/// <summary>
/// Takes a photo to a StorageFile and adds rotation metadata to it
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private async Task TakePhotoAsync()
{
// While taking a photo, keep the video button enabled only if the camera supports simultaneously taking pictures and recording video
VideoButton.IsEnabled = _mediaCapture.MediaCaptureSettings.ConcurrentRecordAndPhotoSupported;
// Make the button invisible if it's disabled, so it's obvious it cannot be interacted with
VideoButton.Opacity = VideoButton.IsEnabled ? 1 : 0;
var stream = new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();
Debug.WriteLine("Taking photo...");
await _mediaCapture.CapturePhotoToStreamAsync(ImageEncodingProperties.CreateJpeg(), stream);
try
{
var file = await _captureFolder.CreateFileAsync("SimplePhoto.jpg", CreationCollisionOption.GenerateUniqueName);
Debug.WriteLine("Photo taken! Saving to " + file.Path);
var photoOrientation = CameraRotationHelper.ConvertSimpleOrientationToPhotoOrientation(_rotationHelper.GetCameraCaptureOrientation());
await ReencodeAndSavePhotoAsync(stream, file, photoOrientation);
Debug.WriteLine("Photo saved!");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// File I/O errors are reported as exceptions
Debug.WriteLine("Exception when taking a photo: " + ex.ToString());
}
// Done taking a photo, so re-enable the button
VideoButton.IsEnabled = true;
VideoButton.Opacity = 1;
}