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Simultaneous TextureView and SurfaceView Android Camera

I can display a preview of the camera video properly with a TextureView:
package com.example.camerasurfacetexture;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.TextureView;
import android.view.TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceTextureListener
{
private Camera mCamera = null;
private TextureView mTextureView = null;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
mTextureView = new TextureView(this);
mTextureView.setSurfaceTextureListener(this);
setContentView(mTextureView);
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surface, int width,
int height)
{
Log.i("onSurfaceTextureAvailable", "onSurfaceTextureAvailable");
mCamera = Camera.open();
Camera.Size previewSize = mCamera.getParameters().getPreviewSize();
mTextureView.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
previewSize.width, previewSize.height, Gravity.CENTER));
try
{
mCamera.setPreviewTexture(surface);
}
catch (IOException t)
{
}
mCamera.startPreview();
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width,
int height)
{
// Ignored, the Camera does all the work for us
}
#Override
public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface)
{
Log.i("onSurfaceTextureDestroyed", "onSurfaceTextureDestroyed");
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
return true;
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface)
{
// Update your view here!
}
}
and with a SurfaceView:
package com.example.cameratest;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
private SurfaceView preview = null;
private SurfaceHolder previewHolder = null;
private Camera camera = null;
private boolean inPreview = false;
private boolean cameraConfigured = false;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
preview = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.cpPreview);
previewHolder = preview.getHolder();
previewHolder.addCallback(surfaceCallback);
previewHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
}
#Override
public void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
camera = Camera.open();
startPreview();
}
#Override
public void onPause()
{
if (inPreview)
{
camera.stopPreview();
}
camera.release();
camera = null;
inPreview = false;
super.onPause();
}
private Camera.Size getBestPreviewSize(int width, int height,
Camera.Parameters parameters)
{
Camera.Size result = null;
for (Camera.Size size : parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes())
{
if (size.width <= width && size.height <= height)
{
if (result == null)
{
result = size;
}
else
{
int resultArea = result.width * result.height;
int newArea = size.width * size.height;
if (newArea > resultArea)
{
result = size;
}
}
}
}
return (result);
}
private void initPreview(int width, int height)
{
if (camera != null && previewHolder.getSurface() != null)
{
try
{
camera.setPreviewDisplay(previewHolder);
}
catch (Throwable t)
{
Log.e("PreviewDemo-surfaceCallback",
"Exception in setPreviewDisplay()", t);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, t.getMessage(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
if (!cameraConfigured)
{
Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();
Camera.Size size = getBestPreviewSize(width, height, parameters);
if (size != null)
{
parameters.setPreviewSize(size.width, size.height);
camera.setParameters(parameters);
cameraConfigured = true;
}
}
}
}
private void startPreview()
{
if (cameraConfigured && camera != null)
{
camera.startPreview();
inPreview = true;
}
}
SurfaceHolder.Callback surfaceCallback = new SurfaceHolder.Callback()
{
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
// no-op -- wait until surfaceChanged()
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height)
{
initPreview(width, height);
startPreview();
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
// no-op
}
};
}
but if I try to do both at the same time:
package com.example.multiplecamerapreviewtest;
import java.io.IOException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Gravity;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.TextureView;
import android.view.TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceTextureListener
{
private SurfaceView svPreview = null;
private SurfaceHolder previewHolder = null;
private Camera mCamera = null;
private boolean inPreview = false;
private boolean cameraConfigured = false;
private TextureView tvPreview = null;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
svPreview = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.svPreview);
previewHolder = svPreview.getHolder();
previewHolder.addCallback(surfaceCallback);
previewHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
// mTextureView = new TextureView(this);
tvPreview = (TextureView) findViewById(R.id.tvPreview);
tvPreview.setSurfaceTextureListener(this);
// setContentView(mTextureView);
}
#Override
public void onResume()
{
super.onResume();
mCamera = Camera.open();
startPreview();
}
#Override
public void onPause()
{
if (inPreview)
{
mCamera.stopPreview();
}
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
inPreview = false;
super.onPause();
}
private Camera.Size getBestPreviewSize(int width, int height,
Camera.Parameters parameters)
{
Camera.Size result = null;
for (Camera.Size size : parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes())
{
if (size.width <= width && size.height <= height)
{
if (result == null)
{
result = size;
}
else
{
int resultArea = result.width * result.height;
int newArea = size.width * size.height;
if (newArea > resultArea)
{
result = size;
}
}
}
}
return (result);
}
private void initPreview(int width, int height)
{
if (mCamera != null && previewHolder.getSurface() != null)
{
try
{
mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(previewHolder);
}
catch (Throwable t)
{
Log.e("PreviewDemo-surfaceCallback",
"Exception in setPreviewDisplay()", t);
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, t.getMessage(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
if (!cameraConfigured)
{
Camera.Parameters parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
Camera.Size size = getBestPreviewSize(width, height, parameters);
if (size != null)
{
parameters.setPreviewSize(size.width, size.height);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
cameraConfigured = true;
}
}
}
}
private void startPreview()
{
if (cameraConfigured && mCamera != null)
{
mCamera.startPreview();
inPreview = true;
}
}
SurfaceHolder.Callback surfaceCallback = new SurfaceHolder.Callback()
{
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
// no-op -- wait until surfaceChanged()
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
int height)
{
initPreview(width, height);
startPreview();
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)
{
// no-op
}
};
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureAvailable(SurfaceTexture surface, int width,
int height)
{
Log.i("onSurfaceTextureAvailable", "onSurfaceTextureAvailable");
mCamera = Camera.open();
Camera.Size previewSize = mCamera.getParameters().getPreviewSize();
tvPreview.setLayoutParams(new FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
previewSize.width, previewSize.height, Gravity.CENTER));
try
{
mCamera.setPreviewTexture(surface);
}
catch (IOException t)
{
}
mCamera.startPreview();
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureSizeChanged(SurfaceTexture surface, int width,
int height)
{
// Ignored, the Camera does all the work for us
}
#Override
public boolean onSurfaceTextureDestroyed(SurfaceTexture surface)
{
Log.i("onSurfaceTextureDestroyed", "onSurfaceTextureDestroyed");
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
return true;
}
#Override
public void onSurfaceTextureUpdated(SurfaceTexture surface)
{
// Update your view here!
}
}
I get a "Fail to connect to camera service" exception when calling mCamera.setPreviewTexture().
According to the documentation (http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#setPreviewDisplay%28android.view.SurfaceHolder%29), this is the expected behavior:
setPreviewDisplay()
Setting a preview surface will un-set any preview surface texture that was set via setPreviewTexture(SurfaceTexture).
(and vice-versa). Is there anything I can do to get these both displaying at the same time?

