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Ionic Camera Plugin returns an array instead of ImageURI on Android

I am trying to get the base64 image from the Ionic Cordova camera plugin but it returns me an array with the below details
MediaFile
end: 0
fullPath: "file:/storage/emulated/0/Pictures/1471377463771.jpg"
lastModified: null
lastModifiedDate: 1471377464000
localURL: "cdvfile://localhost/sdcard/Pictures/1471377463771.jpg"
name: "1471377463771.jpg"
size: 3188654
start: 0
type: "image/jpeg"
I tried using the fullPath to convert the image to a base64
$scope.convertImgToBase64URL = function(url, callback, outputFormat){
var img = new Image();
img.crossOrigin = 'Anonymous';
img.onload = function () {
var canvas = document.createElement('CANVAS'),
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'), dataURL;
canvas.height = this.height;
canvas.width = this.width;
ctx.drawImage(this, 0, 0);
dataURL = canvas.toDataURL(outputFormat);
callback(dataURL);
canvas = null;
};
img.src = url;
};
But that returns me null. Below is my main call to the camera plugin.
$scope.takePhoto = function () {
var options = {
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
};
$cordovaCapture.captureImage(options).then(function (imageURI) {
$scope.convertImgToBase64URL(imageURI[0].fullPath, function (base64Img) {
$scope.dataImg = "data:image/jpeg;base64," + base64Img;
$scope.modal.show();
})
}, function (err) {
// An error occurred. Show a message to the user
});
}
Note: If I use Data_URL instead of FILE_URI, it still returns me the same object.

I think you have mixed docs for the capture plugin and the camera plugin.
The capture plugin takes an object specifying how many images to take
var options = { limit: 3 };
and it looks your are passing the params corresponding to the camera plugin instead.
I think you are better off using the camera plugin instead of that capture one if it's just for taking pictures. Your code would end up like this:
var options = {
quality: 75,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.DATA_URL,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
allowEdit: false,
encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
targetWidth: 720,
targetHeight: 1280,
popoverOptions: CameraPopoverOptions,
saveToPhotoAlbum: false,
correctOrientation: true
};
cordovaCamera.getPicture(options).then(function (imageData) {
var base64Image = "data:image/jpeg;base64," + imageData;
});

Angular and Ionic Camera function wont save photo

I have an app to take photos and upload them when the user synchronises their app. However, it keeps giving me errors after I take the photo and doesnt save it at all to phone.
Here is my code:
(function () {
'use strict';
var serviceId = 'camera';
angular.module('app').service(serviceId, ['$cordovaCamera', '$cordovaFile', '$q', function ($cordovaCamera, $cordovaFile, $q) {
this.takePhoto = function () {
if (window.Camera) {
var options = {
quality: 75,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
allowEdit: false,
encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
targetWidth: 800,
targetHeight: 800,
saveToPhotoAlbum: true,
correctOrientation: true
};
return $cordovaCamera.getPicture(options).then(function (imageData) {
console.log("Photo Success: " + imageData);
return imageData;
}, function (err) {
console.error("Error taking photo: " + JSON.stringify(err));
throw err;
});
} else {
var deferred = $q.defer();
deferred.resolve("/img/sunrise.jpg");
return deferred.promise;
}
}
}]);
})();
What am I doing wrong here?

First make sure that you include the Camera and File plugins in your project.If not please add this two plugins,
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.camera
and
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.file
I have made small example for you.Here I am using Ionic’s ngCordova to implement the Camera functionality,.
Conroller
$scope.photoSave = function() {
if (window.cordova) {
var options = {
quality: 100,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
cameraDirection: 1,
saveToPhotoAlbum: true
};
$cordovaCamera.getPicture(options).then(function(imagePath) {
$scope.imgURI = imagePath;
//Grab the file name of the photo in the temporary directory
var currentName = imagePath.replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '');
//Create a new name for the photo
var d = new Date(),
n = d.getTime(),
newFileName = n + ".jpg";
//Move the file to permanent storage
$cordovaFile.moveFile(cordova.file.tempDirectory, currentName, cordova.file.dataDirectory, newFileName).then(function(success) {
//success.nativeURL will contain the path to the photo in permanent storage, do whatever you wish with it, e.g:
//createPhoto(success.nativeURL);
}, function(error) {
//an error occured
});
}, function(error) {
//An error occured
});
}
};
HTML
<ion-view>
<ion-content>
<button ng-click="photoSave()">Capture</button>
</ion-content>
</ion-view>
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I have read this.
this is Helpful but not solving my issue.
My Controller is here.
Help me in this.
Controller
/**** tab Camera Controller ***/
.controller('tabCameraCtrl', function($scope, $state, $cordovaCamera) {
/**********function to Open Camera *********/
$scope.openCamera = function() {
document.addEventListener("deviceready", function() {
var options = {
quality: 50,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
sourceType: Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA,
// allowEdit: true,
//encodingType: Camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
targetWidth: 100,
targetHeight: 100,
//popoverOptions: CameraPopoverOptions,
saveToPhotoAlbum: false
// correctOrientation: true
};
$cordovaCamera.getPicture(options).then(function(imageURI) {
var image = document.getElementById('myImage');
image.src = imageURI;
$scope.lastPhoto = imageURI;
window.localStorage.setItem('image',JSON.stringify(imageURI));
console.log('success')
console.log('Image Address');
console.log(imageURI);
}, function(err) {
// error
console.log(err)
});
}, false);
}
Help me to solve this problem.

PhoneGap: Camera API getPicture dialog enlarged

In Android 4.4, using Camera API getPicture API will result in a enlarged dialog.
The code is below:
var sourceType = pictureSource.SAVEDPHOTOALBUM;
navigator.camera.getPicture(function(fileURI) {
// Success callback
}, function(message) {
// Fail callback
}, {quality: 50, destinationType: destinationType.FILE_URI, sourceType: sourceType, mediaType: mediaType, correctOrientation: false, saveToPhotoAlbum: true});

Change android:anyDensity property in the AndroidManifest.xml from false to true fix the problem

Saving photo to phone Gallery w/ Cordova

Trying to create a simple app that saves a photo to the phone's Photo Gallery. The photo doesn't appear to get saved to the Gallery, but I don't have any error messages. Using steroids as well.
Here's my application.js:
function cameraGetPicture() {
navigator.camera.getPicture(imageReceived, cameraFail, {
quality: 50,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
allowEdit: false,
correctOrientation: true,
targetWidth: 600
});
}
function imageReceived(imageURI) {
var image = document.querySelector('img#myImage');
image.src = imageURI;
imageURI = new steroids.File({
path: "image.png",
relativeTo: steroids.app.userFilesPath
});
}
function cameraFail(message) {
alert("Camera error: " + message);
}

Just add following property to Object which you are passing to navigator.camera.getPicture()
saveToPhotoAlbum: true
Your code will look like:
navigator.camera.getPicture(imageReceived, cameraFail, {
quality: 50,
destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
allowEdit: false,
correctOrientation: true,
targetWidth: 600,
saveToPhotoAlbum: true
});
This works for me in both android & iOS. Hopefully this will work for you.