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$ImagingDevices

gives a list of available imaging devices.

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$ImagingDevices

$ImagingDevices

gives a list of available imaging devices.

Details

  • The names of connected imaging devices are returned as a list of strings.
  • Use FindDevices["Camera"] to get imaging devices in DeviceObject form.
  • Only devices that are recognized by the operating system are supported.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Get a list of available imaging devices:

Properties & Relations  (1)

Use FindDevices to list the corresponding DeviceObject:

Wolfram Research (2010), $ImagingDevices, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevices.html (updated 2014).

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), $ImagingDevices, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevices.html (updated 2014).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "$ImagingDevices." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2014. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevices.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). $ImagingDevices. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevices.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$imagingdevices, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$ImagingDevices}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevices.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$imagingdevices, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$ImagingDevices}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevices.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}