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Captures the images received from the camera:
  • as an image: takes a photo.
  • as a video: records a video.
Depending on the platform, the following photo and video formats are used:
  • WINDEVWindows BMP images or AVI videos.
    If the file extension is .jpg or .jpeg, the image is saved in JPEG format
Example
WINDEVUser code (UMC)
// Records the video captured in the "CAM_Kitchen" control
// as a 1-minute AVI file ("C:\Temp\MyVideo.AVI")
ResSave = CAM_Kitchen.Capture("C:\Temp\MyVideo.AVI", viVideoCapture, 60)
IF ResSave = True THEN
Info("Video successfully saved")
ELSE
Error(ErrorInfo())
END
Syntax
<Result> = <Camera control>.Capture(<File to create> [, <Type of capture> [, <Capture duration> [, <Number of images per second> [, <Preview stream>]]]])
<Result>: Boolean
  • True if the video was recorded successfully,
  • False otherwise. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo.
<Camera control>: Control name
Name of the Camera control to be used.
<File to create>: Character string
Name and full (or relative) path of the file to create.
WINDEVWindows When a photo is taken, a BMP file is created. When a video is recorded, an AVI file is created
Warning: No UNC path can be used.
<Type of capture>: Optional integer constant
Type of capture:
viPictureCapture
WINDEVWindows Captures an image and saves it as a BMP file.

viVideoCapture
(Default value)
WINDEVWindows Captures a video and saves it as an AVI file.

<Capture duration>: Optional integer
Length of the video recording (in seconds). If this parameter is set to 0 or is not specified, the video recording will stop:
  • when <Camera>.Stop is called.
  • when there is no more space on the disk.
This parameter can be:
  • an integer corresponding to the number of seconds,
  • a Duration variable,
  • the duration in a readable format (e.g., 1 s or 10 ms).
<Number of images per second>: Optional integer
Number of images frames per second (15 by default). This parameter is taken into account only if <Type of capture> is equal to viVideoCapture.
<Preview stream>: Optional boolean
  • True (by default) if the video stream must be displayed in the specified Camera control,
  • False otherwise.
Remarks

Saving a photo

Only the image displayed when <Camera>.Capture is executed is saved as a BMP image. To save this image, you can also use:

Use conditions:

  • WINDEVWindows To use this function, a "web camera" must be connected to the current computer.
Related Examples:
The Camera functions Unit examples (WINDEV Mobile): The Camera functions
[ + ] Using the WLanguage "Camera" functions to start the native video camera application of the device in order to record a video or to take a photo.
WM System Cross-platform examples (WINDEV Mobile): WM System
[ + ] This application is an example of some of the features of WINDEV Mobile available for Android/iOS.
The following system functions are used:
- NFC
- Multimedia control
- Brightness
- Volume
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Toast
- Compass
- Accelerometer
- Camera control
- LED
- Vibration
- Notifications
- Drawing functions
- Internet
Component: wd290obj.dll
Minimum version required
  • Version 23
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