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by Miguel Diaz Kusztrich
Be notified in your mobile phone of intruders in your home, and take photos of them
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The article describes cam2web project - an open source application aimed for streaming cameras as MJPEG streams.
by Emiliano Musso
How to create a Windows Phone app to take timed pictures from camera, and upload them on an Apache webserver to view them remotely
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How to use Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless as cheap CCTV camera replacement

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The inexpensive ESP32 platform is used to take periodic photos that can make a time-lapse video.
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Custom USB device that processes input from peripherals and displays on computer
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Some kinds of DCR files' format/data structure
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The V380 Pro wireless CCTV camera is available from many sellers on AliExpress for as low as 15USD. It has 10

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17 Jan 2024 by deangi
The inexpensive ESP32 platform is used to take periodic photos that can make a time-lapse video.
14 Sep 2023 by Skulduggery
Getting this lovely error: 24:36:00: 24:36:00:Started Face Processing module 24:36:00:face.py: Traceback (most recent call last): 24:36:00:face.py: File "C:\Program Files\CodeProject\AI\modules\FaceProcessing\intelligencelayer\face.py", line...
20 Aug 2023 by OriginalGriff
There is also a dedicated CodeProject.AI Discussions[^] forum which might be more relevant.
20 Aug 2023 by Graeme_Grant
There is a dedicated forum to discuss this: Artificial Intelligence Discussion Boards - Code Project[^]
13 May 2023 by ToughDev
Custom USB device that processes input from peripherals and displays on computer
24 Apr 2023 by LeisureBamboo
Some kinds of DCR files' format/data structure
14 Apr 2023 by Fatema Shawki
I am currently working on an Android app that involves camera object detection. However, I have encountered some issues that need to be addressed: - The app displays a black screen after granting camera permission, requiring one or two app...
4 Apr 2023 by Tough Developer
The V380 Pro wireless CCTV camera is available from many sellers on AliExpress for as low as 15USD. It has 10
4 Apr 2023 by ToughDev
How to use Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless as cheap CCTV camera replacement
4 Apr 2023 by Tough Developer
Available on AliExpress, the 360Eyes Pro (also known as IPC365, from the default network host name of this camera) is
4 Apr 2023 by Tough Developer
The Floureon 720p/1080p CCTV camera is available from many sellers on eBay and Amazon. This camera supports night vision as well as pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)
14 Mar 2023 by ca bien
I'm trying to make a C# program that connects to the baumer exg50 camera, via ethernet ip (intranet within the company, not internet). What I have tried: I have tried a few ways on the internet but it doesn't work, I hope someone can help me...
14 Mar 2023 by Pete O'Hanlon
Have you checked the APIs that the manufacturer provides[^]? There seem to be a number of SDKs available.
14 Mar 2023 by Richard MacCutchan
No one here can answer such a vague question, we have no idea what is meant by "it doesn't work". But in the first instance you should contact the camera manufacturers for guidance on how to interface to their device.
14 Mar 2023 by ca bien
Hello everyone, I am connecting Baumer camera to Baumer camera Explorer software through company intranet (not internet), and got an error that the image cannot be displayed. What I have tried: I tried with home internet and it works fine. Hope...
14 Mar 2023 by OriginalGriff
It's probably a firewall or similar on the company net - talk to your network support people and explain why you need it.
27 Jun 2022 by User 15226833
Hi everyone. Is possible to get an X and Y when click to camera video on Windows Forms? On basic: have a camera stream in windows forms and when click on that stream in some location, to show X and Y. Is that possible? Thanks advanced. What I...
28 Apr 2022 by free5lot
Camera_Net is a FLOSS library for using video-cameras and video-inputs in .NET projects easily
9 Mar 2022 by Richard MacCutchan
You already posted this question at How do I show the photo taken for 5 seconds after taking a photo with the camera connected to my raspberry pi using Python language?[^]. Please do not repost.
29 Aug 2021 by BlackBeardedTaj
Hi, in order to learn JavaScript and Three.js I created a small project where you fly the cube through space. I have huge problem with my third person camera. 1) I managed to get it to follow my cube but when I rotate it 180 DEG on x-axis it...
11 Aug 2021 by Eyadox
I wrote code using Aforge to capture the Video from the camera and its working fine. My problem is when I just start the Camera in the preview mode only without recording, the camera (preview window) freezes after 15 or 20 seconds. Then I noticed...
