---
title: backwardFacingDeviceDescriptors
framework: AVKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
platforms: [iOS 27.1+, iPadOS 27.1+]
path: avkit/avcapturedevicedirectionmap/backwardfacingdevicedescriptors
---

# backwardFacingDeviceDescriptors

Descriptions of the capture devices that face away from the view.

## Declaration

```swift
var backwardFacingDeviceDescriptors: [AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor] { get }
```

## Mentioned in

Choosing a camera by the direction it faces

## Discussion

Discussion These devices capture the scene behind the view. Each AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor in the array identifies one capture device, which may be a virtual device such as a dual camera. Match its uniqueID to obtain the corresponding AVCaptureDevice. The array is empty when no capture device is available or applicable for the current configuration.

## See Also

### Reading the camera directions

- [forwardFacingDeviceDescriptors](avkit/avcapturedevicedirectionmap/forwardfacingdevicedescriptors.md)