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77 lines
2.6 KiB
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# actioncam / libipcamera
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Go Library and command line tool for working with cheap action cameras.
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## Compatible Cameras
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| Vendor | Model | Firmware Version | Compatibility | Remarks |
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|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|
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| Campark | ACT76 (Xtreme 2) | v1.0 rc5 | Full (tested) | |
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| TecTecTec | XPro2 | - | Full (untested) | |
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## Usage Examples
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### Preview Streaming
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Supplying no additional command will start streaming a preview video stream to your local system.
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To view the video use the `camera.sdp` file and open it in a compatible player like VLC.
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The stream is a RTP stream sent to Port 5220 on localhost containing H.264 data in preview resolution as AVP Type 99. Additionally it is possible to start a crude RTSP-Server that is able to serve a single client.
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```
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# Start preview streaming via RTP
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actioncam <Camera IP>
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# Start RTSP server and stream preview to connecting
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actioncam rtsp <Camera IP>
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# Use mplayer to stream a low-latency preview (ffmpeg and VLC introduce significant delay)
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mplayer -nocache rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554
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```
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### Shooting a still picture
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To shoot a still picture and save it to SD-Card run the subcommand `still`.
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```
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actioncam still <Camera IP>
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### Recording Video
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To record full resolution video to SD-Card use the subcommands `record` and `stop`.
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```
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# Start recording Video
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actioncam record <Camera IP>
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# Stop recording Video
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actioncam stop <Camera IP>
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```
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### Fetch the list of files on the SD-Card and download the latest file
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The camera can provide a list of files stored on the SD-Card, the `ipcamera` tool currently allows the download of the latest file in the list.
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# List files
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actioncam ls <Camera IP>
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# Download latest file
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actioncam fetch <Camera IP>
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```
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### Send a RAW packet to the Camera
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It's possible to send RAW commands to the camera to test new commands and help reverse engineer the protocol.
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```
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actioncam cmd <RAW Command and Payload in HEX> <Camera IP>
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# Example (Take a still image)
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actioncam cmd A038 192.168.1.1
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```
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## Limitations
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On all tested cameras, there can only be one client connected to the camera at any given time. This means that to take a picture you have to stop a client that is currently running a preview stream. ~~To help with that issue the command line client will open a socket in the future that can accept commands to control the camera while previewing the video.~~ (if this feature is really needed this could be implemented but the utility should be simple and without many side-effects).
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