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The CSI interface camera from the Raspberry Pi Foundation available in a natural colour and a NoIR version without infrared filter, latter is suited for night vision and other special applications.

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Can the Compute Module 3 support 240fps from the Pi Camera v2?

The Compute Module 3 supports CAM1 with 4x Lane CSI MIPI as does the official doc for the Sony IMX219 camera module. It has been explained in many places that the reason the standard Raspberry Pi ...
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PiCam Not Working (At All)

As I recently bought the Picam, I tried capturing an image with : raspistill -v -o file.jpg But I got this error : "No data received from sensor. Check all connections, including the Sunny one on ...
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Any issue with magnet too close to rpi?

I don't think this is an issue, but a search turns up nothing and I just want to be sure. I'm working on a project that involves a single speaker mounted approx. 2.5 to 3cm above a Raspberry Pi 3. ...
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How to properly trigger multiple Raspberry Pi camera modules via GPIO?

I am working with three Raspberry Pi 3 B boards, which in turns have RPi camera modules V2 connected to each. I followed this very detailed post about triggering another Pi using GPIO pins and it ...
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Sync videos recorded from multiple cameras temporarily

I have videos captures using 3 Raspberry Pi cameras with the following timestamps, (each video is recorded for the same amount of time): camera1, camera2, camera3 0.000000,0.000000,0.000000 33.315000,...
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CM Stream Dual Cameras simultaneously

I'm a beginner user. My goal is to stream low-latency dual cameras to pc, and then record&save the videos. Using the Compute Module & IO Board, I have done this: https://www.raspberrypi.org/...
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Pi 2 Windows IoT support for onboard CSI camera port

I am working on IoT technology, in one of my project I want to connect to on-board camera with Raspberry Pi 2 having Windows 10 IoT core. Two months back I found Windows IoT on the Raspberry Pi 2 ...
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Picam noir issue

when I try to take a picture using my Pi Camera this error message is returned: raspistill -o image.jpg mmal: mmal_vc_component_enable: failed to enable component: ENOSPC mmal: camera component ...
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navigator.mozGetUserMedia() returns "Starting video failed"

I am trying to use my Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi Camera to join a WebRTC session in the browser. I was able to set up a WebRTC server on my Pi through this tutorial and I am able to start/join a ...
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Raspicam has low fps for OpenCV

So far, I've tried these tutorials: 1 & 2. I have also attempted to use this code to test it out, and the fps rate is quite low. It's just 2 -3 fps, which is not as high as when I stream via vlc ...
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Real time video processing in raspberry pi 2

Hi i am planning to do real time image processing using opencv python for a differential drive bot using raspberry pi 3 B, what are the factors do we need to consider(like video stabilization, etc...) ...
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HQ camera hanging after gpu_mem is increased

I just recently got a Raspberry Pi HQ camera and wanted to operate it using a python script. I initially tried to take full resolution pictures using the default gpu_mem=128, but the program crashed ...
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Motion exiting without any error (USB web camera)

I am trying to use Raspberry pi as a web camera streaming server. I am following this tutorial which uses Motion tool. When I start the motion service, it exists without giving me an error and when I ...
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HQ Camera: Save as BMP file not working consistently

I've been working on a project using the HQ camera where I want to take a small bitmap image (100x100), do some analysis on the bmp file, and using that information determine whether that exposure ...
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Rpi Camera in ubuntu server 20.04 raspistill working, but python picamera and c++ raspicam not

I have been able to get the rpi camera v2 working on ubuntu server 20.04 (64bit) by using raspistill. However I am having trouble getting it to work with the python package picamera and the c++ ...
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How to use/install raspberry pi camera on ubuntu os

I am wanting to use ubuntu v20.04 64 on my Raspberry Pi 4. I also what to be able to use the on-board camera. I have followed these steps to install and boot up my Rpi4 with Ubuntu: https://ubuntu....
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Pi Camera choppy video/skipped frames

