camera

## Name

camera — Webcam and photo camera application

## Synopsis

`camera` [`-d` `device`] [`-O` `overlay`] [`-H`] [`-h`] [`-R`] [`-r`] [`-V`] [`-v`] [`-x`]

## Description

camera is a webcam application, with the ability to take pictures. It also supports image flipping (horizontal and vertical) and choosing alternative scaling algorithms (via the preferences window).

## Options

The following options are available:

`-d`

  Specify a video device to open.

`-H`

  Force the output to be flipped horizontally.

`-h`

  Force the output not to be flipped horizontally.

`-O`

  Specify an image to display on top of the camera feed.

`-R`

  Force the output to preserve the aspect ratio when scaling.

`-r`

  Scale the output without preserving the aspect ratio.

`-V`

  Force the output to be flipped vertically.

`-v`

  Force the output not to be flipped vertically.

`-x`

  Start the application in embedded mode (for embedding inside other applications).

## Bugs

Issues can be listed and reported at http://www.defora.org/os/project/bug_list/3997/Camera.

## See also

browser(1), gallery(1)