iPhone : take photo with front camera programmatically

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i want to take a picture programmatically by the front camera in my iphone app i don't want the user to pick or do any interaction with the image picker .. just want to take the image and save it in the document.. is that possible?

possible dunplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5237941/ios-take-picture?lq=1 — Sandeep Singh, Jun 22 '16 at 15:39

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 19 '12 at 11:49

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As I can understand from your question, AV Foundation is all you need. Look at this demo sources from Apple: AVCam

answered Feb 19 '12 at 11:49

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Peter Sarnowski · Answer 2 · 2012-02-24T03:54:37.037

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EDIT: My bad, it seems you can actually do that from AVCaptureSession. Though I can't wrap my mind why should this be possible. Seems like a potential ground for abuse to me.

Original (wrong) answer: No, it is not possible to take photos without user interaction, no matter if it's the front or back camera.

edited Feb 24 '12 at 03:54

answered Feb 19 '12 at 11:24

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You'd think that, but nope. You can grab video frames without the user knowing at all, front or back camera. I think getting a high-res still image from the camera will always trigger the shutter sound. – davehayden Feb 23 '12 at 20:54
Hmm, but from what framework? I thought all image capturing frameworks provide UI that user must activate to begin video/still image capture? – Peter Sarnowski Feb 24 '12 at 01:07
Check out AVCaptureSession. After setting up the input and output devices and starting the session, you get camera frames in the captureOutput:didOutputSampleBuffer:fromConnection: callback. No UI needed. – davehayden Feb 24 '12 at 03:21

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 31 '12 at 14:33

try this--

   - (IBAction) scanButtonTapped
          {
         // ADD: present a barcode reader that scans from the camera feed
            ZBarReaderViewController *reader = [ZBarReaderViewController new];
            reader.readerDelegate = self;
             reader.supportedOrientationsMask = ZBarOrientationMaskAll;

              ZBarImageScanner *scanner = reader.scanner;
           // TODO: (optional) additional reader configuration here

          // EXAMPLE: disable rarely used I2/5 to improve performance
               [scanner setSymbology: ZBAR_I25
               config: ZBAR_CFG_ENABLE
                   to: 0];

          // present and release the controller
               [self presentModalViewController: reader
                         animated: YES];
               [reader release];
    }
    - (void) imagePickerController: (UIImagePickerController*) reader
       didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo: (NSDictionary*) info
        { 
          // ADD: get the decode results
             id<NSFastEnumeration> results =
               [info objectForKey: ZBarReaderControllerResults];
               ZBarSymbol *symbol = nil;
               for(symbol in results)
                   // EXAMPLE: just grab the first barcode
                      break;

                   // EXAMPLE: do something useful with the barcode data
                      resultText.text = symbol.data;
                      bid.text=symbol.data;

                   // EXAMPLE: do something useful with the barcode image
                      resultImage.image =
                      [info objectForKey: UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage];

                   // ADD: dismiss the controller (NB dismiss from the *reader*!)
                      [reader dismissModalViewControllerAnimated: YES];
                 }

iPhone : take photo with front camera programmatically

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