*A fork of [Dylan McIntyre's CameraKit-Android library](https://github.com/gogopop/CameraKit-Android), originally a fork of [Google's CameraView library](https://github.com/google/cameraview). The CameraKit-Android at this point has been fairly rewritten and refactored:* - lots *of serious bugs fixed, I have lost the count* - *decent orientation support for both pictures and videos* - *EXIF support* - *simpler APIs* - *docs and comments in code* - *introduced sessionType (picture or video), replacing Method and Permissions stuff* - *new `captureSnapshot` API* - *new `setLocation` and `setWhiteBalance` APIs* - *option to pass a `File` when recording a video* - *introduced a smart measuring and sizing behavior, replacing bugged `adjustViewBounds`* - *measure `CameraView` as center crop or center inside* - *add multiple `CameraListener`s for events* *Feel free to open issues with suggestions or contribute.* # CameraKit CameraKit is an easy to use utility to work with the Android Camera APIs. Everything at the moment is work in progress, but it works well for pictures at least. ## Table of Contents - [Features](#features) - [Setup](#setup) - [Usage](#usage) - [Capturing Images](#capturing-images) - [Capturing Video](#capturing-video) - [Other camera events](#other-camera-events) - [Dynamic Sizing Behavior](#dynamic-sizing-behavior) - [Center Inside](#center-inside) - [Center Crop](#center-crop) - [Extra Attributes](#extra-attributes) - [cameraSessionType](#camerasessiontype) - [cameraFacing](#camerafacing) - [cameraFlash](#cameraflash) - [cameraFocus](#camerafocus) - [cameraZoomMode](#camerazoommode) - [cameraCropOutput](#cameracropoutput) - [cameraJpegQuality](#camerajpegquality) - [cameraWhiteBalance](#camerawhitebalance) - [Deprecated: cameraCaptureMethod](#cameracapturemethod) - [Deprecated: cameraPermissionsPolicy](#camerapermissionpolicy) - [Permissions Behavior](#permissions-behavior) - [Manifest file](#manifest-file) - [Roadmap](#roadmap) # Features - Seamless image and video capturing, even within the same session - System permission handling - Dynamic sizing behavior - Create a `CameraView` of any size (not just presets!) - Center inside or center crop behaviors - Automatic output cropping to match your `CameraView` bounds - Multiple capture methods - Take high-resolution pictures with `capturePicture` - Take quick snapshots as a freeze frame of the preview with `captureSnapshot` (similar to SnapChat and Instagram) - Built-in tap to focus - `CameraUtils` to help with Bitmaps and orientations - EXIF support - Automatically detected orientation tag - Plug in location tags with `CameraView.setLocation(double, double)` - Control the camera parameters via XML or programmatically ## Setup For now, you must clone the repo and add it to your project. ## Usage To use CameraKit, simply add a `CameraView` to your layout: ```xml ``` Make sure you override `onResume`, `onPause` and `onDestroy` in your activity, and call `CameraView.start()`, `stop()` and `destroy()`. ```java @Override protected void onResume() { super.onResume(); cameraView.start(); } @Override protected void onPause() { super.onPause(); cameraView.stop(); } @Override protected void onDestroy() { super.onDestroy(); cameraView.destroy(); } ``` ### Capturing Images To capture an image just call `CameraView.capturePicture()`. Make sure you setup a `CameraListener` to handle the image callback. ```java camera.setCameraListener(new CameraListener() { @Override public void onPictureTaken(byte[] picture) { // Create a bitmap or a file... // CameraUtils will read EXIF orientation for you, in a worker thread. CameraUtils.decodeBitmap(picture, ...); } }); camera.capturePicture(); ``` You can also use `camera.captureSnapshot()` to capture a preview frame. This is faster, though will ensure lower quality output. ### Capturing Video TODO: test size and orientation stuff. To capture video just call `CameraView.startRecordingVideo(file)` to start, and `CameraView.stopRecordingVideo()` to finish. Make sure you setup a `CameraListener` to handle the video callback. ```java camera.setCameraListener(new CameraListener() { @Override public void onVideoTaken(File video) { // The File is the same you passed before. // Now it holds a MP4 video. } }); File file = ...; // Make sure you have permissions to write here. camera.startRecordingVideo(file); camera.postDelayed(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { // This will trigger onVideoTaken(). camera.stopRecordingVideo(); } }, 2500); // Shorthand: camera.startRecordingVideo(file, 2500); ``` ### Other camera events Make sure you can react to