Camera Control WM6

[heatgutsexe]

Hi

I learned that I can use Camera Dialog for camera. However, I need to control turning on and turning off the camera.

I notice that using the InTheHand API, there is one ReadOnly property for Camera.

http://inthehand.com/library/html/P_...eraEnabled.htm

But it is ReadOnly and cannot be set in RunTime by doing a simple CameraEnabled = False.

Is there other ways to control the camera?

I'll need the codes in VB.NET.

Thanks

[petevick]

What do you mean 'control the camera'?
.ShowDialog invokes the camera - when it returns to your code, then
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(camCapture.FileName) Then
tells you whether a photograph has been taken or not?

What exactly are you looking to control?

[heatgutsexe]

Something like a parental control. Like... Do not allow camera to be used on the phone at all.

[petevick]

The only thing I could think would be an application running in the background picking up the camera button press, and discarding it.

The namespace in .Net is just to take photos/videos.

[heatgutsexe]

A few questions.

Firstly, how do you run the program in the background?

Secondly, how do I pick up the pressing of the camera to cancel it?

Thanks.

[petevick]

Run it as a service or hide the form.
If using a form, use keypreview = true and see what button is pressed - if it is the camera, then do what you need

[heatgutsexe]

Thanks, your advice is helpful, however, there is one issue I also need to take into account. How do I know the camera mode (not the camera button) is triggered and how do I cancel it?

As in how can I tell if the user has went to "Pictures & Videos" and triggered the camera there?

One way to run a program at startup which I know is simpily copy a shortcut of the program to "\Windows\StartUp\", but is there a more "secure" method such as placing it in the registry or something? Do you have a sample of that?

Thanks for all the trouble.