I used this code to capture an image from the camera.
package android.takeowneship;
import java.io.File;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentValues;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.MediaStore;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class camera extends Activity{
private static final int CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE = 100;
Uri imageUri;
private ImageView imageView;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
//define the file-name to save photo taken by Camera activity
String fileName = "new-photo-name.jpg";
//create parameters for Intent with filename
ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.TITLE, fileName);
values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DESCRIPTION,"Image capture by camera");
//imageUri is the current activity attribute, define and save it for later usage (also in onSaveInstanceState)
imageUri = getContentResolver().insert(
MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, values);
//create new Intent
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, imageUri);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_VIDEO_QUALITY, 1);
startActivityForResult(intent, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE);
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
//use imageUri here to access the image
Toast.makeText(this, "picture has been taken"+ imageUri, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else if (resultCode == RESULT_CANCELED) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Picture was not taken", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "Picture was not taken", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
}
public static File convertImageUriToFile (Uri imageUri, Activity activity) {
Cursor cursor = null;
try {
String [] proj={MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA, MediaStore.Images.Media._ID, MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.ORIENTATION};
cursor = activity.managedQuery( imageUri,
proj, // Which columns to return
null, // WHERE clause; which rows to return (all rows)
null, // WHERE clause selection arguments (none)
null); // Order-by clause (ascending by name)
int file_ColumnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
// int orientation_ColumnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.ImageColumns.ORIENTATION);
if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
// String orientation = cursor.getString(orientation_ColumnIndex);
return new File(cursor.getString(file_ColumnIndex));
}
return null;
} finally {
if (cursor != null) {
cursor.close();
}
}
}
}
But in this code it opens the camera and user has to click the button to take the photo.
What I want is to take the photo automatically (without a preview) and saves it in the memory card.
Android does not allow you to take picture without showing the preview window. So you have to make the surface view very small. Like 1*1 pixel and put it in a corner of any control.
Or show a dummy surface view to do this.
SurfaceView view = new SurfaceView(this);
c.setPreviewDisplay(view.getHolder());
c.startPreview();
c.takePicture(shutterCallback, rawPictureCallback, jpegPictureCallback);
Check (broken link removed), this and this out.
This code is capturing an image using the front camera and save it automatically
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
int index = getFrontCameraId();
if (index == -1){
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "No front camera", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else
{
iv_image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
sv = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.surfaceView);
sHolder = sv.getHolder();
sHolder.addCallback(this);
sHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h)
{
parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
Camera.PictureCallback mCall = new Camera.PictureCallback()
{
@Override
public void onPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera)
{
Uri uriTarget = getContentResolver().insert//(Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, image);
(Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, new ContentValues());
OutputStream imageFileOS;
try {
imageFileOS = getContentResolver().openOutputStream(uriTarget);
imageFileOS.write(data);
imageFileOS.flush();
imageFileOS.close();
Toast.makeText(TakePictureActivity.this,
"Image saved: " + uriTarget.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
//mCamera.startPreview();
bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length);
iv_image.setImageBitmap(bmp);
}
};
mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mCall);
}
int getFrontCameraId() {
CameraInfo ci = new CameraInfo();
for (int i = 0 ; i < Camera.getNumberOfCameras(); i++) {
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, ci);
if (ci.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) return i;
}
return -1; // No front-facing camera found
}
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
int index = getFrontCameraId();
if (index == -1){
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "No front camera", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else
{
mCamera = Camera.open(index);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "With front camera", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
mCamera = Camera.open(index);
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
} catch (IOException exception) {
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
Capturing Image without user interaction(without user action) and capture an image in background using android service
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
import android.hardware.Camera.Parameters;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.os.StrictMode;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
public class CapPhoto extends Service
{
private SurfaceHolder sHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
private Parameters parameters;
@Override
public void onCreate()
{
super.onCreate();
Log.d("CAM", "start");
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 9) {
StrictMode.ThreadPolicy policy =
new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().permitAll().build();
StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(policy);};
Thread myThread = null;
}
@Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
super.onStart(intent, startId);
if (Camera.getNumberOfCameras() >= 2) {
mCamera = Camera.open(CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT); }
if (Camera.getNumberOfCameras() < 2) {
mCamera = Camera.open(); }
SurfaceView sv = new SurfaceView(getApplicationContext());
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(sv.getHolder());
parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mCall);
} catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); }
sHolder = sv.getHolder();
sHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
Camera.PictureCallback mCall = new Camera.PictureCallback()
{
public void onPictureTaken(final byte[] data, Camera camera)
{
FileOutputStream outStream = null;
try{
File sd = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "A");
if(!sd.exists()) {
sd.mkdirs();
Log.i("FO", "folder" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory());
}
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss");
String tar = (sdf.format(cal.getTime()));
outStream = new FileOutputStream(sd+tar+".jpg");
outStream.write(data); outStream.close();
Log.i("CAM", data.length + " byte written to:"+sd+tar+".jpg");
camkapa(sHolder);
} catch (FileNotFoundException e){
Log.d("CAM", e.getMessage());
} catch (IOException e){
Log.d("CAM", e.getMessage());
}}
};
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
return null;
}
public void camkapa(SurfaceHolder sHolder) {
if (null == mCamera)
return;
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
Log.i("CAM", " closed");
}
}
Step:2 Activity File - name is :Second.java
import java.util.Calendar;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlarmManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
public class Second extends Activity {
Intent service;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_second);
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
service = new Intent(getBaseContext(), CapPhoto.class);
cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 15);
//TAKE PHOTO EVERY 15 SECONDS
PendingIntent pintent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 0, service, 0);
AlarmManager alarm = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, cal.getTimeInMillis(),
60*60*1000, pintent);
startService(service);
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.second, menu);
return true;
}
}
step 3: Android manife
st file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.dbsource.dbinsert"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk
android:minSdkVersion="8"
android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION_EXTRA_COMMANDS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SMS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<activity
android:name=".Second"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<service android:name=".CapPhoto" android:enabled="true">
<intent-filter>
</intent-filter>
</service>
</application>
</manifest>
refer this link [enter link description here][1]
[1]: http://chandandroid.blogspot.in/2014/04/capturing-image-without-user-action.html
Description
I would like to take picture with without confirmation button on Android.
Solution
Use "android.intent.extra.quickCapture"
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra("android.intent.extra.quickCapture",true);