{{lowercase}} {{Infobox software | title = libcamera | name = | logo = Logo of libcamera.svg | logo caption = | logo alt = | logo size = 250px | collapsible = <!-- Any text here will collapse the screenshot. --> | screenshot = <!-- File name without 'File:' --> | screenshot size = | screenshot alt = | caption = | other_names = | author = | developer = Laurent Pinchart as lead architect<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imveurope.com/news/work-begin-camera-api-standard|title=Work to begin on camera API standard|date=2022-01-19}}</ref> | released = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | ver layout = <!-- simple (default) or stacked --> | discontinued = <!-- Set to yes, if software is discontinued, otherwise omit. --> | latest release version = {{LSR/wikidata}} | latest release date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | latest preview version = | latest preview date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} --> | repo = {{URL|https://git.libcamera.org/libcamera/libcamera.git/}} | qid = | programming language = C and C++ | middleware = | engine = <!-- or |engines= --> | operating system = Linux | platform = | included with = | replaces = | replaced_by = | service_name = | size = | standard = | language = | language count = <!-- Number only --> | language footnote = | genre = | license = | website = {{URL|https://libcamera.org}} | AsOf = }} '''libcamera''' is an open-source software library for image signal processors and embedded cameras on Linux distributions such as Android, ChromeOS and Ubuntu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larabel |first=Michael |title=libcamera Celebrates Its First Release As Camera Support Library For Linux |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/libcamera-First-Release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207235048/https://www.phoronix.com/news/libcamera-First-Release |archive-date=2022-12-07 |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Phoronix |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Roger |date=2020-05-11 |title=A More Open Raspberry Pi Camera Stack With Libcamera |url=https://hackaday.com/2020/05/11/a-more-open-raspberry-pi-camera-stack-with-libcamera/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Hackaday |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203090906/https://hackaday.com/2020/05/11/a-more-open-raspberry-pi-camera-stack-with-libcamera/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pounder |first=Les |date=2021-11-14 |title=How To Use Raspberry Pi Cameras with Bullseye |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-raspberry-pi-camera-with-bullseye |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206120917/https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/use-raspberry-pi-camera-with-bullseye |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Eric |date=2018-12-04 |title=Libcamera Aims to Make Embedded Cameras Easier |url=https://www.linux.com/topic/embedded-iot/libcamera-aims-make-embedded-cameras-easier/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Linux.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205204439/https://www.linux.com/topic/embedded-iot/libcamera-aims-make-embedded-cameras-easier/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The developers describe libcamera as a continuation of V4L2.
== Background == Nokia originally wanted to create a plugin-based software project for camera support, but this was cancelled because they stopped development of Linux-based smartphones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corbet |first=Jonathan |title=Access to complex video devices with libcamera |url=https://lwn.net/Articles/794555/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206064842/https://lwn.net/Articles/794555/ |archive-date=2022-12-06 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=LWN.net |date=25 July 2019 }}</ref>
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== Further reading == * {{cite web|url=https://www.marcusfolkesson.se/blog/libcamera/|title=What is libcamera and why should you use it|date=2022-11-25|first1=Marcus|last1=Folkesson}}
== External links == * {{Official website|https://libcamera.org}}
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