Android is open source and stock api for camera hardware is available. Theoretically J can control camera directly using this api but I am not sure if that will require multi-thread or other special programming construct.
I imagine similar stock api are also exposed in iOS or WP8. Article: Using the Android Camera http://p2p.wrox.com/book-professional-android-application-development-isbn-978-0-470-34471-2/ Вск, 18 Ноя 2012, greg heil писал(а): > Bill > > That would be great but the low level API afforded by the > Frankencamera cooperation gives very good control of the hardware - > which would be difficult to reproduce without manufacturer > cooperation. To my knowledge this is the only instance in the > commercial world, cameras or phones. (Nokia has embedded some pretty > good cams, if they make a Frankencamera API for WP8 it would be very > attractive vv Android:) > > greg > ~krsnadas.org > > -- > > from: bill lam bbill....@gmail.com > to: programming@forums.jsoftware.com > date: 18 November 2012 14:50 > subject: Re: [Jprogramming] access camera on handheld devices > > For the Android, I think it will be easier to invoke other camera apps > using intent. > > -- > > from: greg heil ghei...@gmail.com > to: programm...@jsoftware.com > date: 18 November 2012 11:54 > subject: Re: [Jprogramming] access camera on handheld devices > > i keep hoping ~Frankencamera_lite will come out on Android. i even > have a G News on constant look for it. But i gather ~Levoy_cam2 and co > are too busy trying to make money off of ~lytro. i occasionaly look at > the ~Nitdroid project as i still hold out faint hope that maybe > bringing Android to Nokia device (currently the only targets of the > ~Frankencamera_lite effort) will help. Though that hope suffered a > severe blow when Nokia fell under Microsofts spell... > > ---~ > http://u.tgu.ca/Nitdroid > http://u.tgu.ca/Frankencamera_lite > http://u.tgu.ca/lytro > http://u.tgu.ca/Levoy_cam2 > > greg > ~krsnadas.org > > -- > > from: Michael Dykman mdyk...@gmail.com > to: programm...@jsoftware.com > date: 18 November 2012 11:09 > subject: Re: [Jprogramming] access camera on handheld devices > > Speaking for the Android, that is not possible with the current app. > We are hoping to change that soon. > > -- > > from: Brian Schott schott.br...@gmail.com > to: programm...@jsoftware.com > date: 18 November 2012 10:45 > subject: [Jprogramming] access camera on handheld devices > > Can J access the built in camera on iOS or Android devices? I only > have an iOS device, but such a feature would be valuable to me if I > could develop in J and do things with images there. > > (B=) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm -- regards, ==================================================== GPG key 1024D/4434BAB3 2008-08-24 gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 4434BAB3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm