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# AVCaptureVideoOrientation

Constants indicating video orientation.

```
enum AVCaptureVideoOrientation
```

## Overview

You can set these constants to [`videoOrientation`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureConnection/videoOrientation) for a connection that has an [`AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer) output.

## Topics

### Constants

[`AVCaptureVideoOrientation.portrait`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureVideoOrientation/portrait)

Indicates that video should be oriented vertically, top at the top.

[`AVCaptureVideoOrientation.portraitUpsideDown`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureVideoOrientation/portraitUpsideDown)

Indicates that video should be oriented vertically, top at the bottom.

[`AVCaptureVideoOrientation.landscapeRight`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureVideoOrientation/landscapeRight)

Indicates that video should be oriented horizontally, top on the left.

[`AVCaptureVideoOrientation.landscapeLeft`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureVideoOrientation/landscapeLeft)

Indicates that video should be oriented horizontally, top on the right.


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