rpicam-hello
Display Raspberry Pi camera preview
TLDR
Display camera preview for specific time (milliseconds)
$ rpicam-hello -t 5000
Use custom tuning file for camera sensor$ rpicam-hello --tuning-file /usr/share/libcamera/ipa/rpi/path/to/config.json
SYNOPSIS
rpicam-hello [options]
DESCRIPTION
rpicam-hello displays a live camera preview from a Raspberry Pi camera module. It's the simplest way to verify camera functionality and view the camera output.The tool uses libcamera for modern camera support on Raspberry Pi.
PARAMETERS
-t, --timeout ms
Preview duration in milliseconds--tuning-file file
Camera sensor tuning configuration
CAVEATS
Requires a compatible Raspberry Pi camera module. Display output requires a working graphical environment or framebuffer.
HISTORY
Part of rpicam-apps, the official Raspberry Pi camera application suite replacing the legacy raspistill/raspivid tools.
SEE ALSO
rpicam-still(1), rpicam-vid(1), rpicam-jpeg(1)
