Android examples for Intent:Take Picture
Create Image Photo Capture Intent
//package com.java2s; import java.io.File; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.Locale; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Environment; import android.provider.MediaStore; import android.util.Log; public class Main { public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE = 1; public static final int MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO = 2; private static final int CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE = 100; public static void PhotoIntent(Activity activity) { Intent intent = new Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE); Uri fileUri = getOutputMediaFileUri(MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE); intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, fileUri); activity.startActivityForResult(intent, CAPTURE_IMAGE_ACTIVITY_REQUEST_CODE); }/* ww w. jav a2s . c om*/ private static Uri getOutputMediaFileUri(int type) { return Uri.fromFile(getOutputMediaFile(type)); } private static File getOutputMediaFile(int type) { if (Environment.getExternalStorageState() == null) { return null; } File mediaStorageDir = new File( Environment .getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "MyCameraApp"); if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) { if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) { Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory"); return null; } } String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss", Locale.US).format(new Date()); File mediaFile; if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE) { mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_" + timeStamp + ".jpg"); } else if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) { mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "VID_" + timeStamp + ".mp4"); } else { return null; } return mediaFile; } }