Module Camera :: Class Camera

Class Camera

Class that represents a camera attached to servo motor platform. Horizontal servo at servo port 1 (S13 header) Vertical servo at servo port 2 (S14 header)

Instance Methods

__init__(self)
Creates a camera instance.

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captureJPEG(self, width, height)
Takes a camera picture with given picture size and returns the image in JPEG format.

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saveData(self, data, filename)
Writes the given string data into a binary file.

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captureAndSave(self, width, height, filename)
Takes a camera picture with given picture size and stores is in JPEG format.

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Method Details

captureJPEG(self, width, height)

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Takes a camera picture with given picture size and returns the image in JPEG format. The picture resolution is width x height (max: 5 MPix)

Parameters:

width - the width of the picture in pixels (max: 2592)
height - the height of the picture in pixels (max: 1944) return: the image in JPEG format (as string); None, if the capture fails

saveData(self, data, filename)

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Writes the given string data into a binary file.

Parameters:

data - the data to store (as string type)
filename - a valid filename in the local file space

captureAndSave(self, width, height, filename)

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Takes a camera picture with given picture size and stores is in JPEG format. The picture resolution is width x height (max: 5 MPix)

Parameters:

width - the width of the picture in pixels (max: 2592)
height - the height of the picture in pixels (max: 1944)
filename - a valid filename in the local file space, e.g. /home/pi/shot1.jpg