MediaTrackSettings.facingMode

The MediaTrackSettings dictionary's facingMode property is a DOMString indicating the direction in which the camera producing the video track represented by the MediaStreamTrack is currently facing. This lets you determine what value was selected to comply with your specified constraints for this property's value as described in the MediaTrackConstraints.facingMode property you provided when calling either getUserMedia() or MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints().

If needed, you can determine whether or not this constraint is supported by checking the value of MediaTrackSupportedConstraints.facingMode as returned by a call to MediaDevices.getSupportedConstraints(). However, typically this is unnecessary since browsers will simply ignore any constraints they're unfamiliar with.

Syntax

var facingMode = MediaTrackSettings.facingMode;

Value

A DOMString whose value is one of the strings in VideoFacingModeEnum.

VideoFacingModeEnum

The following strings are permitted values for the facing mode. These may represent separate cameras, or they may represent directions in which an adjustable camera can be pointed.

"user"

The video source is facing toward the user; this includes, for example, the front-facing camera on a smartphone.

"environment"

The video source is facing away from the user, thereby viewing their environment. This is the back camera on a smartphone.

"left"

The video source is facing toward the user but to their left, such as a camera aimed toward the user but over their left shoulder.

"right"

The video source is facing toward the user but to their right, such as a camera aimed toward the user but over their right shoulder.

Example

See "Example: Constraint exerciser" in Capabilities, constraints, and settings for an example.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Media Capture and Streams The definition of 'facingMode' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial specification.

Browser compatibility

See also

• Media Capture and Streams API
• Capabilities, constraints, and settings
• MediaTrackConstraints.facingMode
• MediaTrackSettings