Android Camera Stream with Python

This Python script captures and displays a live stream from an Android camera using OpenCV and requests library.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• OpenCV (pip install opencv-python)
• NumPy (pip install numpy)
• imutils (pip install imutils)
• Requests (pip install requests)

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/shivaniindoria/connect-android-camera-to-opencv-python.git
   cd android-camera-stream

2. Install the required libraries:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Download and install IP Webcam application on your mobile phone.

   • Then make sure your PC and Phone both are connected to the same network.
   • Open your IP Webcam application on your both, click “Start Server” (usually found under top three lines).
   • This will open a camera on your Phone.
   • A URL is being displayed on the Phone screen, use the same url in your Code.

4. Replace the url variable in the script with the correct URL for your Android camera.

5. Run the script:

   python connect_android_camera_to_opencv_python.py

Press the 'Esc' key to exit the stream.

Contributing

Feel free to contribute to the project by opening issues or submitting pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to OpenCV for the powerful computer vision library.
• Special thanks to the contributors of imutils for simplifying image processing tasks.