              
QCamera Class ReferenceThe QCamera class provides interface for system camera devices. More... #include <QCamera> Inherits QMediaObject. Public Types
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Detailed DescriptionThe QCamera class provides interface for system camera devices. QCamera can be used with QVideoWidget for viewfinder display, QMediaRecorder for video recording and QCameraImageCapture for image taking. QMediaPlayerControl *control = qobject_cast<QMediaPlayerControl *>(
mediaService->requestControl("com.nokia.Qt.QMediaPlayerControl/1.0"));
Member Type Documentation
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| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::CaptureStillImage | 0 | Camera is configured for still frames capture. |
| QCamera::CaptureVideo | 1 | Camera is configured for video capture. |
enum QCamera::Error
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::NoError | 0 | No errors have occurred. |
| QCamera::CameraError | 1 | An error has occurred. |
| QCamera::InvalidRequestError | 2 | System resource doesn't support requested functionality. |
| QCamera::ServiceMissingError | 3 | No camera service available. |
| QCamera::NotSupportedFeatureError | 4 | The feature is not supported. |
enum QCamera::LockChangeReason
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::UserRequest | 0 | The lock status changed in result of user request, usually to unlock camera settings. |
| QCamera::LockAcquired | 1 | The lock status successfuly changed to QCamera::Locked. |
| QCamera::LockFailed | 2 | The camera failed to acquire the requested lock in result of autofocus failure, exposure out of supported range, etc. |
| QCamera::LockLost | 3 | The camera is not able to maintain the requested lock any more. Lock status is changed to QCamera::Unlocked. |
| QCamera::LockTemporaryLost | 4 | The lock is lost, but the camera is working hard to reacquire it. This value may be used in continuous focusing mode, when the camera loses the focus, the focus lock state is changed to Qcamera::Searching with LockTemporaryLost reason. |
enum QCamera::LockStatus
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::Unlocked | 0 | The application is not interested in camera settings value. The camera may keep this parameter without changes, this is common with camera focus, or adjust exposure and white balance constantly to keep the viewfinder image nice. |
| QCamera::Searching | 1 | The application has requested the camera focus, exposure or white balance lock with QCamera::searchAndLock(). This state indicates the camera is focusing or calculating exposure and white balance. |
| QCamera::Locked | 2 | The camera focus, exposure or white balance is locked. The camera is ready to capture, application may check the exposure parameters. |
The locked state usually means the requested parameter stays the same, except of the cases when the parameter is requested to be constantly updated. For example in continuous focusing mode, the focus is considered locked as long and the object is in focus, even while the actual focusing distance may be constantly changing.
enum QCamera::LockType
flags QCamera::LockTypes
flags QCamera::LockTypes
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::NoLock | 0 | |
| QCamera::LockExposure | 0x01 | Lock camera exposure. |
| QCamera::LockWhiteBalance | 0x02 | Lock the white balance. |
| QCamera::LockFocus | 0x04 | Lock camera focus. |
The LockTypes type is a typedef for QFlags<LockType>. It stores an OR combination of LockType values.
enum QCamera::State
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::UnloadedState | 0 | The initial camera state, with camera not loaded, the camera capabilities except of supported capture modes are unknown. |
While the supported settings are unknown in this state, it's allowed to set the camera capture settings like codec, resolution, or frame rate.
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::LoadedState | 1 | The camera is loaded and ready to be configured. |
In the Idle state it's allowed to query camera capabilities, set capture resolution, codecs, etc.
The viewfinder is not active in the loaded state.
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::ActiveState | 2 | In the active state as soon as camera is started the viewfinder displays video frames and the camera is ready for capture. |
enum QCamera::Status
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::ActiveStatus | 6 | The camera has been started and can produce data. The viewfinder displays video frames in active state. |
Depending on backend, changing some camera settings like capture mode, codecs or resolution in ActiveState may lead to changing the camera status to LoadedStatus and StartingStatus while the settings are applied and back to ActiveStatus when the camera is ready.
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| QCamera::StartingStatus | 5 | The camera is starting in result of state transition to QCamera::ActiveState. The camera service is not ready to capture yet. |
| QCamera::StandbyStatus | 4 | The camera is in the power saving standby mode. The camera may come to the standby mode after some time of inactivity in the QCamera::LoadedState state. |
| QCamera::LoadedStatus | 3 | The camera is loaded and ready to be configured. This status indicates the camera device is opened and it's possible to query for supported image and video capture settings, like resolution, framerate and codecs. |
| QCamera::LoadingStatus | 2 | The camera device loading in result of state transition from QCamera::UnloadedState to QCamera::LoadedState or QCamera::ActiveState. |
| QCamera::UnloadedStatus | 1 | The initial camera status, with camera not loaded. The camera capabilities including supported capture settings may be unknown. |
| QCamera::UnavailableStatus | 0 | The camera or camera backend is not available. |
Property Documentation
captureMode : QCamera::CaptureMode
The type of media (video or still images), the camera is configured to capture.
It's allowed to change capture mode in any camera state, but if the camera is currently active, chaging capture mode is likely to lead to camera status chaged to QCamera::LoadedStatus, QCamera::LoadingStatus, and when the camera is ready to QCamera::ActiveStatus.
Access functions:
| CaptureMode | captureMode () const |
| void | setCaptureMode ( QCamera::CaptureMode mode ) |
Notifier signal:
| void | captureModeChanged ( QCamera::CaptureMode mode ) |
lockStatus : const QCamera::LockStatus
This property holds the overall status for all the requested camera locks.
