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Why do I not receive any Picture from my Camera-Intent (in Android)

I am writing a small Programm, where I would like to get a Picture from my Camera, display it in an image view (and save it later on). Therefore, I created an Intent in the onclick-Method of a Button:
File path;
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
path = new File(getFilesDir(), "Gallery/MyImages/");
if (!path.exists()) path.mkdirs();
File image = new File(path, "image_capture.jpg");
Uri imageUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getApplicationContext(), CAPTURE_IMAGE_FILE_PROVIDER, image);
Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, imageUri);
providePermissionForProvider(cameraIntent, imageUri);
mCurrentPhotoPath = image.getAbsolutePath();
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, ACTION_REQUEST_CAMERA);
}
private void providePermissionForProvider(Intent intent, Uri uri) {
List<ResolveInfo> resInfoList = getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
for (ResolveInfo resolveInfo : resInfoList) {
String packageName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName;
grantUriPermission(packageName, uri, Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION | Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
}
}
When I click on the Button, the Camera-App opens, I can take a picture. After that, I would like to get this picture in a Bitmap in the onActivityResult-Method. But it does not work:
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
int targetW = main.getWidth();
int targetH = main.getHeight();
// Get the dimensions of the bitmap
BitmapFactory.Options bmOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
int photoW = bmOptions.outWidth;
int photoH = bmOptions.outHeight;
// Determine how much to scale down the image
int scaleFactor = Math.min(photoW/targetW, photoH/targetH);
// Decode the image file into a Bitmap sized to fill the View
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;
bmOptions.inPurgeable = true;
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
Log.d("Facee", "afdadsfafdasfsfsfdsafdsafsdfdsafdsafdsafdsadsafdsadsf");
main.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
What am I doing wrong?
HELP

I think your are not getting exact path of your image. Use this:
File tempFile = File.createTempFile("camera", ".png", getExternalCacheDir());
mPath = tempFile.getAbsolutePath();
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(tempFile);
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, uri);
startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE);

1 - First, you have to check if in your manifest has the permissions:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
and the feature:
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.camera"
android:required="true" />
If you already have, you can follow my example of this, let's in the simply way.
2 - Imagine that you have an ImageView and a Button in your activity.
You'll initialize your components and create click button function.
private boolean isCamera = false;
private Uri fileUri;
private ImageView mImageView;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mImageView = layout.findViewById(R.id.mImageView);
Button mTakePhotoButton = layout.findViewById(R.id.mImageView);
mTakePhotoButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
final CharSequence[] items = {"Take photo", "Cancel"};
isCamera = false;
AlertDialog.Builder alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(getContext());
alertDialog.setTitle("Select Picture");
alertDialog.setItems(items, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int item) {
Intent intent;
switch (item) {
case CAMERA:
isCamera = true;
intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
if (intent.resolveActivity(getContext().getPackageManager()) != null) {
try {
File photoFile = Utils.createImageFile();
fileUri = Uri.fromFile(photoFile);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);
startActivityForResult(intent, 1);
} catch (IOException ex) {
Log.e("PROJECT_TEST", e.getMessage());
}
}
break;
/*case GALLERY:
intent = new Intent();
// Show only images, no videos or anything else
intent.setType("image/*");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
// Always show the chooser (if there are multiple options available)
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(intent, getString(R.string.select_picture)), imageBox);
break;*/
default:
dialog.dismiss();
break;
}
}
});
alertDialog.show();
}
});
}
My Utils.createImageFile, the function that creates file in device directory:
public static File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = "img_" + timeStamp + ".png";
File storageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "MyFolder");
if (!storageDir.exists())
storageDir.mkdirs();
return new File(storageDir, imageFileName);
}
3 - You will return your image in imageView as onActivityResult
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
try {
Bitmap selectedImage;
if (!isCamera && data != null && data.getData() != null) {
fileUri = data.getData();
}
selectedImage = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(getContext().getContentResolver(), fileUri);
if (selectedImage != null) {
mImage1.setImageBitmap(selectedImage);
String directory = fileUri.toString();
Log.d("PROJECT_TEST", directory);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
Log.e("PROJECT_TEST", e.getMessage());
}
}
}
Obs: I'm using Fragment, if you're using activity you'll change getContext() to this.

