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Mastering Computer Vision in Python with OpenCV

Read Webcam

Explore how to capture live webcam video feeds in Python using OpenCV. Learn to initialize the webcam, set frame dimensions, read video frames, and display them continuously for real-time viewing.

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Capture the webcam’s feed

To capture a webcam’s feed, we use the cv2.VideoCapture(0) method. Here, 0 represents the default camera being used to capture the video.

vid = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

Note: We need to import the cv2 library before using the function.

Set the display

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