I'm using the Pi camera to record 30 seconds of footage, triggered by an IR break beam sensor. This is running on a Pi 3 B+. I've soldered in all the wiring using an Adafruit Perma-Proto Pi Hat. My ...
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Pi zero with Pi can video steaming stability issues

I wanted to setup my pi zero and pi camera as a rstp streaming cctv camera. I tried motion, but this ran the pi at 100% cpu utilisation and I didn't need motion capture as a I have a seperate (motion) ...
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High speed photography using RPi Camera module

I'm trying to capture high speed water flow movement in a small dark chamber with a cool white 5 W high power LED as a flasher. My target is to achieve quick exposure using 0.8 millisecond light pulse....
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How to take stereoscopic images of moving target?

I am trying to build a raspberry pi device that will take a stereoscopic picture of a moving conveyor belt by simultaneously taking a photo from two separate cameras. Since the image is constantly ...
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Read Qr-Code from Raspberry Pi Camera in Browser with Flask

Im stuck with implementing a Qr-Code Scanner I found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23538522/scanning-qr-code-via-zbar-and-raspicam-modul I already managed to set up the Raspberry Pi ...
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Camera frame rate appears to be not constant

I am working on a project with a Raspberry Pi 3B to record videos that I later want to analyse with software such as ImageJ or Python. The setup I am using consists of the Pi, connected to the camera ...
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Can I set the camera's shutter speed for video?

I need to have a low shutter speed to be able to capture a light that is only on for a few milliseconds each frame (light synced with camera fps, but only want it to capture when the light is on). How ...
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NoIR Pi Camera settings for night sky timelapse

I have a Pi NoIR camera and have been trying to timelapse film the night sky. I'm looking for the kind of effect you see where the stars all rotate across the screen in a half moon shape. I have all ...
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Realtime streaming video to HTML5 with RaspberryPi, gstreamer

I'm trying to make a live stream from a Raspberry camera available on a HTML5 webpage. Because of combination of factors, I would like to stream it to an outside server pc(Server pc os is window7) ...
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Green Tint Raspberry Pi Camera Outside

I am getting a green tint or full green saturation on pictures that I have taken with the Raspberry pi camera module while outside on sunny days. I am powering the raspberry pi from a battery while ...
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RaspiMJPEG could not creat camera

I recently tried out the rpi cam web interface (v6.0.2) on the raspberry pi 2, running rasbian. Although the camera (rpi stock camera, connected by csi) works fine and the webpage it produces is ...
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I2C and camera issues

Is there any known issue by using I2C components and the RPi Camera at the same time? I am using: Raspberry Pi B+, running Raspbian (updated and upgraded to the latest versions) MPU6050 3 Axis ...
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Importing Lepton Thermal Module video feed into OpenCV on Raspberry pi

I'd like to import the video feed that I can capture from a thermal imagery camera I got off sparkfun for a college project of mine. But, I can't seem to get the ./raspberrypi_video into the Video ...
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"mmal: No data received from sensor" error

I have some problems with the raspicam,can you help me Please? In fact, It was working without problems since the last month but, yesterday, it starts to display this error when I ran raspistill -o: ...
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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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Rasberry Pi 3B+, PiCamera 1.3, Camera not detected

I have attached the ribbon cable from the Raspberry Pi CSI port to the Camera, and have ensured the connections are not loose. I use the vcgencmd get_camera command and it returns: supported=1 ...
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Adding LUTs and film grain overlays to raspicam

learning python and such by coding and building a camera using the High Quality Camera. Being able to code physical inputs to control the various camera functions was a major win for me, so I don’t ...
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Raspberry pi HQ camera PNG capture taking a long time at full res

Does anyone know what factors the PNG capture takes a long time (16 seconds in well lit conditions and size 11MB) to capture at full sensor size (4056x3040) using the HQ camera? Is it mostly ...
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What's the minimum Raspberry Pi that can display the output from the Raspberry Pi camera at 30fps in real time?

