Hi there! I hope this is the right place for my post, please apologize if not.
If you try to open two cameras simultaneously you probably will get an "lockIfMessageWanted" from CamerasService. 2009 Dianne Hackborn (Android framework engineer) wrote "Not currently supported, sorry." (http://goo.gl/PpIfH) hmm ... somewhat disappointing ... but that’s long time ago... A brief look to the RN show: API Level 9 (Android 2.3): Support for multiple cameras /* * Switching between front and back cameras is done by setting * the "camera-id" parameter. Note the back camera is selected * by using a value of 1, whereas the front camera is selected * using a value of 2. 0 is not a valid selection. */ But this is for SELECTING multiple cameras ONLY!? (http://goo.gl/rKPGd, http://goo.gl/ug7Hg) Switching them is not really "multiple camera support" ...except I can switch about 60 times per second :-) I need to open two cameras simultaneously! I do not understand why the second camera is locked when only the first is used? Is this an insufficiency of the API or of the hardware design? May be both cameras are using the same LVCMOS "bus“??? Is it possible to make it work with a custom shared library, which uses the cameraservice without making the "unnecessary" lock? I am such as desperate considering the use of an external USB CAM! API Level 12 (Android 3.1) Support for more varieties of input devices such as [...] digital cameras [...] I was not able to give it a try yet but in the Android API Differences Report we'll find a USB class for video devices in android.hardware.usb.UsbConstants. Is there anyone who was able to capture video from an external Webcam on Honeycomb yet? I really want this issue solved :( Please help me to understand why this is not possible and may be how to find a solution or workaround. Kind regards Kofi Jedamzik -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
