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Questions tagged [webcam]

A webcam is a device that records video and then uploads that video to a computer.

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Why is my Webcam image all black?

When I use fswebcam to capture a JPEG image from my webcam (an HP 2100) that is USB attached, it is always black?
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Commands to "simulate" removing and re-inserting a USB peripheral?

I use motion on a Raspberry Pi, and sometimes the camera feed hangs. The camera is physically mounted, and it is kind of awkward to remove the cable and insert it again, so I was wondering: Is there a way of achieving the same effect…
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Multiple webcams on a single Raspberry Pi

I want to have multiple USB webcams running on a single Raspberry Pi. I will put them through a powered hub. I want the webcams to take stills simultaneously (or as simultaneously as possible - a second or two delay isn't a big deal) and save the…
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How do I prevent Motion from using up the entire SD card?

I have a webcam running with Motion. It's all working fine, however, after a while it stops working. This appears to be because it is filling up the /tmp/motion directory with jpegs. (Clearing out this directory and then restarting motion always…
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Pidora - can't install cheese

So I want to use cheese to capture video from my webcam. When I try to install by yum install cheese I get following errors - Error: Package: 2:cheese-3.4.1-1.fc17.armv6hl (pidora) Requires: libgnome-desktop-3.so.2 Error: Package:…
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Anyone knows how to link Raspberry pi to Kinect camera?

Anyone knows how to link Raspberry pi to Kinect camera? or can recommend a webcam. I recently tried a logitech linux-compatible, but couldn't install it on the debian
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Webcam Philips SPC230NC not working

I've RPI model B and webcam Philips SPC230NC and can't get this cam working. The camera red led doesn't stay on. It only turns on during boot for about 2 seconds (it keeps on on my macbook air). Here's fswebcam output: $ fswebcam -p JPEG…
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e-CAM30_USB camera with raspberry pi

Can I use this USB camera with raspberry pi? When I use this with beagle board xm it does not require any driver. Could you please give me a solution?
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Can I get the Kodak DVC323 webcam to work?

I have an older webcam, a Kodak DVC323 Digital Video Camera, that I'm trying to get to work with the Raspberry Pi, running Raspian. It's rated 5V 0.5A. I see it is not on the list of verified peripherals. It is showing up on lsusb, but /dev/video0…
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Raspberry pi with webcam, motion, and FTP

I have a webcam connected to my Raspberry Pi, and I am running Motion to make pictures and upload this to an FTP server. With my current configuration, wput/Motion uploads ~3-10 pictures/second, which is not what I want; this overloads the FTP…
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Webcams without external power

With a resolution no higher than 640x480, what is the frame rate I should expect for streaming? Are there any cameras in the 10-50 dollar range that will get me 20-25 FPS, possibly with some manual driver installation and so on?
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How do I find out which resolutions are supported in mjpg-streamer?

I have mjpg-streamer running on an Orange Pi Zero 2 to stream a USB cam. The default 640x480 works. And when I change the resolution to 1280x720 it works. But I'd like a lower 16:9 resolution, and neither 854x480 or 640x360 works. The log file says…
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2 out of 6 USB webcams appearing when using lsusb

I might have read every possible post regarding this topic, but I have never found a clear answer. I face the following scenario: I have a remote Raspberry Pi 4 connected to an actively powered USB hub with 7 positions. 6 brand new USB webcams are…
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Raspberry Pi Webcam Reset

I'm making a timelapse video with a Raspberry Pi and a Microsoft Lifecam HD-5000 webcam. Everything is working great except that I have to reset the camera every morning or I end up with totally white images. I think the light sensor gets stuck…
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Raspberry PI2 under voltage with a standard microsoft webcam connected.

I am attempted to setup my octopi IOS to connect to my 3d printer. I've got everything connected and configured however, noticed during the boot process, when the USB webcam is connected, i get the "under voltage" message received and the octopi…
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