Using the camera inside an Android app

Question

I want to create an Android app which uses a camera, but I don't want the app to redirect to the default camera app on the device.

I want a custom-made camera app specifically for the app. How do I implement it?

Answer 1

Look into this tutorial http://www.airpair.com/android/android-camera-surface-view-fragment

Link 2

you can use SurfaceView Fragment.

Answer 2

Here is a nice tutorial to accomplish it.

Camera Integration with Surface View

You can make your custom changes on the SurfaceView according to your requirements.

Answer 3

I used https://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-camera to get custom camera done.

The library @commonsware made, great library with great documentation and support.