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Android Camera preview issue with FrameLayout

This is my XML file. I take one LinearLayout in which i take SurfaceView and Button, but camera displays view like following Image... look at Image and please give me solution.
<LinearLayout
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<SurfaceView
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/surface"
android:layout_weight="2"/>
<Button
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/click"
android:text="Click Photo"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
</LinearLayout>
and here is my java code please check this also
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
clickphotobtn=(Button)findViewById(R.id.click);
surfaceview=(SurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.surface);
surfaceholder=surfaceview.getHolder();
surfaceholder.addCallback(this);
surfaceholder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
clickphotobtn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
//Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
//startActivity(intent);
camera.takePicture(null, null, null);
}
});
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
try {
camera = Camera.open();
camera.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceholder);
// Toast.makeText(getApplication(), "Create", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} catch (IOException e) { }
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height)
{
Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();
Display display = ((WindowManager)getSystemService(WINDOW_SERVICE)).getDefaultDisplay();
if(display.getRotation()== Surface.ROTATION_0)
{
parameters.setPreviewSize(width, height);
camera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
}
if(display.getRotation()== Surface.ROTATION_90 || display.getRotation()== Surface.ROTATION_180)
parameters.setPreviewSize(width, height);
if(display.getRotation()==Surface.ROTATION_270)
{
parameters.setPreviewSize(width, height);
camera.setDisplayOrientation(180);
}
// camera.setParameters(parameters);
try{
camera.setPreviewDisplay(surfaceholder);
camera.startPreview();
}
catch (Exception e){
Toast.makeText(getApplication(), e.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
if (null == camera)
return;
camera.stopPreview();
camera.release();
camera = null;
preview = false;
//Toast.makeText(getApplication(), "Destroy", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

This is the right way to change camera orientation, this piece of code worked for me. camera.setDisplayOrientation(90);

Try to follow the way suggested by the documentation, using Camera.CameraInfo in order to obtain the camera orientation and updating it consequently.
Look at the example here: void setDisplayOrientation(int).

Add
public class YourActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{
....
}

Surfaceview surfaceCreated() function is not called

I have created a Surfaceview to show my camera preview. I am setting surface view width and height at run time using onMeasure() function.
If i comment "setLayoutParams(lp)" from my onMeasure() function then my surface view is getting created and camera preview is show. But it is not proper as surface width and height is not able to hold the aspect ratio of camera preview. Due to that preview looks bit stretched. To avoid the stretched i am calculating aspect ratio and based on the aspect ratio i am setting width and height of surfaceview. So that it can show the correct camera preview.
For the very first time surfaceCreated function is not called. As i have implemented the camera switch function so when i switch the camera then surfaceCreated function is called and after that it works fine.
Could you please let me know how "setLayoutParams(lp)" is affecting Surfaceview creation?
Note : - I am adding camera preview object to FrameLayout. Which is part of my fragment layout.
Below is my CameraPreview class.
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
String TAG = getClass().getSimpleName();
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
Double aspectRatio;
Context context;
public CameraPreview(Context context) {
super(context);
Log.d(TAG, " CameraPreview constructor");
this.context = context;
// 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);
setBackgroundDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.face_capture_layout_border));
}
/**
* Extract supported preview and flash modes from the camera.
*
* #param camera
*/
public void setCamera(Camera camera) {
mCamera = camera;
Camera.Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
Camera.Size pictureSize = getLargestPictureSize(params);
params.setPictureSize(pictureSize.width, pictureSize.height);
aspectRatio = new Double((float) pictureSize.width / pictureSize.height);
mCamera.setParameters(params);
requestLayout();
}
private Camera.Size getLargestPictureSize(Camera.Parameters params) {
Camera.Size bestSize = null;
List<Camera.Size> sizeList = params.getSupportedPictureSizes();
bestSize = sizeList.get(0);
for (int i = 1; i < sizeList.size(); i++) {
if ((sizeList.get(i).width * sizeList.get(i).height) >
(bestSize.width * bestSize.height)) {
bestSize = sizeList.get(i);
}
}
return bestSize;
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
Log.d(TAG, " Surface created");
Surface surface = getHolder().getSurface();
Log.d(TAG, "Surface is in created valid =>" + surface.isValid());
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// empty. Take care of releasing the Camera preview in your activity.
Log.d(TAG, " Surface destroyed");
// Surface will be destroyed when we return, so stop the preview.
}
void startCameraPreview() {
// 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());
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
Log.d(TAG, " Surface changed");
startCameraPreview();
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
Log.d(TAG, "On measure");
//Parent frame size
View parent = (View) getParent();
int width = parent.getWidth();
int height = parent.getHeight();
int surfaceViewWidth = (int) (height / aspectRatio);
int surfaceViewHeight = (int) (height);
FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(surfaceViewWidth, surfaceViewHeight);
lp.gravity = Gravity.CENTER;
setLayoutParams(lp);
super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
}
}

