Opening and Handling Devices: Use Built-In Property Dialog Boxes

IC Imaging Control allows devices settings, such as "Brightness", "Contrast" or "Exposure Time" to be adjusted, using shipped dialog boxes. This brief source code sample illustrates how to carry out such adjustments.

The window of the resulting application looks as follows:

The property pages look as follows:

The program starts by opening the built-in dialog that allows the user to select a video capture device (.ShowDeviceSettingsDialog). At the end of the function Form1_Load(), the live image data stream from the video capture device is displayed, using .LiveStart.

[C#]
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    icImagingControl1.ShowDeviceSettingsDialog();

    if( icImagingControl1.DeviceValid )
    {
        icImagingControl1.LiveStart();
    }
    else
    {
        Close();
    }
}

[VB.NET]
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

    IcImagingControl1.ShowDeviceSettingsDialog()

    If IcImagingControl1.DeviceValid Then
        IcImagingControl1.LiveStart()
    Else
        Me.Close()
    End If
End Sub

When the user clicks "Properties...", the program activates the built-in dialog (.ShowPropertyDialog()) to adjust the device settings:

[C#]
private void btnProperties_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    if( icImagingControl1.DeviceValid )
    {
        icImagingControl1.ShowPropertyDialog();
    }
}

[VB.NET]
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

    IcImagingControl1.ShowPropertyDialog()

End Sub