Starting it off

First :)

capture_webcam.py

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+# from VideoCapture import Device
+# cam = Device()
+# cam.saveSnapshot('image.jpg')
+import cv2
+
+# Camera 0 is the integrated web cam on my netbook
+camera_port = 0
+
+#Number of frames to throw away while the camera adjusts to light levels
+ramp_frames = 30
+
+# Now we can initialize the camera capture object with the cv2.VideoCapture class.
+# All it needs is the index to a camera port.
+camera = cv2.VideoCapture(camera_port)
+
+# Captures a single image from the camera and returns it in PIL format
+def get_image():
+ # read is the easiest way to get a full image out of a VideoCapture object.
+ retval, im = camera.read()
+ return im
+
+# Ramp the camera - these frames will be discarded and are only used to allow v4l2
+# to adjust light levels, if necessary
+for i in xrange(ramp_frames):
+ temp = get_image()
+print("Taking image...")
+# Take the actual image we want to keep
+camera_capture = get_image()
+file = "/home/codeplasma/test_image.png"
+# A nice feature of the imwrite method is that it will automatically choose the
+# correct format based on the file extension you provide. Convenient!
+cv2.imwrite(file, camera_capture)
+
+# You'll want to release the camera, otherwise you won't be able to create a new
+# capture object until your script exits
+del(camera)

keep.txt

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+https://keep.google.com/#NOTE/1441817455109.965999414