Need Help: Bluetooth External Camera controlled by iPhone app

[aleksczajka]

Hi Everyone!

I need a bit of help with my project. I need to have/implement an external mini/body camera which I can control with my iPhone app using bluetooth. The bluetooth is a necessity because our users will not have a WiFi connection. The iPhone app will need to initiate the camera to take a few photos and send them back to the iPhone app for analysis.

I've searched far and wide for an existing camera with a bluetooth API, however any that provide bluetooth access only provide functions to get characteristics of the camera or turn on WiFi using bluetooth. I'm not able to find a mini camera with full bluetooth access to take and retrieve an image. 

Any help in this area is greatly appreciated!

 

[HarryA1]

Perhaps? To big?

" This Fujifilm FinePix digital camera has Bluetooth connectivity for wireless media transfer. "

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/fujifilm-finepix-xp130-16-4-megapixel-digital-camera-sky-blue/6204739.p?skuId=6204739

 

[aleksczajka]

Thank you, Harry!

This indeed might be a bit too big. May I ask how you found this camera? Any specific google keywords or any other sites?

 

[HarryA1]

I used: bluetooth camera for iphone

also see: https://techpp.com/2013/04/17/bluetooth-cameras-connect-smartphone/

 

[aleksczajka]

Amazing! Thank you so much for your help. If none of these work out I think we'll go the route of prototyping with a company.