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title: "More features"
subtitle: "Undocumented features & more"
description: "Undocumented features & more"
category: docs
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date: 2018-12-20 20:41:20
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### Extra controls

```xml
<com.otaliastudios.cameraview.CameraView
    app:cameraPlaySounds="true|false"
    app:cameraGrid="off|draw3x3|draw4x4|drawPhi"
    app:cameraGridColor="@color/black"
    app:cameraAutoFocusResetDelay="0"/>
```

##### cameraPlaySounds

Controls whether we should play platform-provided sounds during certain events
(shutter click, focus completed). Please note that:

- on API < 16, this flag is always set to `false`
- the Camera1 engine will always play shutter sounds regardless of this flag

Defaults to true.

```java
cameraView.setPlaySounds(true);
cameraView.setPlaySounds(false);
```

##### cameraGrid

Lets you draw grids over the camera preview. Supported values are `off`, `draw3x3` and `draw4x4`
for regular grids, and `drawPhi` for a grid based on the golden ratio constant, often used in photography.
Defaults to `OFF`.

```java
cameraView.setGrid(Grid.OFF);
cameraView.setGrid(Grid.DRAW_3X3);
cameraView.setGrid(Grid.DRAW_4X4);
cameraView.setGrid(Grid.DRAW_PHI);
```

##### cameraGridColor

Lets you choose the color for grid lines. 
Defaults to a shade of grey.

```java
cameraView.setGridColor(Color.WHITE);
cameraView.setGridColor(Color.BLACK);
```

##### cameraAutoFocusMarker

Lets you set a marker for drawing on screen in response to auto focus events.
In XML, you should pass the qualified class name of your marker.

```java
cameraView.setAutoFocusMarker(null);
cameraView.setAutoFocusMarker(marker);
```

We offer a default marker (similar to the old `focusWithMarker` attribute in v1),
which you can set in XML using the `@string/cameraview_default_autofocus_marker` resource,
or programmatically:

```java
cameraView.setAutoFocusMarker(new DefaultAutoFocusMarker());
```

##### cameraAutoFocusResetDelay

Lets you control how an auto-focus operation is reset after completed.
Setting a value <= 0 or == Long.MAX_VALUE will not reset the auto-focus.
This is useful for low end devices that have slow auto-focus capabilities.
Defaults to 3 seconds.

```java
cameraView.setCameraAutoFocusResetDelay(1000);  // 1 second
cameraView.setCameraAutoFocusResetDelay(0);  // NO reset
cameraView.setCameraAutoFocusResetDelay(-1);  // NO reset
cameraView.setCameraAutoFocusResetDelay(Long.MAX_VALUE);  // NO reset
```

### UI Orientation

Within a Camera app, it's common to rotate buttons and other UI elements as the device is tilted around.
We offer a handy callback giving you the right rotation that should be applied to UI elements for them
to be consistent with what the user is seeing:

```java
cameraView.addCameraListener(new CameraListener() {
    @Override
    public void onOrientationChanged(int orientation) {
        // orientation is the counter-clockwise rotation that a View should have
        // based on current device tilting and native activity orientation.
    }
});
```

### Location APIs

You can plug in location tags into picture EXIF (for JPEGs) and video metadata by simply using `setLocation`.
The location can be obtained from any location provider after getting appropriate permissions.
This is not guaranteed to be appended into snapshots.

|Method|Description|
|------|-----------|
|`setLocation(Location)`|Sets location data to be appended to picture/video metadata.|
|`setLocation(double, double)`|Sets latitude and longitude to be appended to picture/video metadata.|
|`getLocation()`|Retrieves location data previously applied with setLocation().|

### Undocumented features

Some features and APIs were not documented in this document, including:

- `CameraUtils` utilities
- `CameraOptions` options

For informations, please take a look at the javadocs or the source code.