QCameraInfo Class

The QCameraInfo class provides general information about camera devices. More...

Header:	#include <QCameraInfo>
qmake:	QT += multimedia
Since:	Qt 5.3

This class was introduced in Qt 5.3.

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Public Functions

	QCameraInfo(const QCameraInfo &other)
	QCameraInfo(const QCamera &camera)
	QCameraInfo(const QByteArray &name = QByteArray())
QCameraInfo &	operator=(const QCameraInfo &other)
	~QCameraInfo()
QString	description() const
QString	deviceName() const
bool	isNull() const
int	orientation() const
QCamera::Position	position() const
bool	operator!=(const QCameraInfo &other) const
bool	operator==(const QCameraInfo &other) const

Static Public Members

QList<QCameraInfo>	availableCameras(QCamera::Position position = QCamera::UnspecifiedPosition)
QCameraInfo	defaultCamera()

Detailed Description

QCameraInfo lets you query for camera devices that are currently available on the system.

The static functions defaultCamera() and availableCameras() provide you a list of all available cameras.

This example prints the name of all available cameras:

const QList<QCameraInfo> cameras = QCameraInfo::availableCameras();
for (const QCameraInfo &cameraInfo : cameras)
    qDebug() << cameraInfo.deviceName();

A QCameraInfo can be used to construct a QCamera. The following example instantiates a QCamera whose camera device is named 'mycamera':

const QList<QCameraInfo> cameras = QCameraInfo::availableCameras();
for (const QCameraInfo &cameraInfo : cameras) {
    if (cameraInfo.deviceName() == "mycamera")
        camera = new QCamera(cameraInfo);
}

You can also use QCameraInfo to get general information about a camera device such as description, physical position on the system, or camera sensor orientation.

QCamera myCamera;
QCameraInfo cameraInfo(myCamera);

if (cameraInfo.position() == QCamera::FrontFace)
    qDebug() << "The camera is on the front face of the hardware system.";
else if (cameraInfo.position() == QCamera::BackFace)
    qDebug() << "The camera is on the back face of the hardware system.";

qDebug() << "The camera sensor orientation is " << cameraInfo.orientation() << " degrees.";

See also QCamera.

Member Function Documentation

QCameraInfo::QCameraInfo(const QCameraInfo &other)

Constructs a copy of other.

QCameraInfo::QCameraInfo(const QCamera &camera)

Constructs a camera info object for camera.

You can use it to query information about the camera object passed as argument.

If the camera is invalid, for example when no camera device is available on the system, the QCameraInfo object will be invalid and isNull() will return true.

QCameraInfo::QCameraInfo(const QByteArray &name = QByteArray())

Constructs a camera info object from a camera device name.

If no such device exists, the QCameraInfo object will be invalid and isNull() will return true.

QCameraInfo &QCameraInfo::operator=(const QCameraInfo &other)

Sets the QCameraInfo object to be equal to other.

QCameraInfo::~QCameraInfo()

Destroys the QCameraInfo.

[static] QList<QCameraInfo> QCameraInfo::availableCameras(QCamera::Position position = QCamera::UnspecifiedPosition)

Returns a list of available cameras on the system which are located at position.

If position is not specified or if the value is QCamera::UnspecifiedPosition, a list of all available cameras will be returned.

[static] QCameraInfo QCameraInfo::defaultCamera()

Returns the default camera on the system.

The returned object should be checked using isNull() before being used, in case there is no default camera or no cameras at all.

See also availableCameras().

QString QCameraInfo::description() const

Returns the human-readable description of the camera.

QString QCameraInfo::deviceName() const

Returns the device name of the camera

This is a unique ID to identify the camera and may not be human-readable.

bool QCameraInfo::isNull() const

Returns true if this QCameraInfo is null or invalid.

int QCameraInfo::orientation() const

Returns the physical orientation of the camera sensor.

The value is the orientation angle (clockwise, in steps of 90 degrees) of the camera sensor in relation to the display in its natural orientation.

You can show the camera image in the correct orientation by rotating it by this value in the anti-clockwise direction.

For example, suppose a mobile device which is naturally in portrait orientation. The back-facing camera is mounted in landscape. If the top side of the camera sensor is aligned with the right edge of the screen in natural orientation, the value should be 270. If the top side of a front-facing camera sensor is aligned with the right of the screen, the value should be 90.

QCamera::Position QCameraInfo::position() const

Returns the physical position of the camera on the hardware system.

bool QCameraInfo::operator!=(const QCameraInfo &other) const

Returns true if this QCameraInfo is different from other.

bool QCameraInfo::operator==(const QCameraInfo &other) const

Returns true if this QCameraInfo is equal to other.