private async void CameraButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Inializes Camera and all its Functions
await CrossMedia.Current.Initialize();
//check the availability and compatibility of the Camera
if (!CrossMedia.Current.IsCameraAvailable || !CrossMedia.Current.IsTakePhotoSupported)
{
await DisplayAlert("No Camera", ":( No camera avaialble.", "OK");
return;
}
//The camera opens, and then generates the info an detail of the image and saves it.
var photo = await CrossMedia.Current.TakePhotoAsync(new Plugin.Media.Abstractions.StoreCameraMediaOptions()
{
Directory = CameraViewModel.DefaultImageDir,
Name = CameraViewModel.DefImageId(),
SaveToAlbum = CameraViewModel.SaveToAlbum
});
//The taken photo is converted to a stream, the file disposed off, stream the sent to the display.
if (photo != null)
{
PhotoImage.Source = ImageSource.FromStream(() =>
{
var stream = photo.GetStream();
photo.Dispose();
return(stream);
});
}
}
