Practice - Using Webcam with OpenCV
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Practice Questions
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What function is used to capture video from a webcam in OpenCV?
💡 Hint: Think about functions that start capturing video.
How do you display the video frames captured from the webcam?
💡 Hint: This function creates a window.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the default index number for the primary camera in OpenCV?
💡 Hint: It is often the first camera recognized by the system.
True or False: cv2.VideoCapture(1) is used to access the second webcam device.
💡 Hint: Consider how camera indices are assigned.
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Challenge Problems
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Using the webcam video captured, write code to detect faces in real-time and draw rectangles around them. What modifications will you make to integrate face detection into the webcam feed?
💡 Hint: You'll need to integrate the face detection code from section 21.5.
How would you improve the frame rate of the webcam feed? Discuss techniques and implement changes to reduce processing load.
💡 Hint: Consider how changing frame size affects processing time.
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