You can use the MATLAB^®Webcam support to bring live images from any USB Video Class (UVC) Webcam into MATLAB. This includes Webcams that might be built into laptops or other devices, as well as Webcams that plug into your computer via a USB port.

With simple MATLAB functions you can detect your connected Webcams, acquire single snapshots from a Webcam, and optionally set up a loop of acquired images. Thewebcamlistfunction allows you to detect the connected Webcams. Thewebcamfunction creates the Webcam object that is used to acquire images. And thesnapshotfunction returns a single image from the camera. You can also preview your image and set properties for the image.

The Webcam support is available only through the Hardware Support Packages. You must download and install the necessary files using the Support Package Installer. To open the Support Package Installer, typesupportPackageInstallerin MATLAB. Then on theSelect support package to installscreen, select theUSB Webcamsfrom the list.

The MATLAB Webcam support can be used on the following platforms:

• Microsoft^®Windows^®32-bit and 64-bit (Windows 7 or later)

• Mac OS X 64-bit

• Linux^®