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# isCameraDeviceAvailable(_:)

Queries whether the specified camera is available.

```
class func isCameraDeviceAvailable(_ cameraDevice: UIImagePickerController.CameraDevice) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`cameraDevice`

A [`UIImagePickerController.CameraDevice`](/documentation/UIKit/UIImagePickerController/CameraDevice-swift.enum) constant indicating the camera whose availability you want to check.

## Return Value

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the camera indicated by `cameraDevice` is available, or <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> if it is not available.

## 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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