6280 - using camera causes phone to reboot

[jonathanconway]

Hi Guys

I'm trying to make my phone go into "camera mode" so the user can take a picture, which will then be saved and/or uploaded.

I'm using the "Scenario 11" code sample shown here:

http://www.iua.upf.es/~mkalten/teach...ml#scenario-11

Player p;
VideoControl vc;

// initialize camera
try {
p = Manager.createPlayer("capture://video");
p.realize();

// Grab the video control and set it to the current display.
vc = (VideoControl)p.getControl("VideoControl");
if (vc != null) {
Form form = new Form("video");
form.append((Item)vc.initDisplayMode(vc.USE_GUI_PRIMITIVE, null));
Display.getDisplay(midlet).setCurrent(form);
}

p.start();

} catch (IOException ioe) {
} catch (MediaException me) { }

// now take a picture
try {
byte[] pngImage = vc.getSnapshot(null);

// do something with the image ...
} catch (MediaException me) { }

When this code executes, instead of going into camera mode the phone freezes for a few seconds then resets -- i.e. everything closes and it goes back to the home screen.

Does the Nokia 6280 support camera capture? If so, what am I doing wrong?

[hartti]

If I remember correctly 6280 supports snapshots. You need to use capture locator image instead of video (like on all other Series 40 devices)

Hartti

[jonathanconway]

If I remember correctly 6280 supports snapshots. You need to use capture locator image instead of video (like on all other Series 40 devices)

Hartti

Hi, Hartti

I tried it with "capture://image", but I just get the same result - the phone hangs for a few seconds then restarts.

Any other ideas?

[rubenfonseca]

Hi. I'm experiencing exactly the same problems on my 6280.

Is this a known problem? Is there a trick to make the snapshot work on this phone?

Thank you