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camopen

Open a camera.

Syntax

n = camopen(i)
n = camopen(i,[width, height])

Parameters

i :

The i'th camera.

[width, height] :

Desired camera resolution.

n :

A number, the opened video file/camera index.

Description

camopen open a camera, but it does not read frames from the camera. Please use im=camread(n) to get a frame from the n'th opened video file. Remember to close the opened camera using camclose(n) or camcloseall() . Video support for IPCV is only available when IPCV is compiled with OpenCV which support video I/O.

Examples

n = camopen(0);
sleep(200);
im = camread(n); //get a frame
imshow(im);
camcloseall();

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