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How to set camera preview to a layout of desired dimensions

I have a camera preview at the top of the screen with a specific height and width. I am using front camera to generate the preview. The camera is working but the issue is the preview shows the bottom part of what the camera sees.
I am holding the camera right in front of the face and it should show the entire face.
This is my surfaceview class:
public class MyCameraSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private SurfaceHolder mHolder;
private Camera mCamera;
private List<Camera.Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes;
private Camera.Size mPreviewSize;
public MyCameraSurfaceView(Context context, Camera camera) {
super(context);
mCamera = camera;
mSupportedPreviewSizes = mCamera.getParameters().getSupportedPreviewSizes();
for(Camera.Size str: mSupportedPreviewSizes)
Log.e("Sizes", str.width + "/" + str.height);
// 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);
}
#Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int weight,
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.
Log.e("Surface changed", "surfaceChanged => w=" + weight + ", h=" + height);
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
}
// make any resize, rotate or reformatting changes here
// start preview with new settings
try {
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
// parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
//mediaRecorder.setOrientationHint(90);
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
// The Surface has been created, now tell the camera where to draw the preview.
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (IOException e) {
}
}
#Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
final int width = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumWidth(), widthMeasureSpec);
final int height = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumHeight(), heightMeasureSpec);
if (mSupportedPreviewSizes != null) {
mPreviewSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(mSupportedPreviewSizes, width, height);
}
if (mPreviewSize != null) {
float ratio;
if (mPreviewSize.height >= mPreviewSize.width)
ratio = (float) mPreviewSize.height / (float) mPreviewSize.width;
else
ratio = (float) mPreviewSize.width / (float) mPreviewSize.height;
// One of these methods should be used, second method squishes preview slightly
setMeasuredDimension(width, (int) (width * ratio));
// setMeasuredDimension((int) (width * ratio), height);
}
}
private Camera.Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Camera.Size> sizes, int w, int h) {
final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.1;
double targetRatio = (double) h / w;
if (sizes == null)
return null;
Camera.Size optimalSize = null;
double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
int targetHeight = h;
for (Camera.Size size : sizes) {
double ratio = (double) size.height / size.width;
if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE)
continue;
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Camera.Size size : sizes) {
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
return optimalSize;
}
}
And xml:
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/videoview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
>
</FrameLayout>
I tried manually putting values to parameters.setPreviewSize(300,200) but it just shows a black screen in the preview. I am new to camera API in android and unfortunately I am running short of time to read google docs to understand the principle of camera api and manipulate my code accordingly.
Anny help would be appreciated.

You can try to change the setMeasuredDimension params into onMeasure method.

You cannot hardcode 300×200 because you can only choose one of supported preview sizes.But in your case, the width may different for different devices, and the aspect ratio too.
Actually, choosing 300×200 is not good for another reason: even though your preview height is hardcoded to 200, it is 200dp, but the camera preview works with real pixels. The best result (no pixelization) is achieved when your preview size is not less than the (real pixel) size of the preview surface on the screen.
Your code for MyCameraSurfaceView class looks good. The question is how you insert it into the videoview frame. You should set the layout parameters to Gravity.CENTER. This will make your preview equally cropped from top and bottom. If you want to send all pixels to display, you can choose to either distort the image, or to keep margins (similar to how youtube shows narrow videos).