Make a SurfaceView larger than the screen (Fitting a camera preview to a SurfaceView larger than the display)

I have a custom camera application and I want for any preview sizes to display it in full screen mode without stretching the camera preview image.
For this, I need to make the surfaceView larger than the screen in order to keep aspect ratio, so actually the user will see less than camera actually captures.
For some reason, I cannot make the SurfaceView larger than the screen size.
What I've tried so far:
resize camera preview in surfaceChanged method
resize camera preview in on onMeasure method
resize it in in onLayout method
adding FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS to activity - info
adding android:clipChildren for the surface view - info
setting width in xml: android:layout_width="852px"
getWindow().setLayout(852, 1280); in activity
but without any success - the behaviour is the same each time: it appears ok for 1 second and after that it gets stretched.
Here is the code:
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private static final int CAMERA_ROTATE_ANGLE = 90;
private SurfaceHolder cameraHolder;
private Camera androidHardCamera;
private Context context;
public CameraPreview(Context context) {
super(context);
this.context = context;
// Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the
// underlying surface is created and destroyed.
cameraHolder = getHolder();
cameraHolder.addCallback(this);
// deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0
cameraHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void setCamera(Camera camera) {
this.androidHardCamera = camera;
if (androidHardCamera != null) {
requestLayout();
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the preview.
try {
if (androidHardCamera != null) {
androidHardCamera.stopPreview();//this is needed for devices with API level < 14 (from doc.: Starting
// from API level 14, this method, aka setDisplayOrientation, can be called when preview is active.)
androidHardCamera.setDisplayOrientation(CAMERA_ROTATE_ANGLE);//force the preview Display Orientation
// to Portrait (rotate camera orientation/display to portrait)
//holder.setFixedSize(852, 1280);
androidHardCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
androidHardCamera.startPreview();
}
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {
// 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 (cameraHolder.getSurface() == null) {
// preview surface does not exist
return;
}
// stop preview before making changes
try {
androidHardCamera.stopPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
// ignore: tried to stop a non-existent preview
}
// set preview size and make any resize, rotate or
// reformatting changes here
FrameLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) this.getLayoutParams();
layoutParams.height = 1280;
layoutParams.width = 852;
this.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
//cameraHolder.setFixedSize(852, 1280);
requestLayout();
// start preview with new settings
try {
androidHardCamera.setPreviewDisplay(cameraHolder);
androidHardCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
}
// #Override
// protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
// // super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec); //To change body of overridden methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
// //super.onMeasure(852, 1280);
// setMeasuredDimension(852, 1280);
// }
}
public class MyActivity extends Activity{
private Camera camera;
private CameraPreview previewCamera;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_LAYOUT_NO_LIMITS);
setContentView(R.layout.camera_screen);
previewCamera = new CameraPreview(this);
FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.camera_preview);
preview.addView(previewCamera);
//getWindow().setLayout(852, 1280);
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
// Create an instance of Camera
camera = getCameraInstance(1);
if (camera == null) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Camera in use!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
previewCamera.setCamera(camera);
camera.stopPreview();
Camera.Parameters p = camera.getParameters();
p.setPreviewSize(176, 144);
// p.setPreviewSize(480, 800);
camera.setParameters(p);
startPreviewCamera();
}
super.onResume();
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
releaseCameraAndPreview();
super.onPause();
}
public Camera getCameraInstance(int cameraInstance) {
Camera c = null;
try {
c = Camera.open(cameraInstance);
} catch (Exception e) {
// Camera is not available (in use or does not exist)
System.out.println("exception: " + e);
}
return c;
}
public void startPreviewCamera() {
//Force the preview Display Orientation to Portrait (rotate camera orientation/display to portrait)
camera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
camera.startPreview();
}
public void releaseCameraAndPreview() {
if (camera != null) {
camera.stopPreview(); // updating the preview surface
camera.setPreviewCallback(null);
// camera.lock(); //if we don't lock the camera, release() will fail on some devices
camera.release();
camera = null;
}
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<!-- This is the container for the camera preview screen -->
<FrameLayout android:id="#+id/camera_preview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:clipChildren="false"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
</LinearLayout>
Here is the entire project: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/96jih9kw5zmmnzy/z7VX16T30M
I am testing on a S3 device. On a S2 device seems to wok fine... I just do not know what to do more to solve this issue...
UPDATE 1
