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I have two separate scenarios. 1) I have a Canvas App that was designed for mobile use and to run within the launcher. This app has functionality that leverages the camera control. When run within the launcher all is well. When run in a browser I cannot capture an image from the camera control. Always grabs nothing, whether I use camContrl.Photo or camCtrl.Stream. This doesn't bother me as the app should not be used in a browser, but regardless, it should work.

2) I have a Custom SharePoint list form app and I am experiencing the same issue. This is critical as this can ONLY be run in a browser and I am experiencing the same problem. The camera control displays the camera image, no issue. When I try and capture the current image, snap a photo, nothing happens.

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

Regards,

-S

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cha_cha 4,932 Moderator on at

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This might be a Browser permission issue. Can you double-check the permission on the tab of your browser on whether it's allowing the use of a Camera?

It might have worked well in your development mode but the actual app has a different URL, so that might be the case. Also try running on a different computer or browser and see if the problem persist.

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@sperry1625 , in addition to what @cha_cha mentioned, also make sure you are using the compatible browser:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/canvas-apps/controls/control-camera

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sperry1625 765 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@cha_cha, the camera control works, On the web page the control shows the camera output. What doesn't work is capturing an image from the camera. When a button is clicked I add an image from the camera control to a collection.

Collect( CameraPhotos, { Note: "", Photo: camPhoto.Photo, PhotoId: CountRows( CameraPhotos ) } )

The code executes, adds an entry to the collection, but the Photo property is BLANK.

Permission is whether you can use the camera or not, there is not more fine granted permission control.

@AhmedSalih, I am using Edge. I also tried Chrome, same result.

Thanks,

-S

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sperry1625 765 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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This issue was caused by an experimental feature being enabled. Turning it off, solved the problem.

If this is enabled the camera control stops functioning, you can no longer capture media. I guess my definition of "improved" is different than theirs 😂.

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-S

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