Send the Camera output to a SurfaceTexture, then render the texture wherever you like using GLES.
See e.g. the "texture from camera" activity in Grafika.
This requires some EGL management and a basic familiarity with GLES, though you can get pretty far just using the code in Grafika. This approach will get you much better performance than manipulating pixels with the NDK, because the GPU does all the work.

Camera is a shared hardware resource. I don't think you can access it (Camera.open()) more than once even within the same application i.e even within the same process with same user id. How about accessing the buffers for camera preview natively and then reading bytes from those buffers to render them on as many TextureViews or SurfaceViews or VideoViews as you wish?
Edited:
NDK Resource:
How do I get the raw Android camera buffer in C using JNI?

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.

Customize Camera View for Android using zbar

I am new in android development. My app should activate the camera to scan a QR code and decode it to a string. This works fine, but I have one more requirement: to present the camera view in a frame and with a logo in one of the corners. I did not find an appropriate API in zbar sdk to make the frame and attach the logo. This is my code:
ZBarScannerActivity.java:
package com.myCompany.android;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import android.widget.Toast;
import net.sourceforge.zbar.Config;
import net.sourceforge.zbar.Image;
import net.sourceforge.zbar.ImageScanner;
import net.sourceforge.zbar.Symbol;
import net.sourceforge.zbar.SymbolSet;
public class ZBarScannerActivity extends Activity implements Camera.PreviewCallback, ZBarConstants {
private static final String TAG = "ZBarScannerActivity";
private CameraPreview mPreview;
private Camera mCamera;
private ImageScanner mScanner;
private Handler mAutoFocusHandler;
private boolean mPreviewing = true;
static {
System.loadLibrary("iconv");
}
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Hide the window title.
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
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);
setContentView(mPreview);
}
public void setupScanner() {
mScanner = new ImageScanner();
mScanner.setConfig(0, Config.X_DENSITY, 3);
mScanner.setConfig(0, Config.Y_DENSITY, 3);
int[] symbols = getIntent().getIntArrayExtra(SCAN_MODES);
if (symbols != null) {
mScanner.setConfig(Symbol.NONE, Config.ENABLE, 0);
for (int symbol : symbols) {
mScanner.setConfig(symbol, Config.ENABLE, 1);
}
//test customization
}
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// Open the default i.e. the first rear facing camera.
mCamera = Camera.open();
mPreviewing = true;
mPreview.setCamera(mCamera);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
// Because the Camera object is a shared resource, it's very
// important to release it when the activity is paused.
if (mCamera != null) {
mPreview.setCamera(null);
mCamera.cancelAutoFocus();
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.release();
mPreviewing = false;
mCamera = null;
}
}
public void onPreviewFrame(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();
Camera.Size size = parameters.getPreviewSize();
Image barcode = new Image(size.width, size.height, "Y800");
barcode.setData(data);
int result = mScanner.scanImage(barcode);
if (result != 0) {
mCamera.cancelAutoFocus();
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(null);
mCamera.stopPreview();
mPreviewing = false;
SymbolSet syms = mScanner.getResults();
for (Symbol sym : syms) {
String symData = sym.getData();
if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(symData)) {
Intent dataIntent = new Intent();
dataIntent.putExtra(SCAN_RESULT, symData);
dataIntent.putExtra(SCAN_RESULT_TYPE, sym.getType());
setResult(Activity.RESULT_OK, dataIntent);
finish();
break;
}
}
}
}
private Runnable doAutoFocus = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
if(mCamera != null && mPreviewing) {
mCamera.autoFocus(autoFocusCB);
}
}
};
// Mimic continuous auto-focusing
Camera.AutoFocusCallback autoFocusCB = new Camera.AutoFocusCallback() {
