CameraInfo

abstract @NonNull CameraSelector getCameraSelector()

Returns a CameraSelector unique to this camera.

abstract @NonNull LiveData<CameraState> getCameraState()

Returns a LiveData of the camera's state.

The LiveData will be updated whenever the camera's state changes, and can be any of the following: PENDING_OPEN, OPENING, OPEN, CLOSING and CLOSED.

Due to the inner workings of LiveData, some reported camera states may be ignored if a newer value is posted before the observers are updated. For instance, this can occur when the camera is opening or closing, the OPENING and CLOSING states may not be reported to observers if they are rapidly followed by the OPEN and CLOSED states respectively.

abstract @NonNull ExposureState getExposureState()

Returns a ExposureState.

The ExposureState contains the current exposure related information.

default @FloatRange(from = 0, fromInclusive = false) float getIntrinsicZoomRatio()

Returns the intrinsic zoom ratio of this camera.

The intrinsic zoom ratio is defined as the ratio between the angle of view of the default camera and this camera. The default camera is the camera selected by DEFAULT_FRONT_CAMERA or DEFAULT_BACK_CAMERA depending on the lens facing of this camera. For example, if the default camera has angle of view 60 degrees and this camera has 30 degrees, this camera will have intrinsic zoom ratio 2.0.

The intrinsic zoom ratio is calculated approximately based on the focal length and the sensor size. It's considered an inexact attribute of the camera and might not be hundred percent accurate when compared with the output image. Especially for the case that the camera doesn't read the whole sensor area due to cropping being applied.

The default camera is guaranteed to have intrinsic zoom ratio 1.0. Other cameras that have intrinsic zoom ratio greater than 1.0 are considered telephoto cameras and cameras that have intrinsic zoom ratio less than 1.0 are considered ultra wide-angle cameras.

If the camera is unable to provide necessary information to resolve its intrinsic zoom ratio, it will be considered as a standard camera which has intrinsic zoom ratio 1.0.

default int getLensFacing()

Returns the lens facing of this camera.

default @NonNull Set<CameraInfo> getPhysicalCameraInfos()

Returns a set of physical camera CameraInfos.

A logical camera is a grouping of two or more of those physical cameras. See Multi-camera API

Check isLogicalMultiCameraSupported to see if the device is supporting physical camera or not. If the device doesn't support physical camera, empty set will be returned.

abstract int getSensorRotationDegrees()

Returns the sensor rotation in degrees, relative to the device's "natural" (default) orientation.

See Sensor Coordinate System for more information.

abstract int getSensorRotationDegrees(int relativeRotation)

Returns the sensor rotation, in degrees, relative to the given rotation value.

Valid values for the relative rotation are ROTATION_0 (natural), ROTATION_90, ROTATION_180, ROTATION_270.

default @NonNull Set<Range<Integer>> getSupportedFrameRateRanges()

Returns an unordered set of the frame rate ranges, in frames per second, supported by this device's AE algorithm.

These are the frame rate ranges that the AE algorithm on the device can support. When CameraX is configured to run with the camera2 implementation, this list will be derived from #CONTROL_AE_AVAILABLE_TARGET_FPS_RANGES, though ranges may be added or removed for compatibility reasons.

There is no guarantee that these ranges can be used for every size surface or combination of use cases. If attempting to run the device using an unsupported range, there may be stability issues or the device may quietly choose another frame rate operating range.

The returned set does not have any ordering guarantees and frame rate ranges may overlap.

abstract @NonNull LiveData<Integer> getTorchState()

Returns a LiveData of current TorchState.

The torch can be turned on and off via enableTorch which will trigger the change event to the returned LiveData. Apps can either get immediate value via getValue or observe it via observe to update torch UI accordingly.

If the camera doesn't have a flash unit (see hasFlashUnit), then the torch state will be OFF.

abstract @NonNull LiveData<ZoomState> getZoomState()

Returns a LiveData of ZoomState.

