Raspberry Pi Camera Board - RaspiStill Command List

Raspberry Pi Camera Board - RaspiStill Command List

Please note that these commands will not work with the 'Bullseye' Raspberry Pi OS or later. Bullseye users will need to use libcamera - we have an article here for libcamera users.

RaspiStill Camera App

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Runs camera for specific time, and take JPG capture at end if requested

usage: RaspiStill [options]

Image parameter commands

-?, --help : This help information

-w, --width : Set image width

-h, --height : Set image height

-q, --quality : Set jpeg quality <0 to 100>

-r, --raw : Add raw bayer data to jpeg metadata

-o, --output : Output filename (to write to stdout, use '-o -'). If not specified, no file is saved

-v, --verbose : Output verbose information during run

-t, --timeout : Time (in ms) before takes picture and shuts down (if not specified, set to 5s)

-th, --thumb : Set thumbnail parameters (x:y:quality)

-d, --demo : Run a demo mode (cycle through range of camera options, no capture)

-e, --encoding : Encoding to use for output file (jpg, bmp, gif, png)

-x, --exif : EXIF tag to apply to captures (format as 'key=value')

-tl, --timelapse : Timelapse mode. Takes a picture every ms

Preview parameter commands

-p, --preview : Preview window settings

-f, --fullscreen : Fullscreen preview mode

-n, --nopreview : Do not display a preview window

Image parameter commands

-sh, --sharpness : Set image sharpness (-100 to 100)

-co, --contrast : Set image contrast (-100 to 100)

-br, --brightness : Set image brightness (0 to 100)

-sa, --saturation : Set image saturation (-100 to 100)

-ISO, --ISO : Set capture ISO

-vs, --vstab : Turn on video stablisation

-ev, --ev : Set EV compensation

-ex, --exposure : Set exposure mode (see Notes)

-awb, --awb : Set AWB mode (see Notes)

-ifx, --imxfx : Set image effect (see Notes)

-cfx, --colfx : Set colour effect (U:V)

-mm, --metering : Set metering mode (see Notes)

-rot, --rotation : Set image rotation (0-359)

-hf, --hflip : Set horizontal flip

-vf, --vflip : Set vertical flip

Notes

Exposure mode options :

off,auto,night,nightpreview,backlight,spotlight,sports,snow,beach,verylong,fixedfps,antishake,fireworks

AWB mode options :

off,auto,sun,cloud,shade,tungsten,fluorescent,incandescent,flash,horizon

Image Effect mode options :

none,negative,solarise,sketch,denoise,emboss,oilpaint,hatch,gpen,pastel,watercolour,film,blur,saturation,colourswap,washedout,posterise,colourpoint,colourbalance,cartoon

Metering Mode options :

average,spot,backlit,matrix

1 comment

Steven

Steven

Raspistill exposure does not recognise “sport” or “auto” or “snow” or “beach” as valid values. Could we please have the values needed to control exposure that raspistill recognises?

Raspistill exposure does not recognise “sport” or “auto” or “snow” or “beach” as valid values. Could we please have the values needed to control exposure that raspistill recognises?

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