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<li><a href="#androidCameraBuildingDriver">Building a Camera Library</a></li>
<li><a href="#androidCameraSequenceDiagrams">Sequence Diagrams</a></li>
<li><a href="#androidCameraInterfaceIntro">Interface</a></li>
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<p>Android's camera subsystem connects the camera application to the application framework and user space libraries, which in turn communicate with the camera hardware layer that operates the physical camera.</p>
<p>The diagram below illustrates the structure of the camera subsystem.</p>
<p><img src="images/camera_video2.gif"></p>


<a name="androidCameraBuildingDriver"></a><h3>Building a Camera Library</h3>

<p>To implement a camera driver, create a shared library that implements the interface defined in <code>CameraHardwareInterface.h</code>. You must name your shared library <code>libcamera.so</code> so that it will get loaded from <code>/system/lib</code> at runtime.  Place libcamera sources and <code>Android.mk</code> in <code>vendor/acme/chipset_or_board/libcamera/</code>.</p>
<p>The following stub <code>Android.mk</code> file ensures that <code>libcamera</code> compiles and links to the appropriate libraries:</p>
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LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
include $(CLEAR_VARS)

LOCAL_MODULE := libcamera

LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
    libutils \
    librpc \
    liblog

LOCAL_SRC_FILES += MyCameraHardware.cpp

LOCAL_CFLAGS +=

LOCAL_C_INCLUDES +=

LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += \
    libcamera-common \
    libclock-rpc \
    libcommondefs-rpc

include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
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<a name="androidCameraSequenceDiagrams"></a><h3>Sequence Diagrams</h3>


<a name="androidCameraSequenceDiagramsPreview"></a><h4>Preview</h4>

<p>The following diagram illustrates the sequence of function calls and actions necessary for your camera to preview.</p>
<img src="images/cameraPreview.jpg">


<a name="androidCameraSequenceDiagramsTakePic"></a><h4>Taking a Picture</h4>

<p>The following diagram illustrates the sequence of function calls and actions necessary for your camera to take a picture.</p>
<img src="images/cameraTakePicture.jpg">


<a name="androidCameraInterfaceIntro"></a><h3>Interface</h3>


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