peripherals:camera [RasPi Journeys]

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admin [Applications]
+++ peripherals:camera [2016/06/20 04:31] (current)
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   * Use the camera via [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/camera/raspicam/README.md|a shell]] or [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/camera/python/README.md|using python]]
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+===== Activating the Camera =====
+On **Raspbian** you could use the ''raspi-config'' command to activate the camera.
+If using another distribution (like [[:os:minibian|Minibian]] you might have to manually edit ''/boot/config.txt'' to have the following lines:
+<Code:bash>
+> nano /boot/config.txt
+</Code>
+<Code:bash |/boot/config.txt>
+gpu_mem=128
+start_x=1
+</Code>
+The reboot the Pi, and test that the camera is accessible with:
+<Code:bash |Test capture:>
+> raspistill -o cam.jpg
+</Code>
 ===== PiCamera =====
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 More about [[http://picamera.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.10/install2.html#virtualenv-installation|upgrading, removing picamera from a virtualenv]].
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 ===== Applications =====
 | [[peripherals:camera:timelapse|{{ :peripherals:camera:timelapse-icon.png?nolink |}}]] |
 |  [[peripherals:camera:timelapse|Timelapse]]  |