Camera Element

The Camera element allows the user to take a photo using native camera functionality (or select an existing image) if the device is supported. View more information about Form Element Types.

Properties

Property	Required	Type	Default	Description
type	Yes	string	'camera'	The type of Form Element
name	Yes	string	N/A	The key that will be assigned a value in the submission data when the form is submitted
label	Yes	string	N/A	Display text presented to the user above the input by default
required	Yes	boolean	false	Determine if this element requires an option to be selected (true) or not (false)
hint	No	string	N/A	A hint triggered by an icon tooltip to be displayed when hovering beside the element label
includeTimestampWatermark	Yes	boolean	false	Whether a watermark with a timestamp should be placed on images captured with this element
storageType	Yes	string	N/A	How the photo taken by a user will be stored: private, public, legacy

The Camera element also inherits the properties of the following:

Base Element

Example Element

{
  "id": "b1311ae0-6bb7-11e9-a923-1681be663d3e",
  "type": "camera",
  "name": "photo",
  "label": "Please Take a Photo",
  "storageType": "private",
  "required": true
}

Example Submission Data

Private/Public Storage

{
  "submission": {
    "[element.name]": {
      "s3": {
        "region": "ap-southeast-2",
        "bucket": "customer.forms.oneblink.io",
        "key": "submissions/1/attachments/44cdee6f-edbd-4620-aaf5-df25ce976e43"
      },
      "url": "https://auth-api.blinkm.io/submissions/1/attachments/44cdee6f-edbd-4620-aaf5-df25ce976e43",
      "contentType": "image/png",
      "fileName": "dot.png",
      "id": "44cdee6f-edbd-4620-aaf5-df25ce976e43",
      "isPrivate": true
    }
  }
}

Legacy Storage (Deprecated)

{
  "submission": {
    "[element.name]": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAMAAAADCAYAAABWKLW/AAAAIElEQVQYV2NkYGBoYGBgqGdgYGhkZGBg+M8ABSAOXAYATFcEA8STCz8AAAAASUVORK5CYII="
  }
}

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