# Toggle the camera in the barcode widget **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [April 28, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109 "2022-04-28T13:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/1 "2022-04-28T13:05:56Z")
Hi all, I got a note from our Tulip users, that at the Surface tablet it is not possible to toggle the cameras. During developing I noticed, that there is no toggle as in the normal image input widget. Can someone tell me if this is a normal behaviour? Or is this depending on the system settings? Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![pete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/pete/32/5653_2.png) [@pete](https://community.tulip.co/u/pete)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/2 "2022-04-28T13:20:23Z")
Hi @ChrisF - See [Optical Barcode Scanner Change Camera - Product suggestions - Tulip Community](https://community.tulip.co/t/optical-barcode-scanner-change-camera/4701) - this functionality has just been added šŸ™‚ . ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/3 "2022-04-28T13:57:14Z")
Hi Pete, great news - but have I to set something inside the app? On our surface devices (2 cameras) there is no possibility to switch the camera. So have I to built a new version with this new widget or will it be updated automatically? Thanks Chris ---
**Author:** ![pete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/pete/32/5653_2.png) [@pete](https://community.tulip.co/u/pete)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/4 "2022-04-28T14:10:08Z")
@ChrisF You will see the new functionality automatically if the device has more than one camera attached. I believe you only see the camera switcher in the Player. This is starting with release r227 which should be available now. Take a look, if you still donā€™t see it, let us know! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/5 "2022-05-02T10:57:57Z")
Hi Pete, thanks for the great news, but I have to check the devices why I canā€™t toggle the camera at our surfaces. Can this be a bug? Left: Image widget - right Barcode widget with the default orientation ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/2X/6/60c844b2e899f3cba7f7d242d4e3e332b3417352.jpeg) Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/6 "2022-05-02T14:40:43Z")
Hi Pete, I testet the barcode widget again and there is no possibility / toggle-button to toggle the camera from back to front as I can see in the image widget. Unfortunality the barcode widget uses the back camera, so the employees have to rotate the tablet ā˜¹ So can you investigate this behaviour? Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![RussWaddell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/russwaddell/32/3774_2.png) [@RussWaddell](https://community.tulip.co/u/RussWaddell)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/toggle-the-camera-in-the-barcode-widget/5109/7 "2022-05-02T22:04:14Z")
If you have not already done so, ensure that both the front and rear camera are available and detected in Windows. The ā€œflipā€ camera button actually just toggles through the list of each available cameras. For example, built-in front camera, built-in rear camera, USB webcam. Open the Camera app and see if you are able to use ā€œChange cameraā€ there ([How to use the Camera app](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-use-the-camera-app-ea40b69f-be6a-840e-9c8c-1fd6eea97c22)). If you canā€™t switch cameras there, itā€™s likely a driver or permissions issue.