public void onAutoFocus(boolean success, Camera camera) {
mAutoFocusHandler.postDelayed(doAutoFocus, 1000);
}
};
public void launchQRScanner(View v) {
if (isCameraAvailable()) {
//Toast.makeText(this, "Analyzing Image", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ZBarScannerActivity.class);
intent.putExtra(ZBarConstants.SCAN_MODES, new int[]{Symbol.QRCODE});
startActivityForResult(intent, ZBAR_QR_SCANNER_REQUEST);
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "Camera Unavailable", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
public boolean isCameraAvailable() {
PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
return pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA);
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
//getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_qrimport_token, menu);
return true;
}
/* #Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
switch (requestCode) {
case ZBAR_SCANNER_REQUEST:
Toast.makeText(this, data.getStringExtra(ZBarConstants.SCAN_RESULT), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
break;
case ZBAR_QR_SCANNER_REQUEST:
playSound();
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Toast.makeText(this, data.getStringExtra(ZBarConstants.SCAN_RESULT), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
Toast.makeText(this, "Scan Result = " + data.getStringExtra(ZBarConstants.SCAN_RESULT), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
// put whatever you want to do with the code here
//TextView tv = new TextView(this);
//tv.setText(data.getStringExtra(ZBarConstants.SCAN_RESULT));
Log.d("Data",""+data.getStringExtra(ZBarConstants.SCAN_RESULT));
//setContentView(tv);
}
break;
}
}*/
/*private void playSound()
{
MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(getBaseContext(), R.raw.camera_shutter);
mp.start();
mp.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener()
{
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp)
{
mp.release();
}
});
}*/
}
CameraPreview.java:
package com.myCompany.android;
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.AutoFocusCallback;
import android.hardware.Camera.PreviewCallback;
import android.hardware.Camera.Size;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
class CameraPreview extends ViewGroup implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
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 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);
}
}
}
return optimalSize;
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int w, int h) {
if (holder.getSurface() == null){
// preview surface does not exist
return;
}
// 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.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.setPreviewCallback(mPreviewCallback);
mCamera.startPreview();
mCamera.autoFocus(mAutoFocusCallback);
}
}
How to customize the camera view for android? I saw some suggested solutions for iPhone, but zbar API for Android is totally different and much smaller. I would be appreciated to get any idea/hint...

To present a frame in cameraview, add an imageview in the framelayout(camerapreview) in main.xml .
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/cameraPreview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imageView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:alpha="0.6"
android:src="#drawable/overlay" />
</FrameLayout>
Use this code to make the frame(imageview) visible. As the frame(imageview) is already present in the framelayout in main.xml we need to remove it first.
FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.cameraPreview);
ImageView iv=(ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
preview.addView(mPreview);
preview.removeView(iv);
preview.addView(iv);
To scan the camerapreview only from your frame you need to use setCrop().Adjust the size of camerapreview according to the frame.
barcode.setData(data);
//this is in portrait mode
//barcode.setCrop(left,top,width,height).
barcode.setCrop(100,230,600,10);
This worked for me and hope it will solve your problem too. Please excuse me for my grammatical mistakes. Thank you.

