gives the name of the imaging device used to capture images.


$ImagingDevice
gives the name of the imaging device used to capture images.
Details

- $ImagingDevice is initially set to $DefaultImagingDevice.
- $ImagingDevice can be set to any camera listed by $ImagingDevices.
- Only devices that are recognized by the operating system are supported.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
The camera source is initially set to the default imaging device:
Use $ImagingDevices to find another camera:
Set $ImagingDevice to a different camera:
Clear resets the source to default:
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Import an Image into a Notebook
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), $ImagingDevice, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevice.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "$ImagingDevice." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevice.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). $ImagingDevice. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevice.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$imagingdevice, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$ImagingDevice}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevice.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$imagingdevice, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$ImagingDevice}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$ImagingDevice.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-August-2025]}