The LiveData will be updated whenever the set zoom state has been changed. This can occur when the application updates the zoom via setZoomRatio or setLinearZoom. The zoom state can also change anytime a camera starts up, for example when a UseCase is bound to it.

abstract boolean hasFlashUnit()

Returns if flash unit is available or not.

default boolean isFocusMeteringSupported(@NonNull FocusMeteringAction action)

Returns if the given FocusMeteringAction is supported on the devices.

It returns true if at least one valid AF/AE/AWB region generated by the given FocusMeteringAction is supported on the current camera. For example, on a camera supporting only AF regions, passing in a FocusMeteringAction specifying AF/AE regions to this API will still return true. But it will return false if the FocusMeteringAction specifies only the AE region since none of the specified regions are supported.

If it returns false, invoking startFocusAndMetering with the given FocusMeteringAction will always fail.

default boolean isLogicalMultiCameraSupported()

Returns if logical multi camera is supported on the device.

A logical camera is a grouping of two or more of those physical cameras. See Multi-camera API

@ExperimentalZeroShutterLag
default boolean isZslSupported()

Returns if CAPTURE_MODE_ZERO_SHUTTER_LAG is supported on the current device.

ZERO_SHUTTER_LAG will be supported when all of the following conditions are met

• API Level >= 23
• PRIVATE reprocessing is supported

default static boolean mustPlayShutterSound()

Returns whether the shutter sound must be played in accordance to regional restrictions.

This method provides the general rule of playing shutter sounds. The exact requirements of playing shutter sounds may vary among regions.

For image capture, the shutter sound is recommended to be played when receiving onCaptureStarted or onCaptureStarted. For video capture, it's recommended to play the start recording sound when receiving VideoRecordEvent.Start and the stop recording sound when receiving VideoRecordEvent.Finalize.

To play the system default sounds, it's recommended to use play. For image capture, play SHUTTER_CLICK. For video capture, play START_VIDEO_RECORDING and STOP_VIDEO_RECORDING.

This method and mustPlayShutterSound serve the same purpose, while this method is compatible on API level lower than TIRAMISU.

default @NonNull Set<DynamicRange> querySupportedDynamicRanges(
    @NonNull Set<DynamicRange> candidateDynamicRanges
)

Returns the supported dynamic ranges of this camera from a set of candidate dynamic ranges.

Dynamic range specifies how the range of colors, highlights and shadows captured by the frame producer are represented on a display. Some dynamic ranges allow the preview surface to make full use of the extended range of brightness of the display.

The returned dynamic ranges are those which the camera can produce. However, because care usually needs to be taken to ensure the frames produced can be displayed correctly, the returned dynamic ranges will be limited to those passed in to candidateDynamicRanges. For example, if the device display supports HLG, HDR10 and HDR10+, and you're attempting to use a UI component to receive frames from those dynamic ranges that you know will be display correctly, you would use a candidateDynamicRanges set consisting of {DynamicRange.HLG_10_BIT, DynamicRange.HDR10_10_BIT, DynamicRange.HDR10_PLUS_10_BIT}. If the only 10-bit/HDR DynamicRange the camera can produce is HLG_10_BIT, then that will be the only dynamic range returned by this method given the above candidate list.

Consult the documentation of each use case to determine whether using the dynamic ranges published here are appropriate. Some use cases may have complex requirements that prohibit them from publishing a candidate list for use with this method, such as Recorder. For those cases, alternative APIs may be present for querying the supported dynamic ranges that can be set on the use case.

The dynamic ranges published as return values by this method are fully-defined. That is, the resulting set will not contain dynamic ranges such as UNSPECIFIED or HDR_UNSPECIFIED_10_BIT. However, non-fully-defined dynamic ranges can be used in candidateDynamicRanges, and will resolve to fully-defined dynamic ranges in the resulting set. To query all dynamic ranges the camera can produce, Collections.singleton(DynamicRange.UNSPECIFIED} can be used as the candidate set.

Because SDR is always supported, including SDR in candidateDynamicRanges will always result in SDR being present in the result set. If an empty candidate set is provided, an IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.