I think it's easier then you thought:
In the example code provided by the ZBar guy there are those two lines in the onCreate() method:
FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.cameraPreview);
preview.addView(mPreview);
which are responsible for adding the "preview view" to the camerPreview Layout.
Find the mentioned lines in your code, create a new ImageView and also add it to the preview-Layout like this:
ImageView v = new ImageView(this);
v.setImageResource(R.drawable.icon);
preview.addView(v);
Adjust the size and the position of your view v and you are done!

I faced the same problem. The solution is simply add the CameraPrevie in your xml inside a frameLayout, and just after that the image you want to put on top of is.
eg.:
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/captionFrame"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:layout_marginTop="50dp" >
<FrameLayout
android:id="#+id/cameraPreview"
android:layout_width="300dp"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:paddingLeft="-5dp" >
</FrameLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/watermark"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="right|bottom"
android:src="#drawable/watermark" />
</FrameLayout>
and populate it from your activity:
Camera mCamera = getCameraInstance();
ImageScanner scanner = new ImageScanner();
scanner.setConfig(0, Config.X_DENSITY, 3);
scanner.setConfig(0, Config.Y_DENSITY, 3);
CameraPreview mPreview = new CameraPreview(this, mCamera, null, autoFocusCallB);
FrameLayout preview = (FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.cameraPreview);
preview.addView(mPreview);

How to open front camera preview in android?

Now i am developing Camera app for i need front and back cameras simultaneously.My requirement is when i open my app first it will show back surface view and also i have one button when i press one button it will switch to front camera surface view and also when i press button second time it will again switch to back camera for that i write this code.
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo;
import android.hardware.Camera.Size;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuInflater;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.WindowManager;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import com.example.R;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private Preview mPreview;
Camera mCamera;
int numberOfCameras;
int cameraCurrentlyLocked;
// The first rear facing camera
int defaultCameraId;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Hide the window title.
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
// Create a RelativeLayout container that will hold a SurfaceView,
// and set it as the content of our activity.
mPreview = new Preview(this);
setContentView(mPreview);
// Find the total number of cameras available
numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
// Find the ID of the default camera
CameraInfo cameraInfo = new CameraInfo();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++)
{
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, cameraInfo);
if (cameraInfo.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK)
{
defaultCameraId = i;
}
}
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// Open the default i.e. the first rear facing camera.
mCamera = Camera.open();
cameraCurrentlyLocked = defaultCameraId;
mPreview.setCamera(mCamera);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
// Because the Camera object is a shared resource, it's very
// important to release it when the activity is paused.
if (mCamera != null) {
mPreview.setCamera(null);
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate our menu which can gather user input for switching camera
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.camera_menu, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle item selection
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.switch_cam:
// check for availability of multiple cameras
if (numberOfCameras == 1) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setMessage("camera_alert")
.setNeutralButton("Close", null);
AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
alert.show();
return true;
}
// OK, we have multiple cameras.
// Release this camera -> cameraCurrentlyLocked
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
mPreview.setCamera(null);
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
// Acquire the next camera and request Preview to reconfigure
// parameters.
mCamera = Camera
.open((cameraCurrentlyLocked + 1) % numberOfCameras);
cameraCurrentlyLocked = (cameraCurrentlyLocked + 1)
% numberOfCameras;
mPreview.switchCamera(mCamera);
// Start the preview
mCamera.startPreview();
return true;
default:
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
class Preview extends ViewGroup implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private final String TAG = "Preview";
SurfaceView mSurfaceView;
SurfaceHolder mHolder;
Size mPreviewSize;
List<Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes;
Camera mCamera;
Preview(Context context) {
super(context);
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();
}
}
public void switchCamera(Camera camera) {
setCamera(camera);
try {
camera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
} catch (IOException exception) {
Log.e(TAG, "IOException caused by setPreviewDisplay()", exception);
}
Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
requestLayout();
camera.setParameters(parameters);
}
#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) {
// 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.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
}
and my menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:id="#+id/switch_cam"
android:title="#string/switch_cam" />
</menu>
when i write this code i get error
menu cannot be resolved or is not a field and
switch_cam cannot be resolved or is not a field
pleae help me

if(valueofcam.equalsIgnoreCase("front")){
// Find the ID of the default camera
CameraInfo cameraInfo = new CameraInfo();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, cameraInfo);
if (cameraInfo.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) {
defaultCameraId = i;
// Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "front", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else if (cameraInfo.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK) {
defaultCameraId = i;
// Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), ""+defaultCameraId, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
}
camera = Camera.open(defaultCameraId);

