cam Command Examples

Frontend tool for libcamera. More information: https://libcamera.org/docs.html.

• List available cameras:

cam --list

• List controls of a camera:

cam --camera {{camera_index}} --list-controls

• Write frames to a folder:

cam --camera {{camera_index}} --capture={{frames_to_capture}} --file

• Display camera feed in a window:

cam --camera {{camera_index}} --capture --sdl