Photobooth Function

Photobooth Functionality

The PTZOptics cameras can quickly take a series of four still image or video files. These image and video files are stored locally on the camera and can be retrieved with an HTTP-CGI command and a web browser.

Configuration

To take a photo or video using your camera, you will need to type a command paired with the camera's IP address into your brower's search bar.

Beforehand, set the resolution of the image and video files by logging into the camera’s web interface and adjusting the Stream 2 resolution, as shown below. The camera will need to reboot for the new resolution to take effect.

Photos

Use the command below to take a single photo of the camera’s current view. You can type this HTTP-CGI Command into a web browser to take & download the photo.

http://[Camera IP]/snapshot.jpg

You can also take a series of four photos with a defined delay. Use the command below to take these photos.

http://[Camera IP]/cgi-bin/booth.cgi?0&4&[delay]&;photo&0

In this command, [delay] is how long the camera will wait before taking the next photo, in seconds. The [delay] range is: 1 ~ 9.

You can download the photos by sending a separate HTTP-CGI command through a web browser.

http://[Camera IP]/photo[num].jpg

In this command, [num] is the photo you would like to download. The [num] options are: 1 ~ 4.

Use the command below to take a series of four videos. You can define the video length and delay (in seconds) between each video.

http://[Camera IP]/cgi-bin/booth.cgi?0&4&[delay]&video&[length]

In this command, [delay] is how long the camera will wait before taking the next video, in seconds. The [delay] range is: 1 ~ 9.

In this command, [length] is how long each video recording will be, in seconds. The [length] range is: 1 ~ 10.

You can download the videos by sending a separate HTTP-CGI command through a web browser.

http://[Camera IP]/video[num].mp4

In this command, [num] is the video you would like to download. The [num] options are: 1 ~ 4.