Questions tagged [camera]
Use the Camera tag for any questions related to how to use a camera or webcam with the Raspberry Pi.
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Camera Module 3 / PiCamera not working on Ubuntu Raspberry Pi
I have a Raspberry pi 4B with Ubuntu, and I’m trying to use my camera module 3 with python (I’ve tested the code with Raspberry Pi OS, so I know it’s right) using PiCamera and in a virtual environment ...
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How can I analyze the video streaming from a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 on a Raspberry Pi 4 using Python, preferably? [closed]
I have a Raspberry Pi 4B and Camera Module 3, which I want to use for analyzing activities on a factory floor. Currently, I can only record videos and take images using this setup.
I am interested in ...
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Raspberry Pi Camera v2 not detected for Octopi on Raspberry Pi 3
I've searched all over the internet for a solution to my problem, but it seems like every route comes up short for me. Again, I am using a Raspberry Pi 3 with a Pi Cam v2, and using PuTTy as my SSH.
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Re-stream rtsp ip cameras for milestone
I have 15 axis ip cameras and i’m using milestone essentials which only allows 8 devises so i’m looking to use a raspberry pi that will take the axis cameras and restream them into rtsp streams
I’m ...
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Qt error running a simple Python program to check connection between RPi 4B and camera module 3. (see the description)
I wish to deploy this RPi along with the attached camera module to a factory floor and then analyze the video stream. Hence, I have a headless RPi which I plan to use for this purpose.
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Raspberry Pi Camera feedback freezes when moving NEMA 17 stepper motor with A4988 stepper motor driver
I have a Raspberry Pi with a camera module and a NEMA 17 stepper motor connected to it. When I run the command ffplay /dev/video0, the video runs perfectly. However, whilst the video is running, and I ...
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What is the 35mm film equivalent of the HQ camera lenses?
The official "HQ" camera offered by the Raspberry Pi corporation is able to mount different lenses, and they recommend a 6mm wide angle and a 16mm telephoto lens option.
But of course back ...
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Legacy camera initialization after boot
I am in the situation where a camera hooked up to a CM4 is powered after booting has finished.
Is there a way to retrigger camera initialization through the legacy stack?
I tried to reload bcm2835-...
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camera not detected even though it works once in a while
I am a 3D enthusiast and I use my Raspberry Pi 4 for 3D printing with my Creality CR-10S Pro V2. I had successfully installed Klipper on my Raspberry Pi 4 and everything was functioning properly. My ...
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Raspi Edge impulse ERR
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ edge-impulse-linux
Edge Impulse Linux client v1.4.7
Stored token seems invalid, clearing cache...
getaddrinfo EAI_AGAIN studio.edgeimpulse.com
? What is your user name or e-mail ...
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libcamera-vid fails to operate in higher resolution
I try to run libcamera-vid with several camera modules at higher resolutions, but fail. Calling libcamera-still works as expected.
The behavior can be reproduced with several modules with OmniVision ...
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Camera preview through X11 using --qt-preview not working
Connected from my desktop host via ssh -X to my Raspi 3B, I assumed that libcamera-hello --qt-preview would create a preview window on my desktop. But it is not. Instead, Made DRM preview window is ...
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No Camera option found in config file
I have tried everything I have read about this issue found on the internet, but still nothing from the camera works and the options still do not show up in my config file.
I am a newbie to the ...
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PI camera is not working
Dear Raspberry Pi Community,
I am reaching out to seek insights into an issue I've encountered with the Raspberry Pi camera across three Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) units, one of which was just recently ...
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python3-picamera package not found
running rpi4B. I performed update and upgrade. Then I attempted:
sudo apt install python3-picamera2.
result: cannot find package python3-picamera2.
Appreciate any help.
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How can i use picamera module 3 on google collab? i am using raspberry pi 4 b
I tried running it by inserting the camera capture code snippet in collab , but it is not detecting the pi camera
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Connect a camera to the pi and get the video stream from it sent to an external (self powered) HDD
First off, How do I connect to the camera? it is a YALE WiFi internal security camera.
