CameraControl Property

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public virtual CameraControl CameraControl {get;}

'Declaration

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property CameraControl As CameraControl

'Usage

Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim value As CameraControl
 
value = instance.CameraControl

public:
virtual property CameraControl^ CameraControl {
   CameraControl^ get();
}

Property Value

A CameraControl object.

The CameraControl interface is used to control device properties such as zoom, tilt, iris, etc.

Note: Not all devices expose this interface. Therefore, this property may be null for those devices without a camera control interface.

For more information, refer to the CameraControl object.

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Imports Leadtools
Imports Leadtools.Multimedia
Imports LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures

Public _result As Boolean = False
Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
Public Sub CameraControlExample()
   ' reference the capture control
   Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

   Try
      ' try to find a USB video device, use your device name here
      If capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
         Throw New Exception("No USB video device available")
      End If

      capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB").Selected = True

      ' reference the camera control
      Dim camera As CameraControl = capturectrl.CameraControl

      If Not camera Is Nothing Then
         ' try to set some camera auto properties
         camera.AutoExposure = True
         camera.AutoFocus = True
         camera.AutoIris = True
         camera.AutoPan = False
         camera.AutoRoll = False
         camera.AutoTilt = False
         camera.AutoZoom = True

         ' now try to set some camera manual properties
         camera.Exposure = camera.ExposureInfo.Min
         camera.Focus = camera.FocusInfo.Max
         camera.Iris = camera.IrisInfo.Default
         camera.Pan = camera.PanInfo.Min
         camera.Roll = camera.RollInfo.Min
         camera.Tilt = camera.TiltInfo.Min
         camera.Zoom = camera.ZoomInfo.Min

         ' now increment a property by the stepping delta
         camera.Exposure += camera.ExposureInfo.StepDelta

         ' set the result to what we expect
         _result = (camera.Exposure = camera.ExposureInfo.Min + camera.ExposureInfo.StepDelta)

         ' now check a property to see if it is supported and has a manual setting
         ' if so, set it to auto
         If camera.ExposureInfo.Flags <> CameraControlFlags.Unsupported AndAlso camera.ExposureInfo.Flags = CameraControlFlags.Manual Then
            camera.AutoExposure = True
         End If

         ' set the result to what we expect
         _result = _result And (camera.ExposureInfo.Flags = CameraControlFlags.Auto)
      End If

      ' continue setting capture settings
      ' and possibly start a capture process
      ' ...
   Catch e1 As Exception
      _result = False
   End Try
End Sub

using Leadtools;
using Leadtools.Multimedia;
using LeadtoolsMultimediaExamples.Fixtures;

public bool _result = false;
public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
public void CameraControlExample()
{
   // reference the capture control
   CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

   try
   {
      // try to find a USB video device. use your device's name here
      if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null)
         throw new Exception("No USB video device available");

      capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true;

      // reference the camera control
      CameraControl camera = capturectrl.CameraControl;

      if (camera != null)
      {
         // try to set some camera auto properties
         camera.AutoExposure = true;
         camera.AutoFocus = true;
         camera.AutoIris = true;
         camera.AutoPan = false;
         camera.AutoRoll = false;
         camera.AutoTilt = false;
         camera.AutoZoom = true;

         // now try to set some camera manual properties
         camera.Exposure = camera.ExposureInfo.Min;
         camera.Focus = camera.FocusInfo.Max;
         camera.Iris = camera.IrisInfo.Default;
         camera.Pan = camera.PanInfo.Min;
         camera.Roll = camera.RollInfo.Min;
         camera.Tilt = camera.TiltInfo.Min;
         camera.Zoom = camera.ZoomInfo.Min;

         // now increment a property by the stepping delta
         camera.Exposure += camera.ExposureInfo.StepDelta;

         // set the result to what we expect
         _result = (camera.Exposure == camera.ExposureInfo.Min + camera.ExposureInfo.StepDelta);

         // now check a property to see if it is supported and has a manual setting
         // if so, set it to auto
         if (camera.ExposureInfo.Flags != CameraControlFlags.Unsupported
            && camera.ExposureInfo.Flags == CameraControlFlags.Manual)
            camera.AutoExposure = true;

         // set the result to what we expect
         _result &= (camera.ExposureInfo.Flags == CameraControlFlags.Auto);
      }

      // continue setting capture settings
      // and possibly start a capture process
      // ...
   }
   catch (Exception)
   {
      _result = false;
   }
}

Target Platforms

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class
CaptureCtrl Members