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77 lines
1.5 KiB
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# tell camera to
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Access the photo/video-taking functionality of a remote device using the ``tell camera to`` function.
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## ~hint
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**App required** You must use one of the [micro:bit apps](https://microbit.org/guide/mobile/) to use this functionality.
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## ~
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```sig
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.TakePhoto)
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```
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## Parameters
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* event - an event identifier
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## Examples
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To tell the connected device to take a picture:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.TakePhoto)
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```
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To tell the connected device to start recording a video:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StartVideoCapture)
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```
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To tell the connected device to stop recording a video:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StopVideoCapture)
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```
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To tell the connected device to toggle front-rear:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.ToggleFrontRear)
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```
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To tell the connected device to launch photo mode:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.LaunchPhotoMode)
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```
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To tell the connected device to launch video mode:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.LaunchVideoMode)
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```
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To tell the connected device to stop photo mode:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StopPhotoMode)
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```
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To tell the connected device to stop video mode:
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```blocks
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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StopVideoMode)
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```
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## See Also
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[tell remote control to](/reference/devices/tell-remote-control-to), [raise alert to](/reference/devices/raise-alert-to)
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```package
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devices
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```
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