Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory.Options; public class Main { public static Bitmap getSmallBitmap(String filePath) { final Options options = new Options(); options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options); // Calculate inSampleSize options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options, 480, 800); // Decode bitmap with inSampleSize set options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options); } public static int calculateInSampleSize(Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { final int height = options.outHeight; final int width = options.outWidth; int inSampleSize = 1; if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth) { final int heightRatio = Math.round((float) height / (float) reqHeight); final int widthRatio = Math.round((float) width / (float) reqWidth); inSampleSize = heightRatio < widthRatio ? heightRatio : widthRatio; } return inSampleSize; } }