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Getting Camera to work on Raspberry Pi with Just Terminal Access

Here is a simple guide to get started on Raspberry Pi Camera with just though ssh.
  • Access through ssh
    • ssh pi@<Pi's IP>
  • Install
    • $ sudo apt-get install python-picamera
    • $ sudo apt-get install python3-picamera
  • Enable Camera
    • $ sudo raspi-config
    • Interfacing options -> Camera -> Enable
  • Create the Python script:
    • $ touch test.py
    • $ nano test.py
    • paste one of the following:
      • Camera sample code
from picamera import PiCamera
from time import sleep

camera = PiCamera()
camera.start_preview()
sleep(10)
camera.stop_preview()
      • Video Sample code
camera.start_preview()
camera.start_recording('/home/pi/video.h264')
sleep(10)
camera.stop_recording()
camera.stop_preview()
    • $ python test.py
    • Copy the file over to host
      • $ scp <video or image file> <host user name>@<hosts's IP>:<host destination folder>
    • The video file can be played through VLC.

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