Camera - Displays the camera to take photos and record videos in an Arrangement.

[Joejsanz]

Camera
Displays the camera to take photos and record videos in an Arrangement.

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AspectRatio: 1:1

AspectRatio: 3:4

AspectRatio: 9:16

AspectRatio: Full

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For a more standard camera size you can leave the Arrangement height at 70%.

• I'm creating a separate extension to give it the AspectRatio of 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 automatically.

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When initializing you must grant this permissions:

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HasCameraPermission

Checks if camera permission is granted.

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StartCamera

Starts the camera and displays it in the Arrangement.

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StopCamera

Stops the camera and releases resources.

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SwitchCamera

Switch between front and rear cameras.

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TakePicture

Take a photo and save automatically.

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SetZoomLevel

Adjust the zoom level (1-10)

You can also zoom by pinching without using this function.

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GetZoomLevel

Gets the current zoom level

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GetMaxZoomLevel

Gets the maximum zoom available

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FocusOnPoint

Focus on a specific point on the screen (x, y between 0-1)

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CaptureAndGetPath

Captures a photo and returns the file path

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StartRecording

Start video recording

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StopRecording

Stops video recording

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IsCameraActive

Check if the camera is active.

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CameraResolution

Gets the current camera resolution.

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HasFlash

Check if the device has flash.

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AvailableCamerasCount

Gets the number of available cameras.

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IsRecording

Check if video is currently being recorded.

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CameraId

Camera ID to use (0: rear, 1: front)

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FlashEnabled

Turn the camera flash on or off

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AutoFocusEnabled

Turns autofocus on or off

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TouchToFocusEnabled

Turn touch focus on or off

You can focus on a specific point by touching the screen.

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JpegQuality

JPEG quality for photos (0-100)

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SaveDirectory

Directory where to save the photos

Currently only saving in Pictures is available.

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CaptureSoundEnabled

Turn the sound on or off when taking a photo

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VideoBitrate

Video bitrate (bits per second)

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VideoFrameRate

Frame rate per second for video

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FocusFrameColor

Focus frame color

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FocusFrameDisappearanceTime

Frame disappearance time in milliseconds

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FocusFrameSize

Focus frame size

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PictureError

Triggered when an error occurs while taking a photo

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CameraReady

It fires when the camera is ready

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CameraSwitched

It fires when the camera is changed

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FocusedOnPoint

It fires when you focus on a touch point

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RecordingStarted

Triggered when video recording starts

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RecordingStopped

Triggered when video recording is stopped

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RecordingError

Triggered when an error occurs during video recording

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ZoomChanged

Triggered when the zoom level changes, either by gestures or programmatically

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ZoomEnded

Fires when the user finishes zooming, either by releasing the screen or ending the pinch gesture

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PictureTaken

It is triggered when a photo has been taken successfully. Returns both the file path and content URI.

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v1.1 March 07, 2026.

• A function was added to check if camera permission was granted.

• An additional parameter was added to the PictureTaken event to receive the content URI of the captured photo.

• Now you can also view the received image by placing it in the image component using imagePath when using Companion.

Camera.aia (83.9 KB)

joejsanz.joedevcamera.aix (33.7 KB)

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JDK: 11
Minimum API Level: 21
Updated On: 2026-03-07T08:00:00Z

Built using: FAST-CLI v5.7.0-premium

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Thanks.

[Kent_Starup]

When i use the when JoeDevCamera1.PictureTaken, can i then use the imagePath to show the image in a Preview (image - imgPreview.Picture
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[TIMAI2]

Did you try it ?

[Kent_Starup]

Yes but nothing happens.
I tried to make the photobooth with this instead, but i cant get it to show in imgPreview.Picture.
Wedding.aia (36.1 KB)

[TIMAI2]

What does the imagePath looks like? (use Do It)

[Kent_Starup]

There is a popup box with unbound variables

Enter values for:
ImagePath=

Do it Cancel

But the address is /storage/emulated/0/Pictures/WeddingBooth/IMG_20260301_180954.jpg.

That shows the lblCountDown.Text. And the file is in that folder.

But it will not shows in imgPreview.

[TIMAI2]

Try adding file:// to the beginning of the filepath

[Kent_Starup]

will you have it to be file://Pictures/WeddingBooth

Then it shows nothing in the lblCountDown either.

[Kent_Starup]

Ahh now i tried
set imgPreview.Picture to
join
"file://"
get ImagePath, and i think it maybe shows now.

[TIMAI2]

@Kent_Starup

and i think it maybe shows now

Well, it either does or it doesn't ?

[Kent_Starup]

@Joejsanz
@TIMAI2
But there is one thing i dont can get to work.
Before the camera take a picture, it is in portrait, but the imgPreview.Picture and the saved picture is in landscape. How to get it in portrait?

[Joejsanz]

Adding file:// as Tim suggested does display the image, and I took the picture and it came out fine.
I don't know why your image is rotated.

Perhaps there's a setting you used that I'm unaware of, or could it be the type of device?

I tested it on a:

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro
• Android 15

[Anke]

@Kent_Starup

How to get it in portrait?

if Image.Width > Image.Height than set Image.RotationAngle to 90

[TIMAI2]

I see similar issues to Kent

App setup with a portrait vertical arrangement h300xw200, so expectation is an image as seen when camera is active:

On take picture, this is what I get:

[Taifun]

@Joejsanz

I don't know why your image is rotated

This is an old issue with some device manufacturers like Samsung, for those just follow @Anke 's advice

@Anke

if Image.Width > Image.Height than set Image.RotationAngle to 90

See also in Android: Image captured by camera is 90 degree rotated and cannot be properly displayed on a canvas · Issue #3330 · mit-cml/appinventor-sources · GitHub

Taifun

[Kent_Starup]

Yep thats turns the imgPreview, but the saved picture is still in landscape.

[Joejsanz]

What device are you using?

• (Brand and Android version).

[Kent_Starup]

OnePlus 10 Pro 5G
Android: 16

[TIMAI2]

Google Pixel 8a, Android 16

[Joejsanz]

@Kent_Starup

OnePlus 10 Pro 5G
Android: 16

@TIMAI2

Google Pixel 8a, Android 16

I made some changes, but I have no way to test if it still rotates on other devices.

And in the PictureTaken event, it's no longer necessary to add file:// to the path.

Now it will also return the URI (ImagePath can be used in Companion, but the URI cannot).

Camera1.aia (36.2 KB)