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Android multiple camera preview


Is it possible to broadcast the android camera preview into 2 different SurfaceView controls at the same time? I have seen some apps that show effects into different previews in real-time, how do they achieve that? I read about the TextureView, is this the view to use? where can I find examples of multiple simultaneous camera previews?

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Solution

  • I don't think that it is possible to independently open 2 camera previews at the same time, as the camera is treated as a shared resource. However, it will be possible to draw to multiple SurfaceViews which is what the apps you describe do.