Camera object

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Note: The Camera object is available only in the expert mode of the Actions panel.

The Camera object is primarily for use with the Macromedia Flash Communication Server, but can be used in a limited fashion without the server.

The Camera object lets you capture video from a video camera attached to the computer that is running the Macromedia Flash Player—for example, to monitor a video feed from a webcam attached to your local system. (Flash provides similar audio capabilities; for more information, see the Microphone object entry.)

To create or reference a Camera object, use Camera.get().

Method summary for the Camera object

Method Description
Camera.get() Returns a default or specified Camera object, or null if the camera is not available.
Camera.setMode() Sets aspects of the camera capture mode, including height, width, and frames per second.
Camera.setMotionLevel() Specifies how much motion is required to invoke Camera.onActivity(true) and how much time should elapse without motion before Camera.onActivity(false) is invoked.

Property summary for the Camera object

Property (read-only) Description
Camera.activityLevel The amount of motion the camera is detecting.
Camera.bandwidth The maximum amount of bandwidth the current outgoing video feed can use, in bytes.
Camera.currentFps The rate at which the camera is capturing data, in frames per second.
Camera.fps The rate at which you would like the camera to capture data, in frames per second.
Camera.height The current capture height, in pixels.
Camera.index The index of the camera, as reflected in the array returned by Camera.names.
Camera.motionLevel The amount of motion required to invoke Camera.onActivity(true).
Camera.motionTimeOut The number of milliseconds between the time when the camera stops detecting motion and the time Camera.onActivity(false) is invoked.
Camera.muted A Boolean value that specifies whether the user has allowed or denied access to the camera.
Camera.name The name of the camera as specified by the camera hardware.
Camera.names Class property; an array of strings containing the names of all available video capture devices, including video cards and cameras.
Camera.quality A number that specifies the current level of picture quality based on the amount of compression being applied to each video frame.
Camera.width The current capture width, in pixels.

Event handler summary for the Camera object

Event handler Description
Camera.onActivity Invoked when the camera starts or stops detecting motion.
Camera.onStatus Invoked when the user allows or denies access to the camera.

Constructor for the Camera object

See Camera.get().