Image Acquisition

Acquire images from an IP camera

Create a connection to an IP camera using the ipcam object. To create the object, you need the URL of the camera. If the camera requires authentication, specify a user name and password. The URL must either be Motion JPEG (mjpeg) over HTTP/RTSP or H.264 over RTSP streams.

Use the snapshot function to acquire images from an IP camera. You can acquire a single image or set up a loop to acquire multiple images. Use the preview function to test the camera stream.

For examples showing how to connect and tips for finding the IP camera URL and stream Codec, see Connect to IP Cameras.

Functions

`ipcam`	Create `ipcam` object to acquire images from an IP camera
`preview`	Preview live video data from IP camera
`snapshot`	Acquire single image frame from an IP camera
`closePreview`	Close IP camera preview window

Topics

Find IP Camera URL
Find the URL of your IP Camera.
Set Properties for IP Camera Acquisition
Set device specific properties of the IP camera during or after object creation and using the webread function.
Acquire Images from IP Cameras
Learn how to use the snapshot function to acquire one image frame from an IP camera and display it.
Acquire IP Camera Images in a Loop and Create an AVI File
Acquire multiple image frames from an IP camera, and log the images to an AVI file using MATLAB^® VideoWriter.

Featured Examples

Acquire Images from an IP Camera Android App

Use your Android phone as an IP camera and acquire images from it.

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Detect Circles from IP Camera Using Image Processing Toolbox

Detect circles from images acquired on the IP camera using Image Processing Toolbox functions.

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Detect Objects from Images Acquired by IP Camera Using YOLO v2 Detector

Perform multiclass object detection on an image data set acquired using an IP camera.

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