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Returns the status of a Camera control.
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Warning
Starting with version 27, this function is deprecated for Android and iOS applications. This function is kept only for Camera controls created with earlier versions and with the "Version-26-compatible mode" option enabled ("General" tab of the control description window).
Example
// Find out the status of "CAM_Kitchen" control
// The explanation is displayed in the status bar.
ResStatus = VideoStatus(CAM_Kitchen)
SWITCH ResStatus
CASE viStatusDisplayCapture:
Message("The video is displayed in the Camera control. " + ...
"Video recording in progress")
CASE viStatusDisplayNoCapture:
Message("The video is displayed in the Camera control. " + ...
"No recording in progress")
CASE viStatusCaptureNoDisplay:
Message("Video recording in progress. "+ ...
"This video is not displayed in the Camera control")
CASE viStatusNoCaptureNoDisplay:
Message("No video being displayed and/or " + ...
"recorded in the Camera control")
END
Syntax
<Result> = VideoStatus(<Camera control>)
<Result>: Integer constant
Status of the specified Camera control:
viStatusCaptureNoDisplayA video is being recorded. The preview stream is not displayed in the specified Camera control.
viStatusDisplayCaptureThe preview stream is displayed in the specified Camera control. Video recording in progress.
viStatusDisplayNoCaptureThe preview stream is displayed in the specified Camera control. No video recording in progress.
viStatusNoCaptureNoDisplayNo preview stream is being displayed and/or recorded in the specified Camera control.
<Camera control>: Character string
Name of the Camera control to be used.
Remarks

Use conditions:

  • WINDEVWindows To use this function, a "web camera" must be connected to the current computer.
  • Android This function requires a device equipped with a camera. It can also be used in the Android emulator.
  • iPhone/iPad This function requires a device equipped with a camera.
  • This function is equivalent to CameraStatus.

Special cases

  • To capture the video received from a web camera, use VideoCapture.
  • To display the video captured by a "Web camera" in a Camera control, use VideoDisplay.
Android

Required permissions

The call to this function modifies the permissions required by the application.
Required permission: CAMERA.
This permission allows the applications to access the camera.
Component: wd290obj.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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Last update: 06/27/2022

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