How can I find a USB Camera without using it's name in metro app style - C#?

Question

Hi,

Is it possible to find the name of camera which is connected by USB port ?

I don't want to use the integrated camera in windows tablets or computers and I want to use only the camera which is connected by USB.

I don't have information about name of cameras .

I get the cameras like this:

  m_deviceInfoCollection = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(DeviceClass.VideoCapture);

//How can I find which camera in connected by USB ?

Thanks 

Answer 1

What's the scenario here?  What if there isn't a USB camera attached?

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Answer 2

The app shows the usb camera previewing. It shows a default image if there is no USB camera.

Answer 3

Do you have any suggestion? 

Thanks

Answer 4

Here is my solution. Please let me know if you have another idea or if it's wrong.

I check the EnclosureLocation and if it's null it means that it's an external camera.

m_devInfoCollection = await DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(DeviceClass.VideoCapture);
for (int i = 0; i < m_devInfoCollection.Count; i++)
{                        
     var devInfo = m_devInfoCollection[i];   
     if (devInfo.EnclosureLocation== null)
     {				
            //it's an external webcam ! 
            //and m_devInfoCollection[i].Name is the name of my external webcam 			
     }
}