Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Welcome to the OpenCV Basics series. In this series, we'll be going through all the basics of OpenCV from the ground up.

In this video you'll learn how to:
1. Access your webcam using OpenCV and cv2.VideoCapture
2. Take Photos with your Webcam or USB device using Python
3. Produce a real time webcam feed using Python and OpenCV

Get the code: github.com/nicknochnack/OpenCV-Basics

Links
Documentation: docs.opencv.org/4.5.4
Python Tutorials: docs.opencv.org/4.5.4/d6/d00/tutorial_py_root.html
Download Samples from here: opencv.org/releases

Chapters:
0:00 - Start
0:36 - Explainer
1:29 - Tutorial Kickoff
2:02 - Whiteboard
5:43 - Import Dependencies
6:58 - Connect to a Webcam
9:14 - The Camera I use for Computer Vision
9:36 - Finding Your Video Capture Device
12:17 - Take a Photo with OpenCV
15:06 - Accesss Video from Your Webcam

Oh, and don't forget to connect with me!
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Happy coding!
Nick

P.s. Let me know how you go and drop a comment if you need a hand!