# Issues with third-party camera

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/issues-with-third-party-camera/2075>\
**Category:** Processing for Pi\
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/issues-with-third-party-camera/2075 "2018-07-25T15:58:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![jb4x](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jb4x/32/789_2.png) [@jb4x](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jb4x)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/issues-with-third-party-camera/2075/12 "2018-07-26T12:57:37Z")

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> [@gohai](#):
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> My suggestion for you would be: try to see if `gst-launch-1.0 autovideosrc ! autovideosink` works for you. Alternatively, you can also install the application “Cheese” and see if this works with your camera. (If those work, then you could perhaps try to [find out](https://www.mankier.com/1/v4l2-ctl) what is special about your camera’s capabilities that brakes the assumptions of the GL Video library.)

Sadly, I don’t think I know enough about those subjects to deal with it myself ☹

@msurguy I also found out that you need to be very precise… And I did, indeed, specified all the parameters to get the error messages I posted. So no luck for me it is not the issue here.

I have another weird behavior when using raspistill because when I use the `-p` parameter I get no preview. I can save a picture and even a video but no matter wich command line I try I can’t manage to have a live preview of the camera…

I updated everything yesterday and I have 2 or 3 more things to try but I think I’ll have to change the camera and try with an official picamera.

Thank you for your time!

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