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Requires Windows 10 Version 1803 or later.
A camera barcode scanner consists of a standard lens camera with auto-focus capabilities (attached to a computer) combined with a software decoder, which Windows dynamically pairs to create a fully functional barcode scanner for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.
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The software decoder built into Windows 10/11 is provided by Digimarc Corporation.
In this section
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| System requirements | List of Windows editions that support camera barcode scanner, including the camera requirements to successfully read barcodes. |
| Get started | Learn the basics for using camera barcode scanner. |
| Host a camera barcode scanner preview | Learn how to host a camera barcode scanner preview in your application. |
| Enable or disable the software decoder | Learn how to enable or disable the default software decoder. |
| Camera barcode scanner symbologies | Sample barcodes for each of the symbologies supported by the software barcode decoder that ships with Windows 10 Version 1803 or later (such as UPC/EAN, Code 39, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Databar Omnidirectional, Databar Stacked, QR Code, and GS1DWCode). |
| Advanced configuration | Learn about advanced configuration options for camera barcode decoder. |