Use cameraview from Google, and tune this Object in activity_main.xml:
<com.google.android.cameraview.CameraView
android:id="#+id/camera"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
app:autoFocus="true"
app:aspectRatio="4:3"
app:facing="front"
app:flash="off"
android:background="#android:color/black" />
URL: https://github.com/google/cameraview

how to put a picture to front of a camera preview

I would like to make an app that have 2 activities. The first one is a CameraPreview from api demos that have an options menu by default. I added to it a second button that starts the second activity, what is a ImageSwitcher. I want to give back the selected photo to front of the preview at a specified width and height.
This block is fine for get and appear a photo in a plain activity's onCreate method, but I don't know how to do this with a CameraPreview:
setContentView(R.layout.picturelay);
int theID = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("the_image_id");
ImageView i = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.cameralay);
i.setImageResource(theID);
My starting activity:
public class CameraPreview extends Activity {
private
Preview mPreview;
Camera mCamera;
int numberOfCameras;
int cameraCurrentlyLocked;
String uzenet;
// The first rear facing camera
int defaultCameraId;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Hide the window title.
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
// Create a RelativeLayout container that will hold a SurfaceView,
// and set it as the content of our activity.
mPreview = new Preview(this);
setContentView(mPreview);
try {
int theID = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("the_image_id");
ImageView i = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.cameralay);
i.setImageResource(theID);
} catch (Exception e){
Toast.makeText(this, e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
}
// Find the total number of cameras available
numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
// Find the ID of the default camera
CameraInfo cameraInfo = new CameraInfo();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, cameraInfo);
if (cameraInfo.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK) {
defaultCameraId = i;
}
}
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
// Open the default i.e. the first rear facing camera.
mCamera = Camera.open();
cameraCurrentlyLocked = defaultCameraId;
mPreview.setCamera(mCamera);
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
// Because the Camera object is a shared resource, it's very
// important to release it when the activity is paused.
if (mCamera != null) {
mPreview.setCamera(null);
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
#Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate our menu which can gather user input for switching camera
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.camera_menu, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle item selection
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.switch_cam:
// check for availability of multiple cameras
if (numberOfCameras == 1) {
AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
builder.setMessage(this.getString(R.string.camera_alert))
.setNeutralButton("Close", null);
AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
alert.show();
return true;
}
// OK, we have multiple cameras.
// Release this camera -> cameraCurrentlyLocked
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.stopPreview();
mPreview.setCamera(null);
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
// Acquire the next camera and request Preview to reconfigure
// parameters.
mCamera = Camera
.open((cameraCurrentlyLocked + 1) % numberOfCameras);
cameraCurrentlyLocked = (cameraCurrentlyLocked + 1)
% numberOfCameras;
mPreview.switchCamera(mCamera);
// Start the preview
mCamera.startPreview();
return true;
case R.id.get_picture:
Intent intent2 = new Intent(CameraPreview.this, ImageSwitcher1.class);
//startActivityForResult(intent, 0);
startActivity(intent2);
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
class Preview extends ViewGroup implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private final String TAG = "Preview";
SurfaceView mSurfaceView;
SurfaceHolder mHolder;
Size mPreviewSize;
List<Size> mSupportedPreviewSizes;
Camera mCamera;
Preview(Context context) {
super(context);
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();
}
}
public void switchCamera(Camera camera) {
setCamera(camera);
try {
camera.setPreviewDisplay(mHolder);
} catch (IOException exception) {
Log.e(TAG, "IOException caused by setPreviewDisplay()", exception);
}
Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();
parameters.setPreviewSize(mPreviewSize.width, mPreviewSize.height);
requestLayout();
camera.setParameters(parameters);
}
#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) {
// 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.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
The second activity:
public class ImageSwitcher1 extends Activity implements
AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener, ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory {
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
setContentView(R.layout.image_switcher_1);
mSwitcher = (ImageSwitcher) findViewById(R.id.switcher);
mSwitcher.setFactory(this);
mSwitcher.setInAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this,
android.R.anim.fade_in));
mSwitcher.setOutAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this,
android.R.anim.fade_out));
Gallery g = (Gallery) findViewById(R.id.gallery);
g.setAdapter(new ImageAdapter(this));
g.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);
g.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
public void onItemClick(AdapterView parent, View v, int position, long id) {
Intent intent = new Intent(ImageSwitcher1.this, CameraPreview.class);
intent.putExtra("the_image_id", mImageIds[position]);
startActivity(intent);
finish();
}
});
}
public void onItemSelected(AdapterView parent, View v, int position, long id) {
mSwitcher.setImageResource(mImageIds[position]);
}
public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView parent) {
}
public View makeView() {
ImageView i = new ImageView(this);
i.setBackgroundColor(0xFF000000);
i.setScaleType(ImageView.ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
i.setLayoutParams(new ImageSwitcher.LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
return i;
}
private ImageSwitcher mSwitcher;
public class ImageAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
public ImageAdapter(Context c) {
mContext = c;
}
public int getCount() {
return mThumbIds.length;
}
public Object getItem(int position) {
return position;
}
public long getItemId(int position) {
return position;
}
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
ImageView i = new ImageView(mContext);
i.setImageResource(mThumbIds[position]);
i.setAdjustViewBounds(true);
i.setLayoutParams(new Gallery.LayoutParams(
LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
i.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.picture_frame);
return i;
}
private Context mContext;
}
private Integer[] mThumbIds = {
R.drawable.1, R.drawable.2,
R.drawable.3, R.drawable.4,
R.drawable.5, R.drawable.6,
R.drawable.7, R.drawable.8,
R.drawable.9
};
private Integer[] mImageIds = {
R.drawable.1, R.drawable.2,
R.drawable.3, R.drawable.4,
R.drawable.5, R.drawable.6,
R.drawable.7, R.drawable.8,
R.drawable.9
};
}
Thank You for your replies!

