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-rw-r--r-- | core/java/android/hardware/Camera.java | 165 |
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diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/Camera.java b/core/java/android/hardware/Camera.java index dea5133..1df3108 100644 --- a/core/java/android/hardware/Camera.java +++ b/core/java/android/hardware/Camera.java @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ public class Camera { public int facing; /** - * The orientation of the camera image. The value is the angle that the + * <p>The orientation of the camera image. The value is the angle that the * camera image needs to be rotated clockwise so it shows correctly on - * the display in its natural orientation. It should be 0, 90, 180, or 270. + * the display in its natural orientation. It should be 0, 90, 180, or 270.</p> * - * For example, suppose a device has a naturally tall screen. The + * <p>For example, suppose a device has a naturally tall screen. The * back-facing camera sensor is mounted in landscape. You are looking at * the screen. If the top side of the camera sensor is aligned with the * right edge of the screen in natural orientation, the value should be * 90. If the top side of a front-facing camera sensor is aligned with - * the right of the screen, the value should be 270. + * the right of the screen, the value should be 270.</p> * * @see #setDisplayOrientation(int) * @see Parameters#setRotation(int) @@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class Camera { * The preview surface texture may not otherwise change while preview is * running. * - * The timestamps provided by {@link SurfaceTexture#getTimestamp()} for a + * <p>The timestamps provided by {@link SurfaceTexture#getTimestamp()} for a * SurfaceTexture set as the preview texture have an unspecified zero point, * and cannot be directly compared between different cameras or different * instances of the same camera, or across multiple runs of the same @@ -561,12 +561,12 @@ public class Camera { * is used while calling {@link #takePicture(Camera.ShutterCallback, * Camera.PictureCallback, Camera.PictureCallback, Camera.PictureCallback)}. * - * Please note that by calling this method, the mode for application-managed - * callback buffers is triggered. If this method has never been called, - * null will be returned by the raw image callback since there is - * no image callback buffer available. Furthermore, When a supplied buffer - * is too small to hold the raw image data, raw image callback will return - * null and the buffer will be removed from the buffer queue. + * <p>Please note that by calling this method, the mode for + * application-managed callback buffers is triggered. If this method has + * never been called, null will be returned by the raw image callback since + * there is no image callback buffer available. Furthermore, When a supplied + * buffer is too small to hold the raw image data, raw image callback will + * return null and the buffer will be removed from the buffer queue. * * @param callbackBuffer the buffer to add to the raw image callback buffer * queue. The size should be width * height * (bits per pixel) / 8. An @@ -1082,7 +1082,28 @@ public class Camera { }; /** - * Area class for focus and metering. + * <p>The Area class is used for choosing specific metering and focus areas for + * the camera to use when calculating auto-exposure, auto-white balance, and + * auto-focus.</p> + * + * <p>To find out how many simultaneous areas a given camera supports, use + * {@link Parameters#getMaxNumMeteringAreas()} and + * {@link Parameters#getMaxNumFocusAreas()}. If metering or focusing area + * selection is unsupported, these methods will return 0.</p> + * + * <p>Each Area consists of a rectangle specifying its bounds, and a weight + * that determines its importance. The bounds are relative to the camera's + * current field of view. The coordinates are mapped so that (-1000, -1000) + * is always the top-left corner of the current field of view, and (1000, + * 1000) is always the bottom-right corner of the current field of + * view. Setting Areas with bounds outside that range is not allowed. Areas + * with zero or negative width or height are not allowed.</p> + * + * <p>The weight must range from 1 to 1000, and represents a weight for + * every pixel in the area. This means that a large metering area with + * the same weight as a smaller area will have more effect in the + * metering result. Metering areas can overlap and the driver + * will add the weights in the overlap region.