# How can I use the native camera using Ionic 2?

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-native-camera-using-ionic-2/40707>\
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**Created:** [January 7, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-native-camera-using-ionic-2/40707 "2016-01-07T17:56:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![brandonarvanaghi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@brandonarvanaghi](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brandonarvanaghi)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-native-camera-using-ionic-2/40707/1 "2016-01-07T17:56:15Z")

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I have a button that says Take Picture on one of my pages that I want to be table to take and then upload a picture. How can I set this up in my model and view files? All the solutions I’ve found use Ionic 1.

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**Author:** ![Orby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b38774/32.png) [@Orby](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Orby)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-native-camera-using-ionic-2/40707/2 "2016-01-09T03:38:10Z")

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I haven’t completed this task either, but I have been told that functionality now lives in ionic-native. You can find the package in github or npm.

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**Author:** ![brandonarvanaghi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@brandonarvanaghi](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brandonarvanaghi)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-native-camera-using-ionic-2/40707/3 "2016-01-09T16:18:51Z")

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Not able to really find this. Do you know of any step by step guide? I am a complete beginner with Ionic 2. I just have a tabbed application setup at the moment.

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**Author:** ![Orby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b38774/32.png) [@Orby](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Orby)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/how-can-i-use-the-native-camera-using-ionic-2/40707/4 "2016-01-11T22:03:44Z")

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Sorry I’m in the same boat as you. I ended up waving the white flag, and went back to ionic v1. Trying now to figure out how to code as if it were ionic v2, but runs on v1. Thus when V2 is stable and supported, I can quickly switch.

Here is the git-hub project I was referring to:

> **[ionic-team/ionic-native](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-native)**
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> ionic-native - Native features for mobile apps built with Cordova/PhoneGap and open web technologies. Complete with TypeScript support. The successor to ngCordova. Pairs exquisitely with a nice bot...

Also I know you can use node package manager (npm) to install native. I really don’t know much more about it.

Good luck