VideoCaptureDevice Class

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Describes desired and supported video format information for a video capture device, such as a webcam.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace: System.Windows.Media
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class VideoCaptureDevice _
    Inherits CaptureDevice

public sealed class VideoCaptureDevice : CaptureDevice

The VideoCaptureDevice type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	DesiredFormat	Gets or sets the desired video format to be used by this video capture device.
	Dispatcher	Gets the Dispatcher this object is associated with. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	FriendlyName	Gets the UI display name for the capture device. (Inherited from CaptureDevice.)
	IsDefaultDevice	Gets a value that declares whether the capture device is the default device for its type (audio or video). (Inherited from CaptureDevice.)
	SupportedFormats	Gets a generic collection of supported video formats for this video capture device.

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	Name	Description
	CheckAccess	Determines whether the calling thread has access to this object. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ClearValue	Clears the local value of a dependency property. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetAnimationBaseValue	Returns any base value established for a Silverlight dependency property, which would apply in cases where an animation is not active. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetValue	Returns the current effective value of a dependency property from a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ReadLocalValue	Returns the local value of a dependency property, if a local value is set. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	SetValue	Sets the local value of a dependency property on a DependencyObject. (Inherited from DependencyObject.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Supported in: 5, 4

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.