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The project [http://sourceforge.net/projects/eos-movrec/ EOS Camera Movie Record], using Gphoto2, allows the live view of a Canon EOS to be captured and used as a webcam. This proves to be a nice alternative to webcam imaging. See some results [http://sweiller.free.fr/Canon40D/Canon40D-webcam.htm here]. | The project [http://sourceforge.net/projects/eos-movrec/ EOS Camera Movie Record], using Gphoto2, allows the live view of a Canon EOS to be captured and used as a webcam. This proves to be a nice alternative to webcam imaging. See some results [http://sweiller.free.fr/Canon40D/Canon40D-webcam.htm here]. [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=62838 Arch AUR package]. | ||
Revision as of 15:43, 15 September 2012
GPhoto2
libgphoto2 is a portable library which gives access to hundreds of digital cameras. It can be used in any software that wants to control digital cameras settings or simply take some pictures with them. A list of projects using it is available here.
There is a command line interface to libgphoto2, named gphoto2. It can be used to verify what settings are available through the USB link of your camera but also to take pictures or make a simple intervalometer in shell programming. Pictures can be taken in the internal memory of the camera or transferred right away on the computer.
Using Gphoto2 CLI
Coming soon: list of main commands and settings for astronomy for a canon EOS.
Using a digital camera as webcam for planetary imaging
The project EOS Camera Movie Record, using Gphoto2, allows the live view of a Canon EOS to be captured and used as a webcam. This proves to be a nice alternative to webcam imaging. See some results here. Arch AUR package.