Then I want to save the output from the camera to a Networked HDD which I already use to capture video to the HDD ...
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camera stopped working on rpi2 with buster, device is not detected, hardware has been checked
raspistill -o image.jpg returns
mmal: Cannot read camera info, keeping the defaults for OV5647
mmal: mmal_vc_component_create: failed to create component 'vc.ril.camera' (1:ENOMEM)
mmal: ...
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photogrammetry solutions for raspberry pi 4
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What open source and automatable software solutions for photogrammetry with Raspberry Pi 4 are available? What are their features, strengths, and weaknesses?
I am not averse to using ...
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How to modify Pi Camera sensor size?
I have an Arducam 5MP autofocus camera (OV5647), which I believe is almost identical to the Pi Camera V1, but with a motorized lens for focusing.
https://www.arducam.com/product/raspberry-pi-camera-...
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view my raspi camera on a monitor plugged into one of the two onboard hdmi ports
I want to view my raspi camera on a monitor plugged into one of the two onboard hdmi ports. I can't find any info on how to achieve
that.
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How to handle shots with Picamera2?
I'm looking for code to handle shots with Picamera2.
I want:
Take photo with the camera
Show plan on screen for x seconds
Save photo as jpeg image.
I try the code below but can't find how to adjust ...
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How to stream from Pi Camera to YOLO model?
I am new to Raspberry Pi and I want to do real-time object detection using YOLOv8 tentatively (will change if the fps is too low). I realize that by using the code below, it can't detect Pi Cam as the ...
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Raspberry Pi HQ Camera: Capture NEF or DNG?
I'm making a raw capture tool for raspberry pi and the official HQ camera. I can't seem to get RAW DNG or TIFF images, whatever I do. Here's my current code:
from picamera import PiCamera
print('...
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converting raspberryPi4 to a USB UVC device mimicking a USB camera
I have a raspberyPi4 with Raspabion OS (Debian Bullseye) in it and i am willing to convert it to a USB-UVC device mimicking a USB camera so that whenever i connect it the host machine(PC in this case) ...
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Camera Preview with overlay for tracking with a close button
I have a picamera script that starts the camera_preview and adds a cross hair overlay so that the spotlight operator can target the right person.
As the displays are touch screen I would like to add a ...
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Raspberry pi 6mm wide angle lens internal optics order
While playing around with the 6mm HQ camera lens I inadvertenly exposed the internal optics by unscrewing something at the back of the lens. Because I didn't know what I was doing, the optics fell ...
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Raspberry Pi Camera Module v3 with legacy camera stack
Can Raspberry Pi Camera Module v3 load with legacy camera stack? I tried but no luck.
Is OpenCV only support camera that loaded with legacy camera stack? Anyone success to load Raspberry Pi Camera ...
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RPi Bullseye: libcamera-jpeg does not write to USB drive, while libcamera-vid does
I'm running a Python script on a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. This script automatically takes video and stills using the Raspberry Pi camera and should write it to an external USB drive. I've mounted a USB ...
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Trouble capturing images from a Raspberry Pi camera using Python
I am having trouble capturing images from a Raspberry Pi camera using Python. The following code works fine the first time, but fails to read data from the camera on subsequent attempts:
# shotFoto.py
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Recording high-framerate video with libcamera-vid, camera module v3 and rpi 3B
UPDATE: According to this issue, it seems that 120fps with the camera module v3 is only possible with a RPI 4, so this kind of answer my question.
I'm not sure how to handle this case (self-answering ...
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Camera Module Help
I have a raspberry pi zero W (2016), and a Arducam 12mp IMX708 Raspi V3 camera module, that I am trying to use as a mini camcorder. So far, I have tried using the libcamera and it connects to the ...
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ENOSPC Error with Camera Module V3 on Raspberry Pi 3 B
I bought an Pi Camera Module 3. I have an Pi 3 Model B Rev 1.2.
I get the ENOSPC error when trying to use the camera with raspistill:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ raspistill -o t.jpg
mmal: ...
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Does MIPI CSI cameras should always preferred than USB UVC cameras?
