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CameraView

CameraView is a well documented, high-level library that makes capturing pictures and videos easy,
addressing most of the common issues and needs, and still leaving you with flexibility where needed.

api 'com.otaliastudios:cameraview:2.7.2'

• Fast & reliable
• Gestures support [docs]
• Real-time filters [docs]
• Camera1 or Camera2 powered engine [docs]
• Frame processing support [docs]
• Watermarks & animated overlays [docs]
• OpenGL powered preview [docs]
• Take high-quality content with takePicture and takeVideo [docs]
• Take super-fast snapshots with takePictureSnapshot and takeVideoSnapshot [docs]
• Smart sizing: create a CameraView of any size [docs]
• Control HDR, flash, zoom, white balance, exposure, location, grid drawing & more [docs]
• RAW pictures support [docs]
• Lightweight
• Works down to API level 15
• Well tested

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Support

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If you prefer, you can also donate
to our OpenCollective page.

CameraView is trusted and supported by ShareChat, a social media app with over 100 million downloads.

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Setup

Please read the official website for setup instructions and documentation.
You might also be interested in our changelog
or in the v1 migration guide.
Using CameraView is extremely simple:

<com.otaliastudios.cameraview.CameraView
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    app:cameraPictureSizeMinWidth="@integer/picture_min_width"
    app:cameraPictureSizeMinHeight="@integer/picture_min_height"
    app:cameraPictureSizeMaxWidth="@integer/picture_max_width"
    app:cameraPictureSizeMaxHeight="@integer/picture_max_height"
    app:cameraPictureSizeMinArea="@integer/picture_min_area"
    app:cameraPictureSizeMaxArea="@integer/picture_max_area"
    app:cameraPictureSizeSmallest="false|true"
    app:cameraPictureSizeBiggest="false|true"
    app:cameraPictureSizeAspectRatio="@string/video_ratio"
    app:cameraVideoSizeMinWidth="@integer/video_min_width"
    app:cameraVideoSizeMinHeight="@integer/video_min_height"
    app:cameraVideoSizeMaxWidth="@integer/video_max_width"
    app:cameraVideoSizeMaxHeight="@integer/video_max_height"
    app:cameraVideoSizeMinArea="@integer/video_min_area"
    app:cameraVideoSizeMaxArea="@integer/video_max_area"
    app:cameraVideoSizeSmallest="false|true"
    app:cameraVideoSizeBiggest="false|true"
    app:cameraVideoSizeAspectRatio="@string/video_ratio"
    app:cameraSnapshotMaxWidth="@integer/snapshot_max_width"
    app:cameraSnapshotMaxHeight="@integer/snapshot_max_height"
    app:cameraFrameProcessingMaxWidth="@integer/processing_max_width"
    app:cameraFrameProcessingMaxHeight="@integer/processing_max_height"
    app:cameraFrameProcessingFormat="@integer/processing_format"
    app:cameraFrameProcessingPoolSize="@integer/processing_pool_size"
    app:cameraFrameProcessingExecutors="@integer/processing_executors"
    app:cameraVideoBitRate="@integer/video_bit_rate"
    app:cameraAudioBitRate="@integer/audio_bit_rate"
    app:cameraGestureTap="none|autoFocus|takePicture"
    app:cameraGestureLongTap="none|autoFocus|takePicture"
    app:cameraGesturePinch="none|zoom|exposureCorrection|filterControl1|filterControl2"
    app:cameraGestureScrollHorizontal="none|zoom|exposureCorrection|filterControl1|filterControl2"
    app:cameraGestureScrollVertical="none|zoom|exposureCorrection|filterControl1|filterControl2"
    app:cameraEngine="camera1|camera2"
    app:cameraPreview="glSurface|surface|texture"
    app:cameraPreviewFrameRate="@integer/preview_frame_rate"
    app:cameraPreviewFrameRateExact="false|true"
    app:cameraFacing="back|front"
    app:cameraHdr="on|off"
    app:cameraFlash="on|auto|torch|off"
    app:cameraWhiteBalance="auto|cloudy|daylight|fluorescent|incandescent"
    app:cameraMode="picture|video"
    app:cameraAudio="on|off|mono|stereo"
    app:cameraGrid="draw3x3|draw4x4|drawPhi|off"
    app:cameraGridColor="@color/grid_color"
    app:cameraPlaySounds="true|false"
    app:cameraVideoMaxSize="@integer/video_max_size"
    app:cameraVideoMaxDuration="@integer/video_max_duration"
    app:cameraVideoCodec="deviceDefault|h264|h263"
    app:cameraAutoFocusResetDelay="@integer/autofocus_delay"
    app:cameraAutoFocusMarker="@string/cameraview_default_autofocus_marker"
    app:cameraUseDeviceOrientation="true|false"
    app:cameraFilter="@string/real_time_filter"
    app:cameraPictureMetering="true|false"
    app:cameraPictureSnapshotMetering="false|true"
    app:cameraPictureFormat="jpeg|dng"
    app:cameraRequestPermissions="true|false"
    app:cameraExperimental="false|true">
    
    <!-- Watermark! -->
    <ImageView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
        android:src="@drawable/watermark"
        app:layout_drawOnPreview="true|false"
        app:layout_drawOnPictureSnapshot="true|false"
        app:layout_drawOnVideoSnapshot="true|false"/>
        
</com.otaliastudios.cameraview.CameraView>