A-C > Camera (object)

 

Camera (object)

Camera, video

Communications/Camera

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 MX, but can be used in a limited fashion with Macromedia Flash MX.

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 the Camera.get method.

 
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.


Camera, video

 
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.


Camera, video

 
Event handler summary for the Camera object

Method

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.


Camera, video

 
Constructor for the Camera object

See Camera.get.