I am trying to access a Logitech c310 webcam on my beaglebone. It always returns false for any device ID, I am not sure why. I use the following code. >>> import cv2, numpy as np >>> cam = cv2.VideoCapture(0) >>> cam.open(0) False The camera does show up as video0 in dev/ and also in root@arm:~#lsusb, like below, root@arm:~# lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:081b Logitech, Inc. Webcam C310 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub I could also access the camera with v4l2-ctl. Note that I am very new to OpenCV, so this may sound silly and I apologize for that in advance. Continue reading...
