Re: Can Cheese use gphoto to access a DSLR instead of the webcam?

[Oleksij Rempel <bug-track fisher-privat net>]

On 25.04.2012 05:15, Andrew Greig wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have discovered that gphoto2 will recognise my Canon Eos 600D
> camera, and will fire it.  I would like to use the DSLR in a
> "Photo-booth" set up.  So that, at a party, the guests could frame
> themselves, by looking at a screen (netbook would be ideal), camera
> would be on a tripod and connected via USB cable to the computer,
> and then, after pressing the spacebar for example, the program
> would count down 5,4,3,2,1, and fire.  The result would display and
> if satisfactory, hitting "ENTER" would send it to the printer.
> 
> Suggested outputs could include a Polaroid look-a-like, or a strip
> of three or four frames a la photo booth standard.  Images could
> also be emailed to an address or addresses.
> 
> I am not a developer, but this would be a really cool project to
> promote Linux.
> 
> Has this been discussed before?
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Andrew Greig Melbourne, Australia

If you cam can work over v4l interface and stream the video, not only
trigger the shot and download photo to pc, then yes. Other ways - not.


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Regards,
Oleksij