6 Aug 2021 by Member 14653594
I'm trying to retrieve playback video from onvif device with time range. I implement code to get replay uri according to Retrieving Recorded Video from an ONVIF Device[^] 1. GetServices 2. GetRecordingSummary 3. FindRecordings 4. GetRecordingSearchResults 5. GetReplayUri Then, I got replyUri...
28 May 2021 by mohammad hasani
I'm trying to get some metadata (VCA data) from ONVIF and I'm using GStreamer for that. it works fine and it gives me XML data but if it remains idle for 20 seconds I get this : error: Copy Code Got EOS from element "pipeline0" and the...
17 Feb 2021 by RickZeeland
This is from the Bosch Video SDK5 help file: Quote: VCA Overlay and VCA Configuration Concept All VCA related actions are handled through the IVcaConfig interface of the VCA configuration object that each video renderer provides with its...
17 Feb 2021 by mohammad hasani
Hi, I'm trying to get VCA informations like object tracking, motion, and tamper detection from Bosch Camera using its SDK, but couldn't find any code example or any explanation about how to do it with SDK. Can you help me, please? What I have...
16 Feb 2021 by OriginalGriff
You should talk to the people who created it - Integration tools | Bosch Security and Safety Systems I Nordics[^] - they should provide technical support and will know more about their product than we will. If they don't, then find another...
7 Feb 2021 by MRS_
I'm working on a project which includes an Arduino camera that broadcasts its video through wifi, connecting to the camera URL. When watching the stream from a browser, I get about 15 fps. I've gotten my c# application to load the image from...
7 Feb 2021 by RickZeeland
RTSP streams are commonly used, see if your camera supports these. Here is a CodeProject article about it: Stream Player Control[^]
7 Feb 2021 by OriginalGriff
Basically, we can't help you - we have no idea what you are doing with the image, and no access at all to your local network or the computer it is loaded on - but loading a video of any form frame by frame as separate images is never going to...
30 Oct 2020 by RickZeeland
Could not find the Hikvision information either, but maybe you can use this library: GitHub - openalpr/openalpr: Automatic License Plate Recognition library[^]
30 Oct 2020 by baokhang262
Hi everybody, Currently, I want to get license plate identification information from camera identification data of Hikvision. I have looked up information about hikvision api but cannot find the desired results. Give me an idea. Thank you very...
30 Oct 2020 by OriginalGriff
We are more than willing to help those that are stuck: but that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your grades and it wouldn't be at all fair for us...
6 Sep 2020 by Member 14760154
I have a problem with my project , I think it's about web camera/ camera problem , I have developed my application ,and i have test on my pc , it was successfully when i am using my camera, then i try to use webcam it was not move to...
23 Aug 2020 by Hank Williams
Have you tried using the Aforge VideoSourcePlayer control instead of the picturebox control? I think the VideoSourcePlayer control is more suited to your needs.
31 Jul 2020 by ilostmyid2
Hi Please see whether I'm right. A company claims that its cameras are Profile T compliant. So I visit this document to see what functions the cameras supports. In section 7.2.3 I see the function list for devices. I examine the first one, GetServices with the following command: curl...
31 Jul 2020 by Member 14903945
The correct way to specify the operation is (the namespace definition can be moved to the Envelope tag, with the other namespaces) Full explanation is on stackoverflow ...
28 Jul 2020 by Member 14883729
I am working on an app which allow the users to record video and for that I have made the camera using surface view where I have added my own icons. I want to record video using the camera and display the video in an other activity and for that I...
28 Jul 2020 by Member 14883729
I am making an video app in kotlin and making my own camera using surfaceview. But whenever I run my app its showing white screen and the buttons which I have added. Its returning an error E/SurfaceView: Exception configuring surface ...
15 Jun 2020 by RickZeeland
That depends on what brand of camera is used, manufacturers like Panasonic have apps that can do that, see: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panasonic.avc.cng.imageapp&hl=nl[^] And here is an app that supports several brands:...
15 Jun 2020 by Beanmeister
I'm trying to set up our test department so they only have to aim the camera. The program would take it (either WIFI or Bluetooth) and store in a project folder. What I have tried: I just started looking into this.
16 Apr 2020 by Srimoyee Sarkar
I have an imageview in this app, I am able to capture an image on clicking the imageview, but when I want to display that image on the imageview after capturing, the app is getting crashed. Tried some codes from internet, but the problem still persists. What is the problem? I cannot understand...
