Re: [android-developers] Re: problem reading from the Camera

Hamilton Lima (athanazio) wrote:
> Still with the issue ... :(
>
> tried to create a new project
> with the following code

<snip>

> public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
> super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
> setContentView(R.layout.main);
>
> try {
> camera = Camera.open();
> SurfaceView original = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.original);
> Log.i("camera", original.toString() );
> Log.i("camera", original.getHolder().toString() );
>
> camera.setPreviewDisplay(original.getHolder());
> camera.startPreview();
>

The SurfaceView will not be ready by this time. You need to register a
callback with the SurfaceHolder and wait for the surface to be ready.

Here is a sample application demonstrating the technique:

http://github.com/commonsguy/cw-advandroid/tree/master/Camera/Picture/

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