For example Sony Xperia has a screen display of 480 / 854.
One of the preview sizes I can use is 176 / 144.
In order to display full screen size I need to have the preview camera size of 698 / 854 - but I do not know how to set this value and where.
The code below is not working... the camera preview is stretched/elongated.
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Point;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Display;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
public class CameraPreview extends Activity implements Preview.PreviewListener {
private Preview mPreview;
private Camera mCamera;
FrameLayout preview;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
// Create our Preview view and set it as the content of our activity.
mPreview = new Preview(this);
preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.surface_camera);
preview.addView(mPreview);
Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
getDisplaySize(display);
}
private static Point getDisplaySize(final Display display) {
final Point point = new Point();
try {
display.getSize(point);
} catch (java.lang.NoSuchMethodError ignore) {
point.x = display.getWidth();
point.y = display.getHeight();
}
System.out.println("============: Screen " + point.x + "/" + point.y);
return point;
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mCamera = Camera.open(1);
mPreview.setCamera(mCamera, this);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
if (mCamera != null) {
mPreview.setCamera(null, null);
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceChanged() {
LinearLayout.LayoutParams params = (LinearLayout.LayoutParams) preview.getLayoutParams();
params.setMargins(0, -218, 0, 0);
preview.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(480, 854));
preview.setLayoutParams(params);
preview.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
}
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
class Preview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
private PreviewListener listener;
public static interface PreviewListener {
void onSurfaceChanged();
}
Preview(Context context) {
super(context);
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void setCamera(Camera camera, PreviewListener listener) {
this.listener = listener;
mCamera = camera;
if (mCamera != null) {
List<Camera.Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes = mCamera.getParameters().getSupportedPreviewSizes();
for (Camera.Size s : mSupportedPreviewSizes) {
System.out.println("============: " + s.width + "/" + s.height);
}
requestLayout();
}
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// The Surface has been created, acquire the camera and tell it where
// to draw.
try {
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
}
} catch (IOException exception) {
Log.e("Error: ", "IOException caused by setPreviewDisplay()", exception);
}
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// Surface will be destroyed when we return, so stop the preview.
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
}
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
mCamera.stopPreview(); // pe Xpedia daca nu pui asta crapa la setDisplayOrientation
// Now that the size is known, set up the camera parameters and beginthe preview.
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
parameters.setPreviewSize(176, 144);
requestLayout();
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
// #Override
// protected void onSizeChanged(\int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
// super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
// //setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams((int)RATIO * w, w));
//
// FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) getLayoutParams();
// setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(960, 1280));
// params.setMargins(0, -120, 0,0);
// setLayoutParams(params);
//
// //preview.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
// }
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec); //To change body of overridden methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
// FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) getLayoutParams();
// setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(698, 854));
// params.setMargins(0, -218, 0,0);
// setLayoutParams(params);
}
//https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11853297/change-size-of-android-custom-surfaceview
#Override
public void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
if (changed) {
//setLayoutParams();
listener.onSurfaceChanged();
//(this).layout(0, 0, viewWidth , viewHeight);
}
}
}
This is a class test which calculates the correct surface view size based on display screen size and camera preview size:
public class Test {
/**
* Determine proper width to be used for surface view in order to not stretch the camera live preview.
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// camera preview size:
int surfaceViewWidth = 176;
int surfaceViewHeight = 144;
int holder;
if (surfaceViewWidth > surfaceViewHeight) {
holder = surfaceViewWidth;
surfaceViewWidth = surfaceViewHeight;
surfaceViewHeight = holder;
}
//device screen display sizes:
int width = 480;
int height = 854;
double sc1 = (double) width / surfaceViewWidth;
double sc2 = (double) height / surfaceViewHeight;
double rez;
if (sc1 > sc2) {
rez = sc1;
} else {
rez = sc2;
}
System.out.println("Width/height: " + (int) (surfaceViewWidth * rez) + "/" + (int) (surfaceViewHeight * rez)); // size of the preview size we need to set
System.out.println(((int) (surfaceViewWidth * rez))-width); // difference between preview size and device screen size = whit how much is bigger the preview size than screen size
}
}

