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<a name="basic_setup_picam"></a>
<strong>Raspberry Pi cameras</strong> can be set up two different ways. If Motion is installed by using the
<strong>The raspberry Pi camera</strong> is set up multiple ways depending upon the distro being used.
<p></p>
In the Raspbian version based upon Debian release of 'bullseye' (and presumably later releases), Raspbian
allows access to the PI camera via an application called
<i><small><code>libcamera</code></small></i>. <i><small><code>libcamera</code></small></i> provides
access to the camera as a v4l2 device but this interface is only available when using a special
application. Users must run Motion using the
command <i><small><code>libcamerify motion</code></small></i> and
then specify /dev/video0 in the Motion configuration file.
<p></p>
For Raspbian releases prior to 'bullseye', the PI camera can be set up two different ways. If Motion is installed by using the
apt packages (e.g. apt-get install motion), then the camera must be set up using the bcm2835-v4l2 module which creates
a v4l2 device for the camera. Users will need to install this module using the
command <code>sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2</code>. This
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built from source or installed via the deb packages on the project release page, then an additional option is to set
up the camera using the <a href="#mmalcam_name" >mmalcam_name</a> parameter or using
the bcm2835-v4l2 module. <strong>When Motion is installed via apt, the mmalcam option is not available.</strong>
It has been noted that this historical method of accessing the PI camera may be available in newer
releases via the enabling the legacy camera stack but it is unclear how long this method will be permitted.
<p></p>
<a name="basic_setup_composite"></a>