I had a solution with a different Preview activity. So I can see the selected image front of the camera preview. This is the used preview activity:
public class PreviewDemo extends Activity {
private SurfaceView preview=null;
private SurfaceHolder previewHolder=null;
private Camera camera=null;
private boolean inPreview=false;
private boolean cameraConfigured=false;
private Context context;
#Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
preview=(SurfaceView)findViewById(R.id.preview);
previewHolder=preview.getHolder();
previewHolder.addCallback(surfaceCallback);
previewHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
try {
int theID = getIntent().getExtras().getInt("the_image_id");
ImageView i = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.cameralay);
i.setImageResource(theID);
} catch (Exception e){
Toast.makeText(this, e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
}
}
#Override
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
camera=Camera.open();
startPreview();
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
if (inPreview) {
camera.stopPreview();
}
camera.release();
camera=null;
inPreview=false;
super.onPause();
}
private Camera.Size getBestPreviewSize(int width, int height,
Camera.Parameters parameters) {
Camera.Size result=null;
for (Camera.Size size : parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes()) {
if (size.width<=width && size.height<=height) {
if (result==null) {
result=size;
}
else {
int resultArea=result.width*result.height;
int newArea=size.width*size.height;
if (newArea>resultArea) {
result=size;
}
}
}
}
return(result);
}
private void initPreview(int width, int height) {
if (camera!=null && previewHolder.getSurface()!=null) {
try {
camera.setPreviewDisplay(previewHolder);
}
catch (Throwable t) {
Log.e("PreviewDemo-surfaceCallback",
"Exception in setPreviewDisplay()", t);
Toast
.makeText(PreviewDemo.this, t.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
.show();
}
if (!cameraConfigured) {
Camera.Parameters parameters=camera.getParameters();
Camera.Size size=getBestPreviewSize(width, height,
parameters);
if (size!=null) {
parameters.setPreviewSize(size.width, size.height);
camera.setParameters(parameters);
cameraConfigured=true;
}
}
}
}
private void startPreview() {
if (cameraConfigured && camera!=null) {
camera.startPreview();
inPreview=true;
}
}
SurfaceHolder.Callback surfaceCallback=new SurfaceHolder.Callback() {
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// no-op -- wait until surfaceChanged()
}
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder,
int format, int width,
int height) {
initPreview(width, height);
startPreview();
}
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
// no-op
}
};
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate our menu which can gather user input for switching camera
MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
inflater.inflate(R.menu.camera_menu2, menu);
return true;
}
#Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
// Handle item selection
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.take_photo:
//code of taking a photo will be here...
return true;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
}
And my layout file that contains the surface view and image view:
<?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">
<android.view.SurfaceView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/preview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</android.view.SurfaceView>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/cameralay"
android:layout_width="150dp"
android:layout_height="150dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:contentDescription="#+id/app_name">
</ImageView>
</RelativeLayout>