Hello,
I'm working on a project where I wish to capture an image or start recording from a webcam and render it on a webpage using the arduino interface(image capturing/video recording should happen only when a boolean value is true from a sensor. I have completed interfacing a sensor with arduino but need help in connecting the webcam. How can i do this? I am using Arduino UNO(without usb slot) and an ethernet sheild.
but need help in connecting the webcam. How can i do this?
Generally speaking, you don't unless the web cam has provisions for an arduino interface. The arduino might provide for a pan/tilt setup and supply a web page and similar, but the arduino doesn't have the power to handle video processing. There are serial cams made for use with an arduino, but a separate web cam is probably better.
An arduino yun would work for this.
zoomkat:
" you don't unless the web cam has provisions for an arduino interface. "Thank you for replying. Can I use OV7670 (http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-use-OV7670-Camera-Module-with-Arduino/) ?
If it is not possible to stream a video, at least is it possible to take a snapshot and send it to my webpage?
The image/video does not actually go through arduino, but you make the web page retrieve the image directly from the web cam. That's how I did it on my aquarium controller.
video comes from a Foscam webcam.