On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:53 AM, David Rysdam <da...@rysdam.org> wrote:
> Ken D'Ambrosio <k...@jots.org> writes: > > On 2017-06-28 10:31, Richard Kolb II wrote: > >> Hello all, > >> > >> I'm looking into using a pine a64 running ubuntu mate to setup a time > >> lapse photo using a standard digital camera controlled over USB. I > >> haven't done a ton of research into it yet, but I wanted to see if > >> anyone else has done something similar and had some advice/opinions. I > >> was thinking of setting this up first as a way to capture an event > >> going on, and second as a wildlife/security camera. > > > > Well, I bought the Pinebook, and -- given its price, among other things > > -- seems like it would do a fine job using its webcam. But if you want > > high quality stuff, I suppose a "real" camera is the way to fly, and not > > a webcam (be it part of a Pinebook or something external). > > I've been wanted to do some OpenCV projects, so I looked into > webcams. You can get 1080p for under $50 now. Plug and go in Debian > Shawn Powers (The editor of Linux Journal) has had a series in the magazine on his backyard bird cam. Here's one of the articles <http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/its-bird-its-another-bird>. I think he's been doing OpenCV too.
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