Cameras should support one or more of the ImageFormat types: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/graphics/ImageFormat.html
as determined by calling getSupportedPictureFormats() on Camera.Parameters. setPictureFormat() on Camera indicates that Android supports JPEG, NV21, and RGB_565. I am no expert on image formats, so I have no idea if any of them qualify for any of the available definitions of "raw": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Appaholics <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > I have been going through Google searches and the Android docs but I am > still not clear on this. I would like to know if it is possible to get the > raw image data from the camera using the Android SDK. Some of the examples I > looked through said that it was possible but the image returned was always a > jpg or png. > So can I get the raw image from the camera? > Thanks > > -- > ------------------ > Raghav Sood > CEO/Founder/Owner/Dictator/Tyrant at Appaholics (Basically all titles > required to have complete control) > http://www.raghavsood.com/ > https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Appaholics > http://www.appaholics.in/ > > -- > 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 -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.6 Available! -- 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

