snapshot

Capture RGB image from Camera

Syntax

img = snapshot(mycamera)

img = snapshot(wcam)

Description

img = snapshot(mycamera) returns a still image from the Camera Board in RGB format.

img = snapshot(wcam) returns a still image from the web camera in RGB format.

Examples

Use the Camera Board

You can connect to the camera board from the MATLAB^® software, take a photograph, and record video.

Create a connection from the MATLAB software to the Raspberry Pi™ hardware.

mypi = raspi

Create a connection, mycam, from the MATLAB software to the camera board, and set the image resolution. The connection displays the camera board properties.

mycam = cameraboard(mypi,'Resolution','1280x720')

mycam = 

Cameraboard with Properties:

                    Name: Camera Board   
              Resolution: '1280x720'       (View available resolutions)
                 Quality: 10              (1 to 100)
                Rotation: 0               (0, 90, 180 or 270)
          HorizontalFlip: 0              
            VerticalFlip: 0              
               FrameRate: 30              (2 to 30)
               Recording: 0              

   Picture Settings
              Brightness: 50              (0 to 100)
                Contrast: 0               (-100 to 100)
              Saturation: 0               (-100 to 100)
               Sharpness: 0               (-100 to 100)

   Exposure and AWB
            ExposureMode: 'auto'          (View available exposure modes)
    ExposureCompensation: 0               (-10 to 10)
                 AWBMode: 'auto'          (View available AWB modes)
            MeteringMode: 'average'       (View available metering modes)

   Effects
             ImageEffect: 'none'          (View available image effects)
      VideoStabilization: 'off'          
                     ROI: [0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00] (0.0 to 1.0 [top, left, width, height])

Import and display a sequence of 10 snapshots on your computer.

for ii = 1:10
img = snapshot(mycam)
    imagesc(img)
    drawnow
end

If the image is upside down, change its orientation.

mycam.Rotation = 180

You can use the same approach to change the values of other cameraboard properties.

Record a 60 second video.

record(mycam,'myvideo.h264',60)

Stop the recording immediately.

stop(mycam)

Copy the video from the board to your computer.

getFile(mypi,'myvideo.h264','C:\MATLAB ')

Delete the video file from the hardware to free up space.

deleteFile(mypi,'myvideo.h264')

Use the Web Camera

You can connect from the MATLAB software to the web camera and take a photograph.

Connect the Raspberry Pi to your host computer.

Note

If you have not previously configured your Raspberry Pi, see Install Support for Raspberry Pi Hardware.

Create a connection from the MATLAB software to the Raspberry Pi hardware.

mypi = raspi

Create a connection, wcam, from the MATLAB software to the web camera, and set the image resolution. The connection displays the web camera properties.

wcam = webcam(mypi)

wcam = 

  webcam with properties:

                    Name: '/dev/video0'
              Resolution: '320x240'
    AvailableResolutions: {'320x240'  '640x480'}

Import and display a sequence of 10 snapshots on your host computer.

for ii = 1:10
    img = snapshot(wcam)
    imagesc(img)
    drawnow
end

Input Arguments

mycamera — Connection to Camera Board

connection

Connection to a Camera Board, specified as a cameraboard object.

Use the cameraboard function to create this connection.

Example: mycam

wcam — Connection to web camera

connection

Connection to a Webcam, specified as a webcam object.

Use the webcam function to create this connection.

Example: mycam

Output Arguments

img — RGB image

RGB image

RGB image, returned as an n-by-n-by-3 matrix of values.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation

Generate C and C++ code using MATLAB® Coder™.

• You can also deploy snapshot on the Raspberry Pi hardware in MATLAB Online™.