<p>This was due to a slow Wifi connection.  It was fast enough for the low bandwidth of printer commands and status reports, but the video feed was overwhelming the connection.</p>

<p>Adding a Wifi repeater increased the bandwidth and fixed the issue.</p>

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2017-08-13T02:49:58.550Z
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Mark Harrison
<p>I've got a webcam (Logitech ProductID_2470, according to my Mac) attached to my Octopi running on a RPi 3B.</p>

<p>I am able to get the video on the Octoprint display page, but the lag is huge: over 50 seconds.</p>

<p>How can I diagnose the problem and reduce this lag time?</p>

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Octoprint: Reducing Camera Lag Time?
Mark Harrison
# Octoprint: Reducing Camera Lag Time?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-17)

I've got a webcam (Logitech ProductID\_2470, according to my Mac) attached to my Octopi running on a RPi 3B.

I am able to get the video on the Octoprint display page, but the lag is huge: over 50 seconds.

How can I diagnose the problem and reduce this lag time?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2017-08-13. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

This was due to a slow Wifi connection. It was fast enough for the low bandwidth of printer commands and status reports, but the video feed was overwhelming the connection.

Adding a Wifi repeater increased the bandwidth and fixed the issue.


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