Custom camera preview is stretched and blur

I am using custom camera but the preview of custom camera is stretched and blur but after the click picture image shows right. Please help me how i can set the preview right on every device , thats my code
class Preview extends ViewGroup implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private final String TAG = "Preview";
SurfaceView mSurfaceView;
public static SurfaceHolder mHolder;
Size mPreviewSize;
List<Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes;
Camera mCamera;
Preview(Context context, SurfaceView sv) {
super(context);
mSurfaceView = sv;
mHolder = mSurfaceView.getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void setCamera(Camera camera) {
mCamera = camera;
if (mCamera != null) {
mSupportedPreviewSizes = mCamera.getParameters().getSupportedPreviewSizes();
requestLayout();
// get Camera parameters
Camera.Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
List<String> focusModes = params.getSupportedFocusModes();
if (focusModes.contains(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO)) {
// set the focus mode
params.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO);
// set Camera parameters
mCamera.setParameters(params);
}
}
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
// We purposely disregard child measurements because act as a wrapper to a SurfaceView that
// centers the camera preview instead of stretching it.
int width = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumWidth(), widthMeasureSpec);
int height = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumHeight(), heightMeasureSpec);
// we only allow landscape, if height > width - it means that we are in rotation animation. Swap width with height
if (height > width) {
width += height;
height = width - height;
width = width - height;
}
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
Log.v("Camera", width + "x" + height);
if (mSupportedPreviewSizes == null && mCamera != null) {
mSupportedPreviewSizes = mCamera.getParameters().getSupportedPreviewSizes();
}
if (mSupportedPreviewSizes != null) {
mPreviewSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(mSupportedPreviewSizes, width, height);
}
}
#Override
protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
if (changed && getChildCount() > 0) {
final View child = getChildAt(0);
final int width = r - l;
final int height = b - t;
int previewWidth = width;
int previewHeight = height;
if (mPreviewSize != null) {
previewWidth = mPreviewSize.width;
previewHeight = mPreviewSize.height;
}
// Center the child SurfaceView within the parent.
if (width * previewHeight > height * previewWidth) {
final int scaledChildWidth = previewWidth * height / previewHeight;
child.layout((width - scaledChildWidth) / 2, 0,
(width + scaledChildWidth) / 2, height);
} else {
final int scaledChildHeight = previewHeight * width / previewWidth;
child.layout(0, (height - scaledChildHeight) / 2,
width, (height + scaledChildHeight) / 2);
}
}
}
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(TAG, "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();
}
}
private Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Camera.Size> sizes, int w, int h) {
final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.1;
double targetRatio = (double) w / h;
if (sizes == null) return null;
Size optimalSize = null;
double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
int targetHeight = h;
// Try to find an size match aspect ratio and size
for (Size size : sizes) {
double ratio = (double) size.width / size.height;
if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE) continue;
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
// Cannot find the one match the aspect ratio, ignore the requirement
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Size size : sizes) {
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
return optimalSize;
}
public void refreshCamera(Camera camera) {
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
setCamera(camera);
try {
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.d(VIEW_LOG_TAG, "Error starting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
try {
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
// List<Camera.Size> previewSizes = parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes();
//Camera.Size previewSize = previewSizes.get(4); //480h x 720w
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
parameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO);
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
after click image shows right

Zbar Android Costum Camera Preview Stretched

I customize the camera view of Zbar API in ZBarScannerActivity class. This is the code i added.
setContentView(R.layout.scanner);
mAutoFocusHandler = new Handler();
// Create and configure the ImageScanner;
setupScanner();
// Create a RelativeLayout container that will hold a SurfaceView,
// and set it as the content of our activity.
mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, this, autoFocusCB);
LinearLayout zbarLayout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.zbar_layout_area);
mPreview.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
zbarLayout.addView(mPreview);
Then when i run the app the camera preview is wrong so i rotate it using setDisplayOrientation to 90. Then its already rotate but the camera view is stretched. This is my CameraPreview code.
private final String TAG = "CameraPreview";
SurfaceView mSurfaceView;
SurfaceHolder mHolder;
Size mPreviewSize;
List<Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes;
Camera mCamera;
PreviewCallback mPreviewCallback;
AutoFocusCallback mAutoFocusCallback;
CameraPreview(Context context, PreviewCallback previewCallback, AutoFocusCallback autoFocusCb) {
super(context);
mPreviewCallback = previewCallback;
mAutoFocusCallback = autoFocusCb;
mSurfaceView = new SurfaceView(context);
addView(mSurfaceView);
// Install a SurfaceHolder.Callback so we get notified when the
// underlying surface is created and destroyed.
mHolder = mSurfaceView.getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void setCamera(Camera camera) {
mCamera = camera;
if (mCamera != null) {
mSupportedPreviewSizes = mCamera.getParameters().getSupportedPreviewSizes();
requestLayout();
}
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
// We purposely disregard child measurements because act as a
// wrapper to a SurfaceView that centers the camera preview instead
// of stretching it.
final int width = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumWidth(), widthMeasureSpec);
final int height = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumHeight(), heightMeasureSpec);
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (mSupportedPreviewSizes != null) {
mPreviewSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(mSupportedPreviewSizes, width, height);
}
}
#Override
protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
if (changed && getChildCount() > 0) {
final View child = getChildAt(0);
final int width = r - l;
final int height = b - t;
int previewWidth = width;
int previewHeight = height;
if (mPreviewSize != null) {
previewWidth = mPreviewSize.width;
previewHeight = mPreviewSize.height;
}
// Center the child SurfaceView within the parent.
if (width * previewHeight > height * previewWidth) {
final int scaledChildWidth = previewWidth * height / previewHeight;
child.layout((width - scaledChildWidth) / 2, 0,
(width + scaledChildWidth) / 2, height);
} else {
final int scaledChildHeight = previewHeight * width / previewWidth;
child.layout(0, (height - scaledChildHeight) / 2,
width, (height + scaledChildHeight) / 2);
}
}
}
public void hideSurfaceView() {
mSurfaceView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
public void showSurfaceView() {
mSurfaceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
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(TAG, "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.cancelAutoFocus();
mCamera.stopPreview();
}
}
private Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Size> sizes, int w, int h) {
final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.1;
double targetRatio = (double) w / h;
if (sizes == null) return null;
Size optimalSize = null;
double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
int targetHeight = h;
// Try to find an size match aspect ratio and size
for (Size size : sizes) {
double ratio = (double) size.width / size.height;
if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE) continue;
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
// Cannot find the one match the aspect ratio, ignore the requirement
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Size size : sizes) {
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
Log.d("Edgar", optimalSize.width + " " + optimalSize.height);
return optimalSize;
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
if (holder.getSurface() == null){
// preview surface does not exist
return;
}
if (mCamera != null) {
// Now that the size is known, set up the camera parameters and begin
// the preview.
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
requestLayout();
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(mPreviewCallback);
mCamera.startPreview();
mCamera.autoFocus(mAutoFocusCallback);
}
}
Please help me to fix the camera view. Thank you for helping.

