gives the name of the default imaging device attached to the computer.


$DefaultImagingDevice
gives the name of the default imaging device attached to the computer.
Details

- $DefaultImagingDevice can be set to any available device listed in $ImagingDevices. The value is preserved across Wolfram Language sessions.
- If not set explicitly, or if cleared, $DefaultImagingDevice is effectively taken to be the first device listed in $ImagingDevices.
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Import an Image into a Notebook
Text
Wolfram Research (2010), $DefaultImagingDevice, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultImagingDevice.html (updated 2014).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2010. "$DefaultImagingDevice." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2014. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultImagingDevice.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2010). $DefaultImagingDevice. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultImagingDevice.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$defaultimagingdevice, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$DefaultImagingDevice}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultImagingDevice.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$defaultimagingdevice, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$DefaultImagingDevice}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$DefaultImagingDevice.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}