Small change to GettingStartedCapture, a Processing example from the Video library, to switch camera to external camera (a PS3 Eye). Intended as a project starting point for students of Building and Programming Intelligent Machines at LWHS, Fall 2013.

GettingStartedCapturePS3Eye.pde

/**
 *
 * Getting Started with Capture.
 * 
 * Reading and displaying an image from an attached Capture device. 
 * 
 * Edit 10-1-13 by nataliefreed: uses external camera (PS3 Eye)
 * 
 */ 
 
import processing.video.*;

Capture cam;

void setup() {
  size(640, 480);

  // If no device is specified, will just use the default.
//  cam = new Capture(this, 320, 240);

  // To use another device (i.e. if the default device causes an error),  
  // list all available capture devices to the console to find your camera.
  String[] devices = Capture.list();
  println(devices);
  
  // Change name in quotes to the proper name for your camera (see list printed to bottom of window in previous line).
  cam = new Capture(this, width, height, "Sony HD Eye for PS3 (SLEH 00201)");

  // Opens the settings page for this capture device.
  //camera.settings();
}


void draw() {
  if (cam.available() == true) {
    cam.read();
    image(cam, 0, 0); //display camera image, placed at top left corner
    // The following does the same, and is faster when just drawing the image
    // without any additional resizing, transformations, or tint.
    //set(160, 100, cam);
  }
}