Your app only needs storage permission.Make sure you have it -
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
There is a problem in your folder creation.
Use something like this:
path = new File(getExternalStorageDirectory()+ "/Gallery/MyImages/");
if (!path.exists())path.mkdirs();
File image = new File(path, "image_capture.jpg");
Uri imageUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(getApplicationContext(), CAPTURE_IMAGE_FILE_PROVIDER , image);
Intent cameraIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
cameraIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, imageUri);
mCurrentPhotoPath = image.getAbsolutePath();
startActivityForResult(cameraIntent, ACTION_REQUEST_CAMERA);
Point to note : inPurgeable has been deprecated in api 21

Start new activity after having taken a picture with Android camera

I'm using Google PhotoIntentActivity sample to implement the native Android camera in my app.
In this sample you click a button from the main activity (called PhotoIntentActivity), the camera is launched, you take a photo and then the photo is visualized in a ImageView placed always in the same activity.
Instead of staying there, I'd like to start an intent and visualize the photo in a new activity.
I can't understand where the photo is passed again in the main activity and where/how I should launch a new intent. This is the code:
public class PhotoIntentActivity extends Activity {
private static final int ACTION_TAKE_PHOTO = 1;
private static final String BITMAP_STORAGE_KEY = "viewbitmap";
private static final String IMAGEVIEW_VISIBILITY_STORAGE_KEY = "imageviewvisibility";
private ImageView mImageView;
private Bitmap mImageBitmap;
private static final String VIDEO_STORAGE_KEY = "viewvideo";
private static final String VIDEOVIEW_VISIBILITY_STORAGE_KEY = "videoviewvisibility";
private VideoView mVideoView;
private Uri mVideoUri;
private String mCurrentPhotoPath;
private static final String JPEG_FILE_PREFIX = "IMG_";
private static final String JPEG_FILE_SUFFIX = ".jpg";
private AlbumStorageDirFactory mAlbumStorageDirFactory = null;
/* Photo album for this application */
private String getAlbumName() {
return getString(R.string.album_name);
}
private File getAlbumDir() {
File storageDir = null;
if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(Environment.getExternalStorageState())) {
storageDir = mAlbumStorageDirFactory.getAlbumStorageDir(getAlbumName());
if (storageDir != null) {
if (! storageDir.mkdirs()) {
if (! storageDir.exists()){
Log.d("CameraSample", "failed to create directory");
return null;
}
}
}
} else {
Log.v(getString(R.string.app_name), "External storage is not mounted READ/WRITE.");
}
return storageDir;
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = JPEG_FILE_PREFIX + timeStamp + "_";
File albumF = getAlbumDir();
File imageF = File.createTempFile(imageFileName, JPEG_FILE_SUFFIX, albumF);
return imageF;
}
private File setUpPhotoFile() throws IOException {
File f = createImageFile();
mCurrentPhotoPath = f.getAbsolutePath();
return f;
}
private void setPic() {
/* There isn't enough memory to open up more than a couple camera photos */
/* So pre-scale the target bitmap into which the file is decoded */
/* Get the size of the ImageView */
int targetW = mImageView.getWidth();
int targetH = mImageView.getHeight();
/* Get the size of the image */
BitmapFactory.Options bmOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
int photoW = bmOptions.outWidth;
int photoH = bmOptions.outHeight;
/* Figure out which way needs to be reduced less */
int scaleFactor = 1;
if ((targetW > 0) || (targetH > 0)) {
scaleFactor = Math.min(photoW/targetW, photoH/targetH);
}
/* Set bitmap options to scale the image decode target */
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;
bmOptions.inPurgeable = true;
/* Decode the JPEG file into a Bitmap */
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
/* Associate the Bitmap to the ImageView */
mImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
mVideoUri = null;
mImageView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
mVideoView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
private void galleryAddPic() {
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent("android.intent.action.MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE");
