def get_input(self, parent):
"""
Display an input selection dialog if necessary and return
an OpenedInput
Any exceptions raised would cause an error box to pop up
"""
from qcam import QCam, QCamUtil
cwd = os.getcwd()
QCam.ReleaseDriver()
QCam.LoadDriver()
os.chdir(cwd)
# list the cameras the camera
cameraList = QCam.ListCameras()
if 0 >= len(cameraList):
raise Error('No cameras found.')
# open the camera
camera = QCam.OpenCamera(cameraList[0])
# set a default exposure, format, etc.
camera.settings.exposure = 25000
camera.settings.imageFormat = 'mono16'
camera.settings.Flush()
# set up camera queue
queue = QCamUtil.CameraQueue(camera)
# create a settings widget
widget = CameraSettings(camera, queue, parent.settings)
widget.loadSettings()
widget.updateFromCamera()
# return an opened input
return inputs.OpenedInput(queue, widget)
if len(sys.argv) != 4:
print >> sys.stderr, "Usage: %s <exposure in microseconds> <output file name format> <number of frames>" % sys.argv[
0]
sys.exit(-1)
exposure_ms = int(sys.argv[1])
output_file_format = sys.argv[2]
num_frames = int(sys.argv[3])
# set up the camera
QCam.ReleaseDriver()
QCam.LoadDriver()
# open the camera
cam = QCam.OpenCamera(QCam.ListCameras()[0])
# set the exposure
print >> sys.stderr, "Setting exposure to %d microsecond(s)" % exposure_ms
cam.settings.exposure = exposure_ms
cam.settings.imageFormat = 'mono16'
cam.settings.Flush()
# unused code
# create a camera queue
queue = QCamUtil.CameraQueue(cam)
# start capturing
queue.start(5)
# images = []