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.TH CAMV 1
.SH NAME
camv \- USB camera display
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B camv
.I cam-device
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Camv
uses the
.I cam-device
file tree provided by
.IR nusb (4)
to use and control a USB camera.
It opens the tree's
.I video
file to play the video stream directly in the window.
.PP
The middle mouse button menu shows and allows editing the current picture settings.
While it lists resolution, format and framerate per second,
those must be set manually before starting
.IR camv (1).
One can quit the program from the right mouse button menu.
.SH EXAMPLES
Initialize and configure a camera before starting
.I camv
in its own window.
.IP
.EX
% nusb/cam 5
% window -dx 320 -dy 240 \\
	'label cam
	cat <<EOF >/dev/cam5.1/ctl
format 320x240
fps 30
backlight-compensation 1
brightness 20
contrast 95
saturation 40
sharpness 7
gamma 200
EOF
	camv /dev/cam5.1
\'
.EE
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/camv.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR nusb (4)
.SH HISTORY
.I Camv
first appeared in 9front (March, 2018).
.SH BUGS
Not all available picture settings can be set while
.IR camv (1)
is running, some possibly not at all.