# Control smartphone camera with Node red installed on Android

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-smartphone-camera-with-node-red-installed-on-android/17089
**Category:** General
**Created:** [24 October 2019 13:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-smartphone-camera-with-node-red-installed-on-android/17089 "2019-10-24T13:15:55Z")
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### Author: ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)
#### Post date: [25 October 2019 11:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/control-smartphone-camera-with-node-red-installed-on-android/17089/24 "2019-10-25T11:50:22Z")

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If your input is an image it is a binary file you need the output format to be "a single buffer object"

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