File f = new File(mCurrentPhotoPath);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
this.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
private void dispatchTakePictureIntent(int actionCode) {
Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
switch(actionCode) {
case ACTION_TAKE_PHOTO:
File f = null;
try {
f = setUpPhotoFile();
mCurrentPhotoPath = f.getAbsolutePath();
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(f));
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
f = null;
mCurrentPhotoPath = null;
}
break;
default:
break;
} // switch
startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, actionCode);
}
private void handleBigCameraPhoto() {
if (mCurrentPhotoPath != null) {
setPic();
galleryAddPic();
mCurrentPhotoPath = null;
}
}
private void handleCameraVideo(Intent intent) {
mVideoUri = intent.getData();
mVideoView.setVideoURI(mVideoUri);
mImageBitmap = null;
mVideoView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
mImageView.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
}
Button.OnClickListener mTakePicOnClickListener =
new Button.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
dispatchTakePictureIntent(ACTION_TAKE_PHOTO);
}
};
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
mImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
mVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.videoView1);
mImageBitmap = null;
mVideoUri = null;
Button picBtn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnIntend);
setBtnListenerOrDisable(
picBtn,
mTakePicOnClickListener,
MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE
);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.FROYO) {
mAlbumStorageDirFactory = new FroyoAlbumDirFactory();
} else {
mAlbumStorageDirFactory = new BaseAlbumDirFactory();
}
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
switch (requestCode) {
case ACTION_TAKE_PHOTO: {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
handleBigCameraPhoto();
}
break;
} // ACTION_TAKE_PHOTO
} // switch
}
// Some lifecycle callbacks so that the image can survive orientation change
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
outState.putParcelable(BITMAP_STORAGE_KEY, mImageBitmap);
outState.putParcelable(VIDEO_STORAGE_KEY, mVideoUri);
outState.putBoolean(IMAGEVIEW_VISIBILITY_STORAGE_KEY, (mImageBitmap != null) );
outState.putBoolean(VIDEOVIEW_VISIBILITY_STORAGE_KEY, (mVideoUri != null) );
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
}
#Override
protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
mImageBitmap = savedInstanceState.getParcelable(BITMAP_STORAGE_KEY);
mVideoUri = savedInstanceState.getParcelable(VIDEO_STORAGE_KEY);
mImageView.setImageBitmap(mImageBitmap);
mImageView.setVisibility(
savedInstanceState.getBoolean(IMAGEVIEW_VISIBILITY_STORAGE_KEY) ?
ImageView.VISIBLE : ImageView.INVISIBLE
);
mVideoView.setVideoURI(mVideoUri);
mVideoView.setVisibility(
savedInstanceState.getBoolean(VIDEOVIEW_VISIBILITY_STORAGE_KEY) ?
ImageView.VISIBLE : ImageView.INVISIBLE
);
}
/**
* Indicates whether the specified action can be used as an intent. This
* method queries the package manager for installed packages that can
* respond to an intent with the specified action. If no suitable package is
* found, this method returns false.
* http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2009/01/can-i-use-this-intent.html
*
* #param context The application's environment.
* #param action The Intent action to check for availability.
*
* #return True if an Intent with the specified action can be sent and
* responded to, false otherwise.
*/
public static boolean isIntentAvailable(Context context, String action) {
final PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
final Intent intent = new Intent(action);
List<ResolveInfo> list =
packageManager.queryIntentActivities(intent,
PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
return list.size() > 0;
}
private void setBtnListenerOrDisable(
Button btn,
Button.OnClickListener onClickListener,
String intentName
) {
if (isIntentAvailable(this, intentName)) {
btn.setOnClickListener(onClickListener);
} else {
btn.setText(
getText(R.string.cannot).toString() + " " + btn.getText());
btn.setClickable(false);
}
}
}
Can anyone please help me?
Thanks

