This option defines if the source is active or not. An inactive source will not be processed by Webcampak (for pictures as well as videos).

If you want to temporarily disable picture capture, use "Block capture" option available in this box.

Define how pictures should be captured, there is currently 6 different methods available:

Each of the above source type has specific settings that can be configured in other sections of Capture tab.

This is the option where you define the capture frequency, we advise you not to go below 10s when doing testing and not below 30s in a production environment (long lasting projects).

Possible values are highly dependent of camera's configuration.

Please note that if you want to use a frequency below 1 minute, you need to use a multiple of 60 (for example 10s, 15s, 20s, 30s).

This option is mainly here for stability purposes, this is the minimum time between two pictures. Any request below will be blocked by the system.

This option can be used to delay picture capture by a few seconds (or minutes).

If you select a frequency of one capture per minute, Webcampak will capture pictures at 18h00, 18h01, 18h02, ... If you configure a capture delay of 25s, capture will happen at 18h00"25, 18h01"25, 18h02"25, ...

Note: This settings can be applied to any source type except IP Camera.

This settings aims to define which date should be used when saving the picture, it can be either when capture request is initiated or when capture actually happens.

This feature is especially interesting when capture delay is implemented, especially with Internet Picture sources when source cascade is implemented (this is an advanced configuration scenario),

For example, one of your sources (source 1) capture one picture per minute with the objective of creation a timelapse video, you would like to upload one picture every 5mn to your website (source 2), When you capture a source 1 picture from source 2 you want to ensure that capture is completed before initiating the capture, therefore you would implement a capture delay of a few seconds (20s for example), but real capture time of source 1 will be T and not T+20s, therefore if you select "Script start time" source 1 date and source 2 date/time will be identical.

On the other hand, some specific usages might require very accurate dates, "capture time" will record date/time when picture was taken from camera.

Select the timezone corresponding to your source location, this settings is particularly interesting when Webampak is located in a different timezone than its source.

Use this option in case of capture issue, this option will disable automated log deletion. Do not use this option in a production environment.

Enable this option to receive emails from Webcampak (capture error, stats, ...).

Emails settings (destination email, SMTP server, ...) must have been configured properly for this feature to be operating.

Use this option to disable capture while keeping the source activated.

This is especially useful (and recommended) if you plan to perform multiple "Instant Captures".

If you use different cameras, the system can use camera name to associate a particular camera to a source. Copy in "Camera Model" the model exactly as it is detected by the system in "Webcampak menu > Configuration > Connected Devices".

For example:

Model                          Port            
----------------------------------------------------------
Canon EOS 550D                 usb:001,002     

You need to mention "Canon EOS 550D" in Camera Model.

Before each capture, Webcampak will look for cameras and ensure the proper camera is attached to the proper source.

If cameras are identical (or detected identical by the system) Webcampak will insert a specific tag inside each camera.

First select the USB port (Camera Port) corresponding to the camera (connecting one single camera at this stage makes things easier).

Then, choose a tag to be inserted within the camera (Camera Owner), this tag should be simple, with no special characters and no spaces (for example CAM01) and save the page. This will add the tag to the camera.

You need to do the same manipulation on all connected cameras.

Please note that this is a very advanced feature that might be compliant with some specific cameras only, this configuration must be done within our premises (or remotely assisted by our team as some debugging might be necessary).

Mention the USB webcam native resolution as detected by the system in "Connected Devices" section.

Select the USB webcam device.

Those settings will let you adjust specific camera settings, if might be required for some cameras.

With this configuration setting, define the process to be used by Webcampak to determine the capture's date, three options are available:

When activated, Webcampak will only create a hotlink for the last captured picture uploaded to /tmp/ directory.

This option is interesting when capture rate on the current source is slower than capture rate of the source sending the picture (mutiple pictures processed at each rotation).

During a rotation, it migh happen that no pictures are available in /tmp/ directory (in case of network issue for example, or if Webcampak is suffering from a power outage).

If you tick this option, an email alert will be sent and an error image will be generated.

The situation is slightly different than a failed capture from a DSLR camera. An error in this particular situation could be caused by a network issue, and if the device taking initial shots is a Webcampak, it is very likely that pictures are still available (using Webcampak internal 230GB buffer). You will only have to upload pictures at a later stage.