Interfacing with Digital Camera

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Simon Harris

Hi All,

I will shortly need to build an app, which will need the ability to upload
a
photograph and tie it a record. (User database). This much I can do.

As this will be used on a public ticket gate, it needs to work as fast as
possible, the steps would be to take the photo, then download it from the
camera, then upload it via the app.

Just wondering if there is anyway I can interface direct with the camera,
may be software that can poll the camera and automatically download the
single photo as it is produced and associate it with the currently opened
record, or even download it and then prompt the staff member which record
to
associate it with. (So the process would need to be create the record,
then
take the photo)

Is there any industry standard for digi cams? (So I can advise them to buy
cameras of a certain type?)

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks!
Simon.
 
Hi Simon,

Yes, usually the digi cams are based on a standard called Twain compatible
cams. There is an open source available 'Twain32d.dll' This should help you
acquire an image from the cam.
 
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