Fail to connect to camera service at sometimes - android-fragments

Question

Am calling my camera function as separate fragment during first 2 times of calling the class camera is opening but if am calling the class third time app is crashing.
private int findFrontFacingCamera() {
int cameraId = 0;
// Search for the front facing camera
int numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
CameraInfo info = new CameraInfo();
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, info);
if (info.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) {
cameraId = i;
cameraFront = true;
break;
}
}
return cameraId;
}
private int findBackFacingCamera() {
int cameraId = -1;
//Search for the back facing camera
//get the number of cameras
int numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
//for every camera check
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
CameraInfo info = new CameraInfo();
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, info);
if (info.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK) {
cameraId = i;
cameraFront = false;
break;
}
}
return cameraId;
}
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if (!hasCamera(myContext)) {
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(myContext, "Sorry, your phone does not have a camera!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
finish();
}
if (mCamera == null) {
//if the front facing camera does not exist
if (findFrontFacingCamera() < 0) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), "No front facing camera found.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
switchCamera.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
mCamera = Camera.open(findFrontFacingCamera());
mPicture = getPictureCallback();
mPreview.refreshCamera(mCamera);
}
}
logcat
01-19 10:56:15.164 11477-11477/com.example.siva.prep E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.example.siva.prep, PID: 11477
java.lang.RuntimeException: Fail to connect to camera service
at android.hardware.Camera.native_setup(Native Method)
at android.hardware.Camera.<init>(Camera.java:393)
at android.hardware.Camera.open(Camera.java:347)
at com.example.siva.prep.Selfie.onResume(Selfie.java:146)
It's showing error on the following line in "onResume()" method:
mCamera = Camera.open(findFrontFacingCamera());
Here is the full my code am using:
public class Selfie extends Fragment implements OnClickListener {
private Camera mCamera;
private CameraPreview mPreview;
private PictureCallback mPicture;
private Button capture, switchCamera;
private Context myContext;
private LinearLayout cameraPreview;
private boolean cameraFront = false;
Bitmap bmp;
ImageView iv;
#Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_selfie, container, false);
// getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
iv=(ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.image);
myContext = getActivity().getApplicationContext();
getActivity().setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
cameraPreview = (LinearLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.camera_preview);
mPreview = new CameraPreview(myContext, mCamera);
cameraPreview.addView(mPreview);
ImageView capture = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.button_capture);
capture.setOnClickListener(captrureListener);
ImageView switchCamera = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.button_ChangeCamera);
switchCamera.setOnClickListener(switchCameraListener);
ImageView button1 = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.back);
button1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
FreeFragment fragment2 = new FreeFragment();
FragmentManager fragmentManager = getFragmentManager();
android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction fragmentTransaction = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
fragmentTransaction.replace(R.id.container, fragment2);
fragmentTransaction.commit();
}
});
getSupportActionBar().hide();
return view;
}
private ActionBar getSupportActionBar() {
return ((AppCompatActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar();
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
}
private int findFrontFacingCamera() {
int cameraId = 0;
// Search for the front facing camera
int numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
CameraInfo info = new CameraInfo();
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, info);
if (info.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) {
cameraId = i;
cameraFront = true;
break;
}
}
return cameraId;
}
private int findBackFacingCamera() {
int cameraId = -1;
//Search for the back facing camera
//get the number of cameras
int numberOfCameras = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
//for every camera check
for (int i = 0; i < numberOfCameras; i++) {
CameraInfo info = new CameraInfo();
Camera.getCameraInfo(i, info);
if (info.facing == CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_BACK) {
cameraId = i;
cameraFront = false;
break;
}
}
return cameraId;
}
public void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if (!hasCamera(myContext)) {
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(myContext, "Sorry, your phone does not have a camera!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
finish();
}
if (mCamera == null) {
//if the front facing camera does not exist
if (findFrontFacingCamera() < 0) {
Toast.makeText(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), "No front facing camera found.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
switchCamera.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}
mCamera = Camera.open(findFrontFacingCamera());
mPicture = getPictureCallback();
mPreview.refreshCamera(mCamera);
}
}
private void finish() {
}
OnClickListener switchCameraListener = new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
//get the number of cameras
int camerasNumber = Camera.getNumberOfCameras();
if (camerasNumber >= 1) {
//release the old camera instance
//switch camera, from the front and the back and vice versa
releaseCamera();
chooseCamera();
} else {
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(myContext, "Sorry, your phone has only one camera!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
toast.show();
}
}
};
public void chooseCamera() {
// if the camera preview is the front
if (cameraFront) {
int cameraId = findBackFacingCamera();
if (cameraId <= 0) {
//open the backFacingCamera
//set a picture callback
//refresh the preview
mCamera = Camera.open(cameraId);
mPicture = getPictureCallback();
mPreview.refreshCamera(mCamera);
}
} else
{
int cameraId = findFrontFacingCamera();
if (cameraId >= 0) {
//open the backFacingCamera
//set a picture callback
//refresh the preview
mCamera = Camera.open(cameraId);
mPicture = getPictureCallback();
mPreview.refreshCamera(mCamera);
}
}
}
#Override
public void onPause() {
super.onPause();
//when on Pause, release camera in order to be used from other applications
releaseCamera();
}
private boolean hasCamera(Context context) {
//check if the device has camera
if (context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA)) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
private PictureCallback getPictureCallback() {
PictureCallback picture = new PictureCallback() {
#Override
public void onPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
//make a new picture file
File pictureFile = getOutputMediaFile();
if (pictureFile == null) {
return;
}
try {
//write the file
FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pictureFile);
fos.write(data);
fos.close();
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(myContext, "Picture saved: " + pictureFile.getName(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
iv.setImageURI(Uri.fromFile(pictureFile));
//Intent intent = new Intent(AndroidCameraExample.this,Fina.class);
String stringUri;
stringUri = pictureFile.toString();
//intent.putExtra("imagePath", stringUri);
//startActivity(intent);
FreeFragment ldf = new FreeFragment ();
Bundle args = new Bundle();
args.putString("Image", stringUri);
ldf.setArguments(args);
Log.d("Passing image", String.valueOf(args));
getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, ldf).commit();
toast.show();
} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
} catch (IOException e) {
}
//refresh camera to continue preview
mPreview.refreshCamera(mCamera);
}
};
return picture;
}
//make picture and save to a folder
public static File getOutputMediaFile() {
//make a new file directory inside the "sdcard" folder
File mediaStorageDir = new File("/sdcard/", "JCG Camera");
//if this "JCGCamera folder does not exist
if (!mediaStorageDir.exists()) {
//if you cannot make this folder return
if (!mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()) {
return null;
}
}
//take the current timeStamp
String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
File mediaFile;
//and make a media file:
mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator + "IMG_" + timeStamp + ".jpg");
return mediaFile;
}
OnClickListener captrureListener = new OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
mCamera.takePicture(null, null, mPicture);
}
};
private void releaseCamera() {
// stop and release camera
if (mCamera != null) {
mCamera.release();
mCamera = null;
}
}
}

Answer 1

Irrespective of the reason, not obtaining Camera handle is a case that needs to be handled with proper error handling. In the current case in your Pause handler, is the Camera instance being released ? Check for proper usage at http://developer.android.com/training/basics/activity-lifecycle/pausing.html