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I’ve been working with the Windows Phone camera API (PhotoCaptureDevice) a lot recently for Foundbite, some of the things I’ve learnt:
Not every Windows Phone has flash
I didn’t realise this until recently when testing with the cheap as chips Nokia Lumia 520. It’s a great device for the price but you need to add a check to your camera code to make sure other flash modes are available before manipulating it.