different camera events by setting up a `CameraListener` instance. ```java camera.setCameraListener(new CameraListener() { @Override public void onCameraOpened() {} @Override public void onCameraClosed() {} @Override public void onPictureTaken(byte[] picture) {} @Override public void onVideoTaken(File video) {} }); ``` ## Dynamic Sizing Behavior `CameraView` has a smart measuring behavior that will let you do what you want with a few flags. Measuring is controlled simply by `layout_width` and `layout_height` attributes, with this meaning: - `WRAP_CONTENT` : try to stretch this dimension to respect the preview aspect ratio. - `MATCH_PARENT` : fill this dimension, even if this means ignoring the aspect ratio. - Fixed values (e.g. `500dp`) : respect this dimension. You can have previews of all sizes, not just the supported presets. Whaterever you do, the preview will never be distorted. ### Center inside You can emulate a **center inside** behavior (like the `ImageView` scaletype) by setting both dimensions to `wrap_content`. The camera will get the biggest possible size that fits into your bounds, just like what happens with image views. ```xml ``` This means that the whole preview is visible, and the image output matches what was visible during the capture. ### Center crop You can emulate a **center crop** behavior by setting both dimensions to fixed values or to `MATCH_PARENT`. The camera view will fill the rect. If your dimensions don't match the aspect ratio of the internal preview surface, the surface will be cropped to fill the view, just like `android:scaleType="centerCrop"` on an `ImageView`. ```xml ``` This means that part of the preview is hidden, and the image output will contain parts of the scene that were not visible during the capture. If this is a problem, see [cameraCropOutput](#cameracropoutput). ## Extra Attributes ```xml ``` |XML Attribute|Method|Values|Default Value| |-------------|------|------|-------------| |[`cameraSessionType`](#camerasessiontype)|`setSessionType()`|`picture` `video`|`picture`| |[`cameraFacing`](#camerafacing)|`setFacing()`|`back` `front`|`back`| |[`cameraFlash`](#cameraflash)|`setFlash()`|`off` `on` `auto` `torch`|`off`| |[`cameraFocus`](#camerafocus)|`setFocus()`|`off` `continuous` `tap` `tapWithMarker`|`continuous`| |[`cameraZoomMode`](#camerazoommode)|`setZoom()`|`off` `pinch`|`off`| |[`cameraCropOutput`](#cameracropoutput)|`setCropOutput()`|`true` `false`|`false`| |[`cameraJpegQuality`](#camerajpegquality)|`setJpegQuality()`|`0 <= n <= 100`|`100`| |[`cameraVideoQuality`](#cameravideoquality)|`setVideoQuality()`|`max480p` `max720p` `max1080p` `max2160p` `highest` `lowest`|`max480p`| |[`cameraWhiteBalance`](#camerawhitebalance)|`setWhiteBalance()`|`auto` `incandescent` `fluorescent` `daylight` `cloudy`|`auto`| |[`cameraCaptureMethod`](#cameracapturemethod) (Deprecated)|`setCaptureMethod()`|`standard` `frame`|`standard`| |[`cameraPermissionPolicy`](#camerapermissionpolicy) (Deprecated)|`setPermissionPolicy()`|`picture` `video`|`picture`| ### cameraSessionType What to capture - either picture or video. This has a couple of consequences: - Sizing: capture and preview size are chosen among the available picture or video sizes, depending on the flag - Picture capturing: **you can capture pictures during a `video` session**, though they will be captured as 'screenshots' of preview frames. This is fast and thus works well with slower camera sensors, but the captured image can be blurry or noisy. - Permission behavior: when requesting a `video` session, the record audio permission will be requested. If this is needed, the audio permission should be added to your manifest or the app will crash. ```java cameraView.setSessionType(CameraKit.Constants.SESSION_TYPE_PICTURE); cameraView.setSessionType(CameraKit.Constants.SESSION_TYPE_VIDEO); ``` ### cameraFacing Which camera to use, either back facing or front facing. ```java cameraView.setFacing(CameraKit.Constants.FACING_BACK); cameraView.setFacing(CameraKit.Constants.FACING_FRONT); ``` ### cameraFlash Flash mode, either off, on, auto or *torch*. ```java cameraView.setFlash(CameraKit.Constants.FLASH_OFF); cameraView.setFlash(CameraKit.Constants.FLASH_ON); cameraView.setFlash(CameraKit.Constants.FLASH_AUTO); cameraView.setFlash(CameraKit.Constants.FLASH_TORCH); ``` ### cameraFocus Focus behavior. Can be off, continuous (camera continuously tries to adapt its focus), tap (focus is driven by the user tap) and tapWithMarker (a marker is drawn on screen to indicate focusing). ```java