RaspiView

Due to their low cost and good overall performance, Raspberry Pi cameras have a lot of uses, ranging from webcam to surveillance monitors. Especially tailored for this device is RaspiView, a handy piece of software that helps you view and record MJPG video streams. Although mainly designed for Raspberry Pi cameras, the program works with other USB image capturing devices as well. .NET Framework must be installed on your computer so that the application may function properly.

The program can help you quickly record video streams using several video streams, such as MPEG4, Raw, WMV1, H263P or FLV1. Aside from this, the application provides you with several tools that can enhance your recordings, such as color filters and graph positioning controls.

With these features, you are able to control the video stream recorded by your camera, clearing your images from distortions or other inconveniences. You are able to check the status of the histogram specific to your device, which provides you with useful information about recording frequency and image freeze.

Due to its nature, RaspiView can be used a couple of ways. For instance, you can use it as a surveillance monitor, although its intended purpose is to aid digital microscope cameras capture images and video streams at optimal performance.

You can capture screenshots any time during a recording, a feature which could be ingeniously combined with a surveillance camera equipped with motion detectors. This way, if any motion is detected, the application could capture multiple shots of the incident that took place.

To sum it up, RaspiView is ideal for capturing video streams using cameras or other recording devices. It is versatile enough to be used both as a surveillance monitor and a viewer for images captured by digital microscope cameras.