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Hands-On LabAccessing Windows Phone 7 DevicesLab version:1.0.0Last updated:12/13/2011ContentsOverview3Exercise 1: Capture Pictures Using the Camera Chooser5Task 1 – Capturing an Image5Task 2 – Displaying a Captured Image12Exercise 2: Load and Store Pictures14Task 1 – Saving and Loading Pictures to and from Isolated Storage14Task 2 – Saving Pictures to the Pictures Hub23Exercise 3: Using the Location Device and Bing Maps25Task 1 – Integrating GPS with Bing Maps25Task 2 – Assigning Pictures with Geographical Locations32Task 3 – Displaying Captured Pictures on a Bing Map36Summary40The Windows Phone 7 is equipped with a Camera and GPS (global positioning system). Developers can leverage these devices to build location-aware applications and take live photos.This lab walks you through the steps required to integrate your applications with the phone’s camera. The goal is to build an application that lets you capture pictures, give them a title, and save them to the application local store. The lab also gives you the option to “fake” location and, when saving pictures to a local store, associate its latitude-longitude (lat-long) geo-coordinates, and create a view in which you can see the pictures on a map.ObjectivesAt the end of the lab you will:Be familiar with the Windows Phone 7 Camera Chooser APIUnderstand how to use the WP7 Location DeviceHave saved pictures to the pictures hubHave stored and loaded pictures and metadata from the Isolated StorageUsedBing Maps control and services to fetch and display location dataHave created a simple map-based application with captured picturesPrerequisitesThe following is required to complete this hands-on lab:Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone or Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone is part of the Windows Phone Developer Tools installation).Windows Phone Developer Tools: /?linkid=9772716Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit (you can use the assemblies located in th