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Quick and dirty webcam in browser
<video id="video" width="640" height="480" autoplay></video>
<button id="snap">Snap Photo</button>
<canvas id="canvas" width="640" height="480"></canvas>
<script>
// Grab elements, create settings, etc.
var video = document.getElementById('video');
// Get access to the camera!
if(navigator.mediaDevices && navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia) {
// Not adding `{ audio: true }` since we only want video now
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ video: true }).then(function(stream) {
video.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(stream);
video.play();
});
}
// Elements for taking the snapshot
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var video = document.getElementById('video');
// Trigger photo take
document.getElementById("snap").addEventListener("click", function() {
context.drawImage(video, 0, 0, 640, 480);
});
</script>
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