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tell camera to
The tell camera to function.
Access the photo/video-taking functionality of a remote device using the tell camera to function.
Bluetooth required
The functions in the devices namespace allow the BBC micro:bit to communicate with a separate (remote) device, such as a smartphone, over Bluetooth (Smart).
The set of supported events will depend on the remote device and the BBC micro:bit apps available for the remote device.
Block Editor
JavaScript
export function tellCameraTo(event: string)
Parameters
- event - an event identifier
Examples
To tell the connected device to take a picture:
devices.tellCameraTo("take photo")
To tell the connected device to start recording a video
devices.tellCameraTo("start video capture")
To tell the connected device to stop recording a video
devices.tellCameraTo("stop video capture")
To tell the connected device to toggle front-rear
devices.tellCameraTo("toggle front-rear")
To tell the connected device to launch photo mode
devices.tellCameraTo("launch photo mode")
To tell the connected device to launch video mode
devices.tellCameraTo("launch video mode")
To tell the connected device to stop photo mode
devices.tellCameraTo("stop photo mode")
To tell the connected device to stop video mode
devices.tellCameraTo("stop video mode")