# Camera.fps

#### Availability

Flash Player 6.

#### Usage

    active_cam.fps

#### Description

Read-only property; the maximum rate at which you want the camera to capture data, in frames per second. The maximum rate possible depends on the capabilities of the camera; that is, if the camera doesn't support the value you set here, this frame rate will not be achieved.

- To set a desired value for this property, use `Camera.setMode()`.
- To determine the rate at which the camera is currently capturing data, use the `Camera.currentFps` property.

#### Example

The following example sets the fps rate of the active camera, `myCam.fps`, to the value provided by the user's text box, `this.config.txt_fps`.

    if (this.config.txt_fps != undefined) {
         myCam.setMode(myCam.width, myCam.height, this.config.txt_fps, false);
    }

Note: The setMode function does not guarantee the requested fps setting; it sets the fps you requested or the fastest fps available.

#### See also

`Camera.currentFps`, `Camera.setMode()`