# node-picamera

> small wraper for the raspiberry pi camera

Latest version **0.0.1** (published 2014-05-25) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install node-picamera
pnpm add node-picamera
yarn add node-picamera
bun add node-picamera
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support; pre 1.0.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 |
| Published | 2014-05-25 |
| First published | 2014-05-25 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 1 |
| Author | dmamills |
| Maintainers | dmamills |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-picamera
- Repository: https://github.com/dmamills/picam
- Issues: https://github.com/dmamills/picam/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/node-picamera

## Recent versions

- 0.0.1 (latest) — 2014-05-25

## README

# picam

small wrapper around the raspberry pi camera module.

## photo

The photo function takes three parameters
1. filename
2. options (optional)
3. callback (the same format as `child_process.exec`)

```
picam.still('filename.jpg',{width:800,height:600},function(err,stdin,stdout) {
  if(err) throw err;
});

```

## video

The video function is similar although it has an extra parameter specifying the length of time to record.

1. filename
2. video length
3. options (optional)
4. callback

```
picam.video('filename.h264',1000,{},function(err,stdin,stdout) {
  if(err) throw err;
});
```

## options

The options object is used to set arguments to the command. If argument is just a standalone flag, set it's value to `true` in your options object. The following arguments are currently supported:

```
width
height
vertical_flip
horizontal_flip
sharpness
brightness
saturation
iso
video_stabilization
ev_compensation
exposure
auto_white_balance
image_effect
color_effect
metering
rotation
region_of_interest
raw
verbose
encoding
quality
```

## more information

For more information about the raspberry pi camera module, see the [official documentation](http://www.raspberrypi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/RaspiCam-Documentation.pdf)


## license
MIT

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