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Explain user preference in more detail
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Expand Up @@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ getUserMedia({
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The above will return the camera you requested, or a different camera if that specific camera is no longer available.
Browsers' internally-available information, such as user preference, may also override your request.
For example, when the user was asked for camera permissions, the camera they selected may take priority over the one you requested.
Again, to _require_ the specific camera, you would use:

```js
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