28 Feb 2020 by RickZeeland
Maybe you can take a look at: iSpy: Open Source Camera Security Software[^]
28 Feb 2020 by Member 14631177
Since recently, our student enthusiast team is engaged to develop a stream video surveillance app which to be running on cloud server platform. The app functions include: - video capture by multiple edge devices (cameras) located in...
28 Jan 2020 by RickZeeland
Take a look at this CodeProject article: How to Create a Video Recording Application (NVR/DVR software) for an ONVIF IP Camera using C#.NET[^] You might also be interested in the open source iSpy software: free-video-surveillance-software[^] Or the open source ONVIF Device Manager: ONVIF...
28 Jan 2020 by Member 14653594
I am trying to retrieve recorded video from onvif camera (Axis and Hikvision cameras) to play back. I can play live stream uri from ip onvif camera. But I don't know how to implement "recording and replay" code for playback video. I reference this link[^]. I have no idea how to implement for...
10 Jan 2020 by Member 14712440
Hi, I have a project in C# using Emgu.CV. In my project I have a IP camera with video encoder H.264. The encode gave 2 strings to access the camera video, 1) http://192.168.0.11:35271/image1 2) rtsp://192.168.0.11/stream1.sdp With the following code I can access the video and show it in...
10 Jan 2020 by RickZeeland
Lots of users are having problems with this, maybe you can try another EMGU version, see: c# - EmguCV capture rtsp ip camera stream ffmpeg - Stack Overflow[^] Or try this CodeProject article: Stream Player Control[^]
9 Jan 2020 by ilostmyid2
Hi There's a source (camera) which sends notifications (motion alarms) to port 8085 of a server I've subscribed its IP for it. Maybe in such a negotiation I can't call it 'server', but it's our server which serves some other things. I've written two programs for receiving and echoing current...
14 Dec 2019 by OriginalGriff
You should talk to the people who created it - they should provide technical support and will know more about their product than we will. If they don't, then find another supplier and demand your money back! We can't help you, we don't even know which camera you are talking to!
12 Nov 2019 by RickZeeland
You could try to lower the resolution and framerate of the camera and see if that helps. Maybe you can find information about this in the documentation: Basler ace acA640-750uc - Area Scan Camera[^] Another option would be to use Windows Media Foundation, see CodeProject article here:...
11 Nov 2019 by Member 14629414
I'm using Usb 3.0 Basler camera acA640-750uc to capture the video and here is the program to use 2 cameras and grab the frame: #include #ifdef PYLON_WIN_BUILD # include #endif // Namespace for using pylon objects. using namespace Pylon; //...
1 Aug 2019 by RickZeeland
Take a look at the Intel IPP library: Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel® IPP) | Intel® Software[^] Another interesting product is: Streamcoders MediaSuite[^] And maybe this light and open source Video Surveillance application: ContaCam[^]
21 Jul 2019 by orgilhp
Hi guys. I wanna to use phone's camera to read barcode. But I want to read barcode in web page in chrome. Is it even possible? What I have tried: if yes, I will search for solution. So, please let me know phone's camera use in chrome in android
21 Jul 2019 by OriginalGriff
Quote: I want to count my products in stock by android phone using its camera. but i don't want to use any specific android app. I just want to open chrome browser and load a webpage something like myProductCounter.com which is built to count products using phone's camera and read barcodes....
15 Jun 2019 by Mornepousse
Hello! I currently use directhow because it is the only one I found that allows to set the values (exposure, whitebalance...). but directhow is very very heavy while the application of windows 10 by default camera stream in full resolution (1080p or 2K) without saturating a core processor and...
8 May 2019 by egball
Hi guys I have 4 cameras around a rectangle place How can I remove overlay images so that I can finally have a 360 ° video out of the box? What is your suggestion in programming language and algorithm? What I have tried: just first try for find best solutions
17 Apr 2019 by BillW33
Yes, there are infra-red cameras for phones and apps to use them See this link. You can do some Google research to find out what is already out there. You may be disappointed that the real thing doesn't look like a movie's special effects.
17 Apr 2019 by Member 14291841
I am interested in simulating thermal vision akin to the Predator vision from the movies. First off as a filter on images and videos that could be uploaded and processed. Secondly, would it be possible to actually use it through a phone's camera that actually recognizes temperature...
