.. _doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_1ae65734791fa25764517217b6308117cc:

Camera.GetAvailableCameras Method
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Definition
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*Namespace:* ``P1Sdk``

Returns a list of all available camera *currently* available.

.. ref-code-block:: csharp
	:class: doxyrest-overview-code-block

    public static IEnumerable<:ref:`CameraDescriptor<doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_descriptor>`> GetAvailableCameras();

Cameras some and go. The availble cameras might disappear right after this method has returned. Therefore, opening a camera found using this method might still fail.



.. rubric:: Parameters:

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	*
		- InvalidOperationException

		- the underlying SDK has failed to open

	*
		- :ref:`SdkException <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_sdk_exception>`

		- an error-code inside if something else goes wrong



.. rubric:: Returns:

A list of cameras attached to your host system



.. rubric:: See also:

:ref:`CameraDescriptor <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_descriptor>`