Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video tutorial we will learn how to detect faces in images captured by the ESP32. The library uses the MTMN model to find faces in the image. We will be using the Arduino core.
For a written version of this tutorial with the full source code, please check here: techtutorialsx.com/2020/06/13/esp32-camera-face-detection
Useful links:
The face detection ESP32 component: github.com/espressif/esp-face/tree/4f13bd33132f0d6ce841ee1d31186803cf194b3f
ESP-WHO: github.com/espressif/esp-who
The ESP32 camera driver: github.com/espressif/esp32-camera
Fine tuning the MTMN parameters: github.com/espressif/esp-face/tree/master/face_detection
Original example from the Arduino core: github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/tree/master/libraries/ESP32/examples/Camera/CameraWebServer
Camera board model used (eBay link): ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=ESP32-CAM-CH340&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=HW-818+esp32
RGB888 - image format where each channel (R, G and B) have 8 bits each
More tutorials on the camera on my blog:
techtutorialsx.com/2020/06/10/esp32-camera-image-server
Plenty more ESP32 written tutorials (more than 300!):
techtutorialsx.com/category/esp32
In this video tutorial we will learn how to detect faces in images captured by the ESP32. The library uses the MTMN model to find faces in the image. We will be using the Arduino core.
For a written version of this tutorial with the full source code, please check here: techtutorialsx.com/2020/06/13/esp32-camera-face-detection
Useful links:
The face detection ESP32 component: github.com/espressif/esp-face/tree/4f13bd33132f0d6ce841ee1d31186803cf194b3f
ESP-WHO: github.com/espressif/esp-who
The ESP32 camera driver: github.com/espressif/esp32-camera
Fine tuning the MTMN parameters: github.com/espressif/esp-face/tree/master/face_detection
Original example from the Arduino core: github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/tree/master/libraries/ESP32/examples/Camera/CameraWebServer
Camera board model used (eBay link): ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=ESP32-CAM-CH340&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=HW-818+esp32
RGB888 - image format where each channel (R, G and B) have 8 bits each
More tutorials on the camera on my blog:
techtutorialsx.com/2020/06/10/esp32-camera-image-server
Plenty more ESP32 written tutorials (more than 300!):
techtutorialsx.com/category/esp32



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Demo showing the control of a relay from the ESP32.
This video is just a demo, the tutorial can be found at my blog:
https://techtutorialsx.com/2018/02/17/esp32-arduino-controlling-a-relay/
You can find a lot more tutorials on the ESP32 at my blog:
https://techtutorialsx.com/category/esp32/ ESP32 Arduino: controlling a relay demo [written tutorial in blog]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TUd_R5gE514/mqdefault.jpg)






