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Control a Camera Wirelessly with ESP32 + Joystick (ESP-NOW Pan Tilt)

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Build a wireless ESP32 camera pan tilt system using ESP-NOW and joystick control. This ESP32 project shows how to create a DIY camera rig with smooth servo control for a pan tilt camera, perfect for FPV or POV camera setups. Learn wireless control, camera automation, and joystick servo control using Arduino ESP32. Great for robotics projects, IoT projects, and embedded systems enthusiasts working on real-time remote control systems. 🔔🔔 SUBSCRIBE 🔔🔔 don't forget to subscribe and click the bell! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt4bQMxOytascRdZmRao0wg?sub_confirmation=1 ********* Get the code, diagrams...etc. from projects posted on this youtube channel bmonsterlaboratory@gmail.com - send request to join the email list. Include "ADD ME" in subject and body of email so I can find request. ********* follow on Facebook or X Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BMonster-Laboratory-101410418059806/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/b_monsterlab check out our Arduino play list! We try to make it easy 👍 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO7FXCqKbe4umnPh31rrKc3D0F01g3cD some of my favorite videos: **ESP-NOW wireless prop control - https://youtu.be/_ma35kHm_j4 **ESP-NOW LED control - https://youtu.be/ga-B9eR_puM **control uncanny eyes with gyro motion** https://youtu.be/QUx5KXvZH7c also--- check out Arduino pan titl video! https://youtu.be/j6X4LjqT3k4 Robotic arm animation: https://youtu.be/5FDEhmlQ-mA Pit Droid animation using Bottango: https://youtu.be/E8tsB2GdYjQ Mastering servo motor control: https://youtu.be/GDnmAI_7lOk Chapter: 0:00 intro 0:17 how it works 1:45 how it works different angle 2:05 how it works distance control 2:40 transmitter joystick 2:55 transmitter wiring 3:25 receiver pan tilt camera 3:39 receiver wiring 4:04 parts list 4:19 receiver code 5:12 check your serial display 5:27 where to put your local IP 5:39 transmitter code

About This Video

In this video I build a fully wireless ESP32 pan/tilt camera system that has basically no noticeable delay. There’s no Wi‑Fi link between the controller and the servos—I'm using ESP‑NOW plus a simple joystick transmitter to drive two servos in real time. On the camera side, I’m using the ESP32 camera web server example (from the Frenov tutorial), so I can hit “start stream” in the browser and then use the joystick to look around the room like a DIY FPV/POV rig. I walk through the transmitter wiring (X, Y, and SW) and explain an important gotcha: I power the joystick from the ESP32’s 3.3V pin even though the joystick module has a 5V pin, because the ESP32 ADC reference maxes at 3.3V. Feeding it 5V can clip your readings and you can risk frying a pin. On the receiver side, I show my pan/tilt servo setup and the power rules—don’t power servos from the ESP32. I use an external 5V 4A supply, and I recommend adding a big capacitor (around 1000µF) on the servo rail to help with voltage dips that cause jitter. I also show what to grab from Serial (Wi‑Fi channel, MAC address, local IP) and where those values go in the transmitter and receiver code.

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