====== Install ====== Add USB webcam support as mentioned in [[carambola_motion|motion]] Install fswebcam opkg update opkg install fswebcam Edit configuration file vi /tmp/fswebcam.conf add text device /dev/video0 input 0 loop 15 skip 20 background resolution 640x480 set brightness=60% set contrast=13% jpeg 95 save /tmp/viewcam.jpg palette MJPEG ====== Run ====== In order to run and capture once type: fswebcam --device /dev/video0 output.jpeg If you wish to alter resolution type: fswebcam -d /dev/video0 -r 1600x1200 output.jpeg Save picture with todays date and time fswebcam -d /dev/video0 -r 1600x1200 /mnt/picture-`date +%d-%m-%y-%H-%M-%S`.jpeg In order to start deamon type: fswebcam -c /tmp/fswebcam.conf In order to running daemon type: killall -9 fswebcam ====== Get image ====== You can simply get image by accessing it using [[carambola_scp|scp]] ====== Links ====== * http://www.firestorm.cx/fswebcam/ * http://wiki.firestorm.cx/index.php/Fswebcam