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ImageCapture

The ImageCapture interface of the MediaStream Image Capture API provides methods to enable the capture of images or photos from a camera or other photographic device. It provides an interface for capturing images from a photographic device referenced through a valid MediaStreamTrack.

Constructor

ImageCapture()

Creates a new ImageCapture object which can be used to capture still frames (photos) from a given MediaStreamTrack which represents a video stream.

Instance properties

ImageCapture.track Read only

Returns a reference to the MediaStreamTrack passed to the constructor.

Instance methods

ImageCapture.takePhoto()

Takes a single exposure using the video capture device sourcing a MediaStreamTrack and returns a Promise that resolves with a Blob containing the data.

ImageCapture.getPhotoCapabilities()

Returns a Promise that resolves with an object containing the ranges of available configuration options.

ImageCapture.getPhotoSettings()

Returns a Promise that resolves with an object containing the current photo configuration settings.

ImageCapture.grabFrame()

Takes a snapshot of the live video in a MediaStreamTrack, returning an ImageBitmap, if successful.

Example

The following code is taken from Chrome's Grab Frame - Take Photo Sample. Since ImageCapture requires some place to capture an image from, the example below starts with a device's media device (in other words a camera).

This example shows, roughly, a MediaStreamTrack extracted from a device's MediaStream. The track is then used to create an ImageCapture object so that takePhoto() and grabFrame() can be called. Finally, it shows how to apply the results of these calls to a canvas object.

let imageCapture;

function onGetUserMediaButtonClick() {
  navigator.mediaDevices
    .getUserMedia({ video: true })
    .then((mediaStream) => {
      document.querySelector("video").srcObject = mediaStream;

      const track = mediaStream.getVideoTracks()[0];
      imageCapture = new ImageCapture(track);
    })
    .catch((error) => console.error(error));
}

function onGrabFrameButtonClick() {
  imageCapture
    .grabFrame()
    .then((imageBitmap) => {
      const canvas = document.querySelector("#grabFrameCanvas");
      drawCanvas(canvas, imageBitmap);
    })
    .catch((error) => console.error(error));
}

function onTakePhotoButtonClick() {
  imageCapture
    .takePhoto()
    .then((blob) => createImageBitmap(blob))
    .then((imageBitmap) => {
      const canvas = document.querySelector("#takePhotoCanvas");
      drawCanvas(canvas, imageBitmap);
    })
    .catch((error) => console.error(error));
}

/* Utils */

function drawCanvas(canvas, img) {
  canvas.width = getComputedStyle(canvas).width.split("px")[0];
  canvas.height = getComputedStyle(canvas).height.split("px")[0];
  let ratio = Math.min(canvas.width / img.width, canvas.height / img.height);
  let x = (canvas.width - img.width * ratio) / 2;
  let y = (canvas.height - img.height * ratio) / 2;
  canvas.getContext("2d").clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
  canvas
    .getContext("2d")
    .drawImage(
      img,
      0,
      0,
      img.width,
      img.height,
      x,
      y,
      img.width * ratio,
      img.height * ratio,
    );
}

document.querySelector("video").addEventListener("play", () => {
  document.querySelector("#grabFrameButton").disabled = false;
  document.querySelector("#takePhotoButton").disabled = false;
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
ImageCapture 59 79 35 46 18.4 59 No 43 18.4 7.0 59 18.4
ImageCapture 59 79 35 46 18.4 59 No 43 18.4 7.0 59 18.4
getPhotoCapabilities 59 79 No 46 18.4 59 No 43 18.4 7.0 59 18.4
getPhotoSettings 61 79 No 46 18.4 61 No 43 18.4 8.0 61 18.4
grabFrame 59 79 No 46 26 59 No 43 26 7.0 59 26
takePhoto 60
59–60photoSettings parameter not supported.
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46–47photoSettings parameter not supported.
18.4 60
59–60photoSettings parameter not supported.
No 44
43–44photoSettings parameter not supported.
18.4 8.0
7.0–8.0photoSettings parameter not supported.
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59–60photoSettings parameter not supported.
18.4
track 59 79 35 46 18.4 59 No 43 18.4 7.0 59 18.4

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