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ImageCapture

public final class ImageCapture
extends UseCase

java.lang.Object
   ↳ androidx.camera.core.UseCase
     ↳ androidx.camera.core.ImageCapture

A use case for taking a picture.

This class is designed for basic picture taking. It provides takePicture() functions to take a picture to memory or save to a file, and provides image metadata. Pictures are taken in automatic mode after focus has converged. The flash mode can additionally be set by the application.

TakePicture returns immediately and a listener is called to provide the results after the capture completes. Multiple calls to takePicture will take pictures sequentially starting after the previous picture is captured.

Note that focus and exposure metering regions can be controlled via Preview.

When capturing to memory, the captured image is made available through an ImageProxy via an ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback.

Summary

Nested classes

class ImageCapture.Builder

Builder for an ImageCapture. 

class ImageCapture.Metadata

Holder class for metadata that will be saved with captured images. 

class ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback

Callback for when an image capture has completed. 

interface ImageCapture.OnImageSavedCallback

Listener containing callbacks for image file I/O events. 

class ImageCapture.OutputFileOptions

Options for saving newly captured image. 

class ImageCapture.OutputFileResults

Info about the saved image file. 

Constants

int CAPTURE_MODE_MAXIMIZE_QUALITY

Optimizes capture pipeline to prioritize image quality over latency.

int CAPTURE_MODE_MINIMIZE_LATENCY

Optimizes capture pipeline to prioritize latency over image quality.

int ERROR_CAMERA_CLOSED

An error indicating the request cannot be done due to camera is closed.

int ERROR_CAPTURE_FAILED

An error reported by camera framework indicating the capture request is failed.

int ERROR_FILE_IO

An error occurred while attempting to read or write a file, such as when saving an image to a File.

int ERROR_INVALID_CAMERA

An error indicating this ImageCapture is not bound to a valid camera.

int ERROR_UNKNOWN

An unknown error occurred.

int FLASH_MODE_AUTO

Auto flash.

int FLASH_MODE_OFF

No flash.

int FLASH_MODE_ON

Always flash.

Public methods

int getCaptureMode()

Returns the set capture mode.

int getFlashMode()

Get the flash mode.

int getTargetRotation()

Returns the desired rotation of the output image.

void setCropAspectRatio(Rational aspectRatio)

Sets target cropping aspect ratio for output image.

void setFlashMode(int flashMode)

Set the flash mode.

void setTargetRotation(int rotation)

Sets the desired rotation of the output image.

void takePicture(Executor executor, ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback callback)

Captures a new still image for in memory access.

void takePicture(ImageCapture.OutputFileOptions outputFileOptions, Executor executor, ImageCapture.OnImageSavedCallback imageSavedCallback)

Captures a new still image and saves to a file along with application specified metadata.

String toString()

Inherited methods

Constants

CAPTURE_MODE_MAXIMIZE_QUALITY

public static final int CAPTURE_MODE_MAXIMIZE_QUALITY

Optimizes capture pipeline to prioritize image quality over latency. When the capture mode is set to MAX_QUALITY, images may take longer to capture.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

CAPTURE_MODE_MINIMIZE_LATENCY

public static final int CAPTURE_MODE_MINIMIZE_LATENCY

Optimizes capture pipeline to prioritize latency over image quality. When the capture mode is set to MIN_LATENCY, images may capture faster but the image quality may be reduced.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

ERROR_CAMERA_CLOSED

public static final int ERROR_CAMERA_CLOSED

An error indicating the request cannot be done due to camera is closed.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

ERROR_CAPTURE_FAILED

public static final int ERROR_CAPTURE_FAILED

An error reported by camera framework indicating the capture request is failed.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

ERROR_FILE_IO

public static final int ERROR_FILE_IO

An error occurred while attempting to read or write a file, such as when saving an image to a File.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

ERROR_INVALID_CAMERA

public static final int ERROR_INVALID_CAMERA

An error indicating this ImageCapture is not bound to a valid camera.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

ERROR_UNKNOWN

public static final int ERROR_UNKNOWN

An unknown error occurred.

See message parameter in onError callback or log for more details.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

FLASH_MODE_AUTO

public static final int FLASH_MODE_AUTO

Auto flash. The flash will be used according to the camera system's determination when taking a picture.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

FLASH_MODE_OFF

public static final int FLASH_MODE_OFF

No flash. The flash will never be used when taking a picture.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

FLASH_MODE_ON

public static final int FLASH_MODE_ON

Always flash. The flash will always be used when taking a picture.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

Public methods

getCaptureMode

public int getCaptureMode ()

Returns the set capture mode.

This is set when constructing an ImageCapture using ImageCapture.Builder.setCaptureMode(int). This is static for an instance of ImageCapture.

Returns
int

getFlashMode

public int getFlashMode ()

Get the flash mode.

Returns
int the flashMode. Value is FLASH_MODE_AUTO, FLASH_MODE_ON, or FLASH_MODE_OFF.

getTargetRotation

public int getTargetRotation ()

Returns the desired rotation of the output image.

The rotation can be set prior to constructing an ImageCapture using ImageCapture.Builder.setTargetRotation(int) or dynamically by calling setTargetRotation(int). The rotation of an image taken is determined by the rotation value set at the time image capture is initiated, such as when calling takePicture(Executor, OnImageCapturedCallback).

