Accessing USB Devices and Webcams with OpenCV and Python

Welcome to the OpenCV Basics series. In this series, we'll be going through all the basics of OpenCV from the ground up.

In this video you'll learn how to:
1. Access your webcam using OpenCV and cv2.VideoCapture
2. Take Photos with your Webcam or USB device using Python
3. Produce a real time webcam feed using Python and OpenCV

Get the code: https://github.com/nicknochnack/OpenC...

Links
Documentation: https://docs.opencv.org/4.5.4/
Python Tutorials: https://docs.opencv.org/4.5.4/d6/d00/...
Download Samples from here: https://opencv.org/releases/

Chapters:
0:00 - Start
0:36 - Explainer
1:29 - Tutorial Kickoff
2:02 - Whiteboard
5:43 - Import Dependencies
6:58 - Connect to a Webcam
9:14 - The Camera I use for Computer Vision
9:36 - Finding Your Video Capture Device
12:17 - Take a Photo with OpenCV
15:06 - Accesss Video from Your Webcam

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Happy coding!
Nick

P.s. Let me know how you go and drop a comment if you need a hand!