First, remove source of crashes: startPreviewCamera called in onResume.
Camera preview shall be started in SurfaceHolder.Callback methods.
Then you should know that you can set preview size only to sizes reported by Camera.Parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes. And these sizes will most likely be smaller or equal to device's screen size.
Then you simply call
Camera.Parameters p = camera.getParameters();
p.setPreviewSize(w, h); // one of supported sizes
camera.setParameters(p);
Then Surface of preview will have that size (possibly rotated and w/h swapped). And this surface will be rescaled by Android to size of your CameraPreview view when being drawn, so it's also important how you set size of your CameraPreview.
You can set fixed size of your CameraPreview simply by calling
previewCamera.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(w, h));
So in short, you set requested preview size in Camera.setParameters, and you size your preview view as desired, possibly to same size as preview, as is your requirement. Your preview view then may be equal to screen size or be smaller (assuming camera doesn't provide preview bigger than screen). If camera provides bigger preview than screen, you can still call preview.setX, preview.setY to move it around.

SurfaceView goes black when comes to foreground, for Camera App

I am using Camera feature in my app. Everything works fine but when the device gets locked/sleep, upon returning to the app the camera portion(SurfaceView) is just black. Below is my code. Can someone please identify the problem?
public class Activity_Camera extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback, Camera.AutoFocusCallback, Observer
{
// Surface vars
private SurfaceView preview;
private SurfaceHolder previewHolder;
// Camera vars
private Camera mCamera;
private boolean mPreviewRunning = false;
private boolean mCaptureFrame = false;
private int frame_number = 1;
private byte[] frame = new byte[1];
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
preview = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.preview);
previewHolder = preview.getHolder();
previewHolder.addCallback(this);
previewHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
#Override
public void onPause()
{
super.onPause();
if (mPreviewRunning)
{
mCamera.stopPreview();
mPreviewRunning = false;
}
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
mCamera.release();
}
// implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
mCamera = Camera.open();
}
// implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
mPreviewRunning = false;
}
// implements Camera.AutoFocusCallback
public void onAutoFocus(boolean success, Camera camera)
{
}
PreviewCallback previewCallback = new PreviewCallback()
{
public void onPreviewFrame(byte[] data, Camera camera)
{
}
};
// implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height)
{
if (mPreviewRunning)
{
mCamera.stopPreview();
}
Camera.Parameters p = mCamera.getParameters();
p.setPreviewSize(640, 480);
mCamera.setParameters(p);
try
{
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
} catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(previewCallback);
int rotation = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getRotation();
int degrees = 0;
switch (rotation)
{
case Surface.ROTATION_0:
degrees = 90;
break;
case Surface.ROTATION_90:
degrees = 0;
break;
case Surface.ROTATION_180:
degrees = 270;
break;
case Surface.ROTATION_270:
degrees = 180;
break;
}
Log.i("DEGREES ARE WHAT??", Integer.toString(degrees));
// mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(degrees);
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mCamera.startPreview();
mPreviewRunning = true;
}
// implements Observer
// captures a frame when the compass listener says it is appropriate
public void update(Observable observable, Object data)
{
mCaptureFrame = true;
}
}
Please identify the issue, as I suspect something wrong with onPause(), it also gives me exception when I press back button after the black camera screen:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Method called after release()
on this line:
