Add a permission to access the camera to the AndroidManifest file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"></uses-permission>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
Xml file :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
>
<SurfaceView android:id="@+id/surfaceView" android:layout_height="0dip" android:layout_width="0dip"></SurfaceView>
<ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/imageView"></ImageView>
</LinearLayout>
Activity
import java.io.IOException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.Parameters;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.widget.ImageView;
public class TakePicture extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
{
//a variable to store a reference to the Image View at the main.xml file
private ImageView iv_image;
//a variable to store a reference to the Surface View at the main.xml file
private SurfaceView sv;
//a bitmap to display the captured image
private Bitmap bmp;
//Camera variables
//a surface holder
private SurfaceHolder sHolder;
//a variable to control the camera
private Camera mCamera;
//the camera parameters
private Parameters parameters;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
//get the Image View at the main.xml file
iv_image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
//get the Surface View at the main.xml file
sv = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.surfaceView);
//Get a surface
sHolder = sv.getHolder();
//add the callback interface methods defined below as the Surface View callbacks
sHolder.addCallback(this);
//tells Android that this surface will have its data constantly replaced
sHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder arg0, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3)
{
//get camera parameters
parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
//set camera parameters
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
//sets what code should be executed after the picture is taken
Camera.PictureCallback mCall = new Camera.PictureCallback()
{
@Override
public void onPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera)
{
//decode the data obtained by the camera into a Bitmap
bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length);
String filename=Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+ File.separator + "testimage.jpg";
FileOutputStream out = null;
try {
out = new FileOutputStream(filename);
bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, out); // bmp is your Bitmap instance
// PNG is a lossless format, the compression factor (100) is ignored
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try {
if (out != null) {
out.close();
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
//set the iv_image
iv_image.setImageBitmap(bmp);
}
};
mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mCall);
}
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
// The Surface has been created, acquire the camera and tell it where
// to draw the preview.
mCamera = Camera.open();
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
} catch (IOException exception) {
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
//stop the preview
mCamera.stopPreview();
//release the camera
mCamera.release();
//unbind the camera from this object
mCamera = null;
}
}