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Manual focus with flash using Android camera2

How to perform manual (Touch) focus with flash using Android camera2 api?

My captureRequest settings are: 1. type - TEMPLATE_PREVIEW 2. CONTROL_AE_MODE - CONTROL_AE_MODE_OFF 3. FLASH_MODE - FLASH_MODE_SINGLE 4. CONTROL_AF_TRIGGER - CONTROL_AF_TRIGGER_START

usage:

CaptureSession.capture(captureRequest.build(), captureCallback, null);

Result: Camera get focused if there is enough light. Otherwise flash blinks very fast and focus fails.

Solution

  • you can try to perform manual (Touch) focus with flash by this way：

    mPreviewBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_MODE, CameraMetadata.CONTROL_AE_MODE_ON_AUTO_FLASH);

    when use TRIGGER,use both AE and AF:

    mPreviewBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AF_TRIGGER, CameraMetadata.CONTROL_AF_TRIGGER_CANCEL);
mPreviewBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AF_TRIGGER, CameraMetadata.CONTROL_AF_TRIGGER_START);
mPreviewBuilder.set(CaptureRequest.CONTROL_AE_PRECAPTURE_TRIGGER, CameraMetadata.CONTROL_AE_PRECAPTURE_TRIGGER_START);

    and then:

    mCameraCaptureSession.setRepeatingRequest(mPreviewBuilder.build(), mPreviewSessionCallback, mHandler);