- Get the Necessary Hardware:
Raspberry Pi 4
MicroSD card (16GB or higher is recommended)
Power supply (official Raspberry Pi power supply is preferable)
- Download the Operating System:
Visit the official Raspberry Pi website and download the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS.
- Flash the MicroSD Card:
Use a tool like [Etcher](
- Flash the MicroSD Card:
Use a tool like Etcher to flash the downloaded Raspberry Pi OS image onto the microSD card.
) to flash the downloaded Raspberry Pi OS image onto the microSD card.
Installation & setup on Raspberry Pi 4
Step 1: Install dependencies
Updating Existing Packages:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgradeInstalling Image I/O Packages:
sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev libjasper-dev libpng12-devSetting Up Video I/O Packages:
sudo apt-get install libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libv4l-dev
sudo apt-get install libxvidcore-dev libx264-dev
Installing the GTK Development Library:
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-devAdditional Dependencies for OpenCV Optimization:
sudo apt-get install libatlas-base-dev gfortran
Step 2: Installing pip (Package Management Tool)
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
Step 3: Installing the Numpy Library
pip install numpy sudo apt-get install python3-pip
Step 4: Accessing OpenCV on Raspbian Repository
apt list python*opencv*
Step 5: Installing OpenCV
sudo apt install python3-opencv
To confirm the installation of OpenCV, use:
apt show python3-opencv
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