Setup: A Raspberry Pi of some kind (TBD depending on answers to this question) A Raspberry Pi camera of some kind (TBD depending on answers to this question) A 1080p television, that will be ...
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kiosk mode buster lite Pi Br2

I am trying to view my Octopi PiCam on a PiB2. I followed the guide here: https://die-antwort.eu/techblog/2017-12-setup-raspberry-pi-for-kiosk-mode/ Everything has went fine, no errors, no crashes. ...
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HQ Camera V4L2 - bad set of scene mode causes camera controls to become unresponsive

I have been playing with these cameras for some time using opencv/raspicam to control the camera. The raspicam/opencv interface allows setting the gain, this is dubious because there is no manual set ...
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Can i stream camera to a remote server?

In my project i have to stream a low FPS and low-resolution live camera to an external server, because i am not able to port forward the pi's network. Is it possible to set up a remote server and ...
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Can't run raspistill on Ubuntu 20.04 (rpi-4)

My system Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal Raspberry: Raspberry 4B Raspberry Camera: V2.1 $ uname -a: Linux ubuntu 5.4.0-1022-raspi #25-...
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Which is more efficient for raspistill: `-vf -hf` or `-rot 180'? (Raspberry Pi Zero W)

According to the official documentation, With the camera placed upside-down, the image must be rotated 180° to be displayed correctly. The way to correct for this is to apply both a vertical and a ...
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PiCam shoots blank images

Raspberry PiCam is showing blank white images on Raspbian Buster. The raspberry PiCam was working with Jessie. I tried raspistill -o test.jpg and got a blank white square in test.jpg. https://drive....
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HQ Camera crashes OpenCV application on Raspberry Pi 4

I have been developing an object tracking application with OpenCV 4.3.0 and C++. I am using an actively cooled Raspberry Pi 4 2GB RAM and the HQ camera module. Twice when I ran the program, I ...
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Data logger with SenseHat and timelapse Pi Camera code not running

I am trying to use a SenseHat and Pi camera to do some data logging. What I want my program to do is when run, it should collect sensor data and take a photo every 10 seconds. The issue that happens ...
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Raspberry Pi image is black with white vertical stripes

I've connected a Raspberry Pi Camera v2.1 to a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. I've enabled the camera interface. Using pi@raspberrypi:~ $ raspistill -v -o test.jpg raspistill Camera App v1.3.11 Width 3280, ...
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Does the camera automatic settings use CPU or GPU

I have simple questions: I am using a program (pikrellcam) that has a number of automatic cameras settings, e.g. white balance, exposure, etc; and I am wondering if this puts a strain on the CPU or ...
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Is the algorithm of processing raw data from PiCamera to get the JPEG that raspistill obtains opensource?

I'd like to learn how exactly the raw data from PiCamera are processed by the system to yield the final JPEG that raspistill saves. Is this algorithm available as opensource code? Or is it hidden in a ...
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Raspberry Pi - Line Scan like image

i got involved in a small hobbyist project in which a small ball has to be detected through a small gap. Accordingly there are only a view "lines" of a picture usable to find the vector "through" the ...
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Raspberry Pi Live Stream + Image Capture

I'm wanting to set up a camera using a PI. This camera will capture images of vehicle registration plates when motion is detected, to be checked and validated. Is it possible to both live stream and ...
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How to read rPi camera hardware information that which type of camera sensor( imx219 or OV5647) is being used in camera module?

I want to read the camera hardware spec to ensure which type of camera sensor (like imx219 or OV5647 etc) is being used in the rPi camera module for camera module v1 and v2. Is there any method to ...
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RPi Camera starts going white

I bought a RPi Camera V2 from amazon yesterday and when I tested it today it started going white and then flashing colors like a disco party (rave starts 8 seconds in): https://i.stack.imgur.com/...
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