The file is saved to the path you get from the your createImageFile() method, which is saved as mCurrentPhotoPath. You can retrieve the photo from this path at any time, as you do in setPic() with BitmapFactory.decodeFile(). Therefore, to view the image in a new Activity, you just have to pass that path to the Intent in onActivityResult():
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ViewActivity.class);
intent.setData(Uri.parse(mCurrentPhotoPath));
startActivity(intent);
Then you can retrieve this path in the new Activity:
String photoPath = getIntent().getData().toString();

Image from camera not set to ImageView

Image taken from a camera is not set even though the Code I'm using is from the android developer website. Please help. I don't get what I'm supposed to do. Sometimes, the OnActivityResult method isn't called either. Here is the code I am using:
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
mImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
dispatchTakePictureIntent();
}
});
}
private void dispatchTakePictureIntent() {
Intent takePictureIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
// Ensure that there's a camera activity to handle the intent
if (takePictureIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
// Create the File where the photo should go
File photoFile = null;
try {
photoFile = createImageFile();
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
// Continue only if the File was successfully created
if (photoFile != null) {
takePictureIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,
Uri.fromFile(photoFile));
startActivityForResult(takePictureIntent, REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO);
}
}
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
File storageDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File image = File.createTempFile(
imageFileName, /* prefix */
".jpg", /* suffix */
storageDir /* directory */
);
// Save a file: path for use with ACTION_VIEW intents
mCurrentPhotoPath = "file:" + image.getAbsolutePath();
System.out.println("Created: " + mCurrentPhotoPath);
galleryAddPic();
return image;
}
private void galleryAddPic() {
Intent mediaScanIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MEDIA_SCANNER_SCAN_FILE);
File f = new File(mCurrentPhotoPath);
Uri contentUri = Uri.fromFile(f);
mediaScanIntent.setData(contentUri);
this.sendBroadcast(mediaScanIntent);
}
private void setPic() {
// Get the dimensions of the View
// int targetW = mImageView.getWidth();
// int targetH = mImageView.getHeight();
//
// // Get the dimensions of the bitmap
// BitmapFactory.Options bmOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
// bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
// BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
// int photoW = bmOptions.outWidth;
// int photoH = bmOptions.outHeight;
//
// // Determine how much to scale down the image
// int scaleFactor = Math.min(photoW/targetW, photoH/targetH);
//
// // Decode the image file into a Bitmap sized to fill the View
// bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
// bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;
// bmOptions.inPurgeable = true;
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath);
mImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
Log.d("", "onActivityResult: "+mCurrentPhotoPath);
if (requestCode == REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE) {
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath);
mImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
}
}

If you start an activity for result, the request code identifies the request. So if you started camera activity with request code, REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO then you must use the same request code in activity result i.e.
onActivityResult
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
Log.d("", "onActivityResult: "+mCurrentPhotoPath);
if (requestCode == REQUEST_TAKE_PHOTO && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath);
mImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
}
UPDATE
Since you want to decodeFile, your mCurrentPhotoPath must be absolute file path and not uri.So remove "file:" from mCurrentPhotoPath
createImageFile
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
File storageDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File image = File.createTempFile(
imageFileName, /* prefix */
".jpg", /* suffix */
storageDir /* directory */
);
// Save a file: path for use with ACTION_VIEW intents
mCurrentPhotoPath = image.getAbsolutePath();
System.out.println("Created: " + mCurrentPhotoPath);
galleryAddPic();
return image;
}
Hope it helps you..

Camera Intent doesn't return to previous activity in some versions of android

I have implemented many imageviews with a camera icon so that when the user touches on the icon it starts the camera and when the picture is taken it returns to the original activity where the camera intent was called and display the captured image in the imageviews.
The problem is this works ok with in my Jellybean 4.2.2. But in some phones having kitkat and Jellybean 4.2.1, when the camera is loaded and the picture is taken it gives an option to save or discard the captured image (in my phone no option is given to save) and when i click save the app crashes. Sometimes even in my phone it returns to previous activity but doesn't show the captured images.
Please help me if you can.I am posting the essential code below
ImageView photo1,photo2,photo3,photo4,photo5;
int photonum=0;
String image1,image2,image3,image4,image5;
// Activity request codes
private static final int CAMERA_CAPTURE_IMAGE_REQUEST_CODE = 100;
public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1;
// directory name to store captured images and videos
private static final String IMAGE_DIRECTORY_NAME = "MagicPlaces";
private Uri fileUri; // file url to store image/video
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.data_uploadtab1);
photo1= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.photo1);
photo2= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.photo2);
photo3= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.photo3);
photo4= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.photo4);
photo5= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.photo5);
photo1.setOnClickListener(this);
photo2.setOnClickListener(this);
photo3.setOnClickListener(this);
photo4.setOnClickListener(this);
photo5.setOnClickListener(this);
}
public void onClick(View v) {
int id=v.getId();
if(id==R.id.photo1){
captureImage();
photonum=1;
}if(id==R.id.photo2){
captureImage();
photonum=2;
}
if(id==R.id.photo3){
captureImage();
photonum=3;
}
if(id==R.id.photo4){
captureImage();
photonum=4;
} if(id==R.id.photo5){
captureImage();
photonum=5;
}
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
switch(requestCode) {
case(100):{
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
String fileuri=data.getData().getPath();
previewCapturedImage(fileuri);
}
else {
// failed to capture image
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
"Sorry! Failed to capture image",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
.show();
}
}
break;
}
}
private void previewCapturedImage(String fileUr) {
try {
// System.out.println(fileUr);
// bimatp factory
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
// downsizing image as it throws OutOfMemory Exception for larger
// images
options.inSampleSize = 16;
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(fileUr,
options);
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 80, baos);
byte[] b = baos.toByteArray();
String encodedImage = Base64.encodeToString(b,Base64.DEFAULT);
Log.e("LOOK", encodedImage);
if(photonum==1){
photo1.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
image1=encodedImage;
}
if(photonum==2){
photo2.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
image2=encodedImage;
}
if(photonum==3){
photo3.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
image3=encodedImage;
}
if(photonum==4){
photo4.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
image4=encodedImage;
}
if(photonum==5){
photo5.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
image5=encodedImage;
}
} catch (NullPointerException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
private void captureImage() {
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
fileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE);
//System.out.println(fileUri);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri);
// start the image capture Intent
startActivityForResult(intent, CAMERA_CAPTURE_IMAGE_REQUEST_CODE);
}
/**
* Creating file uri to store image/video
*/
public Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type) {
return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type));
}
/*
* returning image / video
*/
private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type) {
// External sdcard location
File mediaStorageDir = new File(
Environment
.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES),
IMAGE_DIRECTORY_NAME);
// Create the storage directory if it does not exist
if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
Log.d(IMAGE_DIRECTORY_NAME, "Oops! Failed create "
+ IMAGE_DIRECTORY_NAME + " directory");
return null;
}
}
// Create a media file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss",
Locale.getDefault()).format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE) {
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator
+ "IMG_" + timeStamp + ".jpg");
} else {
return null;
}
return mediaFile;
}