</p> * * @see Parameters#setFocusAreas(List) * @see Parameters#getFocusAreas() @@ -1095,8 +1116,8 @@ public class Camera { /** * Create an area with specified rectangle and weight. * - * @param rect the rectangle of the area - * @param weight the weight of the area + * @param rect the bounds of the area. + * @param weight the weight of the area. */ public Area(Rect rect, int weight) { this.rect = rect; @@ -1124,7 +1145,11 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Rectangle of the area. + * Bounds of the area. (-1000, -1000) represents the top-left of the + * camera field of view, and (1000, 1000) represents the bottom-right of + * the field of view. Setting bounds outside that range is not + * allowed. Bounds with zero or negative width or height are not + * allowed. * * @see Parameters#getFocusAreas() * @see Parameters#getMeteringAreas() @@ -1132,7 +1157,11 @@ public class Camera { public Rect rect; /** - * Weight of the area. + * Weight of the area. The weight must range from 1 to 1000, and + * represents a weight for every pixel in the area. This means that a + * large metering area with the same weight as a smaller area will have + * more effect in the metering result. Metering areas can overlap and + * the driver will add the weights in the overlap region. * * @see Parameters#getFocusAreas() * @see Parameters#getMeteringAreas() @@ -1632,15 +1661,15 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Gets the supported video frame sizes that can be used by - * MediaRecorder. + * <p>Gets the supported video frame sizes that can be used by + * MediaRecorder.</p> * - * If the returned list is not null, the returned list will contain at + * <p>If the returned list is not null, the returned list will contain at * least one Size and one of the sizes in the returned list must be * passed to MediaRecorder.setVideoSize() for camcorder application if * camera is used as the video source. In this case, the size of the * preview can be different from the resolution of the recorded video - * during video recording. + * during video recording.</p> * * @return a list of Size object if camera has separate preview and * video output; otherwise, null is returned. @@ -1672,12 +1701,12 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Sets the dimensions for EXIF thumbnail in Jpeg picture. If + * <p>Sets the dimensions for EXIF thumbnail in Jpeg picture. If * applications set both width and height to 0, EXIF will not contain - * thumbnail. + * thumbnail.</p> * - * Applications need to consider the display orientation. See {@link - * #setPreviewSize(int,int)} for reference. + * <p>Applications need to consider the display orientation. See {@link + * #setPreviewSize(int,int)} for reference.</p> * * @param width the width of the thumbnail, in pixels * @param height the height of the thumbnail, in pixels @@ -1897,10 +1926,10 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Sets the dimensions for pictures. + * <p>Sets the dimensions for pictures.</p> * - * Applications need to consider the display orientation. See {@link - * #setPreviewSize(int,int)} for reference. + * <p>Applications need to consider the display orientation. See {@link + * #setPreviewSize(int,int)} for reference.</p> * * @param width the width for pictures, in pixels * @param height the height for pictures, in pixels @@ -2726,26 +2755,26 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Gets the distances from the camera to where an object appears to be + * <p>Gets the distances from the camera to where an object appears to be * in focus. The object is sharpest at the optimal focus distance. The - * depth of field is the far focus distance minus near focus distance. + * depth of field is the far focus distance minus near focus distance.</p> * - * Focus distances may change after calling {@link + * <p>Focus distances may change after calling {@link * #autoFocus(AutoFocusCallback)}, {@link #cancelAutoFocus}, or {@link * #startPreview()}. Applications can call {@link #getParameters()} * and this method anytime to get the latest focus distances. If the * focus mode is FOCUS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_VIDEO, focus distances may change - * from time to time. + * from time to time.</p> * - * This method is intended to estimate the distance between the camera + * <p>This method is intended to estimate the distance between the camera * and the subject. After autofocus, the subject distance may be within * near and far focus distance. However, the precision depends on the * camera hardware, autofocus algorithm, the focus area, and the scene. - * The error can be large and it should be only used as a reference. + * The error can be large and it should be only used as a reference.</p> * - * Far focus distance >= optimal focus distance >= near focus distance. + * <p>Far focus distance >= optimal focus distance >= near focus distance. * If the focus distance is infinity, the value will be - * Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY. + * {@code Float.POSITIVE_INFINITY}.</p> * * @param output focus distances in meters. output must be a float * array with three elements. Near focus distance, optimal focus @@ -2775,42 +2804,43 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Gets the current focus areas. Camera driver uses the areas to decide - * focus. + * <p>Gets the current focus areas. Camera driver uses the areas to decide + * focus.</p> * - * Before using this API or {@link #setFocusAreas(List)}, apps should + * <p>Before using this API or {@link #setFocusAreas(List)}, apps should * call {@link #getMaxNumFocusAreas()} to know the maximum number of - * focus areas first. If the value is 0, focus area is not supported. + * focus areas first. If the value is 0, focus area is not supported.