camva

Set or query camera view angle

Syntax
camva camva(view_angle) camva('mode') camva('auto') camva('manual') camva(axes_handle,...)

Description
camva

returns the camera view angle setting in the current axes. The camera view angle determines the field of view of the camera. Larger angles produce a smaller view of the scene. Implement zooming by changing the camera view angle. camva(view_angle) sets the view angle in the current axes to the specified value. Specify the view angle in degrees. camva('mode') returns the current value of the camera view angle mode, which can be either auto (the default) or manual. camva('auto') sets the camera view angle mode to auto. camva('manual') sets the camera view angle mode to manual. camva(axes_handle,...) performs the set or query on the axes identified by the first argument, axes_handle. When you do not specify an axes handle, camva operates on the current axes.

Tips
The camva function sets or queries values of the axes object CameraViewAngle and CameraViewAngleMode properties. When the camera view angle mode is auto, the camera view angle adjusts so that the scene fills the available space in the window. If you move the camera to a different position, the camera view angle changes to maintain a view of the scene that fills the available area in the window. Setting a camera view angle or setting the camera view angle to manual disables the MATLAB stretch-to-fill feature (stretching of the axes to fit the window). This means setting the camera view angle to its current value,
camva(camva)

can cause a change in the way the graph looks. See axes for more information.

Examples
Create two pushbuttons, one that zooms in and another that zooms out:
% Set the range checking in the callback statements to keep % the values for the camera view angle in the range greater % than zero and less than 180. uicontrol('Style','pushbutton',... 'String','Zoom In',... 'Position',[20 20 60 20],... 'Callback','if camva <= 1;return;else;camva(camva-1);end'); uicontrol('Style','pushbutton',... 'String','Zoom Out',... 'Position',[100 20 60 20],... 'Callback','if camva >= 179;return;else;camva(camva+1);end'); % Now create a graph to zoom in and out on: surf(peaks);

how to interface a digital camera with MATLAB for real time image processing
Step 1: Set up a video Object: Create and video object using the" videoinput()" function like so: videoObj = videoinput(adaptorname, deviceID); (you can find the adaptor name and device ID by plugging in your device and typing imaqtool into the command window and you will see the adaptor name and the device ID listed beside the device's name in the hardware browser). Next, the amount of frames captured per trigger must be configured. The set() function can be used for this. set(videoObj, 'FramesPerTrigger', N); where N is the amount of frames captured every time the camera is triggered. Next, the number of times the camera can be triggered must be configured. The set() function can be used for this. set(videoObj, 'TriggerRepeat', N); where N is the number of times the camera can be triggered (use inf for infinite triggers). Next, the trigger type must be set. The triggerconfig() function can be used for this. triggerconfig(videoObj, triggertype); where triggertype can be 'manual' for manual triggering 'immediate' for triggering once the start function (explained later) is used or 'hardware' if some external hardware source is to trigger the camera (the trigger condition must also be configured if this is chosen) Finally for Step 1, for example, if I were to create a video object for my integrated webcam which I want to manually trigger and I want one frame per trigger I would use: videoObj = videoinput('winvideo',1); set(videoObj, 'FramesPerTrigger', 1); set(videoObj, 'TriggerRepeat', inf); triggerconfig(videoObj, 'manual'); This should probably be sufficient for most purposes. However do look up the functions I've mentioned

above should you need to do more configuring. Your object is now set up. Step 2: Open the object Before you can use the object it must be opened. The start() function can be used for this. start(videoObj); the object is now open Step 3: Trigger camera The camera can now be trigged which will capture the image(s). The trigger() function can be used for this. trigger(videoObj); Step 4: Processing etc. Do processing on the captured image(s) Step 5: Repeat Repeat steps 3 & 4 as needed Step 6: Close object When done with the camera close the object by using the stop() function stop(videoObject); Hope this helps.