PhotoCaptureSource enumeration (Windows)

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Specifies which stream on a video camera is used to capture photos.

Syntax


var value = Windows.Media.Capture.PhotoCaptureSource.auto;

Attributes

VersionAttribute(NTDDI_WIN8)

Members

The PhotoCaptureSource enumeration has these members.

Member	Value	Description
Auto \| auto	0	Automatically select the stream.
VideoPreview \| videoPreview	1	Use the video stream.
Photo \| photo	2	Use the photo stream.

Remarks

Some video cameras have a separate photo stream that can capture still images at higher resolution than the video stream.

Examples

The following code sample shows how to use a value of this enumeration to set the PhotoCaptureSource property.

JavaScript


// Initialize the MediaCaptureInitialzationSettings.
function initCaptureSettings() {
    captureInitSettings = null;
    captureInitSettings = new Windows.Media.Capture.MediaCaptureInitializationSettings();
    captureInitSettings.audioDeviceId = "";
    captureInitSettings.videoDeviceId = "";
    captureInitSettings.streamingCaptureMode = Windows.Media.Capture.StreamingCaptureMode.audioAndVideo;
    captureInitSettings.photoCaptureSource = Windows.Media.Capture.PhotoCaptureSource.videoPreview;
    captureInitSettings.realTimeModeEnabled = true;
    if (deviceList.length > 0)
        captureInitSettings.videoDeviceId = deviceList[0].id;
}

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 8
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012
Namespace	Windows.Media.Capture Windows::Media::Capture [C++]
Metadata	Windows.winmd
Capabilities	webcam microphone

Build date: 12/4/2012

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