How to live stream video from camera using the new createCaptureSession API in Android App? - API 34

Published: 13 August 2023
on channel: Programmer World

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In this video it shows the steps to create live streaming video from the phone's camera on the Texture View widget of your Android App.

It uses the new CameraDevice.createCaptureSession(sessionConfiguration) API. The previous versions of this API are deprecated from API version 30 onwards.

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However, the main Java code is copied below also for reference:

package com.programmerworld.cameraapp;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private TextureView textureView;
private CameraCaptureSession myCameraCaptureSession;
private String stringCameraID;
private CameraManager cameraManager;
private CameraDevice myCameraDevice;
private CaptureRequest.Builder captureRequestBuilder;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
new String[]{CAMERA},
PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
textureView = findViewById(R.id.textureView);
cameraManager = (CameraManager) getSystemService(CAMERA_SERVICE);
startCamera();
}
private CameraDevice.StateCallback stateCallback = new CameraDevice.StateCallback() {
@Override
public void onOpened(@NonNull CameraDevice cameraDevice) {
myCameraDevice = cameraDevice;
}
@Override
public void onDisconnected(@NonNull CameraDevice cameraDevice) {
myCameraDevice.close();
}
@Override
public void onError(@NonNull CameraDevice cameraDevice, int i) {
myCameraDevice.close();
myCameraDevice = null;
}
};

private void startCamera() {
try {
stringCameraID = cameraManager.getCameraIdList()[1];

if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, android.Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
return;
}
cameraManager.openCamera(stringCameraID, stateCallback, null);
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
public void buttonStartCamera(View view){
SurfaceTexture surfaceTexture = textureView.getSurfaceTexture();
Surface surface = new Surface(surfaceTexture);
try {
captureRequestBuilder = myCameraDevice.createCaptureRequest(CameraDevice.TEMPLATE_PREVIEW);
captureRequestBuilder.addTarget(surface);
OutputConfiguration outputConfiguration = new OutputConfiguration(surface);

SessionConfiguration sessionConfiguration = new SessionConfiguration(SessionConfiguration.SESSION_REGULAR,
Collections.singletonList(outputConfiguration),
getMainExecutor(),
new CameraCaptureSession.StateCallback() {
@Override
public void onConfigured(@NonNull CameraCaptureSession cameraCaptureSession) {
myCameraCaptureSession = cameraCaptureSession;
captureRequestBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE,
CameraMetadata.CONTROL_MODE_AUTO);
try {
myCameraCaptureSession.setRepeatingRequest(captureRequestBuilder.build(), null, null);
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
@Override
public void onConfigureFailed(@NonNull CameraCaptureSession cameraCaptureSession) {
myCameraCaptureSession = null;
}
}
);

myCameraDevice.createCaptureSession(sessionConfiguration);

} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}

public void buttonStopCamera(View view){
try {
myCameraCaptureSession.abortCaptures();
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
}

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