23 Feb 2019 by Tozkie
I'm trying to implement landscape camera preview in portrait orientation also taken pictures in landscape, I have tried setting camera parameter rotation and degrees parameters.setRotation(rotation) but no luck. I just want to ask if this is possible? Or anyone can guide me to any sample...
23 Feb 2019 by Richard MacCutchan
See setRotation[^], which explains how to calculate the angle relative to he current position of the camera.
17 Dec 2018 by RickZeeland
Did not try that, but you may find the ISpy information useful: Connect to Ubiquiti IP cameras[^] You can also test an RTSP stream with VLC networkstream.
17 Dec 2018 by pwojtysiak
Hello. Has anyone already been programming Ubiquitii IniFi via the rtsp protocol? I managed to get to them without logging in (I turned off the RTSP Authentication camera, however, the data returned is probably of a different format than the standard IP cameras.) I do not agree with the video...
21 Nov 2018 by Fiínek Cahů
Hi, does anyone have a working code for capture and save video from an integrated camera via Aforge? Who could share it? Thank you What I have tried: I tried directx.capture Public Class Form1 Public cap As Capture Public f As Filters Public Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e...
21 Nov 2018 by RickZeeland
Maybe you can use the VideoCaptureDevice Class, see example: VideoCaptureDevice Class[^]
11 Jul 2018 by Member 13775524
I have a question related to DirectShow transform filter. I use USB2.0 camera to get the real-time video at 30fps (1920x1080) and I want to process the video image by inserting a transform filter. But after the insertion, the frame rate is decreased. For example, the processing time is about...
9 Jul 2018 by Darren_vms
Take a look at Open CV preview in portrait mode in Android. | f11labz[^] this should answer your questions and code is available for download /Darren
9 Jul 2018 by SONI DHARMIT
Hi all, I am trying to implement portrait mode face detection using open cv but I cannot get accurate result and I am also trying to detect mouth but I cannot. In landscape mode it works perfectly and able to detect mouth and eyes, but in portrait mode I cannot Please help me and guide me how...
23 Jan 2018 by Member 11467292
I find a sample project which help me to connect IP camera with c# window application with Onvif protocol ONVIF Device Manager - Browse /!sample_winform at SourceForge.net[^]
18 Jan 2018 by Member 11467292
Hi Team I want to connect cp plus ip camera with c# window application. Is there any open source sdk available please let me know Also want to know what will the url for .cgi file in this camera What I have tried: I try with HttpWebRequest with credential but receive plan text in response not...
18 Jan 2018 by debasish mishra
Try checking here. C# Camera SDK: How to connect to your CP PLUS IP camera[^]
10 Dec 2017 by KarstenK
Try the mighty ffmpeg library, which is hugh and ahrd to learn but very powerful with some video4linux2.
10 Dec 2017 by Member 13135273
Live streaming via web camera(USB Camera) using C application What I have tried: I tried by using Linux commands .
29 Aug 2017 by Andrew Kirillov
The article describes cam2web project - an open source application aimed for streaming cameras as MJPEG streams.
18 Jul 2017 by Member 13233111
I Want to learn about how to capture image on login button click from the front camera of smartphone without knowing user and display the pic on the next page. For development I am currently using PhoneGap. Please help. What I have tried: I have just created a login form with 2 textbox and...
20 Jun 2017 by Phil J Pearson
A C# class to implement a Pan and Tilt controller using ONVIF
10 Mar 2017 by Miguel Diaz Kusztrich
Be notified in your mobile phone of intruders in your home, and take photos of them
29 Nov 2016 by Member potato hopya
hi guys, beginner programmer here. ... any links of DLL's on how to capture an image and serves as a face recognition like "capure camera on your laptop using C#"i want to try some mini-application for my system i need your help thank you .`What I have tried:i tried some...
29 Nov 2016 by ZurdoDev
There are many examples online. The first google result from your search term for me is Capture photos and video with Windows built-in camera UI[^].
30 Jun 2016 by Nagendra kumar 2
i have create a website superration.com and i am create android app in webview, when i open website on mobile browser camera is working fine taking picture and storing image on server but in webview i am not able to open camera in webview.What I have tried:public classMainActivity...
28 Jun 2016 by abhay1722
Quote:I am developing an android app in which the user can select from the gallery or can click a photo through the phone's camera and save in the app's folder called "FiZZ".The camera part of app runs perfectly fine on all android phones except Samsung.The code given below throws a...