If no target rotation is set by the application, it is set to the value of Display.getRotation() of the default display at the time the use case is created.

Returns
int

setCropAspectRatio

public void setCropAspectRatio (Rational aspectRatio)

Sets target cropping aspect ratio for output image.

This aspect ratio is orientation-dependent. It should be expressed in the coordinate frame after rotating the image by the target rotation.

This sets the cropping rectangle returned by ImageProxy.getCropRect() returned from takePicture(Executor, OnImageCapturedCallback).

For example, assume the aspectRatio of 3x4. If an image has a resolution of 480x640 after applying the target rotation, then the output ImageProxy of takePicture(Executor, OnImageCapturedCallback) would have a cropping rectangle of 480x640 after applying the rotation degrees. However, if an image has a resolution of 640x480 after applying the target rotation, then the cropping rectangle of the output ImageProxy would be 360x480 after applying the rotation degrees.

This crops the saved image when calling takePicture(OutputFileOptions, Executor, OnImageSavedCallback).

Cropping occurs around the center of the image and as though it were in the target rotation. For example, assume the aspectRatio of 3x4. If an image has a resolution of 480x640 after applying the target rotation, then the saved output image would be 480x640 after applying the EXIF orientation value. However, if an image has a resolution of 640x480 after applying the target rotation, then the saved output image would be 360x480 after applying the EXIF orientation value.

This setting value will be automatically updated to match the new target rotation value when setTargetRotation(int) is called.

Parameters
aspectRatio Rational: New target aspect ratio.

setFlashMode

public void setFlashMode (int flashMode)

Set the flash mode.

The flash control for the subsequent photo capture requests. Applications can check if there is a flash unit via CameraInfo.hasFlashUnit() and update UI component if necessary. If there is no flash unit, then calling this API will take no effect for the subsequent photo capture requests and they will act like FLASH_MODE_OFF.

When the torch is enabled via CameraControl.enableTorch(boolean), the torch will remain enabled during photo capture regardless of flashMode setting. When the torch is disabled, flash will function as specified by setFlashMode(int).

Parameters
flashMode int: the flash mode. Value is FLASH_MODE_AUTO, FLASH_MODE_ON, or FLASH_MODE_OFF.

setTargetRotation

public void setTargetRotation (int rotation)

Sets the desired rotation of the output image.

This will affect the EXIF rotation metadata in images saved by takePicture calls and the ImageInfo.getRotationDegrees() value of the ImageProxy returned by ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback. These will be set to be the rotation, which if applied to the output image data, will make the image match target rotation specified here.

While rotation can also be set via ImageCapture.Builder.setTargetRotation(int), using setTargetRotation(int) allows the target rotation to be set dynamically.

In general, it is best to use an OrientationEventListener to set the target rotation. This way, the rotation output will indicate which way is down for a given image. This is important since display orientation may be locked by device default, user setting, or app configuration, and some devices may not transition to a reverse-portrait display orientation. In these cases, use setTargetRotation(int) to set target rotation dynamically according to the OrientationEventListener, without re-creating the use case. Note the OrientationEventListener output of degrees in the range [0..359] should be converted to a surface rotation. The mapping values are listed as the following.

OrientationEventListener.ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN: orientation == -1

Surface.ROTATION_0: orientation >= 315 || orientation < 45

Surface.ROTATION_90: orientation >= 225 && orientation < 315

Surface.ROTATION_180: orientation >= 135 && orientation < 225

Surface.ROTATION_270: orientation >= 45 && orientation < 135

When this function is called, value set by ImageCapture.Builder.setTargetResolution(Size) will be updated automatically to make sure the suitable resolution can be selected when the use case is bound. Value set by setCropAspectRatio(Rational) will also be updated automatically to make sure the output image is cropped into expected aspect ratio.

If no target rotation is set by the application, it is set to the value of Display.getRotation() of the default display at the time the use case is created.

takePicture uses the target rotation at the time it begins executing (which may be delayed waiting on a previous takePicture call to complete).

Parameters
rotation int: Target rotation of the output image, expressed as one of Surface.ROTATION_0, Surface.ROTATION_90, Surface.ROTATION_180, or Surface.ROTATION_270.

takePicture

public void takePicture (Executor executor, 
                ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback callback)

Captures a new still image for in memory access.

The callback will be called only once for every invocation of this method. The listener is responsible for calling Image.close() on the returned image.

Parameters
executor Executor: The executor in which the callback methods will be run.
callback ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback: Callback to be invoked for the newly captured image

takePicture

public void takePicture (ImageCapture.OutputFileOptions outputFileOptions, 
                Executor executor, 
                ImageCapture.OnImageSavedCallback imageSavedCallback)

Captures a new still image and saves to a file along with application specified metadata.

The callback will be called only once for every invocation of this method.

Parameters
outputFileOptions ImageCapture.OutputFileOptions: Options to store the newly captured image.
executor Executor: The executor in which the callback methods will be run.
imageSavedCallback ImageCapture.OnImageSavedCallback: Callback to be called for the newly captured image.

toString

public String toString ()

Returns
String