# Sample applications for camera

The sample applications for camera provide custom use cases for single stream and
        multi-stream scenarios, previews and snapshots, dynamic updates to configurations and
        properties, and various other capabilities of the Qualcomm Linux camera.

- **[Single camera streaming](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gst-camera-single-stream-example.html)**  

The **gst-camera-single-stream-example** application enables you to use a single         camera with various outputs, including preview, encode, YUV dump, and RTSP         streaming.
- **[Multiple camera streaming](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gst-multi-camera-stream-example.html)**  

The **gst-multi-camera-example** application enables you to simultaneously stream         from two camera sensors on the device. The application composes camera feeds side-by-side to         display on a screen or encodes and stores the video streams to files. Typical use cases that         need multiple camera inputs are dash camera or stereo camera, which can use this application         as a reference and build a use case.
- **[Multistream](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gst-multi-stream-example.html)**  

The **gst-multi-stream-example** application enables you to access multiple         streams from a single camera. The output can be displayed on a screen or saved in MP4         format. An example use case can be a camera security system where the video is captured from         one camera and simultaneously streamed over a network, displayed on a monitor, and stored on         device for future reference.
- **[Live snapshot](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gst-snapshot-stream-example.html)**  

The **gst-snapshot-stream-example** application enables you to create two streams,         a preview stream and a snapshot stream. The preview stream is used for display while the         snapshot stream captures snapshots and saves them to a file in JPEG format.
- **[Dynamic configuration](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/dynamic-configuration.html)**  

A common scenario in Edge AI applications is changing the image resolution at runtime         for minimal frame loss or gap in the display, or adding and removing multiple streams for         camera reconfiguration. Dynamic configuration sample applications enable you to perform         these changes.
- **[Camera frame processing](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gst-appsink-example.html)**  

The **gst-appsink-example** application enables you to extract the buffer samples         from a camera pipeline. These buffers can be used to configure the camera resolution with         the options such as width and height.
- **[Camera metadata](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/gst-camera-metadata-example.html)**  

The **gst-camera-metadata-example** application starts with a menu that enables         you to choose between multiple properties of the camera plugin, that is, video-metadata,         static-metadata, and image-metadata.
- **[Camera stream configuration](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/camera-stream-configuration.html)**  

The **gst-add-streams-as-bundle-example** application enables you to activate and         configure camera streams as a bundle instead of configuring each stream one at a time, this,         reducing the delay in configuring new streams.
- **[Camera burst capture](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/camera-burst-capture.html)**  

The **gst-camera-burst-capture-example** application enables you to capture         snapshots in the Burst mode. It captures 5 burst snapshots delayed by a 10s timer and         displays the snapshots on a screen.
- **[Camera switch](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/camera-switch.html)**  

The **gst-camera-switch-example** application enables you to switch between two         cameras.

**Parent Topic:** [Multimedia sample applications](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-50/topic/multimedia-sample-applications.html)

Last Published: Oct 27, 2025

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