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# Camera

With the camera component, you can open up your phone’s camera to take a picture.

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## Blocks

### Take Photo

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| Output Name   | Data Type  | Function                                            |
| ------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Photo         | image      | if a photo was taken, returns the photo             |
| DidUserCancel | true/false | returns whether the user cancelled taking the photo |
| Error         | text       | if there was an error, returns the error            |