If you are trying to do a view in portrait view, but basically show a landscape view portal that is not 'squished' then I would suggest doing a layout where the preview is behind your other layouts. Basically you could do
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
>
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/camera_preview"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/ticket_overlay"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<... Some stuff here ... w/ background>
<... spacer here ... w/ transparent to show view portal>
<... Some stuff here ... w/ background>
</LinearLayout>
</FrameLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

android camera preview wrong aspect ratio

i created a camera app based on tutorial. the preview class i use is from api-Demos "CameraPreview". I added a modification from here (preview was always rotated by 90°). So this is how i set preview size:
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
// Now that the size is known, set up the camera parameters and begin
// the preview.
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
Display display = ((WindowManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE)).getDefaultDisplay();
if (display.getRotation() == Surface.ROTATION_0) {
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.height, mPreviewSize.width);
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
}
if (display.getRotation() == Surface.ROTATION_90) {
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
}
if (display.getRotation() == Surface.ROTATION_180) {
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.height, mPreviewSize.width);
}
if (display.getRotation() == Surface.ROTATION_270) {
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(180);
}
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
requestLayout();
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
But the Preview is displayed with wrong aspect ratio. Is it because of the code above or probably because of the layout i use?:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_capture"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:text="#string/capture" />
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/camera_preview"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
So how to get the correct aspect ratio? Thanks in advance.
P.S. i read the answer from: Android camera preview look strange
But this isn't working for me.

Try changing the preview sizes with adding this function:
private Camera.Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Camera.Size> sizes, int w, int h) {
final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.05;
double targetRatio = (double) w/h;
if (sizes==null) return null;
Camera.Size optimalSize = null;
double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
int targetHeight = h;
// Find size
for (Camera.Size size : sizes) {
double ratio = (double) size.width / size.height;
if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE) continue;
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Camera.Size size : sizes) {
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
return optimalSize;
}
And the setting the sizes from these optimized values:
List<Camera.Size> sizes = parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes();
Camera.Size optimalSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(sizes, getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels, getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels);
parameters.setPreviewSize(optimalSize.width, optimalSize.height);

The following code modifies the width/height of the camera preview container to match the aspect ratio of the camera preview.
Camera.Size size = camera.getParameters().getPreviewSize();
//landscape
float ratio = (float)size.width/size.height;
//portrait
//float ratio = (float)size.height/size.width;
preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.camera_preview);
int new_width=0, new_height=0;
if(preview.getWidth()/preview.getHeight()<ratio){
new_width = Math.round(preview.getHeight()*ratio);
new_height = cameraPreview.getHeight();
}else{
new_width = preview.getWidth();
new_height = Math.round(preview.getWidth()/ratio);
}
preview.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(new_width, new_height));

