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# AVCaptureSession.Preset

Presets that define standard configurations for a capture session.

```
struct Preset
```

## Discussion

Setting a [`sessionPreset`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/sessionPreset) value provides a convenient way to configure a capture session for common use cases.

## Topics

### Quality levels

[`high`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/high)

A preset suitable for capturing high-quality output.

[`medium`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/medium)

A preset suitable for capturing medium-quality output.

[`low`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/low)

A preset suitable for capturing low-quality output.

### Photo

[`photo`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/photo)

A preset suitable for capturing high-resolution photo quality output.

### Manual configuration

[`inputPriority`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/inputPriority)

A preset that doesn’t specify audio and video output settings for a capture session.

### High definition

[`qHD960x540`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/qHD960x540)

A preset suitable for capturing quarter HD quality (960 x 540 pixel) video output.

[`hd1280x720`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/hd1280x720)

A preset suitable for capturing 720p quality (1280 x 720 pixel) video output.

[`hd1920x1080`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/hd1920x1080)

A preset suitable for capturing 1080p-quality (1920 x 1080 pixels) video output.

[`hd4K3840x2160`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/hd4K3840x2160)

A preset suitable for capturing 2160p-quality (3840 x 2160 pixels) video output.

### VGA

[`qvga320x240`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/qvga320x240)

A preset suitable for capturing 320 x 240 pixel video output.

[`vga640x480`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/vga640x480)

A preset suitable for capturing VGA quality (640 x 480 pixel) video output.

### iFrame

[`iFrame960x540`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/iFrame960x540)

A preset suitable for capturing 960 x 540 quality iFrame H.264 video at about 30 Mbits/sec with AAC audio.

[`iFrame1280x720`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/iFrame1280x720)

A preset suitable for capturing 1280 x 720 quality iFrame H.264 video at about 40 Mbits/sec with AAC audio.

### CIF

[`cif352x288`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/cif352x288)

A preset suitable for capturing CIF quality (352 x 288 pixel) video output.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/Preset/init(rawValue:))

Creates a preset with a string value.


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