Access functions:
| QCamera::LockStatus | lockStatus () const |
| QCamera::LockStatus | lockStatus ( QCamera::LockType lockType ) const |
Notifier signal:
| void | lockStatusChanged ( QCamera::LockStatus status, QCamera::LockChangeReason reason ) |
| void | lockStatusChanged ( QCamera::LockType lock, QCamera::LockStatus status, QCamera::LockChangeReason reason ) |
state : const QCamera::State
This property holds the current state of the camera object.
Access functions:
| State | state () const |
Notifier signal:
| void | stateChanged ( QCamera::State state ) |
status : const QCamera::Status
This property holds the current status of the camera object.
Access functions:
| Status | status () const |
Notifier signal:
| void | statusChanged ( QCamera::Status status ) |
Member Function Documentation
QCamera::QCamera ( QObject * parent = 0, QMediaServiceProvider * provider = QMediaServiceProvider::defaultServiceProvider() )
Construct a QCamera from service provider and parent.
QCamera::QCamera ( const QByteArray & device, QObject * parent = 0 )
Construct a QCamera from device name device and parent.
QCamera::~QCamera ()
Destroys the camera object.
QtMultimediaKit::AvailabilityError QCamera::availabilityError () const [virtual]
Reimplemented from QMediaObject::availabilityError().
Returns the error state of the camera service.
QList<QByteArray> QCamera::availableDevices () [static]
Returns a list of camera device's available from the default service provider.
void QCamera::captureModeChanged ( QCamera::CaptureMode mode ) [signal]
Signals the capture mode has changed.
QString QCamera::deviceDescription ( const QByteArray & device ) [static]
Returns the description of the device.
Error QCamera::error () const
Returns the error state of the object.
void QCamera::error ( QCamera::Error value ) [signal]
Signal emitted when error state changes to value.
QString QCamera::errorString () const
Returns a string describing a camera's error state.
QCameraExposure * QCamera::exposure () const
Returns the camera exposure control object.
QCameraFocus * QCamera::focus () const
Returns the camera focus control object.
QCameraImageProcessing * QCamera::imageProcessing () const
Returns the camera image processing control object.
bool QCamera::isAvailable () const [virtual]
Reimplemented from QMediaObject::isAvailable().
Returne true if the camera service is ready to use.
bool QCamera::isCaptureModeSupported ( CaptureMode mode ) const
Returns true if the capture mode is suported.
void QCamera::load () [slot]
Open the camera device. The camera state is changed to QCamera::LoadedStatus.
It's not necessary to explcitly load the camera, unless unless the application have to read the supported camera settings and change the default depending on the camera capabilities.
In all the other cases it's possible to start the camera directly from unloaded state.
void QCamera::lockFailed () [signal]
Signals locking of at least one requested camera settings failed.
void QCamera::lockStatusChanged ( QCamera::LockStatus status, QCamera::LockChangeReason reason ) [signal]
Signals the overall status for all the requested camera locks was changed with specified reason.
void QCamera::lockStatusChanged ( QCamera::LockType lock, QCamera::LockStatus status, QCamera::LockChangeReason reason ) [signal]
Signals the lock status was changed with specified reason.
void QCamera::locked () [signal]
Signals all the requested camera settings are locked.
QCamera::LockTypes QCamera::requestedLocks () const
Returns the requested lock types.
void QCamera::searchAndLock () [slot]
Lock all the supported camera settings.
void QCamera::searchAndLock ( QCamera::LockTypes locks ) [slot]
Locks the camera settings with the requested locks, including focusing in the single autofocus mode, exposure and white balance if the exposure and white balance modes are not manual.
The camera settings are usually locked before taking one or multiple still images, in responce to the shutter button being half pressed.
The QCamera::locked() signal is emitted when camera settings are successfully locked, otherwise QCamera::lockFailed() is emitted.
QCamera also emits lockStatusChanged(QCamera::LockType, QCamera::LockStatus) on individual lock status changes and lockStatusChanged(QCamera::LockStatus) signal on composite status changes.
Locking serves two roles: it initializes calculation of automatic parameter (focusing, calculating the correct exposure and white balance) and allows to keep some or all of those parameters during number of shots.
If the camera doesn't support keeping one of parameters between shots, the related lock state changes to QCamera::Unlocked.
It's also acceptable to relock already locked settings, depending on the lock parameter this initiates new focusing, exposure or white balance calculation.
void QCamera::setViewfinder ( QVideoWidget * viewfinder )
Sets the QVideoWidget based camera viewfinder. The previously set viewfinder is detached.
void QCamera::setViewfinder ( QGraphicsVideoItem * viewfinder )
Sets the QGraphicsVideoItem based camera viewfinder. The previously set viewfinder is detached.
void QCamera::start () [slot]
Starts the camera.
State is changed to QCamera::ActiveState if camera is started successfully, otherwise error() signal is emitted.
While the camera state is changed to QCamera::ActiveState, starting the camera service can be asynchronous with the actual status reported with QCamera::status property.
void QCamera::stateChanged ( QCamera::State state ) [signal]
Signals the camera state has changed.
Usually the state changes is caused by calling load(), unload(), start() and stop(), but the state can also be changed change as a result of camera error.
void QCamera::statusChanged ( QCamera::Status status ) [signal]
Signals the camera status has changed.
void QCamera::stop () [slot]
Stops the camera. The camera state is changed from QCamera::ActiveState to QCamera::LoadedState.
QCamera::LockTypes QCamera::supportedLocks () const
Returns the lock types, camera supports.
void QCamera::unload () [slot]
Close the camera device and deallocate the related resources. The camera state is changed to QCamera::UnloadedStatus.
void QCamera::unlock () [slot]
Unlock all the requested camera locks.
void QCamera::unlock ( QCamera::LockTypes locks ) [slot]
Unlocks the camera settings specified with locks or cancel the current locking if one is active.