Camera

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A Camera object represents a physical capture device and the properties associated with that device. You use a capture device to configure the properties of the underlying hardware. A capture device also provides input data, such as audio or video.

How to use

1. Drop a Camera control from the object panel to a Window
2. Use the Camera Inspector to customize its properties like Crop Image, AutoFocus on Tap, and AutoExposure on Tap

If you need to write code for Camera:

3. Open the Code Editor
4. Select the NewImage or NewVideo item inside the Events area and write your custom code in the Code Editor

The inspector where the Camera class can be configured.

Example

1. Drop a Button control from the object panel to a Window
2. Open the Code Editor
3. Select the Action item inside the Events area and write your custom code in the Code Editor

   Camera1.capture()

Most important properties

Several UI aspects can be configured in the Camera class but the whiteBalance, mirror, and maxScale are the most commons to be configured.

• whiteBalance: White balance mode.
• mirror: Camera mirror mode.
• maxScale: Maximum scaling factor.

References

Camera class reference contains a complete list of properties and methods that can be used to customize a Camera object.