</p> * - * Each focus area is a rectangle with specified weight. The direction + * <p>Each focus area is a rectangle with specified weight. The direction * is relative to the sensor orientation, that is, what the sensor sees. * The direction is not affected by the rotation or mirroring of * {@link #setDisplayOrientation(int)}. Coordinates of the rectangle * range from -1000 to 1000. (-1000, -1000) is the upper left point. * (1000, 1000) is the lower right point. The width and height of focus - * areas cannot be 0 or negative. + * areas cannot be 0 or negative.</p> * - * The weight must range from 1 to 1000. The weight should be + * <p>The weight must range from 1 to 1000. The weight should be * interpreted as a per-pixel weight - all pixels in the area have the * specified weight. This means a small area with the same weight as a * larger area will have less influence on the focusing than the larger * area. Focus areas can partially overlap and the driver will add the - * weights in the overlap region. + * weights in the overlap region.</p> * - * A special case of null focus area means driver to decide the focus - * area. For example, the driver may use more signals to decide focus - * areas and change them dynamically. Apps can set all-zero if they want - * the driver to decide focus areas. + * <p>A special case of a {@code null} focus area list means the driver is + * free to select focus targets as it wants. For example, the driver may + * use more signals to select focus areas and change them + * dynamically. Apps can set the focus area list to {@code null} if they + * want the driver to completely control focusing.</p> * - * Focus areas are relative to the current field of view + * <p>Focus areas are relative to the current field of view * ({@link #getZoom()}). No matter what the zoom level is, (-1000,-1000) * represents the top of the currently visible camera frame. The focus * area cannot be set to be outside the current field of view, even - * when using zoom. + * when using zoom.</p> * - * Focus area only has effect if the current focus mode is + * <p>Focus area only has effect if the current focus mode is * {@link #FOCUS_MODE_AUTO}, {@link #FOCUS_MODE_MACRO}, or - * {@link #FOCUS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_VIDEO}. + * {@link #FOCUS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_VIDEO}.</p> * * @return a list of current focus areas */ @@ -2841,41 +2871,42 @@ public class Camera { } /** - * Gets the current metering areas. Camera driver uses these areas to - * decide exposure. + * <p>Gets the current metering areas. Camera driver uses these areas to + * decide exposure.</p> * - * Before using this API or {@link #setMeteringAreas(List)}, apps should + * <p>Before using this API or {@link #setMeteringAreas(List)}, apps should * call {@link #getMaxNumMeteringAreas()} to know the maximum number of * metering areas first. If the value is 0, metering area is not - * supported. + * supported.</p> * - * Each metering area is a rectangle with specified weight. The + * <p>Each metering area is a rectangle with specified weight. The * direction is relative to the sensor orientation, that is, what the * sensor sees. The direction is not affected by the rotation or * mirroring of {@link #setDisplayOrientation(int)}. Coordinates of the * rectangle range from -1000 to 1000. (-1000, -1000) is the upper left * point. (1000, 1000) is the lower right point. The width and height of - * metering areas cannot be 0 or negative. + * metering areas cannot be 0 or negative.</p> * - * The weight must range from 1 to 1000, and represents a weight for + * <p>The weight must range from 1 to 1000, and represents a weight for * every pixel in the area. This means that a large metering area with * the same weight as a smaller area will have more effect in the * metering result. Metering areas can partially overlap and the driver - * will add the weights in the overlap region. + * will add the weights in the overlap region.</p> * - * A special case of null metering area means driver to decide the - * metering area. For example, the driver may use more signals to decide - * metering areas and change them dynamically. Apps can set all-zero if - * they want the driver to decide metering areas. + * <p>A special case of a {@code null} metering area list means the driver + * is free to meter as it chooses. For example, the driver may use more + * signals to select metering areas and change them dynamically. Apps + * can set the metering area list to {@code null} if they want the + * driver to completely control metering.</p> * - * Metering areas are relative to the current field of view + * <p>Metering areas are relative to the current field of view * ({@link #getZoom()}). No matter what the zoom level is, (-1000,-1000) * represents the top of the currently visible camera frame. The * metering area cannot be set to be outside the current field of view, - * even when using zoom. + * even when using zoom.</p> * - * No matter what metering areas are, the final exposure are compensated - * by {@link #setExposureCompensation(int)}. + * <p>No matter what metering areas are, the final exposure are compensated + * by {@link #setExposureCompensation(int)}.</p> * * @return a list of current metering areas */ |