Navigator: mediaDevices property
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The mediaDevices
read-only property of the Navigator
interface returns a MediaDevices
object, which provides access to connected media input devices like cameras and microphones, as well as screen sharing.
Value
The MediaDevices
singleton object. Usually, you just use this object's members directly, such as by calling navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia()
.
Specifications
Specification |
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Media Capture and Streams # mediadevices |
Browser compatibility
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See also
- Media Capture and Streams API: The entry point to the documentation about the entire Media Capture and Streams API.
- WebRTC API: Documentation about the WebRTC API, which is closely related.