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Phonegap Camera Capture Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Capture Photo</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,height=device-height,initial-scale=1"/>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="js/phonegap.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
var pictureSource; // picture source
var destinationType; // sets the format of returned value
// Wait for PhoneGap to connect with the device
//
document.addEventListener("deviceready",onDeviceReady,false);
// PhoneGap is ready to be used!
//
function onDeviceReady() {
pictureSource=navigator.camera.PictureSourceType;
destinationType=navigator.camera.DestinationType;
}
// Called when a photo is successfully retrieved
//
function onPhotoDataSuccess(imageData) {
// Get image handle
//
var smallImage = document.getElementById('smallImage');
// Unhide image elements
//
smallImage.style.display = 'block';
// Show the captured photo
// The inline CSS rules are used to resize the image
//
smallImage.src = "data:image/jpeg;base64," + imageData;
}
// Called when a photo is successfully retrieved
//
function onPhotoFileSuccess(imageData) {
// Get image handle
console.log(JSON.stringify(imageData));
// Get image handle
//
var smallImage = document.getElementById('smallImage');
// Unhide image elements
//
smallImage.style.display = 'block';
// Show the captured photo
// The inline CSS rules are used to resize the image
//
smallImage.src = imageData;
}
// Called when a photo is successfully retrieved
//
function onPhotoURISuccess(imageURI) {
// Uncomment to view the image file URI
// console.log(imageURI);
// Get image handle
//
var largeImage = document.getElementById('largeImage');
// Unhide image elements
//
largeImage.style.display = 'block';
// Show the captured photo
// The inline CSS rules are used to resize the image
//
largeImage.src = imageURI;
}
// A button will call this function
//
function capturePhotoWithData() {
// Take picture using device camera and retrieve image as base64-encoded string
navigator.camera.getPicture(onPhotoDataSuccess, onFail, { quality: 50 });
}
function capturePhotoWithFile() {
navigator.camera.getPicture(onPhotoFileSuccess, onFail, { quality: 50, destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI });
}
// A button will call this function
//
function getPhoto(source) {
// Retrieve image file location from specified source
navigator.camera.getPicture(onPhotoURISuccess, onFail, { quality: 50,
destinationType: destinationType.FILE_URI,
sourceType: source });
}
// Called if something bad happens.
//
function onFail(message) {
alert('Failed because: ' + message);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="capturePhotoWithData();">Capture Photo With Image Data</button> <br>
<button onclick="capturePhotoWithFile();">Capture Photo With Image File URI</button> <br>
<button onclick="getPhoto(pictureSource.PHOTOLIBRARY);">From Photo Library</button><br>
<button onclick="getPhoto(pictureSource.SAVEDPHOTOALBUM);">From Photo Album</button><br>
<img style="display:none;width:60px;height:60px;" id="smallImage" src="" />
<img style="display:none;" id="largeImage" src="" />
</body>
</html>
@paddy02rockzz
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Thank you so much. Very helpful for beginners. Awesome example of camera in phonegap. :)

@abenhadjhammouda
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thank you very helpful

@ibrahimmumcu
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Is this code really enough access camera?

I just wrote html & css code for my project. Then if I add this code to my project can I access the camera?

@waelou
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waelou commented Feb 27, 2014

thanks man I hope you send me the phonegap.js file I can't find it

@waelou
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waelou commented Feb 27, 2014

thanks man I hope you send me the phonegap.js file I can't find it

@avishayhajbi
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it doesn't work in my project do you know why?

@dheeraj85
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How can i get phonegap.js file?

@john-ufmedia
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Just include phonegap.js, you don't require the actual file, this will be handled by the build process.

@joannalimbaga
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how to include phonegap.js?

@avinashinde2020
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fi you cannot find phonegap.js then include cordova.js. It works with cordova.js

@adamapps
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Awesome, thanks bro! Been looking for ever for a tutorial that worked but seemed like I kept getting ones with older api's, this worked perfectly, thanks again!

@Marykai
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Marykai commented Dec 1, 2014

Why this isn't working for me...?
Tells:
Uncaught ReferenceError: Camera is not defined at file:///android_asset/www/index.html:72

@spaceless00
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very good thanks

@rocky1138
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This is great. What's the license on this code?

@zaheer12
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Iam new in phonegap
when trying to use phonegap camera plugins get error.
Uncaught TypeError: cannot call method 'getpicture' of undefine at filename(index.html).
(using cordova-2.9.0)

@Sarbasish
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Not working in Android

@AmitLomte1
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I want to upload captured photo to server But that photo will be send from same page not again need to browse that pic from gallary and upload it please help me soon I am working on Phonegap desktop app

@gobisankar11
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smallImage.src =imagedata1;

        alert("data:image/jpeg;base64," + imageData);

        var sig="gobi";

        $.ajax("http://182.74.207.232:8080/timetracking/customerInfoStoringAndroid.do?cmd=saveclientdetails1&imagedata="+smallImage+"&sigdata="+sig).done(function(data) {
                                                                                                                                                          });


    }

alert("data:image/jpeg;base64," + imageData); not working and not getting string format for send server

@daksamedia
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is this works on phonegap build??

@NikitaPatel1
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Hi ,
I took this code and executed it on Ripple Simulator and it gives me an error phonegap.js not found(404 error)

I then replaced it to include Cordova.js and then it gives error Cordova_Plugin.js not found.

Can anyone please guide me.

Thanks in Advance.

@ngopal
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ngopal commented Aug 30, 2015

@NikitaPatel1 Have you added the camera plugin to your project? The command is "cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-camera" (as found in the docs: http://docs.phonegap.com/en/edge/cordova_camera_camera.md.html)

@sankari123
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I am having orientation problem. The captured photo is titlted towards right -90 deg

@Ganeshakumar
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Can anybody tell me, how to use zoom functionality here ?

@mrwebninja
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I am absolutely new to phonegap, not know how to use this camera.html
I am trying this with phonegap desktop
what I try put camera.html in www directory & in index.html give link to camera.html then open app in mobile using phonegap mobile app & by clicking link I go to camera.html, there is 4 buttons & none of them work
can anyone help me with this
Thanks

@zanurano
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get image data not show after capture..
why?

@Yjaballi
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Yjaballi commented Jun 3, 2016

Is this code really enough for acces camera.i just copied the code in index.html,is that it?

@henriqueweiand
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is possible choice photo on my library or catch a new image on camera with the same button?

@SerhiiOst
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It just doesn't work. I'm clicking on button and nothing happens. On browser it says:
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'getPicture' of undefined
at capturePhotoWithFile (index.html:74)
at HTMLButtonElement.onclick (index.html:94)

I installed cordova-plugin-camera using console command but it doesn't work anyway. Please help

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