Building my own camera application + Automatically capture the image
Solution 1
Ok I found a answer to take the picture automatically. Adding as a comment for the use of others.
final Timer t = new Timer();
t.schedule(new TimerTask() {
@Override
public void run() {
mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mPicture); t.cancel();
}
},5000);
Solution 2
the trick is to give the Camera Class a SurfaceView which is not part of the view hierarchy. The following code is from one of my apps where i used this technique to display my own
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mCamera = Camera.open();
startPreview();
}
private void startPreview() {
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(new SurfaceView(this).getHolder());
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
mCamera.setPreviewCallbackWithBuffer(this);
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setPreviewSize(IMAGE_W, IMAGE_H);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
PixelFormat p = new PixelFormat();
PixelFormat.getPixelFormatInfo(parameters.getPreviewFormat(), p);
int bufSize = (IMAGE_W * IMAGE_H * p.bitsPerPixel) / 8;
mCamera.addCallbackBuffer(new byte[bufSize]);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
public void onPreviewFrame(final byte[] data, Camera camera) {
if (mCamera == null) {
return;
}
mCamera.addCallbackBuffer(data);
}
}
Comments
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9T9 almost 2 years
I have created my own camera application. And when I click the button it takes the picture and saves it in the galary. What I want to do is to take the picture without a preview and without clicking any button.
My main activity class.
package themiya.camera.android; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Calendar; import java.util.Date; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.content.pm.PackageManager; import android.hardware.Camera; import android.hardware.Camera.PictureCallback; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Bundle; import android.os.Environment; import android.provider.MediaStore; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.FrameLayout; import android.widget.Toast; public class CameraActivity extends Activity { private Camera mCamera; private CameraPreview mPreview; public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); Button captureButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_capture); System.out.println("Starting!"); // Create an instance of Camera mCamera = getCameraInstance(); // Create our Preview view and set it as the content of our activity. mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, mCamera); FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.camera_preview); preview.addView(mPreview); final PictureCallback mPicture = new PictureCallback() { public void onPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera) { File pictureFile = getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE); if (pictureFile == null){ return; } try { FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pictureFile); fos.write(data); fos.close(); MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(), pictureFile.getAbsolutePath(), pictureFile.getName(), pictureFile.getName()); } catch (FileNotFoundException e) { } catch (IOException e) { } } }; // Add a listener to the Capture button captureButton.setOnClickListener( new View.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { // get an image from the camera System.out.println("Photo Taking!"); mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mPicture); } } ); } /** A safe way to get an instance of the Camera object. */ public static Camera getCameraInstance(){ Camera c = null; try { c = Camera.open(); // attempt to get a Camera instance } catch (Exception e){ // Camera is not available (in use or does not exist) } return c; // returns null if camera is unavailable } @Override protected void onPause() { super.onPause(); releaseCamera(); // release the camera immediately on pause event } private void releaseCamera(){ if (mCamera != null){ mCamera.release(); // release the camera for other applications mCamera = null; } } /** Create a File for saving an image or video */ private File getOutputMediaFile(int type){ // To be safe, you should check that the SDCard is mounted // using Environment.getExternalStorageState() before doing this. File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory( Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "MyCameraApp"); // This location works best if you want the created images to be shared // between applications and persist after your app has been uninstalled. // Create the storage directory if it does not exist if (! mediaStorageDir.exists()){ if (! mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()){ return null; } } // Create a media file name String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date()); File mediaFile; if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE){ mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg"); } else { return null; } return mediaFile; } }
And the preview class.
package themiya.camera.android; import android.content.Context; import android.hardware.Camera; import android.view.SurfaceHolder; import android.view.SurfaceView; public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{ private SurfaceHolder mHolder; private Camera mCamera; public CameraPreview(Context context,Camera camera) { super(context); mCamera = camera; /*SurfaceView view = new SurfaceView(this); c.setPreviewDisplay(view.getHolder()); c.startPreview(); c.takePicture(shutterCallback, rawPictureCallback, jpegPictureCallback); * */ // Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the // underlying surface is created and destroyed. mHolder = getHolder(); mHolder.addCallback(this); // deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0 mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS); } public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub if (mHolder.getSurface() == null){ // preview surface does not exist return; } // stop preview before making changes try { mCamera.stopPreview(); } catch (Exception e){ // ignore: tried to stop a non-existent preview } // set preview size and make any resize, rotate or // reformatting changes here // start preview with new settings try { mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder); mCamera.startPreview(); } catch (Exception e){ } } public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } }
In the activity class the on click method is like this.
captureButton.setOnClickListener( new View.OnClickListener() { public void onClick(View v) { // get an image from the camera System.out.println("Photo Taking!"); mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mPicture); } } );
And when I remove that listener part and put only the
mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mPicture);
part application crashes. I think that may be due to the delay that the application takes to open the camera. So code try to get the photo before opening the camera. Also wait(10000); didn't work for me.
And also I want to take the picture without the preview. According to my knowledge I have to change the preview class to do that. But I don't know the correct way to do it.
Can anyone help me with this asp.