August 11,2016
These are the following two ways, in which you can use camera in your application
- Using existing android camera application in our application
- Directly using Camera API provided by android in our application
Using existing android camera application in our application
You will use MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE to launch an existing camera application installed on your phone. Its syntax is given below
Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
Apart from the above, there are other available Intents provided by MediaStore. They are listed as follows
| Sr.No | Intent type and description |
|---|---|
| 1 | ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE_SECURE
It returns the image captured from the camera , when the device is secured |
| 2 | ACTION_VIDEO_CAPTURE
It calls the existing video application in android to capture video |
| 3 | EXTRA_SCREEN_ORIENTATION
It is used to set the orientation of the screen to vertical or landscape |
| 4 | EXTRA_FULL_SCREEN
It is used to control the user interface of the ViewImage |
| 5 | INTENT_ACTION_VIDEO_CAMERA
This intent is used to launch the camera in the video mode |
| 6 | EXTRA_SIZE_LIMIT
It is used to specify the size limit of video or image capture size |
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