Viewing USB Microscope on Raspberry Pi using FFmpeg

The USB microscope I used in the video is no longer available. It was a 60x-250x model. You can find similar models on Amazon.

USB Microscopes (Amazon Affiliate)
US: https://amzn.to/3iJcnxi
UK: https://amzn.to/3avgJVJ
CA: https://amzn.to/3asrqbI
ES: https://amzn.to/3g6nC1b
FR: https://amzn.to/2PW9Gw2
IT: https://amzn.to/340xJC5
DE: https://amzn.to/33YDBfa
IN: https://amzn.to/3105qlv
AU: https://amzn.to/2E845jC

CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) Starter Kit (Amazon Affiliate)
US: https://amzn.to/3azJgrW
UK: https://amzn.to/2JdMq9o
CA: https://amzn.to/3bwiRvY
ES: https://amzn.to/2T06LnM (similar)
FR: https://amzn.to/3cvIZrs (similaire)
IT: https://amzn.to/2Ar74Sj (simile)
DE: https://amzn.to/2AqfWHQ (ähnlich)
IN: https://amzn.to/3ey6fWj
AU: https://amzn.to/2VTUt1C
NL: https://amzn.to/3f5NdsD (vergelijkbaar)

List Video Devices
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
List Video Formats
ffmpeg -f v4l2 -list_formats all -i /dev/video0
Display Video at 1600×1200
ffplay -f v4l2 -video_size 1600x1200 -i /dev/video0
Display Video at 720p Fullscreen
ffplay -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x720 -i /dev/video0
Edit Autostart Script
sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
@ffplay -f v4l2 -video_size 1280x720 -i /dev/video0 -fs

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