Webcam settings - optional parameters

Gunnar · March 27, 2018, 11:55am

Hi!
I found out that for my Logitech C170 webcam I can use some optional parameters.
So I could tune the brightness of my USB cam a bit for better results.

You can find these optional parameters here:

github.com

jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer/blob/master/mjpg-streamer-experimental/plugins/input_uvc/README.md

mjpg-streamer input plugin: input_uvc
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This plugin provides JPEG data from V4L/V4L2 compatible webcams.

Usage
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    mjpg_streamer -i 'input_uvc.so [options]'
    
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Help for input plugin..: UVC webcam grabber
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The following parameters can be passed to this plugin:

[-d | --device ].......: video device to open (your camera)
[-r | --resolution ]...: the resolution of the video device,
                         can be one of the following strings:
                         QSIF QCIF CGA QVGA CIF VGA

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just add it to /boot/octopi.txt