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 not available on Raspberry 4B
I use a RPi 4B, on which I want to use a camera P5V04A Rev 1.3.
I boot on Bookworm 64 Full, my problem is that the camera is not recognized:
rpicam-hello --list-devices
returns: no camera available.
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Does Raspberry Pi Zero W supports this Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 (SONY IMX708, Resolution: 12 Megapixel)? Or will it lag?
Does Raspberry Pi Zero W supports this Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 (SONY IMX708, Resolution: 12 Megapixel)? Or will it lag? At least at 1080p resolution streaming? How many fps (frames per second) ...
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Random stutters when trying to stream a usb webcam as mjpeg stream
I am trying to stream a usb webcam with ustreamer into the network as an mjpeg stream. However, I'm having a weird issue: after having built ustreamer from sources, running it and seeing the stream at ...
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Strange issues with using crontab to run a python script
I'm working on a project that needs to run headless - I need to run a python script "main.py" within a virtual environment at boot.
I decided to use crontab to do this. My crontab line is as ...
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rpicam-vid (2025) h264 intra 0 for optical flow
I am considering a GS camera on a pi 5 to do some optical flow detection. I can't find anything modern on this, and it seems the modern h264 includes B frames.
And intra 0 doesn't work?
And am I ...
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Stream video and taking pictures at the same time
Is there a way to both stream video and take pictures at 15 second intervals, at the same time?
I'm using a Raspberry Pi Camera module 3.
All advice and ideas are appreciated :)
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Region of Interest option (--roi) ignored when using rpicam-still and rpicam-vid
I am attempting to use the
--roi 0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.5
option with rpicam-still and rpicam-vid to achieve a digital zoom effect. I've tried the above which should keep the middle 50% of pixels both ...
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Using two Pi 5s together to handle four cameras
I am not sure how to do this, but what I wanted to do is:
Using two Raspberry Pi 5 with each connecting two cameras.
The four cameras should be able to simultaneously recording 4k or HD video at at ...
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Two cameras on RPi 5 taking the same path
When plugging two RPi cameras v2 in the RPi 5, and using the libcamera-hello --camera 0 -t 5000 command, both that and replacing the 0 with a 1 return the feed from the same camera. Upon checking with ...
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Rapspberry Pi Camera module 3 connected but not working?
a@raspberrypi:~ $ libcamera-still -o test.jpg
[0:26:36.745682188] [3662] INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:313 libcamera v0.3.0+65-6ddd79b5
[0:26:36.843226382] [3665] WARN RPiSdn sdn.cpp:40 Using ...
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Camera Not available in raspi-config
I use a Pi Zero 2w Rev. 1.0. I have installed bookworm 32bit and it is up to date. With vcgencmd get_camera i get supported=0 detected=0 .libcamera interfaces=0. So i have checked the raspi-config. In ...
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Stuck on boot loop when Arducam is attached
Ive been working with two cameras recently. The first one is a 64 megapixel hawkeye and the second one is a imx477. Both were working fine recently untill I took the lens off the 64 megapixel camera ...
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Can M12 lenses work with with Rasberry Pi V3 camera?
The V3 camera does have autofocus, but will it work once I mount a 5mm M12 lens on it for zoom? I'm planning to 3D print a housing for the camera with a c connector for my M12 lenses.
I'm keeping the ...
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Camera not being enabled when program is run
I am trying to use the raspberry pi to do object detection and identification with voice feedback. The program was working well but recently my sd card got corrupted and so I got a new one and ...
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Using a camera and getting a big block of errors I don't understand
So far I've just been following tutorials to set up the camera to do more complex things later, but I always get this block of errors (below). I've tried googling the errors and haven't found anything ...
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Getting v4l2rtspserver working on Raspian bookworm with High Resolution camera V1
I have installed v4l2rtspserver on raspian (bookworm) using snap:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install core
sudo snap install v412rtspserver
The install went great, ...
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Using Camera Module V3 NoIR as Night-vision Camera
I have recently purchased a Rasberry Pi Camera module V3 NoIR wide lens to monitor the night-time activity of my pet. I have tried to capture video using libcamera and Picamera2 in dark(near-pitch ...
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Pi Camera V2 not working
When I type the command vcgencmd get_camera, I get the following output: supported=0 detected=0, libcamera interfaces=0
And when I type the command libcamera-still -o test.jpg, I get the image ...
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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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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.
Code:
import ...
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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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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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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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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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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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