<![CDATA[M5 Timer Camera not holding charge?]]>Hi everyone,
I am new to this and would like some help. I have managed to create a web server on the Timer Camera X/M5TIMERCAM (ESP32, OV3660), but when I remove the USB C cable powering it, it dies shortly after. Should this happen? I thought the battery would charge, but even after leaving it to charge for a while, the camera still died very quickly. For the project I am doing, I would like the camera to have a constant livestream for at least an hour, but ideally longer, and I can't have the camera plugged into a charging wire.
Thanks for any advice in advance.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/6471/m5-timer-camera-not-holding-chargeRSS for NodeTue, 12 May 2026 18:49:52 GMTTue, 14 May 2024 12:29:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to M5 Timer Camera not holding charge? on Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:31:54 GMT]]>@felmue When i unplug the camera and try to stream the video it dies after about a minute, surely it should last longer than that, how can i charge the battery? I'm not sure if im just not doing something right.

]]>https://community.m5stack.com/post/25809https://community.m5stack.com/post/25809Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:31:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to M5 Timer Camera not holding charge? on Tue, 14 May 2024 16:00:18 GMT]]>Hello @niamh

well, according to its documentation the built-in battery has a capacity of about 140 mAh and a quick measurement with running WiFi shows a power consumption of about 200 mA. So yes, I'd expect a running time of well under an hour.

Thanks
Felix

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