*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). Right now this is like CameraKit-Android, but with *a lot* of serious bugs fixed, new sizing behavior, better orientation and EXIF support, new `setLocation` and `setWhiteBalance` APIs. Feel free to open issues with suggestions or contribute. Roadmap:* - [x] *delete `captureMethod` and `permissionPolicy`, replace with `sessionType` (either picture or video) such that when `sessionType=video`, pictures are captured with the fast 'frame' method* - [x] *pass a nullable File to startVideo, so user can choose where to save the file* - [ ] *test video and 'frame' capture behavior, I expect some bugs there* - [ ] *simple APIs to draw grid lines* - [ ] *rethink `adjustViewBounds`, maybe replace with a `scaleType` flag (center crop or center inside)* - [ ] *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* - [ ] *`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* # 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) - [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) - [Dynamic Sizing Behavior](#dynamic-sizing-behavior) - [Center Crop](#center-crop) - [Center Inside](#center-inside) # Features - Image and video capture seamlessly working with the same preview session. (TODO: remove this, use different sessions) - System permission handling - Dynamic sizing behavior - Create a `CameraView` of any size (not just presets!) - Or let it adapt to the sensor preview size - Automatic output cropping to match your `CameraView` bounds - Multiple capture methods - While taking pictures, image is captured normally using the camera APIs. - While shooting videos, image is captured as a freeze frame of the `CameraView` preview (similar to SnapChat and Instagram) - Built-in tap to focus - EXIF support - Automatically detected orientation tag - Plug in location tags with `CameraView.setLocation(double, double)` - TODO: Built-in pinch to zoom ## Setup For now, clone the repo and add it to your project. TODO: publish to bintray. ## 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.captureImage()`. 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... Bitmap result = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(picture, 0, picture.length); } }); camera.captureImage(); ``` ### Capturing Video TODO: test size and orientation stuff. To capture video just call `CameraView.startRecordingVideo()` 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 parameter is an MP4 file. } }); camera.startRecordingVideo(); camera.postDelayed(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { camera.stopRecordingVideo(); } }, 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) {} }); ``` ## 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 `CameraKit.hasCameras()` to detect if current device has cameras, and then start the camera view. ## Dynamic Sizing Behavior ### Center crop You can setup the `CameraView` dimensions as you wish. Default behavior is that 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`. ### Center inside If `android:adjustViewBounds` is set to true the library will try to adapt the view dimension to the chosen preview size. How? All dimensions set to `wrap_content` are streched out to ensure the view holds the whole preview. If both dimensions are `wrap_content`, this is exactly like `android:scaleType="centerInside"` on an `ImageView`.