Camera activity returning null android

I am building an application where I want to capture an image by the default camera activity and return back to my activity and load that image in a ImageView. The problem is camera activity always returning null. In my onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) method I am getting data as null. Here is my code:
public class CameraCapture extends Activity {
protected boolean _taken = true;
File sdImageMainDirectory;
Uri outputFileUri;
protected static final String PHOTO_TAKEN = "photo_taken";
private static final int CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE = 0;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
try {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.cameracapturedimage);
File root = new File(Environment
.getExternalStorageDirectory()
+ File.separator + "myDir" + File.separator);
root.mkdirs();
sdImageMainDirectory = new File(root, "myPicName");
startCameraActivity();
} catch (Exception e) {
finish();
Toast.makeText(this, "Error occured. Please try again later.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
protected void startCameraActivity() {
outputFileUri = Uri.fromFile(sdImageMainDirectory);
Intent intent = new Intent("android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE");
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, outputFileUri);
startActivityForResult(intent, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE);
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
switch (requestCode) {
case CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE:
{
if(resultCode==Activity.RESULT_OK)
{
try{
ImageView imageView=(ImageView)findViewById(R.id.cameraImage);
imageView.setImageBitmap((Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data"));
}
catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: handle exception
}
}
break;
}
default:
break;
}
}
#Override
protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
if (savedInstanceState.getBoolean(CameraCapture.PHOTO_TAKEN)) {
_taken = true;
}
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
outState.putBoolean(CameraCapture.PHOTO_TAKEN, _taken);
}
}
Am I doing anything wrong?

You are getting wrong because you are doing it wrong way.
If you pass the extra parameter MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT with the camera intent then camera activity will write the captured image to that path and it will not return the bitmap in the onActivityResult method.
If you will check the path which you are passing then you will know that actually camera had write the captured file in that path.
For further information you can follow this, this and this

I am doing it another way. The data.getData() field is not guaranteed to return a Uri, so I am checking if it's null or not, if it is then the image is in extras. So the code would be -
if(data.getData()==null){
bitmap = (Bitmap)data.getExtras().get("data");
}else{
bitmap = MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(this.getContentResolver(), data.getData());
}
I am using this code in the production application, and it's working.

I had a similar problem. I had commented out some lines in my manifest file which caused the thumbnail data to be returned as null.
You require the following to get this to work:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" />
I hope this resolves your issue
If you phone is a Samsung, it could be related to this http://kevinpotgieter.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/null-intent-passed-back-on-samsung-galaxy-tab/
There is another open question which may give additional information

