If Annabelle hadn't smashed the camera she could have just chucked it into the Panopticon like an Unholy Hand Grenade which would have robbed it of the Eye's power but no she just had to smash it like the dramatic theater spider she is.
One of Annabelle's plans involved giving Martin a puppy-sized tarantula, with the theory that seeing Martin snuggling with his pet spider would scare Jon so shitless he would agree to whatever plan she suggested in sheer panic.
She abandoned this idea after she couldn't get the spider to stay still long enough to tie a pink ribbon around its neck.