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Mitch Allen How to Stream from a Raspberry Pi Camera to your Browser

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     $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so -x 1280 -y 720 -fps 15 -ex night -hf"
 
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+See related article: http://desertbot.io/how-to-stream-the-picamera/
 
     
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     $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
     $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so"
 
+Note that this worked fine on the Pi Zero. But on the Pi 3 the image was reversed and I had to add the __-hf__ flag:
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+    $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so -hf"
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 On another machine (like a Mac using Chrome) browse to (replacing *HOSTNAME* with your Pi hostname):
 
     http://HOSTNAME.local:8080
 Or:
 
     http://HOSTNAME.local:8080/?action=stream
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+If the image is backwards, see my note above about the __-hf__ flag.
+
 You can also try:
 
-    ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so -x 1280 -y 720 -fps 15 -ex night"
+    $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so -x 1280 -y 720 -fps 15 -ex night"
+    
+Or if it's backwards, add the __-hf__ flag:
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+    $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so -x 1280 -y 720 -fps 15 -ex night -hf"
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     $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
     $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so"
 
-On another machine (like a Mac using Chrome) browse to:
+On another machine (like a Mac using Chrome) browse to (replacing *HOSTNAME* with your Pi hostname):
 
     http://HOSTNAME.local:8080
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 ## Steps for streaming from a NoIR camera attached to a PiZero
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 Using Raspian Jessie Lite on a PiZero 1.3 with a NoIR camera over Wireless.
 
 This was also tested on a Pi 3 running the regular version of Jessie with the same camera.
 
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+Login to your Pi over ssh and do the following: 
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     $ sudo apt-get update
-    $ sudo raspi-config
+    $ sudo raspi-config  # Enable the camera: 6 Enable Camera / Yes / OK / Finish
     $ mkdir projects
     $ cd projects/
-    $ sudo apt-get install git
+    $ sudo apt-get install git  # If git is not already installed
     $ git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.git
     $ cd mjpg-streamer/
     $ cd mjpg-streamer-experimental/
 
     http://HOSTNAME.local:8080/?action=stream
     
+You can also try:
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+    ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so -x 1280 -y 720 -fps 15 -ex night"
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 ## Steps for streaming from a NoIR camera attached to a PiZero
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 Using Raspian Jessie Lite on a PiZero 1.3 with a NoIR camera over Wireless.
 
 
     $ sudo apt-get update
     $ sudo raspi-config
-$ mkdir projects
-$ cd projects/
-$ sudo apt-get install git
-$ git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.git
-$ cd mjpg-streamer/
-$ cd mjpg-streamer-experimental/
-$ sudo apt-get install cmake
-$ sudo apt-get install python-imaging
-$ sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev
-$ make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
-$ sudo make install
-$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
-$ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so"
+    $ mkdir projects
+    $ cd projects/
+    $ sudo apt-get install git
+    $ git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.git
+    $ cd mjpg-streamer/
+    $ cd mjpg-streamer-experimental/
+    $ sudo apt-get install cmake
+    $ sudo apt-get install python-imaging
+    $ sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev
+    $ make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+    $ sudo make install
+    $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
+    $ ./mjpg_streamer -o "output_http.so -w ./www" -i "input_raspicam.so"
 
 On another machine (like a Mac using Chrome) browse to:
 
-http://HOSTNAME.local:8080
+    http://HOSTNAME.local:8080
 
 Or:
 
-http://HOSTNAME.local:8080/?action=stream
+    http://HOSTNAME.local:8080/?action=stream
+    
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