CameraX can't initialize

Question

I try to use CameraView. And I'm a beginner in Android. I read some articles and information on class but I am not able to make it works. I have the following errors :

Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: CameraX is not initialized properly. Either CameraX.initialize() needs to have been called or the CameraXConfig.Provider interface must be implemented by your Application class

Here is my code :

activity_main.xml

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Hello World!"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

<androidx.camera.view.CameraView
    android:id="@+id/view_camera"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />

MainActivity.java:

    package com.example.myapplication;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.camera.camera2.Camera2Config;
import androidx.camera.core.CameraX;
import androidx.camera.core.CameraXConfig;
import androidx.camera.core.impl.CameraFactory;
import androidx.camera.core.impl.PreviewConfig;
import androidx.camera.view.CameraView;

import android.os.Bundle;


public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements CameraXConfig.Provider {

    private CameraView view_camera;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        view_camera = findViewById(R.id.view_camera);
        view_camera.bindToLifecycle(this);
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public CameraXConfig getCameraXConfig() {
        return Camera2Config.defaultConfig();
    }
}

And the manifest :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

The gradle file for app:

    apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 29
    buildToolsVersion "29.0.1"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.myapplication"
        minSdkVersion 26
        targetSdkVersion 29
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    def camerax_version = "1.0.0-alpha10"// Add the CameraX core dependency implementation
    implementation "androidx.camera:camera-core:${camerax_version}"// Add the CameraX Camera2 API interop support dependency
    implementation "androidx.camera:camera-camera2:${camerax_version}"
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:1.1.3'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.1'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.2.0'
    implementation "androidx.camera:camera-view:1.0.0-alpha06"
    // If you want to use the CameraX Extensions library
    implementation "androidx.camera:camera-extensions:1.0.0-alpha06"
    // If you want to use the CameraX Lifecycle library
    implementation "androidx.camera:camera-lifecycle:1.0.0-alpha03"
}

Thanks for your help.

The error is pretty clear `CameraX.initialize() needs to have been called or the CameraXConfig.Provider interface must be implemented by your Application class` neither of which you did — tyczj, Feb 13 '20 at 14:14
If I try to call CameraX.initialize() it says it can't be call outside of camerax package. And MainActivity.java implements CameraXConfigProvider in the MainActivitty.java. May be I do something wrong. — Garros JP, Feb 13 '20 at 14:22
You do not implement `CameraXConfig.Provider` in your activity, you need to do it in your `Application` class of your app — tyczj, Feb 13 '20 at 14:24
Right. I add My application class but now I have the following errors that seems to be from the cameraX library. `java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroidx/camera/core/Preview$PreviewSurfaceProvider; at androidx.camera.view.CameraView.init(CameraView.java:199)`. — Garros JP, Feb 13 '20 at 14:53
Find the issue I ha to use alpha06 version of cameraX. I will close this. — Garros JP, Feb 13 '20 at 15:00

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 29 '20 at 06:52

4

I faced the same issue with the latest alpha11 cameraX library, so downgraded to

// CameraX View class
    implementation "androidx.camera:camera-view:1.0.0-alpha10"

Also added the camera info parameter

preview?.setSurfaceProvider(viewFinder.createSurfaceProvider(camera?.cameraInfo))

answered May 29 '20 at 06:52

Ravi

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Yes. This Solution Helped. Thanks Ravi! – Rohit Sharma Jul 15 '20 at 05:30
Glad, I could be helped @RohitSharma – Ravi Jul 16 '20 at 06:08
does CameraX support filter on Video while recording? – iamkdblue Jul 20 '20 at 17:09
Had to rollback from from v1.1.0-alpha11 to v1.1.0-alpha10. Now it's working – Cezar Alexandru Vancea Nov 24 '21 at 10:52

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 17 '20 at 18:29

None of the solutions from here worked for me, and I'm on 1.0.0-beta08 version of CameraX. What worked for me was to make sure that I'm calling the statement

Preview.Builder()
    .build()
    .also {
        it.setSurfaceProvider(viewFinder.createSurfaceProvider())
    }

after the future from ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(context) gets resolved.

