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Created December 26, 2021 07:22
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Record videos for every single minute. Minimum requirements: Raspberry Pi Zero W and 12GB free space.
import picamera
from time import sleep
import datetime as dt
camera = picamera.PiCamera(resolution=(1024, 640), framerate=15)
camera.start_preview()
sleep(2)
camera.annotate_background = picamera.Color('black')
camera.annotate_text = dt.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
while 1:
file_name = dt.datetime.now().strftime('videos/%H_%M.h264')
camera.start_recording(file_name)
start = dt.datetime.now()
while (dt.datetime.now() - start).seconds < 60:
camera.annotate_text = dt.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
camera.wait_recording(0.2)
camera.stop_recording()
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