rpicam-still

Capture with different encoding format

$ rpicam-still -e png -o path/to/file.png

$ rpicam-still -r -o path/to/file.jpg

$ rpicam-still -o path/to/file.jpg --shutter 100000

rpicam-still [options]

rpicam-still captures photos with additional format options and features not available in rpicam-jpeg. It supports multiple output formats and raw sensor data capture.
This tool provides more control over image capture than the simpler rpicam-jpeg.

-e, --encoding format

Output format (bmp, png, rgb, yuv420)

Include raw sensor data

Output file path

Exposure time

Raw images include DNG data alongside the main image. Some formats produce larger files than JPEG.

Part of rpicam-apps, the official Raspberry Pi camera application suite using libcamera. Replaces legacy raspistill.

rpicam-jpeg(1), rpicam-hello(1), rpicam-vid(1)