Camera
Take a photo or capture video.
Requires the Cordova plugin: cordova-plugin-camera
. For more info, please see the
Cordova Camera Plugin Docs.
[Warning] Since IOS 10 the camera requires permissions to be placed in your config.xml add
<config-file parent="NSCameraUsageDescription" platform="ios" target="*-Info.plist">
<string>You can take photos</string>
</config-file>
inside of the <platform name='ios> section
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Installation
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Supported Platforms
- Android
- Browser
- iOS
- Windows
Usage
React
Angular
import { Camera, CameraOptions } from '@ionic-native/camera/ngx';
constructor(private camera: Camera) { }
...
const options: CameraOptions = {
quality: 100,
destinationType: this.camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI,
encodingType: this.camera.EncodingType.JPEG,
mediaType: this.camera.MediaType.PICTURE
}
this.camera.getPicture(options).then((imageData) => {
// imageData is either a base64 encoded string or a file URI
// If it's base64 (DATA_URL):
let base64Image = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + imageData;
}, (err) => {
// Handle error
});