Lauching Camera application like MMS composer

[miikkis]

Hi,

I Would like to do following

1. start own application
2. select take photo
3. camera application starts
4. user takes picture
5. ask does user want to use this picture if pressing yes close camera application and receive image path to own application

this is like MMS composer does it so I thought is there way to do it from own application.

I have implemented camera API but that is not so nice to for user than Nokia camera application.

Many thanks for helping

BR

miikkis

[vineet.jain]

so what have you done so far, have you implemented UI related task as you said in your post, like starting camera, saving image etc...

[symbianyucca]

Have a look into New File service API included in the API plug-in, with it you cna embed the native camera into your application and get the file name of the last taken image..

[miikkis]

Have a look into New File service API included in the API plug-in, with it you cna embed the native camera into your application and get the file name of the last taken image..

yes thanks I found this too didnt get it yet fully work, but I think it will work

[miikkis]

so what have you done so far, have you implemented UI related task as you said in your post, like starting camera, saving image etc...

i created camera controller and view for it. that wasnt so nice way to do it it worked well, but I want to use nokia UI and it should be possible using tip what symbianyucca told

[symbianyucca]

ok, what kind of problem do you have with the New File service API ?
AFAIK it should work just fine.

[miikkis]

i tested this code.

CNewFileServiceClient* fileClient = NewFileServiceFactory::NewClientL();
CleanupStack::PushL( fileClient );

CDesCArray* fileNames = new ( ELeave ) CDesCArrayFlat( 1 );
CleanupStack::PushL( fileNames );

CAiwGenericParamList* paramList = CAiwGenericParamList::NewLC();

TSize resolution( 1600, 1200 ); // 2 megapixels

TPckgBuf<TSize> buffer( resolution );
TAiwVariant resolutionVariant( buffer );
TAiwGenericParam param( EGenericParamResolution, resolutionVariant );
paramList->AppendL( param );

const TUid KUidCamera = { 0x101F857A }; // Camera UID for S60 5th edition

TBool result = fileClient->NewFileL( KUidCamera, *fileNames, paramList,
                               ENewFileServiceImage, EFalse );

if ( result )
    {
    CEikonEnv::InfoWinL(_L("Success"),_L(""));
    for(TInt i=0;iCount();i++)
       {
       TPtrC fileName=fileNames->MdcaPoint(i);
       }
}
else
    {
    CEikonEnv::InfoWinL(_L("Failed"),_L(""));
    }

CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( fileClient );
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( paramList );
CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( fileNames );

this code does not work I think one reason might be that I use 3rd FP2 SDK and there might be different camera UID than 5th edition SDK?


miikkis

[miikkis]

ok I noticed that there is differed UID for every phone model? that isnt very good thing.
how ever n95 uid worked ok.


miikkis

[symbianyucca]

read this thread: http://discussion.forum.nokia.com/fo...d.php?t=166812

basically it would be better not to use UIDs.

[miikkis]

yep, I tried without UID but nothing happened. just like kkc_123 told in other thread.

here is code what works on n78 but not on 6220 classic:

        const TUid KUidCamera = 	{0x101ffa86}; //n95
	TBool result( EFalse );

	CNewFileServiceClient* fileClient = NewFileServiceFactory::NewClientL();
	CleanupStack::PushL( fileClient );

	CDesCArray* fileNames = new ( ELeave ) CDesCArrayFlat( 1 );
	CleanupStack::PushL( fileNames );

	CAiwGenericParamList* paramList = CAiwGenericParamList::NewLC();

	
	switch ( aEnum )
		{
		
		case ENewFileServiceImage:
		case ENewFileServiceVideo:
			{
			result = fileClient->NewFileL(	KUidCamera,
							*fileNames, 
							paramList,
							aEnum, 
							EFalse );

                 }

I also tested removing KUidCamera and it didnt open camera either