As outlined by Jade Wu in J1 FAQ here, this should be possible if you want to just use octoprint for a camera hub. Controlling J1 with octoprint is crippled by the fact that the Marlin option HOST_ACTION_COMMANDS is disabled (maybe latest Firmware 2.5.10 supports it, haven’t checked).
See here for more details: OctoPrint tells me my firmware lacks support for "host action commands", what does this mean? - FAQ - OctoPrint Community Forum
Such a shame really. Camera is a standard feature these days…another missed opportunity by NOT releasing the Marlin firmware. But luckily, promises have been made by Jade