QCameraInfo

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

Synopsis

Functions

• def __eq__ (other)

• def __ne__ (other)

• def description ()

• def deviceName ()

• def isNull ()

• def orientation ()

• def position ()

Static functions

• def availableCameras ([position=QCamera.UnspecifiedPosition])

• def 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:

QList<QCameraInfo> cameras = QCameraInfo::availableCameras();
foreach (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’:

QList<QCameraInfo> cameras = QCameraInfo::availableCameras();
foreach (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

class QCameraInfo([name=QByteArray()])

QCameraInfo(camera)

QCameraInfo(other)

Parameters

• camera – QCamera

• name – QByteArray

• other – QCameraInfo

static PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.availableCameras([position=QCamera.UnspecifiedPosition])

Parameters

position – Position

Return type

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

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

static PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.defaultCamera()

Return type

QCameraInfo

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()

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.description()

Return type

unicode

Returns the human-readable description of the camera.

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.deviceName()

Return type

unicode

Returns the device name of the camera

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

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.isNull()

Return type

bool

Returns true if this QCameraInfo is null or invalid.

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.__ne__(other)

Parameters

other – QCameraInfo

Return type

bool

Returns true if this QCameraInfo is different from other .

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.__eq__(other)

Parameters

other – QCameraInfo

Return type

bool

Returns true if this QCameraInfo is equal to other .

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.orientation()

Return type

int

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.

PySide2.QtMultimedia.QCameraInfo.position()

Return type

Position

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