# espressif/esp32-camera

Repository: https://github.com/espressif/esp32-camera
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/esp32-camera
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-06-05T17:49:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2850, "days_push": 89, "days_rel": 89, "gap_med": 27, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2771, forks 813 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.922872+00:00)

## What it is
Espressif's official camera driver library for ESP32-series SoCs (ESP32, ESP32-S2, ESP32-S3), supporting a wide range of image sensors like OV2640 and OV5640. It captures frames and provides conversion utilities to common formats such as BMP and JPEG.

## Use cases
- capture camera frames on an esp32
- stream jpeg images from an esp32-cam module
- interface an ov2640 sensor with esp-idf
- build an ip camera with esp32
- convert captured frames to bmp or jpeg
- read image sensor data on esp32-s3

## When to choose
- you are developing on ESP32, ESP32-S2, or ESP32-S3 with a supported image sensor
- you need the official, well-maintained Espressif driver integrated with ESP-IDF
- you want frame format conversion to BMP or JPEG on-device

## When to avoid
- you are using a non-ESP32 microcontroller or a different SoC family
- your sensor is not in the supported list and you cannot write a driver for it
- you need high-resolution capture without PSRAM available

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, computer-vision, embedded, sdk, graphics
- domain: embedded-systems, iot, hardware, image-processing
- platform: embedded, iot, c, cpp
- tags: esp32, camera-driver, image-sensors, jpeg, bmp, esp-idf, microcontroller

## Member repositories
- espressif/esp32-camera (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.922872+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:39.131132+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/espressif/esp32-camera (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.922872+00:00, sha d20983db7b74)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.