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(null); // (in onPause())
Here is the XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:background="#E6E5E6">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:gravity="center_horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_camera_url"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:maxLines="1"
android:textColor="#android:color/black"
android:text="URL goes here........"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:textStyle="bold"/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_speaknow"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="3dp"
android:background="#ffffff"
android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
android:text="Speak Now"
android:textColor="#ff0000"
android:textStyle="bold"/>
</LinearLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/rl_main"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<SurfaceView
android:id="#+id/preview"
android:layout_width="480px"
android:layout_height="640px"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_take_picture"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/camera"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/preview"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"/>
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

If its the first time you are launching the app, the onPause really shouldn't be the problem.
But I'd move down the creation and such to onResume instead of onCreate.
And can i see your xml of the surfaceview?
Do you just want 1 picture?
if (mPreviewRunning)
{
mCamera.stopPreview();
}
And most people startPreview from onResume. try to move it up there..

How can I make a SurfaceView larger than the screen?

I would like to effectively make a simple digital zoom for the camera preview, so I thought I would simply resize my SurfaceView to be larger than the screen. Other questions (such as 3813049) seem to indicate that this is easy, so I created the sample code below which I expect to let me see only half of the image horizontally (since the SurfaceView is twice as wide as the screen) and have the image only take up half of the screen horizontally. However, running it (when targeted to SDK version 4 on my Thunderbolt with Android 2.2.1) results in being able to see the whole image horizontally while filling the screen horizontally. The SurfaceView appears to behave as intended vertically (when I make it smaller than the screen), but Android won't allow me to make the SurfaceView larger than the screen.
How can I implement a digital zoom? (No, I cannot use Camera.Parameters.setZoom; not only is this not supported by Android 1.6, but different cameras support and implement this differently)
public class MagnifyTestActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private MagnificationView mPreview;
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera = null;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mPreview = new MagnificationView(this);
setContentView(mPreview);
mHolder = mPreview.getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public class MagnificationView extends SurfaceView {
public MagnificationView(Context context) {
super(context);
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
int width = display.getWidth()*2;
int height = display.getHeight()/2;
widthMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(width, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
heightMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(height, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
}
}
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
mCamera = Camera.open();
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
mHolder.setFixedSize(w, h);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
UPDATE: Based on #Pulkit Sethi's response, it is possible to stretch/magnify the SurfaceView vertically, just not horizontally. To magnify the SurfaceView vertically, simply replace display.getHeight()/2 with display.getHeight()*2 above. Also observe that changing the width doesn't produce any horizontal magnification, either in my code or in Pulkit's.

