Image capture from Camera and saving the image
import cv2
# Open the device at the ID 0
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
#Check whether user selected camera is opened successfully.
if not (cap.isOpened()):
print(“Could not open video device”)
#To set the resolution
cap.set(cv2.cv.CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 640)
cap.set(cv2.cv.CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 480)
while(True):
# Capture frame-by-frame
ret, frame = cap.read()
# Display the resulting frame
cv2.imshow(‘preview’,frame)
#Waits for a user input to quit the application
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord(‘q’):
break
# When everything done, release the capture
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()