how to capture image using expo-camera in react native

Question

I am new to react-native. I have created an app. but now I want to Capture Image from this app. I have got the code from expo website But the problem is This code only open camera. I want to capture An Image Through That camera. So if it is possible please help me..

here is my code

import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, View, TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native';
import { Camera } from 'expo-camera';
import { Ionicons } from '@expo/vector-icons';

export default function App({navigation}) {
  const [hasPermission, setHasPermission] = useState(null);
  const [type, setType] = useState(Camera.Constants.Type.back);

  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      const { status } = await Camera.requestPermissionsAsync();
      setHasPermission(status === 'granted');
    })();
  }, []);

  if (hasPermission === null) {
    return <View />;
  }
  if (hasPermission === false) {
    return <Text>No access to camera</Text>;
  }
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
        
      <View style={styles.header}>
        <Ionicons style={{paddingLeft:20}} name="arrow-back" size={40} 
        color="black"  onPress={() => navigation.navigate("OtherInfo")} />
        <Text style={{fontSize:20, paddingLeft: 70, paddingTop: 10}}>Get Image</Text>
      </View>

      <Camera style={styles.camera} type={type}>
        <View style={styles.buttonContainer}>
          <TouchableOpacity
            style={styles.button}
            onPress={() => {
              setType(
                type === Camera.Constants.Type.back
                  ? Camera.Constants.Type.front
                  : Camera.Constants.Type.back
              );
            }}>
            <Text style={styles.text}> Flip </Text>
          </TouchableOpacity>
        </View>
      </Camera>
    </View>
  );
}


const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    camera:{
        height:500
    },
    header:{
      flexDirection: 'row'
    }
    });

Answer 1

Here is the working Example of the small app which takes the picture from Camera as well as Gallary and shows it to after it is clicked or selected

Working App: Expo Snack

import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, View, Button, Image } from 'react-native';
import { Camera } from 'expo-camera';
import * as ImagePicker from 'expo-image-picker';

export default function Add({ navigation }) {
  const [cameraPermission, setCameraPermission] = useState(null);
  const [galleryPermission, setGalleryPermission] = useState(null);

  const [camera, setCamera] = useState(null);
  const [imageUri, setImageUri] = useState(null);
  const [type, setType] = useState(Camera.Constants.Type.back);

  const permisionFunction = async () => {
    // here is how you can get the camera permission
    const cameraPermission = await Camera.requestPermissionsAsync();

    setCameraPermission(cameraPermission.status === 'granted');

    const imagePermission = await ImagePicker.getMediaLibraryPermissionsAsync();
    console.log(imagePermission.status);

    setGalleryPermission(imagePermission.status === 'granted');

    if (
      imagePermission.status !== 'granted' &&
      cameraPermission.status !== 'granted'
    ) {
      alert('Permission for media access needed.');
    }
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    permisionFunction();
  }, []);

  const takePicture = async () => {
    if (camera) {
      const data = await camera.takePictureAsync(null);
      console.log(data.uri);
      setImageUri(data.uri);
    }
  };

  const pickImage = async () => {
    let result = await ImagePicker.launchImageLibraryAsync({
      mediaTypes: ImagePicker.MediaTypeOptions.Images,
      allowsEditing: true,
      aspect: [1, 1],
      quality: 1,
    });

    console.log(result);
    if (!result.cancelled) {
      setImageUri(result.uri);
    }
  };

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <View style={styles.cameraContainer}>
        <Camera
          ref={(ref) => setCamera(ref)}
          style={styles.fixedRatio}
          type={type}
          ratio={'1:1'}
        />
      </View>

      <Button title={'Take Picture'} onPress={takePicture} />
      <Button title={'Gallery'} onPress={pickImage} />
      {imageUri && <Image source={{ uri: imageUri }} style={{ flex: 1 }} />}
    </View>
  );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
  },
  cameraContainer: {
    flex: 1,
    flexDirection: 'row',
  },
  fixedRatio: {
    flex: 1,
    aspectRatio: 1,
  },
  button: {
    flex: 0.1,
    padding: 10,
    alignSelf: 'flex-end',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
});