.Camera Models

  Camera Module v2 (released 2016-04) https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/camera-module-v2/ Sony IMX219 8-megapixel sensor. Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and VGA90 video modes, as well as still capture. Attaches via a 15cm ribbon cable to the CSI port on the Raspberry Pi. Camera Module (original version) https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/camera-module/ 5-megapixel OmniVision OV5647 sensor Supports 1080p30, 720p60 and VGA90 video modes, as well […]

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Streaming Video Using gstreamer

gstreamer allows you to stream video with very low latency – a problem with VLC currently.  The catch is that you need need gstreamer on the client used to view the stream.  gstreamer is a development framework not a media player and there isn't a way to stream so that common players such as VLC can […]

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Streaming Video Using VLC Player

Installing VLC Player sudo apt-get install vlc   Streaming The Camera Video Using RTSP Enter the following command to start the streaming: raspivid -o – -t 0 -n | cvlc -vvv stream:///dev/stdin –sout '#rtp{sdp=rtsp://:8554/}' :demux=h264 raspivid is used to capture the video "-o -" causes the output to be written to stdout "-t 0" sets […]

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Using The Camera

Documentation Camera Board Documentation Connecting The Camera Ensure the Raspberry Pi board is not powered and connect the camera cable as shown: Setup For Camera Use Ensure the operating system is up to date by using these two commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Then run the config tool: sudo raspi-config Select the 'Enable […]

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