# Can use external camera on processing with raspberry

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-use-external-camera-on-processing-with-raspberry/3935>\
**Category:** Processing for Pi\
**Created:** [September 28, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-use-external-camera-on-processing-with-raspberry/3935 "2018-09-28T14:18:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ruicarreira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@ruicarreira](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ruicarreira)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-use-external-camera-on-processing-with-raspberry/3935/1 "2018-09-28T14:18:21Z")

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Hi!  
I installed Processing on my raspberry Pi 3 ModelB and I can’t use the external camera.  
“No such Streamer factory: v4l2src” is error when I try to execute my code.  
I really need fast help because I am doing a project for university and it really needs this camera to run well.  
Thanks for your time!

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**Author:** ![kfrajer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kfrajer/32/196_2.png) [@kfrajer](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kfrajer)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-use-external-camera-on-processing-with-raspberry/3935/2 "2018-09-28T18:13:55Z")

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Did you have a look at previous posts? You can try [here](https://discourse.processing.org/search?q=camera%20raspberry)

Kf

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**Author:** ![monkstone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/monkstone/32/64_2.png) [@monkstone](https://discourse.processing.org/u/monkstone)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-use-external-camera-on-processing-with-raspberry/3935/3 "2018-09-30T15:58:02Z")

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From recollection you might want to use P2D mode on the pi, I got my logitech usb camera to work fine.

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**Author:** ![gohai](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gohai/32/25_2.png) [@gohai](https://discourse.processing.org/u/gohai)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-use-external-camera-on-processing-with-raspberry/3935/4 "2018-09-30T21:30:20Z")

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@ruicarreira You can either install `gstreamer0.10-plugins-good` as described [here](https://pi.processing.org/technical/#video-library-capture), or use the GL Video library (which is what I would recommend).