Take Picture with Camera Intent - Android Studio - Kotlin

📸 Take Picture with Camera Intent in Android Studio (Kotlin) — Complete Guide

Learn how to capture images using the Camera Intent in Android Studio with Kotlin. This step-by-step tutorial covers everything you need to implement a built-in camera feature in your Android app. You’ll understand how to open the camera, handle permissions, save the captured image, and display it inside your application.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced Android developer, this guide will help you integrate camera functionality quickly and efficiently using clean and simple Java code.

What this post covers:

• Requesting camera permissions

• Launching the Camera Intent

• Receiving the captured image

• Displaying and saving the photo

• Common errors & their solutions

Perfect for Android developers building apps that require image capturing features such as profile photos, scanning, media apps, and more.

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Code:

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">

    <!--Adding Camera, Write External Storage Permission-->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.MyApplication">

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

    </application>

</manifest>

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:padding="10dp"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <!--Image view in which image will be set-->
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/image_view"
        android:layout_width="400dp"
        android:layout_height="400dp"
        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_image_black" />

    <!--Button to capture image-->
    <com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
        android:id="@+id/capture_image_btn"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Capture Image" />

</LinearLayout>

MainActivity.kt

package com.technifysoft.myapplication

import android.Manifest
import android.content.ContentValues
import android.content.Intent
import android.net.Uri
import android.os.Build
import android.os.Bundle
import android.provider.MediaStore
import android.util.Log
import android.widget.ImageView
import android.widget.Toast
import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton

class MainActivityKt : AppCompatActivity() {

    companion object {
        private const val TAG = "MAIN_TAG"
    }

    private lateinit var mCaptureBtn: MaterialButton
    private lateinit var mImageView: ImageView

    private var image_uri: Uri? = null

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)

        mImageView = findViewById(R.id.image_view)
        mCaptureBtn = findViewById(R.id.capture_image_btn)

        //button click
        mCaptureBtn.setOnClickListener {
            //Camera is clicked we need to check if we have permission of Camera, Storage before launching Camera to Capture image
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
                //Device version is TIRAMISU or above. We only need Camera permission
                val cameraPermissions = arrayOf(Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
                requestCameraPermissions.launch(cameraPermissions)
            } else {
                //Device version is below TIRAMISU. We need Camera & Storage permissions
                val cameraPermissions = arrayOf(Manifest.permission.CAMERA, Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
                requestCameraPermissions.launch(cameraPermissions)
            }
        }
    }

    private val requestCameraPermissions = registerForActivityResult(
        ActivityResultContracts.RequestMultiplePermissions()
    ) { result ->
        Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult: ")
        Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult: $result")

        //let's check if permissions are granted or not
        var areAllGranted = true
        for (isGranted in result.values) {
            areAllGranted = areAllGranted && isGranted
        }
        if (areAllGranted) {
            //All Permissions Camera, Storage are granted, we can now launch camera to capture image
            pickImageCamera()
        } else {
            //Camera or Storage or Both permissions are denied, Can't launch camera to capture image
            Toast.makeText(this, "Camera or Storage or both permissions denied...", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
        }
    }

    private fun pickImageCamera() {
        Log.d(TAG, "pickImageCamera: ")

        //Setup Content values, MediaStore to capture high quality image using camera intent
        val contentValues = ContentValues()
        contentValues.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.TITLE, "TEMPORARY_IMAGE")
        contentValues.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DESCRIPTION, "TEMPORARY_IMAGE_DESCRIPTION")

        //Uri of the image to be captured from camera
        image_uri = contentResolver.insert(MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, contentValues)

        //Intent to launch camera
        val intent = Intent(MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE)
        intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, image_uri)
        cameraActivityResultLauncher.launch(intent)
    }

    private val cameraActivityResultLauncher = registerForActivityResult(
        ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult()
    ) { result ->
        Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult: ")

        //Check if image is picked or not
        if (result.resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            //no need to get image uri here we will have it in pickImageCamera() function
            Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult: imageUri: $image_uri")

            mImageView.setImageURI(image_uri)
        } else {
            //Cancelled
            Toast.makeText(this, "Cancelled...!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
        }
    }
}

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