ESP32 Cam - IP camera on the cheap
If you start with image processing and what it cheap, look no further. Excellent starting point, and prototyping platform:
http://www.icstation.com/esp32-esp32-...
In this video I show how to flash this device with the demo camera firmware, how to use if and integrate into Node Red to capture still image and view live steam. It is very easy.
Example Node-Red flow: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNKX...
Setup guide: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/insta...
Face Recognition with Relay example: https://robotzero.one/esp32-face-door...