.. _doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_1acbf235ef17c98f1ae7e86098c8b624ca:

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

Returns a :ref:`LiveViewImage <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_live_view_image>` 's with the LiveView bitmap data, and a few properties

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    public :ref:`LiveViewImage<doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_live_view_image>` WaitForLiveView(UInt32 timeoutMs = 0);

This method blocks and waits for a LiveView image to be present. To avoid blocking you could utilize the notification system, to only call this method, when a :ref:`CameraEventId.NewLiveViewImage <doxcsid-namespace_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1ab2674573a5630cadf0a68b9d09b7944da1c073799ad1e5f6ecd6606cb70c0bcf8>` has been received.

Before you can receive any LiveView images, you must first enable both :ref:`EnableImageReceiving(bool) <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_1af00e0936f1e1769334acadb6563ab6b1>` and :ref:`SetLiveViewEnable(bool) <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_1a090908490f1b6c2408ef8016020b6614>`.



.. rubric:: Parameters:

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	*
		- timeoutMs

		- Optional: The amount of milliseconds to wait, before aborting. Zero is forever.

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

		- :ref:`SdkException <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_sdk_exception>` with the error-code if something goes wrong.



.. rubric:: Returns:

An in-memory LiveView image object.



.. rubric:: See also:

:ref:`SetLiveViewEnable(bool) <doxcsid-class_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_camera_1a090908490f1b6c2408ef8016020b6614>`