When the trigger wire is touched for over a half second, it will start taking a video clip with audio from the mini microphone. The LED will stay on during the entire recording. Touch it again for half a second+ to stop.

What we like about this module is it's simplicity and good quality. Best of all, there's no overlay text like most other cheap modules. It's really easy to make a micro-timelapse device (see the video above for a timelapse we made with a simple Arduino pulsing the trigger pin every 30 seconds), or make little videos from the point of view of your robot! Note that there is a microphone but the audio quality is a little buzzy, it works but we're not going to replace our goPro or cellphone camera here.

In terms of still images, the camera is capable of 1280x720 pixel static images, and 640x480 video. A microSD slot on the board allows video recording to either a microSD or microSDHC memory card. Comes with a USB cable for power and data transfer (plug it in and it will show up as a disk drive).

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Manufacturer code
ADA3202

Photopoint offers free shipping for orders over 99 € delivered to Estonia. Take a look in the tab "Delivery" for a more precise delivery estimate.

For this product you can select the desired delivery method at the shopping cart:

Photopoint store Pick-up


Place your order from Photopoint web store and pick your goods up from one of Photopoint`s brick and mortar stores. The delivery to Photopoint store is free even for orders less than 99 €. You will be noticed by e-mail when your order is ready for pick-up.

The Photopoint stores are located in Tallinn and Tartu. See the exact locations from here.

Omniva parcel terminal 

You can order the goods to one of the Omniva Parcel terminals. Choose the desired terminal at the shopping cart. As the shipment arrives to the selected terminal, you will be sent an SMS-notification with an unique code. Go to the terminal within a week, enter the code and take your package. It is as simple as that.

See Omniva Parcel terminal locations here.

SmartPOST parcel terminal

Did not find an Omniva terminal at suitable location? Try SmartPost. Choose the desired terminal at the shopping cart. As the shipment arrives to the selected terminal, you will be sent an SMS-notification with an unique code. Go to the terminal within a week, enter the code and take your package. This method actually works for all parcel terminals.

See SmartPOST parcel terminal locations here.

DPD parcel locker

Make sure you check out also the locations of DPD parcel lockers. These are located all over Estonia. The delivery is the same. As the shipment arrives to the selected locker, you will be sent an SMS with a unique code. Go to the locker, enter the code and take your package.

See DPD parcel locker locations here.

Smartpost Finland parcel terminal

SmartPOST Finland is the best way to order goods to Finland. These terminals work the same way as in Estonia. As the shipment arrives to the selected terminal in Finland, you will be sent an SMS-notification with an unique code. Go to the terminal, enter the code and take your package.

See SmartPOST Finland parcel terminal locations here.

Matkahuolto parcel service

Matkahuolto is easy way to order goods to Finland. These are located also in smaller Finnish towns. As the shipment arrives to the selected Matkahuolto outlet, you will be sent an SMS-notification or an e-mail. Go to the outlet, show your ID and take your package.

See Matkahuolto outlet locations here.

Omniva courier delivery

The courier will transport your goods from Photopoint straight to the provided address. The delivery will take place at workdays from 08:00 to 17:00. Hold your phone near you as the courier will call you prior to its arrival. Please make sure there is someone at the destination, eligible to receive the shipment. 

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