So while I was trying to save a reference to the preview in the fragment, I ended up with something like this:

private fun startCamera() {
    val context = requireContext()
    val cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(context)
    cameraProviderFuture.addListener({
        val cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get()

        val cameraSelector = CameraSelector.Builder()
            .requireLensFacing(CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_BACK)
            .build()

        val preview = Preview.Builder()
            .build()
            .also {
                it.setSurfaceProvider(viewFinder.createSurfaceProvider())
            }

        cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle(this, cameraSelector, preview)
    }, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(context))
}

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 07 '21 at 14:54

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createSurfaceProvider() has been renamed to getSurfaceProvider():

preview?.setSurfaceProvider(viewFinder.surfaceProvider)

Credits: https://stackoverflow.com/a/63993443/3176753

answered Apr 07 '21 at 14:54

thijsonline

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 03 '20 at 16:37

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I faced the same issue with beta04 and had to add the camera2 dependency also:

implementation "androidx.camera:camera-camera2:1.0.0-beta04"

answered Jun 03 '20 at 16:37

Claus Holst

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For Me was a similar issue, after updating androidx.camera:camera-view from version (1.0.0-alpha32) to version (1.1.0-beta01) I also had to update the remaining camera libs from version 1.0.2 to 1.1.0-beta01 – jobernas Feb 07 '22 at 16:28

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 05 '20 at 08:58

Please try these steps. I had the same issue and I fixed it like this.

Add the latest CameraX dependencies to your gradle:

def camerax_version = "1.0.0-beta06"
implementation "androidx.camera:camera-core:${camerax_version}"
implementation "androidx.camera:camera-camera2:${camerax_version}"
implementation "androidx.camera:camera-lifecycle:${camerax_version}"
implementation "androidx.camera:camera-view:1.0.0-alpha13"
implementation "androidx.camera:camera-extensions:1.0.0-alpha13"

Add compileOptions JavaVersions within android{} in gradle and sync now:

compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}

Create a new Java class with the below attributes. Leave the rest as is:

Name: CameraXIntApplication (You can give any name you like)
Superclass: android.app.Application
Go to the CameraXIntApplication class you just created and create the onCreate method. Note: I had to manually create the onCreate method in this class and it was not there by default. However you might get it by default.

Inside onCreate, put the below code:

CameraX.initialize(context: this, Camera2Config.defaultConfig());

Open up your Manifest.xml. in <application>, give your Java class the name you created. If android:name is not there, you can create it:

<application
    android:name=".CameraXIntApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    >

From your main activity, remove these. They are not required any more:

implements CameraXConfig.Provider from public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements CameraXConfig.Provider

and this:

 @NonNull
 @Override
 public CameraXConfig getCameraXConfig() {
     return Camera2Config.defaultConfig();
 }

That's it. This should initialize the camera when your app gets opened.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 11 '22 at 08:23

Non of all this suggestion doesn't help me. My PreviewView was on Fragment not in Activity.

In my case I have to add class MyApplication which implements CameraXConfig.Provider

public class MyApp extends Application implements CameraXConfig.Provider {
@Override
public CameraXConfig getCameraXConfig() {
    return CameraXConfig.Builder.fromConfig(Camera2Config.defaultConfig())
            //.setCameraExecutor(myExecutor)
            //.setSchedulerHandler(mySchedulerHandler)
            .build();
}

}

Next thing I got to do it was to change from getInstance(this) to:

cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(getActivity().getApplicationContext());

Full code:

private void startCamera() {
    Log.d(TAG, "startCamera: starting camera");
    cameraProviderFuture = ProcessCameraProvider.getInstance(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
    cameraProviderFuture.addListener(() -> {
        try {
            ProcessCameraProvider cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get();
            bindCameraPreview(cameraProvider);
        } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e)
            Log.e(TAG, "startCamera: Error during starting camera", e);
        }
    }, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(requireContext()));
}

private void bindCameraPreview(@NonNull ProcessCameraProvider cameraProvider) {
    Log.d(TAG, "bindCameraPreview: start");
    previewView.setImplementationMode(PreviewView.ImplementationMode.PERFORMANCE);

    Preview preview = new Preview.Builder()
            .build();

    preview.setSurfaceProvider(previewView.getSurfaceProvider());

    CameraSelector cameraSelector = new CameraSelector.Builder()
            .requireLensFacing(CameraSelector.LENS_FACING_BACK)
            .build();

    Camera camera = cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle((LifecycleOwner)this, cameraSelector, preview);
}

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 13 '22 at 16:32

My camera-camera2 and camera-lifecycle libraries were using version 1.0.2 while the camera-view library was using 1.1.0-beta01.

Changing them all to use 1.1.0-beta01 fixed it.

I'm guessing something in the upgrade from 1.0.2 to 1.1.0-beta01 causes an initialization error.

CameraX can't initialize

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