Custom Square Camera - Android

I want to integrate a custom camera. I've created a camera preview and added to the layout CameraPreview mPreview = new CameraPreview(this); LayoutParams previewLayoutParams = n

Solution 1:

Try to implements SurfaceHolder.Callback and use Custom Surface view as you want like this:

publicclassTakePictureextendsActivityimplementsSurfaceHolder.Callback {
// a variable to store a reference to the Image View at the main.xml file// private ImageView iv_image;// a variable to store a reference to the Surface View at the main.xml fileprivate SurfaceView sv;

// a bitmap to display the captured imageprivate Bitmap bmp;
FileOutputStream fo;

// Camera variables// a surface holderprivate SurfaceHolder sHolder;
// a variable to control the cameraprivate Camera mCamera;
// the camera parametersprivate Parameters parameters;
private String FLASH_MODE ;
privatebooleanisFrontCamRequest=false;

/** Called when the activity is first created. */@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")@OverridepublicvoidonCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.camera_surface_holder);

    // check if this device has a cameraif (checkCameraHardware(getApplicationContext())) {
        // get the Image View at the main.xml file// iv_image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);// get the Surface View at the main.xml fileBundleextras= getIntent().getExtras();
        Stringflash_mode= extras.getString("FLASH");
        FLASH_MODE = flash_mode;
        booleanfront_cam_req= extras.getBoolean("Front_Request");
        isFrontCamRequest = front_cam_req;

        sv = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.camera_preview);

        // Get a surface
        sHolder = sv.getHolder();

        // add the callback interface methods defined below as the Surface// View// callbacks
        sHolder.addCallback(this);

        // tells Android that this surface will have its data constantly// replaced
        sHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);

    } else {
        // display in long period of time
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                "Your Device dosen't have a Camera !", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                .show();
    }

}

/** Check if this device has a camera */privatebooleancheckCameraHardware(Context context) {
    if (context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
            PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA)) {
        // this device has a camerareturntrue;
    } else {
        // no camera on this devicereturnfalse;
    }
}

publicstatic Camera getCameraInstance() {
    Camerac=null;
    try {
        c = Camera.open(); // attempt to get a Camera instance
    } catch (Exception e) {
        // Camera is not available (in use or does not exist)
    }
    return c; // returns null if camera is unavailable
}

@OverridepublicvoidsurfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder arg0, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3) {
    // get camera parameters
    parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
    if (FLASH_MODE == null || FLASH_MODE.isEmpty())
    {
        FLASH_MODE = "auto";
    }
    parameters.setFlashMode(FLASH_MODE);

    // set camera parameters
    mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
    mCamera.startPreview();

    // sets what code should be executed after the picture is taken
    Camera.PictureCallbackmCall=newCamera.PictureCallback() {
        @OverridepublicvoidonPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
            // decode the data obtained by the camera into a Bitmap
            Log.d("ImageTakin", "Done");

            mCamera.stopPreview();
            // release the camera
            mCamera.release();
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                    "Your Picture has been taken !", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                    .show();

            finish();

        }
    };

    mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mCall);
}

@OverridepublicvoidsurfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
    // The Surface has been created, acquire the camera and tell it where// to draw the preview.

        mCamera = getCameraInstance();
        try {
            mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);

        } catch (IOException exception) {
            mCamera.release();
            mCamera = null;
        }
    }

}

@OverridepublicvoidsurfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {

}

Then use your Custom Surface View (square view)like This:

 <SurfaceView
    android:id="@+id/camera_preview"
    android:layout_width="..."
    android:layout_height="..."
    ..... />