If you are using an ImageView to display the Bitmap returned by Camera Intent
you need to save the imageview reference inside onSaveInstanceState and also restore it later on inside onRestoreInstanceState. Check out the code for onSaveInstanceState and onRestoreInstanceState below.
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final int CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE = 1;
String mCurrentPhotoPath;
ImageView imageView;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
public void startCamera(View v) throws IOException {
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
File photoFile = null;
photoFile = createImageFile();
//intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,Uri.fromFile(photoFile));
if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
startActivityForResult(intent, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE);
}
}
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE
&& resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Bundle extras = data.getExtras();
Bitmap imageBitmap = (Bitmap) extras.get("data");
System.out.println(imageBitmap);
imageView.setImageBitmap(imageBitmap);
}
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss")
.format(new Date());
String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
File storageDir = Environment
.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File image = File.createTempFile(imageFileName, /* prefix */
".jpg", /* suffix */
storageDir /* directory */
);
// Save a file: path for use with ACTION_VIEW intents
mCurrentPhotoPath = "file:" + image.getAbsolutePath();
System.out.println(mCurrentPhotoPath);
return image;
}
private void setPic() {
// Get the dimensions of the View
int targetW = imageView.getWidth();
int targetH = imageView.getHeight();
// Get the dimensions of the bitmap
BitmapFactory.Options bmOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
int photoW = bmOptions.outWidth;
int photoH = bmOptions.outHeight;
// Determine how much to scale down the image
int scaleFactor = Math.min(photoW/targetW, photoH/targetH);
// Decode the image file into a Bitmap sized to fill the View
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;
bmOptions.inPurgeable = true;
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(mCurrentPhotoPath, bmOptions);
imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
#Override
protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
System.out.println(mCurrentPhotoPath);
imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
}
#Override
protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
System.out.println(mCurrentPhotoPath);
imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
}
}

after many search :
private static final int TAKE_PHOTO_REQUEST = 1;
private ImageView mImageView;
String mCurrentPhotoPath;
private File photoFile;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_saisir_frais);
mImageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageViewPhoto);
dispatchTakePictureIntent();
}
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == TAKE_PHOTO_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
// set the dimensions of the image
int targetW =100;
int targetH = 100;
// Get the dimensions of the bitmap
BitmapFactory.Options bmOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options();
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFile(photoFile.getAbsolutePath(), bmOptions);
int photoW = bmOptions.outWidth;
int photoH = bmOptions.outHeight;
// Determine how much to scale down the image
int scaleFactor = Math.min(photoW/targetW, photoH/targetH);
// Decode the image file into a Bitmap sized to fill the View
bmOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
bmOptions.inSampleSize = scaleFactor;
bmOptions.inPurgeable = true;
// stream = getContentResolver().openInputStream(data.getData());
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(photoFile.getAbsolutePath(),bmOptions);
mImageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
}
private File createImageFile() throws IOException {
// Create an image file name
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
String imageFileName = "JPEG_" + timeStamp + "_";
File storageDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File image = File.createTempFile(
imageFileName, /* prefix */
".jpg", /* suffix */
storageDir /* directory */
);
// Save a file: path for use with ACTION_VIEW intents
mCurrentPhotoPath = "file:" + image.getAbsolutePath();
return image;
}
private void dispatchTakePictureIntent() {
Intent takePhotoIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
try {
photoFile = createImageFile();
takePhotoIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(photoFile));
startActivityForResult(takePhotoIntent, TAKE_PHOTO_REQUEST);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Try following code
{
final String[] imageColumns = { MediaStore.Images.Media._ID,MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };
final String imageOrderBy = MediaStore.Images.Media._ID + " DESC";
Cursor imageCursor = managedQuery(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, imageColumns, null, null, imageOrderBy);
imageCursor.moveToFirst();
do {
String fullPath = imageCursor.getString(imageCursor.getColumnIndex(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA));
if (fullPath.contains("DCIM")) {
//get bitmap from fullpath here.
return;
}
}
while (imageCursor.moveToNext());

While taking from camera few mobiles would return null. The below workaround will solve. Make sure to check data is null:
private int CAMERA_NEW = 2;
private String imgPath;
private void takePhotoFromCamera() {
Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, setImageUri());
startActivityForResult(intent, CAMERA_NEW);
}
// to get the file path
private Uri setImageUri() {
// Store image in dcim
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/DCIM/", "image" + new Date().getTime() + ".png");
Uri imgUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
this.imgPath = file.getAbsolutePath();
return imgUri;
}
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if (requestCode == CAMERA_NEW) {
try {
Log.i("Crash","CAMERA_NEW");
if(data!=null &&(Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data")!=null){
bitmap = (Bitmap) data.getExtras().get("data");
personImage.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
Utils.saveImage(bitmap, getActivity());
}else{
File f= new File(imgPath);
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888;
options.inSampleSize= 4;
bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FileInputStream(f), null, options);
personImage.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
Toast.makeText(getActivity(), "Failed!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}

