windows-camera-tools

A generic command line tool to control camera properties in Windows. The tool's name is camera-cmd.exe. You can also view the information below in command line by running camera-cmd.exe without arguments.

Syntax

camera-cmd.exe option [parameters...]

Options

fnames

Lists the available/attached camera(s) in the system. Returns the number of available camera(s) found if any, otherwise returns -1.

mediainfo

mediainfo -fname:<camera_friendly_name>

Lists media-related information of the provided camera name. Returns the number of information structures retrieved. camera_friendly_name is the friendly name of the camera device/driver. You can use the fnames option to get the available friendly names, or see Device Manager -> Imaging devices.

Example

camera-cmd.exe mediainfo -fname:Integrated Camera

proppage

proppage -fname:<camera_friendly_name>

Opens the driver-provided (if any) extended property page(s). camera_friendly_name is the friendly name of the camera device/driver. You can use the fnames option to get the available friendly names, or see Device Manager -> Imaging devices.

Example

camera-cmd.exe proppage -fname:Integrated Camera

issyscam

issyscam -fname:<camera_friendly_name>

Returns the index of the camera friendly name being queried. Returns -1 on failure, or when the camera is not found. camera_friendly_name is the friendly name of the camera device/driver. You can use the fnames option to get the available friendly names, or see Device Manager -> Imaging devices.

Example

camera-cmd.exe issyscam -fname:Integrated Camera

privacy

privacy -fname:<camera_friendly_name> [-state:<0|1>]

Controls the camera privacy properties (if supported). camera_friendly_name is the friendly name of the camera device/driver. You can use the fnames option to get the available friendly names, or see Device Manager -> Imaging devices. Valid -state: values are 0 (disabled), and 1 (enabled). If only -fname:... is provided, returns the current state. If -state:... is provided after fname:..., sets the privacy state to the value provided. Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.

Examples

camera-cmd.exe privacy -fname:Integrated Camera
camera-cmd.exe privacy -fname:Integrated Camera -state:1

flash

flash -fname:<camera_friendly_name> [-state:<0|1|2>]

Controls the camera flash properties (if supported). camera_friendly_name is the friendly name of the camera device/driver. You can use the fnames option to get the available friendly names, or see Device Manager -> Imaging devices. Valid -state: values are 0 (flash off), 1 (flash on), and 2 (auto-flash). If only -fname:... is provided, returns the current state. If -state:... is provided after fname:..., sets the flash state to the value provided. Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.

Examples

camera-cmd.exe flash -fname:Integrated Camera
camera-cmd.exe flash -fname:Integrated Camera -state:2