Fortunately remote camera operation isn’t something new here.
We had someone attempt something similar earlier this year. They were building trail cameras. They had Raspberry Pi cameras. John here has also just finished another similar project with an ESP32 and his DSLR camera. I believe this is a follow up to this thread here where he uses a GPS to time his cameras.
If you need internet to sync your photos your on the right track with a Raspberry Pi and a 4G HAT. Each step you’ve outlined from Pix’s question is achievable its just getting started.
Let’s start with the camera side of things. Capturing images and getting them on the Pi.
