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This document gives you more information about the Camera API.

Purpose

The clients can use the Camera API to access the camera on a phone. This includes configuring the camera, running viewfinder and capturing still images and video.

Note: The functionality that can be obtained through the API is camera hardware dependent. The API includes functions that you should call to check if functionality is available before using it.

Required Background

The camera client is a component of the Multimedia subsystem.

Introduction

Ecam is an API which allows an application to access and control any camera hardware which is attached to the device. The API provides functions to query the status of the camera, adjust camera settings, and capture still images and video.

Using Camera

The camera can be used for:

  • Capturing still images

  • Capturing video

What's Next?

The following tasks will be covered in this tutorial series:

  • Accessing and Power Control of Camera

  • Capturing Image

  • Capturing Video

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