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Camera & Photo Actions in Play 1.0 (Outdated)
Camera & Photo Actions in Play 1.0 (Outdated)
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This support article is for an older version of Play for macOS (1.0), which is still available in the App Store. Play 2.0 has an updated interface and new interactions.

To read about actions in Play 2.0, visit this article.

Open Camera

An Open Camera action opens the device's camera above the UI.

  • Target: Select the image element that the captured photo will fill

  • Device: Choose if the camera should open as a front or back camera

  • Allow Editing: Choose if the user can edit their photo

  • Flash: Choose if the camera should have flash; options include Auto, On, or Off

  • Delay: Set the number of seconds after the trigger fires that the camera should open

Open Library

An Open Library action opens the devices's photo library.

  • Target: Select the image element that the selected photo will fill

  • Allow Editing: Choose if the user can edit their photo

Capture

A Capture action takes a photo using the device's camera.

  • Mode: Choose to capture a photo or a video

  • Target: Select the camera view element that will preview the camera

  • Output: Select the image element that the captured photo will fill

  • Save To Library: Choose if the captured photo will be saved to the device's photo library

Set Lens

A Set Lens action changes a camera view element's lens.

  • Target: Select the camera view element that will preview the camera

  • Mode: Choose to capture a photo or a video

  • Lens: Choose the lens type; options include Ultra Wide, Wide, Telephoto, and Front

  • Digital Zoom: Set the level of zoom on the camera from 1x to 8x

  • Animate Zoom: Choose if the camera zoom should animate in

Set Preview

A Set Preview action sets the appearance of a camera view element's preview.

  • Target: Select the camera view element that will preview the camera

  • Preview: Choose if the camera view should or should not preview the camera's subject

  • Preview Quality: Choose the quality of the camera view element's preview

  • Preview FPS: Choose the frames per second of the camera view element's preview

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