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# cameraDevice

The camera used by the image picker controller.

```
var cameraDevice: UIImagePickerController.CameraDevice { get set }
```

## Discussion

The default is [`UIImagePickerController.CameraDevice.rear`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImagePickerController/CameraDevice-swift.enum/rear).

## See Also

[`+  isFlashAvailableForCameraDevice:`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImagePickerController/isFlashAvailable(for:))

Queries whether the specified camera has flash illumination capability.

[`+  availableCaptureModesForCameraDevice:`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImagePickerController/availableCaptureModes(for:))

Retrieves the capture modes supported by the specified camera device.


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