LifeCam USBCamera changing settings from Java

[robert1356]

Originally Posted by ahartnet

Robert,

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    	SmartDashboard.putNumber("Brightness", targetCam.getBrightness());
    	
    	targetCam.openCamera();
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See my followup. The openCamera() call is superfluous, it is opened when you created the object. Your use of setBrightness(), setExposureManual() and updatedSettings() is correct.

Were you able to get a good DARK image, or just an image that is good for a driver to look at? I want a DARK image that a driver would find unusable, but the image processing will be very happy about (because the retro-reflectors will show up nicely).