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# rpicam-vid

> Capture a video using a Raspberry Pi camera.
> See also: `vlc`.
> More information: <https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/camera_software.html#rpicam-vid>.

- Capture a 10 second video:

`rpicam-vid {{[-t|--timeout]}} 10000 {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/file.h264}}`
