page.title=Capturing Photos page.tags=camera,video,picture trainingnavtop=true startpage=true next.title=Taking Photos Simply next.link=photobasics.html @jd:body <div id="tb-wrapper"> <div id="tb"> <h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2> <ul> <li>Android 2.2 (API level 8) or higher</li> <li>A device with a camera</li> </ul> <h2>You should also read</h2> <ul> <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/media/camera.html">Camera</a></li> <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/activities.html">Activities</a></li> </ul> <h2>Try it out</h2> <div class="download-box"> <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/PhotoIntentActivity.zip" class="button">Download the sample</a> <p class="filename">PhotoIntentActivity.zip</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The world was a dismal and featureless place before rich media became prevalent. Remember Gopher? We don't, either. For your app to become part of your users' lives, give them a way to put their lives into it. Using the on-board cameras, your application can enable users to augment what they see around them, make unique avatars, look for zombies around the corner, or simply share their experiences.</p> <p>This class gets you clicking fast with some super-easy ways of leveraging existing camera applications. In later lessons, you dive deeper and learn how to control the camera hardware directly.</p> <h2>Lessons</h2> <dl> <dt><b><a href="photobasics.html">Taking Photos Simply</a></b></dt> <dd>Leverage other applications and capture photos with just a few lines of code.</dd> <dt><b><a href="videobasics.html">Recording Videos Simply</a></b></dt> <dd>Leverage other applications and record videos with just a few lines of code.</dd> <dt><b><a href="cameradirect.html">Controlling the Camera</a></b></dt> <dd>Control the camera hardware directly and implement your own camera application.</dd> </dl>