Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@laixintao
Created October 14, 2016 04:02
Show Gist options
  • Star 0 You must be signed in to star a gist
  • Fork 0 You must be signed in to fork a gist
  • Save laixintao/8ffd3989b74016668c237b4cb3dbdacc to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save laixintao/8ffd3989b74016668c237b4cb3dbdacc to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Snap photo with html5
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<video id="video" width="640" height="480" autoplay></video>
<button id="snap">Snap Photo</button>
<canvas id="canvas" width="640" height="480"></canvas>
<script>
// Grab elements, create settings, etc.
var video = document.getElementById('video');
// Get access to the camera!
if(navigator.mediaDevices && navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia) {
// Not adding `{ audio: true }` since we only want video now
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
video: true
}).then(function(stream) {
video.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(stream);
video.play();
});
}
/* Legacy code below: getUserMedia
else if(navigator.getUserMedia) { // Standard
navigator.getUserMedia({ video: true }, function(stream) {
video.src = stream;
video.play();
}, errBack);
} else if(navigator.webkitGetUserMedia) { // WebKit-prefixed
navigator.webkitGetUserMedia({ video: true }, function(stream){
video.src = window.webkitURL.createObjectURL(stream);
video.play();
}, errBack);
} else if(navigator.mozGetUserMedia) { // Mozilla-prefixed
navigator.mozGetUserMedia({ video: true }, function(stream){
video.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(stream);
video.play();
}, errBack);
}
*/
// Elements for taking the snapshot
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var video = document.getElementById('video');
// Trigger photo take
document.getElementById("snap").addEventListener("click", function() {
context.drawImage(video, 0, 0, 640, 480);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment