Document Revision History

This table describes the changes to UIImagePickerController Class Reference.

Date	Notes
2012-07-17	Additional improvements to the description of using an image picker on iPad.
2011-10-12	Added descriptions for the new `UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeIFrame1280x720` and `UIImagePickerControllerQualityTypeIFrame960x540` iFrame video format constants.
	In the overview for the UIImagePickerController class, clarified the explanation of how to present an image picker controller on iPad.
2011-03-08	Added information on the two ways to present an image picker controller on iPad.
2010-11-15	Clarified the use of the source type constants in the “UIImagePickerControllerSourceType” enumeration.
	Improved the description for `mediaTypes` property.
2010-08-19	Updated Overview to describe saving still-image metadata.
2010-06-29	Added descriptions of new APIs and behaviors for iOS 4 and iPhone 4.
	Described the new iOS 4 behavior for the `showsCameraControls` property.
	Improved the descriptions of the `startVideoCapture` and `stopVideoCapture` instance methods.
	Improved the description of the “UIImagePickerControllerCameraFlashMode” enumeration.
	Updated the description for the “UIImagePickerControllerSourceType” enumeration.
	Improved the descriptions for the `videoQuality` property and for the “UIImagePickerControllerQualityType” enumeration by noting that they apply to movie transcoding as well as to recording.
	Improved the description for the `mediaTypes` property by noting that attempting to set an empty array results in an exception.
2010-05-18	Added descriptions for the “UIImagePickerControllerCameraDevice,” “UIImagePickerControllerCameraCaptureMode,” and “UIImagePickerControllerCameraFlashMode” enumerations.
2009-10-19	Added descriptions for two video capture instance methods: `startVideoCapture` and `stopVideoCapture`.
	Added description for VGA-quality video recording constant, `UIImagePickerControllerQualityType640x480`.
	Updated UIImagePickerController “Overview” for iOS 4.0.
	Updated for iOS 3.1.
	Added an “Important” section to UIImagePickerController class overview, clarifying use of the class.
	Added descriptions for the `videoMaximumDuration` and `videoQuality` properties in the “Configuring the Video Capture Options” task group.
	Added descriptions for the `showsCameraControls`, `cameraOverlayView`, and `cameraViewTransform` properties, and for the `takePicture` instance method, to the “Customizing the Camera Controls” task group.
	Added a description for the `allowsEditing` property in the “Configuring the Picker” task group.
	Added a description for “UIImagePickerControllerQualityType” enumeration.
	Added deprecation information for the `allowsImageEditing` property.
2009-06-02	Updated for iOS 3.0
	Added description of video recording support.
2008-05-27	New document that describes the class for managing the system-supplied user interfaces for choosing and taking pictures.

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