I'm attempting to DIY a car blind spot monitor system using camera + RPi board + display. For the camera part, there are cameras connected through MIPI CSI or USB UVC. I am a software developer only ...
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Camera flash with Picamera2
Is it possible to have Picamera2 trigger a flash when taking a picture?
In an older version of my project I used a v2 camera module. I got flash working by creating a device overlay to define the ...
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Running camera v2 with no binning and resolution 640*480
I want to run the camera v2(IMX219, 1.12um pixel) with no binning and resolution 640x480. Camera mode 7 provide a resolution 640x480, but with 2x2 binning. Inspecting the I2C bus reveals the the ...
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Raspberry pi camera module 3 works only on libcamera
I recently bought a Raspberry Pi 3b+ and Camera module v3. After days of troubleshooting, I got the camera to spit out images on the libcamera CLI. But, I can't create a picamera.PiCamera object in ...
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What is ~delay after picamera2.capture_file code until sensor data is captured on Pi Camera Module 3?
I am using Python picamera2 to capture a max res still image from a new Pi Camera Module 3. I create a picamera2 instance (I'll call picam2), configure it ahead (including manual fixed focus) and ...
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How to rotate the picamera feed while using opencv for facial recognition?
I have setup my rpi with the pi camera following the guide on Toms Hardware and everything is working as expected. I am going to be using the smart pi touch case for my project, which only allows the ...
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Picamera2.stop() Behavior - do controls persist?
With Pycamera2 you can set controls e.g. autofocus. There doesn't seem to be a get_controls() function to verify what is set. Do the controls perist after using Picamera2.stop()?
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Camera Module 3, on Raspberry Pi 4, running Ubuntu 22.04
Has anyone managed to get the Camera Module 3 working on Ubuntu / RPi 4?
I just bought the new camera to replace an older noir camera.
$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
$ vcgencmd get_camera
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How to fix the libcamera error 'Could not open any dmaHeap device'
I've two Raspberry PI V2 cameras connected to my Raspberry Pi compute module 4 carrier.
The OS is (64bit) Bullseye 11
kernel is 5.15.76-v8+
libcamera-apps build: 9c5d3191b3f4 02-12-2022 (20:10:40)
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How to connect OV7670 cam to Raspberry Pi Pico
I have a raspberry pi pico and OV7670 cam. I want to connect them and get a camera output as a video, So I can use image recognition to identify objects (tennis balls) to collect them using a setup ...
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RPi Camera V2 not detected with Raspberry Pi4 running Ubuntu 20.05 LTS
I am running into a problem in which I am unable to have my Pi detect my new RPi Camera V2. I am running on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) since I am working on a robotics project that requires ROS2(foxy).
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Can not use the USB Camera
I'm trying to connect my USB webcam to Raspberry PI 3. First I tried to reach it with fswebcam image.jpg command, but it got timed out.
--- Opening /dev/video0...
Trying source module v4l2...
/dev/...
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How to enable camera module 2 via command line?
Looking for single command vs having to use raspi-config user interface?
Having read How can I enable the camera without using raspi-config?, tried following, but that didn’t work on Ubuntu 22.04.1 ...
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How to get camera module v2.1 to work on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS?
Not sure what I am doing wrong… camera module v2.1 is connected via ribbon cable.
$ cat /boot/firmware/config.txt
gpu_mem=128
start_x=1
$ vcgencmd get_camera
supported=1 detected=0
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Raspi camera module V3 with Octopi
Recently purchased raspberry pi camera module 3 NOIR. My plan was to use it for octopi (octoprint), however, i tried my best but couldn’t make it work, and followed many of pages on net but no result (...
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What are the requirements for the new Camera V3 module on Debian Buster?
I am currently trying to get the Camera V3 module up and running on Debian Buster.
I already managed to get it running with libcamera which I downloaded and compiled from source, so the connection and ...
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How to send CSI camera video to screen (over HDMI) on raspberry pi
In my project, I have to send the live streaming of camera video to an HDMI screen with the same video timings as of camera is sending. I don't want to see the camera video on the application on the ...
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