---
title: controls
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avcapturesession/controls
---

# controls

The controls that allow configuring the camera system from device hardware.

## Declaration

```swift
var controls: [AVCaptureControl] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion You modify the contents of this array by calling the addControl(_:) and removeControl(_:) methods.

## See Also

### Configuring capture controls

- [supportsControls](avfoundation/avcapturesession/supportscontrols.md)
- [maxControlsCount](avfoundation/avcapturesession/maxcontrolscount.md)
- [canAddControl(_:)](avfoundation/avcapturesession/canaddcontrol(_:).md)
- [addControl(_:)](avfoundation/avcapturesession/addcontrol(_:).md)
- [removeControl(_:)](avfoundation/avcapturesession/removecontrol(_:).md)
- [setControlsDelegate(_:queue:)](avfoundation/avcapturesession/setcontrolsdelegate(_:queue:).md)
- [AVCaptureSessionControlsDelegate](avfoundation/avcapturesessioncontrolsdelegate.md)
- [controlsDelegate](avfoundation/avcapturesession/controlsdelegate.md)
- [controlsDelegateCallbackQueue](avfoundation/avcapturesession/controlsdelegatecallbackqueue.md)