pxt-calliope/docs/reference/devices/tell-camera-to.md
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tell camera to

Access the photo/video-taking functionality of a remote device using the tell camera to function.

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The functions in the devices namespace allow the @boardname@ 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 @boardname@ apps available for the remote device.

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devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.TakePhoto)

Parameters

  • event - an event identifier

Examples

To tell the connected device to take a picture:

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StartVideoCapture)

To tell the connected device to start recording a video

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StopVideoCapture)

To tell the connected device to stop recording a video

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.ToggleFrontRear)

To tell the connected device to toggle front-rear

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.LaunchPhotoMode)

To tell the connected device to launch photo mode

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.LaunchPhotoMode)

To tell the connected device to launch video mode

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.LaunchVideoMode)

To tell the connected device to stop photo mode

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StopPhotoMode)

To tell the connected device to stop video mode

devices.tellCameraTo(MesCameraEvent.StopVideoMode)

See Also

tell remote control to, raise alert to

devices