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# AVCaptureEventPhase

Constants that indicate the phase of a system capture event.

```
enum AVCaptureEventPhase
```

## Topics

### Creating a phase

[`init?(rawValue: UInt)`](/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureEventPhase/init(rawValue:))

### Event phases

[`case began`](/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureEventPhase/began)

A phase that indicates the beginning of a capture event.

[`case ended`](/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureEventPhase/ended)

A phase that indicates the end of a capture event.

[`case cancelled`](/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureEventPhase/cancelled)

A phase that indicates the cancellation of a capture event.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

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