# Camera access

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/4406/camera-access
Category: VOXL 2 and VOXL 2 Mini (https://forum.modalai.com/category/26/voxl-2-and-voxl-2-mini)
Tags: voxl-2
Posted: 2025-05-08 10:13:13 UTC by kestrelsystemsbp
Replies: 1 · Views: 445

## kestrelsystemsbp · 2025-05-08 10:13:13 UTC

I am trying to implement a program on the Starling 2 Max that is able to use the downwards facing camera to detect objects that I have specified in the code, such as shapes and certain colors, but I am uncertain about how to access the camera within the Python code?

## Reply by Eric Katzfey (ModalAI staff) · 2025-05-08 14:58:41 UTC

@kestrelsystemsbp Take a look at Python MPA interface: https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/voxl-sdk/core-libs/libmodal-pipe/-/tree/dev/python?ref_type=heads