# How to use local camera in ignition perspective **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [June 8, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481 "2022-06-08T06:38:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![avanti\_awate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@avanti\_awate](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/avanti_awate)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/1 "2022-06-08T06:38:53Z")
I have the camera exe in my local folder that I want to use in perspective. system.util does not support in perspective for calling the camera exe. please guide me which is suitable for accessing camera from perspective. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/2 "2022-06-08T11:50:28Z")
Not possible. That would be a huge browser security hole. Some camera support via Perspective Workstation is likely in the future, but do not expect it to work via an arbitrary executable. If you need to execute arbitrary local code in your application, use Vision, not Perspective. ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/3 "2022-06-08T12:02:46Z")
With the fileupload component you can upload photos directly from the camera though > [@pturmel](#): > > Not possible. That would be a huge browser security hole. Also browsers can have access to the camera, the user always has to allow it though. Similar as with location. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/4 "2022-06-08T12:15:56Z")
> [@victordcq](#): > > browsers can have access to the camera Concur, but none will run an external `camera.exe`. And Ignition doesn't yet support any video access. ---
**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/5 "2022-06-08T12:20:32Z")
ah yea, the browser cant access just acces a random app on the device. But you could register it as an uri. (like mailto:) (an example for fileexplorer [WebDev to open File Explorer - #5 by victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/webdev-to-open-file-explorer/47969/5) ) But yeah not the greatest practice. ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/6 "2022-06-08T12:29:54Z")
Can’t workstation bridge this gap? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/7 "2022-06-08T12:44:53Z")
Not yet. Feature forecasting at this point is all speculation. ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-use-local-camera-in-ignition-perspective/60481/8 "2022-06-08T12:46:28Z")
Duh, I completely overlooked your post from above, sorry need more coffee I guess.