Returns the status of a Camera control.
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).
// Get the status of the "CAM_Kitchen" control
// The details are displayed in the status bar.
ResStatus = CameraStatus(CAM_Kitchen)
SWITCH ResStatus
CASE viStatusDisplayCapture:
Message("The preview stream is displayed in the Camera control. " + ...
"Video recording in progress")
CASE viStatusDisplayNoCapture:
Message("The preview stream is displayed in the Camera control. " + ...
"No recording in progress")
CASE viStatusCaptureNoDisplay:
Message("Video recording in progress. "+ ...
"This preview stream is not displayed in the Camera control")
CASE viStatusNoCaptureNoDisplay:
Message("No preview stream being displayed and/or " + ...
"recorded in the Camera control")
END
Syntax
<Result> = CameraStatus(<Camera control>)
<Result>: Integer constant
Status of the specified Camera control: | |
| viStatusCaptureNoDisplay | A video is being recorded. The preview stream is not displayed in the specified Camera control. |
| viStatusDisplayCapture | The preview stream is displayed in the specified Camera control. Video recording in progress. |
| viStatusDisplayNoCapture | The preview stream is displayed in the specified Camera control. No video recording in progress. |
| viStatusNoCaptureNoDisplay | No preview stream is being displayed and/or recorded in the specified Camera control. |
<Camera control>: Control name
Name of the Camera control to be used.
Remarks
To use this function, a "web camera" must be connected to the current computer. 
This function requires a device equipped with a camera. It can also be used in the Android emulator. 
This function requires a device equipped with a camera. - This function is equivalent to VideoStatus.
- To capture the video received from a web camera, use CameraCapture.
- To display the video captured by a web camera in a Camera control, use CameraDisplay.