dazca/axis-videocapture

Object that mimics OpenCV's VideoCapture but for AXIS cameras.

Python project to set up a connection towards Axis Communications devices and to subscribe to specific events on the metadatastream.

Install

Clone the repo, move to the folder and type with your desired python environment active:

pip install -e .

Usage

Obtain the camera object to manipulate:

import axispy

url_to_camera = "192.168.1.1"
cam = axispy.camera(url_to_camera, "admin", "password")

Camera manipulation (PTZ and configuration)

To manipulate the camera we use sensecam_control library which contain an extensive usage of both VAPIX and ONVIF apis to control the camera:

cam.absolute_move(10, 20, 1)
img_shape = cam.get_image_size()

For further usage check sensecam_control repository.

Snapshot

To obtain a snapshot through http using urllib:

img = cam.snapshot()

Otherwise, you can use native sensecam_control functions as get_bitmap_request or get_jpeg_request.

Video Stream

Also, you can obtain an OpenCV streamer object to continuously capture a video stream:

cap = cam.obtain_streamer()

# Coninuously visualize video stream
ret = True
k = -1
while ret and ord(k)!=113:
    ret, img := cap.read()
    cv2.imshow("img", img)
    k = cv2.waitKey(1)