You can generate bitmap from the file that you send to camera intent. Please use this code...
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data){
switch (requestCode) {
case CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE:
{
if(resultCode==Activity.RESULT_OK)
{
int orientation = getOrientationFromExif(sdImageMainDirectory);// get orientation that image taken
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
InputStream is = null;
Matrix m = new Matrix();
m.postRotate(orientation);//rotate image
is = new FileInputStream(sdImageMainDirectory);
options.inSampleSize = 4 //(original_image_size/4);
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(is,null,options);
bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(),
bitmap.getHeight(), m, true);
// set bitmap to image view
//bitmap.recycle();
}
break;
}
default:
break;
}
}
private int getOrientationFromExif(String imagePath) {
int orientation = -1;
try {
ExifInterface exif = new ExifInterface(imagePath);
int exifOrientation = exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION,
ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL);
switch (exifOrientation) {
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270:
orientation = 270;
break;
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180:
orientation = 180;
break;
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90:
orientation = 90;
break;
case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL:
orientation = 0;
break;
default:
break;
}
} catch (IOException e) {
//Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Unable to get image exif orientation", e);
}
return orientation;
}

File cameraFile = null;
public void openChooser() {
Intent pickIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
Intent takePhotoIntent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
cameraFile = new File(android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "temp.jpg");
takePhotoIntent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, Uri.fromFile(cameraFile));
String pickTitle = "Select or take a new Picture"; // Or get from strings.xml
Intent chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(pickIntent, pickTitle);
chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_INITIAL_INTENTS,new Intent[]{takePhotoIntent});
startActivityForResult(chooserIntent, SELECT_PHOTO);
}
#Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
switch (requestCode) {
case SELECT_PHOTO:
if (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
Uri selectedImage = data.getData();
if (selectedImage != null) {
//from gallery
} else if (cameraFile != null) {
//from camera
Uri cameraPictureUri = Uri.fromFile(cameraFile);
}
}
break;
}
}

Try this tutorial. It works for me and use permission as usual in manifesto & also
check permission
https://androidkennel.org/android-camera-access-tutorial/

After a lot of vigorous research I finally reached to a conclusion.
For doing this, you should save the image captured to the external storage.
And then,retrieve while uploading.
This way the image res doesnt degrade and you dont get NullPointerException too!
I have used timestamp to name the file so we get a unique filename everytime.
private void fileChooser2() {
StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());
Intent intent=new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
File pictureDirectory = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
String pictureName=getPictureName();
fi=pictureName;
File imageFile=new File(pictureDirectory,pictureName);
Uri pictureUri = Uri.fromFile(imageFile);
intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT,pictureUri);
startActivityForResult(intent,PICK_IMAGE_REQUEST2);
}
Function to create a file name :
private String getPictureName() {
SimpleDateFormat adf=new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss");
String timestamp = adf.format(new Date());
return "The New image"+timestamp+".jpg";//give a unique string so that the imagename cant be overlapped with other apps'image formats
}
and the onActivityResult:
#Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
if(requestCode==PICK_IMAGE_REQUEST2 && resultCode==RESULT_OK )//&& data!=null && data.getData()!=null)
{
final ProgressDialog progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
progressDialog.setTitle("Uploading");
progressDialog.show();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"2",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
File picDir=Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
File imageFile=new File(picDir.getAbsoluteFile(),fi);
filePath=Uri.fromFile(imageFile);
try {
}catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
StorageReference riversRef = storageReference.child(mAuth.getCurrentUser().getUid()+"/2");
riversRef.putFile(filePath)
.addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot>() {
#Override
public void onSuccess(UploadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) {
progressDialog.dismiss();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "File Uploaded ", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
})
.addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
#Override
public void onFailure(#NonNull Exception exception) {
progressDialog.dismiss();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), exception.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
})
.addOnProgressListener(new OnProgressListener<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot>() {
#Override
public void onProgress(UploadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) {
double progress = (100.0 * taskSnapshot.getBytesTransferred()) / taskSnapshot.getTotalByteCount();
progressDialog.setMessage("Uploaded " + ((int) progress) + "%...");
}
});
Edit: give permissions for camera and to write and read from storage in your manifest.