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# HMCameraStreamControl

An object that can start and stop the camera stream and contains the view into which the stream is rendered.

```
class HMCameraStreamControl
```

## Topics

### Controlling the stream

[`startStream()`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamControl/startStream())

Starts the camera stream.

[`stopStream()`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamControl/stopStream())

Stops the camera stream.

[`cameraStream`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamControl/cameraStream)

The current camera stream.

[`HMCameraStream`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStream)

An object that represents a camera’s audiovisual stream.

[`streamState`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamControl/streamState)

The current state of the camera stream.

[`HMCameraStreamState`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamState)

The states associated with a camera stream.

### Observing stream activity

[`delegate`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamControl/delegate)

Delegate that receives updates as the camera stream changes.

[`HMCameraStreamControlDelegate`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCameraStreamControlDelegate)

A protocol that gives the delegate updates on the camera stream.


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