[gphoto-features] [ gphoto-Feature Requests-2001549 ] Help needed for controlling multiple cameras

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Feature Requests item #2001549, was opened at 2008-06-24 04:37
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>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Works For Me
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Submitted By: Robin GROENEVELT (robingroenevelt)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Help needed for controlling  multiple cameras

Initial Comment:
Hi,

I'm running a research project in which I need to install up to a couple of tens of cameras in a large supermarket. The cameras will be taking pictures of the shelves and a computer will process the images, recognize the products in the camera images, and send out alerts when a product is no longer on the shelves.
 

I have the following the 'constraints':
- The cameras need to be as cheap as possible (I might need about a hundred per shop...). Ideally around the $100 or $200 price range
- One computer controls a couple of cameras (probably between 3-10 cameras per computer) and fetches the images from those cameras
- The cameras needs to take only one picture every couple of seconds (up to a max of a couple of tens of seconds between images)
- The camera needs to take picture and send them to the computer continuously every minute, 16 hours per day, 7 days per week, every week of every month


After some search the Olympus SDK seem the most suitable. However, I've understood that Olympus seized their SDK on all compact cameras a year ago. The only exception being the e-series which does not come for less than $300.

Do anyone have any advice?
Which software handle this?
Which cameras would be best to use?

Regards,

   Robin Groenevelt


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>Comment By: Hubert Figuiere (hub)
Date: 2008-06-24 07:58

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the list of camera that gphoto support in capture mode is here:

http://gphoto.org/doc/remote/

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