mobileCameraFeatures

Type

function

Summary

Returns the capabilities of the devices camera(s)

Syntax

mobileCameraFeatures( [ <camera> ] )

Description

Use mobileCameraFeatures to find out what camera capabilities the device has.

At this time, Android can only detect whether there are front and/or back cameras and whether they can take photos.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
camera	enum

Examples

put mobileCameraFeatures(tCamera) into tFeatures

put mobileCameraFeatures("rear") into tFeatures

Value

Name	Type	Description
return		The mobileCameraFeatures function returns a comma-delimited list of one or more of the following: For a specific camera ("front" | "rear") photo - the camera is capable of taking photos video - the camera is capable of recording videos flash - the camera has a flash that can be turned on or off empty - the device does not have that type of camera If no camera parameter is specified: front photo - the front camera can take photos front video - the front camera can record video front flash - the front camera has a flash rear photo - the rear camera can take photos rear video - the rear camera can record video rear flash - the rear camera has a flash empty - the device has no cameras.

Related

command: mobileExportImageToAlbum, mobilePickPhoto

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 4.6

OS

ios

android

Platforms

mobile