M5 Timer Camera not holding charge?
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Hi everyone,
I am new to this and would like some help. I have managed to create a web server on the Timer Camera X/M5TIMERCAM (ESP32, OV3660), but when I remove the USB C cable powering it, it dies shortly after. Should this happen? I thought the battery would charge, but even after leaving it to charge for a while, the camera still died very quickly. For the project I am doing, I would like the camera to have a constant livestream for at least an hour, but ideally longer, and I can't have the camera plugged into a charging wire.
Thanks for any advice in advance. -
Hello @niamh
well, according to its documentation the built-in battery has a capacity of about 140 mAh and a quick measurement with running WiFi shows a power consumption of about 200 mA. So yes, I'd expect a running time of well under an hour.
Thanks
Felix -
@felmue When i unplug the camera and try to stream the video it dies after about a minute, surely it should last longer than that, how can i charge the battery? I'm not sure if im just not doing something right.