20 Jun 2016 by Member 12358097
I am calling camera via intent , my requirement is that camera should open and be fix in landscape mode only i.e camera in default landscape mode. Is it possible via intent camera or i have to write custom camera class , any suggestions or reference link.What I have tried:Intent intent =...
5 Jun 2016 by عيسى الحرباوي
i tried VLC network stream and it worked goodfor monitoring only
30 May 2016 by Member 12530466
Have made an application (VB/NET)that capture pics on packed articles.The problem is to get the resolution higher than 640 x 360 pixels.Many have this issue on the web but I can't find a not to complex solution.The year i 2016 and I thought these things should be fairly easy, but...
29 May 2016 by عيسى الحرباوي
I wanna build a simple streaming projectto show two IP cameras the camera am using is hikvision DS-2CD854FWD-Ewhat i wanna build is supposed to be easy but the sdk that came with the camera is for c++ and i have no idea how to use it and they dont answer my emails i am a beginner...
29 May 2016 by George Jonsson
You could try this articleC# \ VB.NET Camera Communication Libraries[^]Maybe it will help you out.
25 May 2016 by Johannes Bildstein
A tutorial about the Canon SDK to remotely control DSLR cameras. From taking photos to using the LiveView.
21 May 2016 by Member 11800686
I have Final year project that implement a website. I facing a problem with implementing Scan Qr Code function. 1. I need to create a QR code scanner in my "Scan.aspx", this page will display a camera using webcam. If is phone, it will use the phone camera to scan a QR code image.2. I no...
21 May 2016 by F-ES Sitecore
Rather than choosing a final year project and coming on here to ask someone to do the project for you and give you all the code so you can submit it as your own and cheat your way to a qualification you don't deserve, why don't you instead find an existing project on-line that is already...
21 May 2016 by Dave Kreskowiak
If you're looking for copy'n'paste source, you're going to fail your final project. It WILL be found out and you WILL be called out for plagiarism.Next, ASP.NET code runs ENTIRELY server-side, so the only way your ASP.NET code can use a webcam is if it's directly attached to the web server....
21 May 2016 by Mehdi Gholam
Read this : QR Code Scanner in ASP.Net Web Application Using Smart Phone Camera[^]
20 May 2016 by Utkarsh Sharma
i want to make an app in android.. using optical character recognition so i can convert camera click image into text and save it into txt file and upload it into database. But i dont know where i have to start because i never used optical character recognition.. So anyone can guide me or provide...
24 Apr 2016 by Member 12160184
HiI have developed an application in WPF .net Framework 4.5.2 and need to capture images from connected camera devices. This works on a Windows 7 machine but my software does not work on a Lenovo windows 10 touch screen that I bought.The application relies on microsoft.expression.encoder...
25 Mar 2016 by Ionascut Mihai
This is my camera app and I don't know what is wrong because the picture is not good looking when I save. Can someone look at it and tell me how to solve the problem?Microsoft OneDrive - Access files anywhere. Create docs with free Office Online.[^]
18 Mar 2016 by Member 10119845
am trying to access IP cam using WebEye stream player but takes to much memory space to run like its increasing every 5 min to 50MB in ram.What I have tried:am trying to access IP cam using WebEye stream player
9 Feb 2016 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov
Please see my comment to the question where I explain why such information is probably not available, but a simple reason: there is no such concept.I have a different idea: if your application is interactive and show some window, you can work around the problem by proper Web design. The idea...
9 Feb 2016 by Surendra Kandira
I'm using aforge in winforms for video recording. I wanna to record video both (front and back camera) in window tablet. I have able to find list of Video Capture Device but not identify which is front or rear camera.I have sawed you my finding video capture device snippet of code.Name...
16 Jan 2016 by Dave Kreskowiak
You're going to have to start with the documentation on the drone and how it makes its camera feed available to an application.Without that, you're screwed. You cannot write code against an interface you have no idea exists or how it works.
16 Jan 2016 by Member 11620658
I want to make a program that can view the camera feed of fpv camera(this camera is attached in a quadcopter/drone). Anyone who can make some advice? Please help me..
21 Dec 2015 by Richard MacCutchan
Just check to see if i.getImage(); returns null.
21 Dec 2015 by wseng
I wonder how to avoid the app from crashing if no image is inserted into SQLite ?In Activity B, there has one save button, one open camera button and imageView.save button used to return the image to A, open camera button used for user to select picture and imageView placed the selected...