Help Camera and SD card connection

[doris212]

i am new to this kinda programming.
I would like to know the basic connection pattern to make between a micro sd and a camera.
I need to log video footage to a micro sd card or/also programmed to be sent by Bluetooth.
A kind of data logger build.
Looking forward to some professional assistance.
9ice forum.

[adafruit_support_rick]

Have a look at the adafruit TTL Serial Camera. There is a nice tutorial on how to use the camera.
Also look at the adafruit Data Logger Shield, and the tutorial for that, as well.

The basic arrangement would be to read image data from the camera over a serial data link, and then write the image back out to the data logger as a file. The adafruit libraries make this a fairly simple operation. The image file will be JPEG, and the SD card will have a standard format, so the files can be read on any computer. There is some sample code here which does exactly this, so you can see what's involved.

You won't be getting full-frame-rate video with this setup. You would need higher-performance hardware for that. This setup is intended for snapshots.

Adafruit doesn't current have a bluetooth module for sale, but you can have a look at their XBee module, which is a similar technology.

[doris212]

Thanks for your response.
But i need the footage to be a video and not an image.
Also should have timestamps.
Would appreciate if i can get a better guide on building a custom one that can meet these two basic needs:
- Recording and saving video to SD memory
- Timestamps on all recording.
I await all pro recommendations pls
Cheers!

[cstratton]

Realistically? If you want to record videos in an at all custom way, find a used android phone with micro SD slot (or for that matter an iphone if you have the developer account and can deal with internal storage)

- building up a video capable recorder from parts will be a huge project

- trying to hack custom control into an existing consumer video- or video-capable point-and-short camera that records onto SD will be very hard (though you could take a quick look at CHDK for Canon cameras).

- professional gear with the kinds of features you want tends to be expensive.

A phone won't be the world's best camera, but it quite uniquely gives you the camera, compression engine, and SDHC interface on a platform designed to support custom software, at a price that's basically impossible to beat if you shop the used or low-end prepaid market.