My goal is to create a decent web interface through the rPi and be able to control my DSLR. I would have thought something like this already existed, but I couldn't find one with all the capabilities I was looking for.
Features (currently being implemented):
- Change settings, such as ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture - done
- Take picture - done
- View photos on the camera - done
- Download the original file to the phone - partial
- Download a converted JPEG to the phone (from RAW) - partial
- Timelapse settings (later)
- Install the following packages.
Install php7.1: http://www.heidislab.com/tutorials/installing-php-7-1-on-raspbian-stretch-raspberry-pi-zero-w
sudo apt-get install php5 php5-cli php5-json zip unzip exiv2 ufraw
Note: You do not need a web server. In fact, I wouldn’t recommend it for this little app because this app will need more elevated permissions than the www-data user has. Configuring the server to run a user with elevated permissions might work, but not necessary. PHP has a built in development server that will work just fine and also run as the logged on user.
DON'T RUN THIS ON THE PUBLIC INTERNET. THIS IS NOT INTENDED FOR THAT AND IS NOT SECURE!
- Install latest gphoto2 (v2.5.9+). I recommend using the gphoto2-updater script here:
https://github.com/gonzalo/gphoto2-updater
- Download the gphoto-webui from from github. I suggest your home folder, as it will extract a gphoto-webui folder.
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/thanhlongmuah/gphoto-webui
- Start the php server. This will bind the server to port 8000 on all IP’s.
cd gphoto-webui/bin; ./gphoto-webui.sh
TO CONFIRM...
- Point your browser to http://x.x.x.x:8000/ (x.x.x.x is the IP if your Raspberry Pi)
To make it launch on startup:
sudo ln -s /home/pi/gphoto-webui/bin/gphoto-webui.sh /etc/init.d/gphoto-webui.sh
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/gphoto-webui.sh /etc/rc3.d/S999gphoto-webui
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/gphoto-webui.sh /etc/rc5.d/S999gphoto-webui
Enjoy!
This started out as an extension of the original gphoto-webui project, but it has become much more, including a rewrite. The original project can be found here: https://github.com/theonemule/gphoto-webui