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Thread: Android Camera app

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    Default Android Camera app

    I am working on an android application that will need to take and store pictures. I'm familiar with java but not with the Android APIs. I tried to start by just including the functions for taking and saving an image using the information on the android developers page(Camera | Android Developers) however when I attempt to run the program it says it had to close. Install is successful though. My activity, preview class and manifest.xml are below. I do not want to use an intent because I will be displaying images and buttons over the preview and be adding buttons to interact wiht the camera. I would really appreciate it if anyone could point out where the problem is or anything like that.

    Activity:

    import android.hardware.*;
    import android.os.*;
    import android.app.*;
    import android.widget.*;
    import android.view.*;
    import android.net.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import android.util.*;
    import java.text.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import android.hardware.Camera.*;
    public class ConverterActivity extends Activity 
    {
        private Camera mCamera;
        private CameraPreview mPreview;
    private PictureCallback mPicture = new PictureCallback() {
    private String TAG;
    @Override
    public void onPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
    File pictureFile = getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE);
    if (pictureFile == null){
    // Log.d(TAG, "Error creating media file, check storage permissions: " +
    //  e.getMessage());
    return;
    }
    try {
    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pictureFile);
    fos.write(data);
    fos.close();
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
    Log.d(TAG, "File not found: " + e.getMessage());
    } catch (IOException e) {
    Log.d(TAG, "Error accessing file: " + e.getMessage());
    }
    }
    };
     
        @Override
        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) 
        {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            setContentView(R.layout.main);
     
    // Add a listener to the Capture button
    Button captureButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_capture);
    captureButton.setOnClickListener(
    new View.OnClickListener() {
    @Override
    public void onClick(View v) {
    // get an image from the camera
    mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mPicture);
    }
    }
    );
            // Create an instance of Camera
            mCamera = Camera.open(this.getBackCamera());
            // Create our Preview view and set it as the content of our activity.
            mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, mCamera);
            FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.camera_preview);
            preview.addView(mPreview);
    }
    @Override
        protected void onPause()
        {
            super.onPause();
            releaseCamera();              // release the camera immediately on pause event
        }
        private void releaseCamera(){
            if (mCamera != null){
                mCamera.release();        // release the camera for other applications
                mCamera = null;
            }
        }
    public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
    public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO = 2;
    /** Create a file Uri for saving an image or video */
    private static Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type){
    return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type));
    }
    /** Create a File for saving an image or video */
    private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type){
    // To be safe, you should check that the SDCard is mounted
    // using Environment.getExternalStorageState() before doing this.
    File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
    Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "MyCameraApp");
    // This location works best if you want the created images to be shared
    // between applications and persist after your app has been uninstalled.
    // Create the storage directory if it does not exist
    if (! mediaStorageDir.exists()){
    if (! mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()){
    Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory");
    return null;
    }
    }
    // Create a media file name
    String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
    File mediaFile;
    if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE){
    mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
    "IMG_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg");
    } else if(type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
    mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
    "VID_"+ timeStamp + ".mp4");
    } else {
    return null;
    }
    return mediaFile;
    }
    public int getBackCamera()
    {
    int numCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
    CameraInfo cInfo = new CameraInfo();
    for (int i = 0; i < numCameras; i++)
    {
    Camera.getCameraInfo(i, cInfo);
    if (cInfo.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK)
    {
    return i;
    }
    }
    return -1;
    }
    }


    Camera Preview:

    import android.view.*;
    import android.hardware.Camera.*;
    import android.hardware.*; 
    import android.content.*;
    import java.io.*;  
     
    public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
        private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
        private Camera mCamera;
     
        public CameraPreview(Context context, Camera camera) {
            super(context);
            mCamera = camera;
     
            // Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the
            // underlying surface is created and destroyed.
            mHolder = getHolder();
            mHolder.addCallback(this);
            // deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0
            mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
        }
     
        public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
            // The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the preview.
            try {
                mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
                mCamera.startPreview();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                Log.d(TAG, "Error setting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
            }
        }
     
        public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
            // empty. Take care of releasing the Camera preview in your activity.
        }
     
        public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
            // If your preview can change or rotate, take care of those events here.
            // Make sure to stop the preview before resizing or reformatting it.
     
            if (mHolder.getSurface() == null){
              // preview surface does not exist
              return;
            }
     
            // stop preview before making changes
            try {
                mCamera.stopPreview();
            } catch (Exception e){
              // ignore: tried to stop a non-existent preview
            }
     
            // set preview size and make any resize, rotate or
            // reformatting changes here
     
            // start preview with new settings
            try {
                mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
                mCamera.startPreview();
     
            } catch (Exception e){
                Log.d(TAG, "Error starting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
            }
        }
    }


    Manifest.xml

    HTML Code:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
              package="your.Converter"
              android:versionCode="1"
              android:versionName="1.0" >
         <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permissions.CAMERA" />
       <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
       <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />
         <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
       <application
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
         <activity
          android:name=".ConverterActivity"
          android:label="@string/app_name"
          android:screenOrientation="landscape">
                    <intent-filter>
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
           </intent-filter>
         </activity>
       </application>
       </manifest> 


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    Default Re: Android Camera app

    I found the problem. I said android.permissions.CAMERA I should have said android.permission.CAMERA.

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