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Raspberry Pi Camera User Manual

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Raspberry Pi Camera

User Manual

CONTENT S

1. Basic operations ............................................................................................................................... 2

2. Camera module setup ...................................................................................................................... 2

2.1. CONNECTING THE CAMERA ................................................................................................. 2

2.2. ENABLING THE CAMERA ...................................................................................................... 2

2.3. USING THE CAMERA ............................................................................................................ 3

3. Reference ......................................................................................................................................... 3

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1. Basic operations

1) Please download Raspbian OS from http://www.raspberrypi.org/

2) Format your TF card with the SDFormatter.exe.

Notices: The capability of TF card in used here should be more than 4GB. In this operation, a TF

card reader is also required, which has to be purchased separately.

3) Start the Win32DiskImager.exe, and select the system image file copied into your PC, then, click

the button Write to program the system image file.

Figure 1: Programming the system image file with Win32DiskImager.exe

2. Camer a module setup

2.1. CONNEC TING THE CAMERA

The flex cable inserts into the connector situated between the Ethernet and HDMI ports, with the

silver connectors facing the HDMI port. The flex cable connector should be opened by pulling the tabs

on the top of the connector upwards then towards the Ethernet port. The flex cable should be

inserted firmly into the connector, with care taken not to bend the flex at too acute an angle. The top

part of the connector should then be pushed towards the HDMI connector and down, while the flex

cable is held in place.

2.2. ENABLING THE CAMERA

1) Update and upgrade Raspbian from the Terminal:

apt-get update

apt-get upgrade

2) Open the raspi-config tool from the Terminal:

sudo raspi-config

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3) Select Enable camera and hit Enter, then go to Finish and you'll be prompted to reboot.

Figure 2: Enable camera

2.3. USING THE CAMERA

Power up and take photos or shoot videos from the Terminal:

1) Taking photos:

raspistill -o image.jpg

2) Shooting videos:

raspivid -o video.h264 -t 10000

-t 10000 means the video last 10s, changeable.

3. Refer ence

Libraries for using the camera are available in:

Shell (Linux command line)

Python

More information:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/camera

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/tag/camera-board

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3890

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