Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.app.Activity; import android.hardware.Camera; import android.view.Surface; public class Main { /** * Determine the rotation to apply for the preview for a given camera * @param mirror whether to account for profile camera mirroring or not */ public static int getRotationDegrees(Activity activity, int cameraId, boolean mirror) { int rotation = activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getRotation(); int degrees = 0; switch (rotation) { case Surface.ROTATION_0: degrees = 0; break; case Surface.ROTATION_90: degrees = 90; break; case Surface.ROTATION_180: degrees = 180; break; case Surface.ROTATION_270: degrees = 270; break; } android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo info = new android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo(); android.hardware.Camera.getCameraInfo(cameraId, info); if (info.facing == Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) { degrees = (info.orientation + degrees) % 360; // compensate for mirrored image, useful for previews on front facing cameras if (mirror) { degrees = (360 - degrees) % 360; } } else { degrees = (info.orientation - degrees + 360) % 360; } return degrees; } }