Capture

No dependencies
Code format
React + Tailwind
import { useId } from 'react';

const OPTIONS = [{"value": "photo", "label": "Photo"}, {"value": "video", "label": "Video"}, {"value": "portrait", "label": "Portrait"}];

const css = `
  .radio-capture { --i: 0; display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: 12px; width: 260px; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(1) input:checked) { --i: 0; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(2) input:checked) { --i: 1; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(3) input:checked) { --i: 2; }
  @keyframes radio-capture-rec { 50% { opacity: 0.25; } }
  .radio-capture__finder { position: relative; width: 200px; height: 112px; border-radius: 12px; background: light-dark(#f3f4f7, #1a1c1f); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px light-dark(#dbdde1, #2e3035); overflow: hidden; }
  .radio-capture__subject { position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: -10px; width: 56px; height: 76px; margin-left: -28px; }
  .radio-capture__subject::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 14px; top: 0; width: 28px; height: 28px; border-radius: 50%; background: light-dark(#6d7179, #7d8087); }
  .radio-capture__subject::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 32px; bottom: 0; border-radius: 28px 28px 0 0; background: light-dark(#6d7179, #7d8087); }
  /* Portrait: the background melts away behind the subject. */
  .radio-capture__bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, light-dark(#dbdde1, #2e3035) 0 10px, transparent 11px), radial-gradient(circle at 82% 26%, light-dark(#dbdde1, #2e3035) 0 14px, transparent 15px), radial-gradient(circle at 70% 70%, light-dark(#ebedf0, #232529) 0 18px, transparent 19px); transition: filter 0.5s, transform 0.5s; }
  .radio-capture__tag { position: absolute; top: 8px; left: 10px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; color: light-dark(#42454c, #e5e6e9); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.3s; }
  .radio-capture__tag i { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3); animation: radio-capture-rec 1s steps(1) infinite; }
  .radio-capture__tag--p { left: auto; right: 10px; }
  /* The shutter: a full disc for photo, a small rounded square for video, a disc inside a ring for portrait. */
  .radio-capture__shutter { position: absolute; right: 12px; top: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 36px; height: 36px; margin-top: -18px; border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2.5px light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3); }
  .radio-capture__core { width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%; background: light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3); transition: width 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.4, 0.5, 1), height 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.3, 1.4, 0.5, 1), border-radius 0.4s; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(2) input:checked) .radio-capture__core { width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 3px; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(2) input:checked) .radio-capture__tag--v { opacity: 1; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(3) input:checked) .radio-capture__core { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(3) input:checked) .radio-capture__bg { filter: blur(5px); transform: scale(1.1); }
  .radio-capture:has(.radio-capture__opt:nth-child(3) input:checked) .radio-capture__tag--p { opacity: 1; }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .radio-capture * { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
  }
  .radio-capture__opts { display: flex; gap: 3px; padding: 4px; border-radius: 12px; background: light-dark(#f3f4f7, #1a1c1f); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px light-dark(#dbdde1, #2e3035); }
  .radio-capture__opt { position: relative; flex: 1; padding: 7px 10px; border-radius: 8px; color: light-dark(#5f626a, #a7abb2); font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 500; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color 0.25s, color 0.25s; }
  .radio-capture__opt:hover { color: light-dark(#42454c, #e5e6e9); }
  .radio-capture__opt:has(input:checked) { background: light-dark(#373a40, #f1f2f3); color: light-dark(#fbfcfd, #121417); }
  .radio-capture__opt:has(input:focus-visible) { outline: 2px solid light-dark(#50535b, #c6c8cd); outline-offset: 2px; }
  .radio-capture__input { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: 0; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
`;

export function CaptureRadio() {
  const name = useId();
  return (
    <>
      <style>
        {css}
      </style>
      <div className="radio-capture">
        <div className="radio-capture__finder" aria-hidden="true">
          <span className="radio-capture__bg" />
          <span className="radio-capture__subject" />
          <span className="radio-capture__tag radio-capture__tag--v">
            <i />
            REC 00:12
          </span>
          <span className="radio-capture__tag radio-capture__tag--p">f/1.8</span>
          <span className="radio-capture__shutter">
            <span className="radio-capture__core" />
          </span>
        </div>
        <div className="radio-capture__opts" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Camera mode">
          {OPTIONS.map((o, i) => (
            <label key={o.value} className="radio-capture__opt">
              <input className="radio-capture__input" type="radio" name={name} value={o.value} defaultChecked={i === 0} />
              {o.label}
            </label>
          ))}
        </div>
      </div>
    </>
  );
}

Free to use in any project, commercial included. MIT-0, no attribution required. Licence

Install with shadcn

npx shadcn@latest add @movin/radio-capture
Source on GitHub

About this component

A camera mode picker: the shutter button morphs between photo, record and portrait, video adds a blinking record tag and portrait melts the background behind the subject.

Dependencies
None
Difficulty
Beginner
Triggers
click, state change, morph
Techniques
css transition, filter, radial gradient, border radius
Reduced motion
Respected
Theme
Light and dark (follows your page's color-scheme)

A role="radiogroup" with an aria-label around native radio inputs sharing one name, so the arrow keys move the choice and Tab enters the group once; :focus-visible on the input outlines its option. Under prefers-reduced-motion the modes change instantly and the dot does not blink.

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