//Activity class
public class CameraActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceListener {
private static final String TAG = "CameraActivity";
Camera mCamera;
CameraPreview mPreview;
private FrameLayout mCameraPreview;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_camera);
mCamera = getCameraInstance();
mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, mCamera);
mCameraPreview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.camera_preview);
mCameraPreview.addView(mPreview);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
releaseCamera();
}
private Camera getCameraInstance() {
Camera camera = null;
try {
camera = Camera.open();
} catch (Exception e) {
}
return camera;
}
private void releaseCamera() {
if (null != mCamera) {
mCamera.release();
}
mCamera = null;
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated() {
//Change these mate
int width = 1000;
int height = 1000;
// Set parent window params
getWindow().setLayout(width, height);
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(
width, height);
mCameraPreview.setLayoutParams(params);
mCameraPreview.requestLayout();
}
}
// Preview class
public class CameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements
SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private static final String TAG = "CameraPreview";
Context mContext;
Camera mCamera;
SurfaceHolder mHolder;
public interface SurfaceListener{
public void surfaceCreated();
}
SurfaceListener listener;
public CameraPreview(Context context, Camera camera) {
super(context);
mContext = context;
listener = (SurfaceListener)mContext;
mCamera = camera;
mHolder = getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
// Required prior 3.0 HC
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
//Change parameters here
mCamera.setParameters(params);
mCamera.startPreview();
listener.surfaceCreated();
} catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: handle exception
}
}
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.
Log.i(TAG, "Surface changed called");
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
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
// start preview with new settings
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d(TAG, "Error starting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
//Layout file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/camera_preview"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="400dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:paddingTop="10dp" >
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

You can't make your surfaceView bigger than the screen. That being said there are ways around it.
I found you can adjust the size of the canvas in the SurfaceView, which will allow zooming.
public class DrawingThread extends Thread {
private MagnificationView mainPanel;
private SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
private boolean run;
public DrawingThread(SurfaceHolder surface, MagnificationView panel){
surfaceHolder = surface;
mainPanel = panel;
}
public SurfaceHolder getSurfaceHolder(){
return surfaceHolder;
}
public void setRunning (boolean run){
this.run = run;
}
public void run(){
Canvas c;
while (run){
c = null;
try {
c = surfaceHolder.lockCanvas(null);
synchronized (surfaceHolder){
mainPanel.OnDraw(c);
}
} finally {
if (c != null){
surfaceHolder.unlockCanvasAndPost(c);
}
}
}
}
}
In the MagnificationView class add a method:
public void OnDraw(Canvas canvas){
if (canvas!=null){
canvas.save();
canvas.scale(scaleX,scaleY);
canvas.restore();
}
}
DrawingThread would be a thread you start in in your Activity. Also in your MagnificationView class override the OnTouchEvent to handle your own pinch-zoom (which will modify scaleX & scaleY.
Hope This solves your issue

What you can do is to get the window and set its height:
getWindow().setLayout(1000, 1000);
This makes your window larger than the screen making your root view and consequently your surfaceview, probably contained inside a Framelayout larger than screen.
This worked for me let me know.
The above would work no matter what. What you would want to do is listen for onSurfaceCreated event for your surface view. Then after you have the started the camera view and you are able to calculate size of your widget holding the preview, you would want to change size of the container widget.
The concept is your container widget (probably FrameLayout) wants to grow larger than screen. The screen itself is restricted by the activity so first set size of your window,
then set size of your framelayout (it would always be shrunk to max size of windows, so set accordingly).
I do all this logic after my onSurfaceCreated is finished I have started the preview. I listen for this event in my activity by implementing a small interface, as my Camera preview is a separate class.
Working on all API level >= 8

Here's my TouchSurfaceView's onMeasure that performs zoom:
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)
{
int width = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
int height = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec);
setMeasuredDimension((int) (width * scaleFactor), (int) (height * scaleFactor));
}
This properly zooms in and out depending on scaleFactor.
I haven't tested this with camera, but it works properly with MediaPlayer (behaving as VideoView).