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Travel check-in｜What to shoot today? Turn it, and inspiration will come!

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“Travel Check‑in” is a themed photography app built for ESP‑Mosaico. First, derive an inspirational theme from a color or shape, then complete nine shots, gathering the details that are easy to overlook during the journey into a 3×3 grid. It turns “what to shoot today” into a lightweight, fun travel challenge that can be started at any time.

CreatorRainbow.Cai
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On the road, the hardest part may not be pressing the shutter, but deciding what to shoot

When we see the sea, streets, architecture, and crowds, we often pick up the camera, yet end up capturing scenes similar to the previous ones.

“Travel Check‑in” adds a touch of random inspiration to shooting: on ESP‑Mosaico select “Color” or “Shape” mode, the wheel will give a theme, e.g., warm yellow, sea teal, circle, star. Then, just look for details that match the theme during the trip, and complete this small challenge with 9 photos.

How to Play

  1. On the home page, select the “Color” or “Shape” mode.
  2. Spin the theme wheel, or manually select a theme, or click “Spin Again” to find new inspiration.
  3. Enter the 9‑grid check‑in page and select the current theme to complete.
  4. Use the camera to frame and take a photo; if unsatisfied, you can retake.
  5. After taking 9 photos, view the results of this round on the completion page.
  6. Return to the 9‑grid to continue viewing, or start a new round of theme challenges.

Design Highlights

  • 18 Inspiration Themes: Provide 9 color and 9 shape options, giving ordinary scenes new perspectives.
  • Theme View Reference: Enter the theme page to see the corresponding visual illustration, helping users quickly understand the shooting direction and find matching colors or shapes in real scenes.
  • Reversible Shooting Angle: The lens supports flipping, allowing forward‑facing selfies or outward shooting of distant scenery and along‑the‑way details.
  • 9‑Grid Task Feedback: The current cell is highlighted in warm yellow, making shooting progress clearly visible. The shooting page and completion page support returning to the 9‑grid page to select any check‑in image for retake.

Current Version Notes

v1.0.0

  • Implemented home page mode selection, color/shape theme wheel, 9‑grid check‑in, real‑time preview, retake, next photo, completion page, and return to 9‑grid main interactions.
  • The current shooting results are only stored in memory for this run and will not persist after device reboot; the “Save 9‑Grid” on the completion page currently only shows a completion prompt and does not yet implement file export.
  • The current firmware is compiled with the OV3640 configuration and has not yet completed compatibility verification for CameraBoard V1.4 (SC101IOT).
  • The application itself does not implement cloud photo upload.

Hardware Requirements

  • Target device: ESP‑Mosaico (ESP32‑S31)
  • Expansion hardware: ESP‑Mosaico camera module (CameraBoard V1.2 (OV3640))
  • The camera module is installed in the device’s left‑side H2 slot

Installation Tips

  1. After powering off the device, install the camera module into the left H2 slot.
  2. Ensure the device has ESP‑Iris / Vibe Mode 0.2.0 installed, then use Iris system update to install the .irisfw firmware package generated by the project.
  3. After the update completes and the device restarts, enter “Travel Check‑in” from the home page.

Please keep the device’s vibe_mode recovery partition and do not use the standard flashing process to overwrite this partition.

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