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==Better Pictures== | |||
For best quality, use: | |||
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fswebcam -r 1280x720 --no-banner image.jpg | |||
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this results in a better image resolution without the obnoxious timestamp banner: | |||
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Revision as of 10:47, 17 August 2016
I'm done trying to get this cheap-o Pi camera, with the clumsy ribbon cable, to try and work. The whole design, all of it reeks of cheaply-manufactured hardware incapable of anything but the most inane projects. (Hence the plethora of "how to photograph your cat" videos, and nothing more interesting or heavy-duty.)
The Hardware
I ordered a USB camera (1080 P, 2 MP?) from Amazon:
Setup/Usage
The camera didn't come with instructions, but controlling it was insanely easy [1]:
$ apt-get install fswebcam $ fswebcam image.jpg $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
Then point browser to 192.168.0.111:8000, and voila, the image is there and ready:
Better Pictures
For best quality, use:
fswebcam -r 1280x720 --no-banner image.jpg
this results in a better image resolution without the obnoxious timestamp banner:
