React Native Expo camera uses wide angle

Question

I am using the Expo camera in my React Native application for my web application.

Whenever I open the web application from any browser from my mobile device (Samsung Galaxy S10), it uses a wide-angle camera.

I'd like the webapp to use the "normal" back camera. Is there a way to define this?

<Camera 
 ref={cameraRef}
 style={styles.camera}
 focusDepth='1'
 ratio='4:3'
>

Did you checked the picturesize and ratio or changed the zoom props? may its only look like wideangle — Gismo1337, Feb 28 '22 at 11:12
@Gismo1337 I have set the ratio to '4:3' and didn't modify the picturesize / zoom props. I am 100% sure it is using the wide angle camera of my phone — Jeroen, Feb 28 '22 at 11:39

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 28 '22 at 14:06

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It looks like Expo Camera doesn't support selecting which lens to use. An alternative is to use is react-native-vision-camera

answered Feb 28 '22 at 14:06

TomS

This one is not comptable with Expo, right? – Jeroen Feb 28 '22 at 14:15
It has instructions on the getting started for Expo, so I assume so: https://mrousavy.com/react-native-vision-camera/docs/guides/ – TomS Feb 28 '22 at 14:17
if you use EAS, don't worry about whether or not it's supported with Expo. https://medium.com/p/6df148b888ce – Phil Lucks Apr 25 '23 at 16:39

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