# Simultaneous Multi-Camera Acquisitions

For vision applications requiring multiple cameras, they can be configured to simultaneously process images in the same Task.

1. Configure the Task Mode of the Task to trigger one of the camera's ImageAcquired Event (e.g. Devices.Camera1.ImageAcquired).

   Note:
   - Both cameras should be configured to acquire images from a hardware trigger. For information on configuring the Task Mode to the ImageAcquired Event, see the Hardware Acquisition Triggers topic.
   - Attempting simultaneous acquisitions through manual software triggers (e.g. $Devices.CameraName.Acquire) is not recommended. Use the Precision IO Configuration Editor to setup the camera triggers, instead.

2. Place a Camera Block in the Task for both cameras.

3. Now, when Camera1 is triggered to acquire an image, Camera2 should acquire, as well.