Using the above solution, using the method private Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List sizes, int w, int h).
Worked fine! I was having problems with the aspect ratio on portrait orientation: Here it´s my solution using. Mixing it with android's documentation:
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
Camera.Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
params.set("orientation", "portrait");
Size optimalSize=getOptimalPreviewSize(params.getSupportedPreviewSizes(), getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels, getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels);
params.setPreviewSize(optimalSize.width, optimalSize.height);
mCamera.setParameters(params);
// start preview with new settings
try {
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
mCamera.startPreview();
} catch (Exception e){
Log.d(TAG, "Error starting camera preview: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}

problem is really in way you layout things.
there is overriden onLayout in Preview class. idea of its work is to set child SurfaceView size according to found optimal Size. but it doesn't take rotation into account, so you need to do it by yourself:
if (mPreviewSize != null) {
previewWidth = mPreviewSize.height;
previewHeight = mPreviewSize.width;
}
instead of
if (mPreviewSize != null) {
previewWidth = mPreviewSize.width;
previewHeight = mPreviewSize.height;
}
Trick is to swap width and height which is done because of 90 degree rotation achieved by
mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
You might also consider forking child preview size setting depending on orientation that you set in
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
//...
}
(in provided by me code it is always for 90 degree rotation, for 180 you don't have to do anyhing and when you don't set any rotation, there is no need to swap width and height)
Another thing worth mentioning - when calculating getOptimalPreviewSize for case when you have rotation and you swap child width and height you also should pass parent(Preview) width and height swapped in onMeasure:
if (mSupportedPreviewSizes != null) {
//noinspection SuspiciousNameCombination
final int previewWidth = height;
//noinspection SuspiciousNameCombination
final int previewHeight = width;
mPreviewSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(mSupportedPreviewSizes, previewWidth, previewHeight);
}

Henric's answer didn't work for me, so I've created another method which determines the optimal preview size for any camera given the target view current width and height and also the activity orientation:
public static Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Camera.Size> cameraPreviewSizes, int targetWidth, int targetHeight, boolean isActivityPortrait) {
if (CommonUtils.isEmpty(cameraPreviewSizes)) {
return null;
}
int optimalHeight = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
int optimalWidth = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
for (Camera.Size cameraPreviewSize : cameraPreviewSizes) {
boolean isCameraPreviewHeightBigger = cameraPreviewSize.height > cameraPreviewSize.width;
int actualCameraWidth = cameraPreviewSize.width;
int actualCameraHeight = cameraPreviewSize.height;
if (isActivityPortrait) {
if (!isCameraPreviewHeightBigger) {
int temp = cameraPreviewSize.width;
actualCameraWidth = cameraPreviewSize.height;
actualCameraHeight = temp;
}
} else {
if (isCameraPreviewHeightBigger) {
int temp = cameraPreviewSize.width;
actualCameraWidth = cameraPreviewSize.height;
actualCameraHeight = temp;
}
}
if (actualCameraWidth > targetWidth || actualCameraHeight > targetHeight) {
// finds only smaller preview sizes than target size
continue;
}
if (actualCameraWidth > optimalWidth && actualCameraHeight > optimalHeight) {
// finds only better sizes
optimalWidth = actualCameraWidth;
optimalHeight = actualCameraHeight;
}
}
Size optimalSize = null;
if (optimalHeight != Integer.MIN_VALUE && optimalWidth != Integer.MIN_VALUE) {
optimalSize = new Size(optimalWidth, optimalHeight);
}
return optimalSize;
}
This uses a custom Size object, because Android's Size is available after API 21.
public class Size {
private int width;
private int height;
public Size(int width, int height) {
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
}
public int getHeight() {
return height;
}
public int getWidth() {
return width;
}
}
You can determine the width and height of a view by listening for its global layout changes and then you can set the new dimensions. This also shows how to programmatically determine activity orientation:
cameraPreviewLayout.getViewTreeObserver().addOnGlobalLayoutListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
#Override
public void onGlobalLayout() {
// gets called after layout has been done but before display.
cameraPreviewLayout.getViewTreeObserver().removeGlobalOnLayoutListener(this);
boolean isActivityPortrait = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
Size optimalCameraPreviewSize = CustomUtils.getOptimalPreviewSize(cameraPreview.getCameraSizes(), cameraPreviewLayout.getWidth(), cameraPreviewLayout.getHeight(), isActivityPortrait);
if (optimalCameraPreviewSize != null) {
LinearLayout.LayoutParams cameraPreviewLayoutParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(optimalCameraPreviewSize.getWidth(), optimalCameraPreviewSize.getHeight());
cameraPreviewLayout.setLayoutParams(cameraPreviewLayoutParams);
}
}
});