cameraView.setFocus(CameraKit.Constants.FOCUS_OFF); cameraView.setFocus(CameraKit.Constants.FOCUS_CONTINUOUS); cameraView.setFocus(CameraKit.Constants.FOCUS_TAP); cameraView.setFocus(CameraKit.Constants.FOCUS_TAP_WITH_MARKER); ``` ### cameraZoomMode TODO: work in progress. Right now 'off' is the onlly option. ```java cameraView.setZoom(CameraKit.Constants.ZOOM_OFF); cameraView.setZoom(CameraKit.Constants.ZOOM_PINCH); ``` ### cameraCropOutput Wheter the output picture should be cropped to fit the aspect ratio of the preview surface. This can guarantee consistency between what the user sees and the final output, if you fixed the camera view dimensions. This does not support videos. ### cameraJpegQuality Sets the JPEG quality of pictures. ```java cameraView.setJpegQuality(100); cameraView.setJpegQuality(50); ``` ### cameraVideoQuality Sets the desired video quality. ```java cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_480P); cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_720P); cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_1080P); cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_2160P); cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_LOWEST); cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_HIGHEST); cameraView.setVideoQuality(CameraKit.Constants.VIDEO_QUALITY_QVGA); ``` ### cameraWhiteBalance Sets the desired white balance for the current session. ```java cameraView.setWhiteBalance(CameraKit.Constants.WHITE_BALANCE_AUTO); cameraView.setWhiteBalance(CameraKit.Constants.WHITE_BALANCE_INCANDESCENT); cameraView.setWhiteBalance(CameraKit.Constants.WHITE_BALANCE_FLUORESCENT); cameraView.setWhiteBalance(CameraKit.Constants.WHITE_BALANCE_DAYLIGHT); cameraView.setWhiteBalance(CameraKit.Constants.WHITE_BALANCE_CLOUDY); ``` ### cameraCaptureMethod *Deprecated. Use cameraSessionType instead* How to capture pictures, either standard or frame. The frame option lets you capture and save a preview frame, which can be better with slower camera sensors, though the captured image can be blurry or noisy. ```java cameraView.setMethod(CameraKit.Constants.CAPTURE_METHOD_STANDARD); cameraView.setMethod(CameraKit.Constants.CAPTURE_METHOD_FRAME); ``` ### cameraPermissionPolicy *Deprecated. Use cameraSessionType instead* Either picture or video. This tells the library which permissions should be asked before starting the camera session. In the case of 'picture', we require the camera permissions. In the case of 'video', the record audio permission is asked as well. Please note that, if needed, the latter should be added to your manifest file or the app will crash. ```java cameraView.setPermissionPolicy(CameraKit.Constants.PERMISSIONS_PICTURE); cameraView.setPermissionPolicy(CameraKit.Constants.PERMISSIONS_VIDEO); ``` ## Permissions behavior `CameraView` needs two permissions: - `android.permission.CAMERA` : required for capturing pictures and videos - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` : required for capturing videos You can handle permissions yourself and then call `CameraView.start()` once they are acquired. If they are not, `CameraView` will request permissions to the user based on the `sessionType` that was set. In that case, you can restart the camera if you have a successful response from `onRequestPermissionResults()`. ## Manifest file The library manifest file is not strict and only asks for camera permissions. This means that: - If you wish to record videos, you should also add `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` to required permissions ```xml ``` - If you want your app to be installed only on devices that have a camera, you should add: ```xml ``` If you don't request this feature, you can use `CameraUtils.hasCameras()` to detect if current device has cameras, and then start the camera view. ## Roadmap These are things that need to be done, off the top of my head: - [ ] fix CropOutput class presumably not working on rotated pictures - [ ] test video and 'frame' capture behavior, I expect some bugs there - [ ] simple APIs to draw grid lines - [x] replace setCameraListener() with addCameraListener() - [ ] add a `sizingMethod` API to choose the capture size? Could be `max`, `4:3`, `16:9`... Right now it's `max` - [ ] pinch to zoom support - [ ] exposure correction APIs - [ ] revisit demo app (added video support) - [ ] `Camera2` integration - [ ] EXIF support for 'frame' captured pictures, using ExifInterface library, so we can stop rotating it in Java - [ ] add onRequestPermissionResults for easy permission callback - [ ] better error handling, maybe with a onError(e) method in the public listener - [x] better threading, for example ensure callbacks are called in the ui thread