1page.title=Capturing Photos
2page.tags=camera,video,picture
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4trainingnavtop=true
5startpage=true
6next.title=Taking Photos Simply
7next.link=photobasics.html
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15<h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2>
16<ul>
17  <li>Android 2.2 (API level 8) or higher</li>
18  <li>A device with a camera</li>
19</ul>
20
21
22<h2>You should also read</h2>
23<ul>
24  <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/media/camera.html">Camera</a></li>
25  <li><a href="{@docRoot}guide/components/activities.html">Activities</a></li>
26</ul>
27
28
29<h2>Try it out</h2>
30
31<div class="download-box">
32 <a href="http://developer.android.com/shareables/training/PhotoIntentActivity.zip"
33class="button">Download the sample</a>
34 <p class="filename">PhotoIntentActivity.zip</p>
35</div>
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39
40<p>The world was a dismal and featureless place before rich media became
41prevalent. Remember Gopher? We don't, either. For your app to become
42part of your users' lives, give them a way to put their lives into it.
43Using the on-board cameras, your application can enable users to augment what
44they see around them, make unique avatars, look for zombies around the corner,
45or simply share their experiences.</p>
46
47<p>This class gets you clicking fast with some super-easy ways of
48leveraging existing camera applications. In later lessons, you dive deeper
49and learn how to control the camera hardware directly.</p>
50
51
52<h2>Lessons</h2>
53
54<dl>
55  <dt><b><a href="photobasics.html">Taking Photos Simply</a></b></dt>
56  <dd>Leverage other applications and capture photos with just a few lines of code.</dd>
57  <dt><b><a href="videobasics.html">Recording Videos Simply</a></b></dt>
58  <dd>Leverage other applications and record videos with just a few lines of code.</dd>
59  <dt><b><a href="cameradirect.html">Controlling the Camera</a></b></dt>
60  <dd>Control the camera hardware directly and implement your own camera application.</dd>
61</dl>
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