Android custom camera issue in some devices

Hi, I have a custom camera where I have click button, when clicked it captures the image... Everything is fine but in some devices the preview is stretching and also the preview is overlaying half the screen and flickering... some wierd unwanted effect. How to fix this?
This is my code:
Camera Activity:
preview = new Preview(this, (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.surfaceView));
preview.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
((FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.preview)).addView(preview);
preview.setKeepScreenOn(true);
buttonClick = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonClick);
buttonClick.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// preview.camera.takePicture(shutterCallback, rawCallback, jpegCallback);
camera.takePicture(shutterCallback, rawCallback, jpegCallback);
// camera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
}
});
Preview class:
class Preview extends ViewGroup implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private final String TAG = "Preview";
SurfaceView mSurfaceView;
SurfaceHolder mHolder;
Size mPreviewSize;
List<Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes;
Camera mCamera;
#SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
Preview(Context context, SurfaceView sv) {
super(context);
mSurfaceView = sv;
// addView(mSurfaceView);
mHolder = mSurfaceView.getHolder();
mHolder.addCallback(this);
mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
public void setCamera(Camera camera) {
mCamera = camera;
if (mCamera != null) {
// get Camera parameters
Camera.Parameters params = mCamera.getParameters();
mSupportedPreviewSizes = params.getSupportedPreviewSizes();
requestLayout();
List<String> focusModes = params.getSupportedFocusModes();
if (focusModes.contains(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO)) {
// set the focus mode
params.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO);
// set Camera parameters
mCamera.setParameters(params);
}
}
}
#Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
// We purposely disregard child measurements because act as a
// wrapper to a SurfaceView that centers the camera preview instead
// of stretching it.
final int width = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumWidth(), widthMeasureSpec);
final int height = resolveSize(getSuggestedMinimumHeight(), heightMeasureSpec);
setMeasuredDimension(width, height);
if (mSupportedPreviewSizes != null) {
mPreviewSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(mSupportedPreviewSizes, width, height);
}
}
#Override
protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
if (changed && getChildCount() > 0) {
final View child = getChildAt(0);
final int width = r - l;
final int height = b - t;
int previewWidth = width;
int previewHeight = height;
if (mPreviewSize != null) {
previewWidth = mPreviewSize.width;
previewHeight = mPreviewSize.height;
}
// Center the child SurfaceView within the parent.
if (width * previewHeight > height * previewWidth) {
final int scaledChildWidth = previewWidth * height / previewHeight;
child.layout((width - scaledChildWidth) / 2, 0, (width + scaledChildWidth) / 2, height);
} else {
final int scaledChildHeight = previewHeight * width / previewWidth;
child.layout(0, (height - scaledChildHeight) / 2, width, (height + scaledChildHeight) / 2);
}
}
}
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(TAG, "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();
}
}
private Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Size> sizes, int w, int h) {
final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.1;
double targetRatio = (double) w / h;
if (sizes == null)
return null;
Size optimalSize = null;
double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
int targetHeight = h;
// Try to find an size match aspect ratio and size
for (Size size : sizes) {
double ratio = (double) size.width / size.height;
if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE)
continue;
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
// Cannot find the one match the aspect ratio, ignore the requirement
if (optimalSize == null) {
minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;
for (Size size : sizes) {
if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {
optimalSize = size;
minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);
}
}
}
return optimalSize;
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
if (mCamera != null) {
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
requestLayout();
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
}

There is a known bug happening on some devices for the image captures described here:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1480
Not sure if your problem is the same, but you should try the code explained in this answer from another question:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/1932268/2206688

McAfee Antivirus may be the culprit in this case.
In which case, uninstalling it should solve the issue.