📷 React Native Awesome Camera

Features List

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• High-quality camera support in Android and iOS
• Select images and videos from phone storage with an option of multiple selection
• Capture images and videos using the awesome camera
• Flash, manual focus, and camera zoom features available
• Customize theme color

       

Installation and Setup steps

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yarn add react-native-awesome-camera

or

npm i react-native-awesome-camera

install dependencies

yarn add react-native-permissions react-native-vision-camera @react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll react-native-gesture-handler

we are using react-native-vision-camera

Android Changes

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Add below permission in your AndroidManifest.xml

<manifest>
  ....
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
  ....
</manifest>

iOS Changes

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Add below lines in your Podfile

# with react-native >= 0.72
- # Resolve react_native_pods.rb with node to allow for hoisting
- require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
-   'require.resolve(
-     "react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb",
-     {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
-   )', __dir__]).strip

+ def node_require(script)
+   # Resolve script with node to allow for hoisting
+   require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
+     "require.resolve(
+       '#{script}',
+       {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
+     )", __dir__]).strip
+ end

+ node_require('react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb')
+ node_require('react-native-permissions/scripts/setup.rb')

# with react-native < 0.72
require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
+ require_relative '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/scripts/setup'

# …

platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
prepare_react_native_project!

# ⬇️ uncomment wanted permissions
setup_permissions([
  # 'AppTrackingTransparency',
  # 'BluetoothPeripheral',
  # 'Calendars',
  'Camera',
  # 'Contacts',
  # 'FaceID',
  # 'LocationAccuracy',
  # 'LocationAlways',
  # 'LocationWhenInUse',
  # 'MediaLibrary',
  'Microphone',
  # 'Motion',
  # 'Notifications',
  'PhotoLibrary',
  # 'PhotoLibraryAddOnly',
  # 'Reminders',
  # 'Siri',
  # 'SpeechRecognition',
  # 'StoreKit',
])

# …

Also change your Info.plist

<dict>
....
  <key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
  <string>${APP_NAME} Need camera access to take pictures or video.</string>
  <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
  <string>${APP_NAME} Need microphone access to record audio.</string>
  <key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
  <string>${APP_NAME} Need photo library access to access photo gallery.</string>
....
</dict>

if you are facing any permission-related issues, you can refer to react-native-permissions/issues

you can refer these links for fixing React-bridging wrong paths, Added correct namespace qualifier to .mm file

Props:

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default
setIsOpen	Function	Yes	Close awesome camera screen	-
getData	Function	Yes	Return selected or captured media	-
multiSelect	boolean	No	Option to select multiple files (image or video)	true
themeColor	string	No	Custom theme color	'yellow'
secondaryColor	string	No	Custom secondary color	'black'
takePhotoOptions	TakePhotoOptions	No	Extends react-native-vision-camera's TakePhotoOptions interface while capturing a photo	-
recordVideoOptions	RecordVideoOptions	No	Extends react-native-vision-camera's RecordVideoOptions interface when recording starts	-
cameraProps	CameraProps	No	Extends react-native-vision-camera's CameraProps interface	-
showGallery	boolean	No	For showing images available on device	true
photo	boolean	No	For allowing photo capture	true
video	boolean	No	For allowing video capture	true
closeContainerStyle	ViewStyle	No	For styling close icon container	-
closeIconStyle	ImageStyle	No	For styling close icon	-
closeIcon	ImageSourcePropType	No	For providing custom close image resource	-
renderCloseComponent	ReactComponentElement	No	For rendering custom close component	-
videoContainerStyle	ViewStyle	No	For styling video icon container	-
videoIconStyle	ImageStyle	No	For styling video icon	-
videoIcon	ImageSourcePropType	No	For providing custom video image resource	-
renderVideoComponent	ReactComponentElement	No	For rendering custom video component	-
flashContainerStyle	ViewStyle	No	For styling flash icon container	-
flashIconStyle	ImageStyle	No	For styling flash icon	-
flashIcon	ImageSourcePropType	No	For providing custom flash image resource	-
renderFlashComponent	ReactComponentElement	No	For rendering custom flash component	-
changeCameraContainerStyle	ViewStyle	No	For styling change camera icon container	-
changeCameraIconStyle	ImageStyle	No	For styling change camera icon	-
changeCameraIcon	ImageSourcePropType	No	For providing custom change camera image resource	-
renderChangeCameraComponent	ReactComponentElement	No	For rendering custom change camera component	-

Example

import React, { useState } from "react";
import { Button, SafeAreaView, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
import AwesomeCamera from "react-native-awesome-camera";

const App = () => {
  const { container } = styles;
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);

  const getData = (data: any) => {
    console.log({ data });
  };

  return (
    <SafeAreaView style={container}>
      {(!isOpen && (
        <Button
          title="button"
          onPress={() => {
            setIsOpen(true);
          }}
        />
      )) || <AwesomeCamera setIsOpen={setIsOpen} getData={getData} />}
    </SafeAreaView>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: "center",
    alignItems: "center",
  },
});

export default App;

Run Command Android

yarn install && npm run android

Run Command iOS

yarn install && cd ios && pod install && cd ..  && npm run ios

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