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WIA Device Type Specifiers

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Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Device Type Specifiers are constants that indicate the type of device attached to a user's computer. Use the GET_STIDEVICE_TYPE macro to obtain these values from the WIA device type property. The following are valid WIA Device Type Specifiers:

Device Type Meaning
StiDeviceTypeDefault Generic WIA device. During device enumerations, this constant is used to enumerate all WIA devices.
StiDeviceTypeDigitalCamera The device is a camera. This specifier is not supported by Windows Vista and later.
StiDeviceTypeScanner The device is a scanner.
StiDeviceTypeStreamingVideo The device contains streaming video. This specifier is not supported by Windows Server 2003*,* Windows Vista, or later.