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Camera
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> The `camera` object provides access to the device's default camera application.

Methods
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- camera.getPicture
- camera.cleanup

Permissions
-----------

### Android

#### app/res/xml/config.xml

    <plugin name="Camera" value="org.apache.cordova.CameraLauncher" />

#### app/AndroidManifest

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

### Bada

#### manifest.xml

    <Privilege>
        <Name>CAMERA</Name>
    </Privilege>
    <Privilege>
        <Name>RECORDING</Name>
    </Privilege>

### BlackBerry WebWorks

#### www/plugins.xml

    <plugin name="Camera" value="org.apache.cordova.camera.Camera" />

#### www/config.xml

    <feature id="blackberry.media.camera" />

    <rim:permissions>
        <rim:permit>use_camera</rim:permit>
    </rim:permissions>

### iOS

#### config.xml

    <plugin name="Camera" value="CDVCamera" />

### webOS

    No permissions are required.

### Windows Phone

#### Properties/WPAppManifest.xml

    <Capabilities>
        <Capability Name="ID_CAP_ISV_CAMERA" />
        <Capability Name="ID_HW_FRONTCAMERA" />
    </Capabilities>

Reference: [Application Manifest for Windows Phone](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff769509%28v=vs.92%29.aspx)

### Tizen

#### config.xml

    <feature name="http://tizen.org/api/application" required="true"/>
    <feature name="http://tizen.org/api/application.launch" required="true"/>

Reference: [Application Manifest for Tizen Web Application](https://developer.tizen.org/help/topic/org.tizen.help.gs/Creating%20a%20Project.html?path=0_1_1_3#8814682_CreatingaProject-EditingconfigxmlFeatures)