How to capture an image and store it with the native Android Camera

Question

I am having a problem capturing an image and storing it from the native camera app. Here is a sample of some of my code.

_path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "make_machine_example.jpg"; File file = new File( _path ); Uri outputFileUri = Uri.fromFile( file );  Intent intent = new Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE ); intent.putExtra( MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, outputFileUri );  startActivityForResult( intent, 0 ); 

After the picture has been taken and I'm returned back to my original Activity, When I navigate to my sd card via Android DDMS File Explorer the picture is not there. Anyone know why this is not being saved?

Answer 1

Here was the final product in case anyone is still visiting this thread:

public class CameraCapture extends Activity {      protected boolean _taken = true;     File sdImageMainDirectory;      protected static final String PHOTO_TAKEN = "photo_taken";      @Override     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {          try {              super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);                              File root = new File(Environment                             .getExternalStorageDirectory()                             + File.separator + "myDir" + File.separator);                     root.mkdirs();                     sdImageMainDirectory = new File(root, "myPicName");                   startCameraActivity();             }         } catch (Exception e) {             finish();             Toast.makeText(this, "Error occured. Please try again later.",                     Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();         }      }      protected void startCameraActivity() {          Uri outputFileUri = Uri.fromFile(sdImageMainDirectory);          Intent intent = new Intent("android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE");         intent.putExtra(MediaStore.EXTRA_OUTPUT, outputFileUri);          startActivityForResult(intent, 0);     }      @Override     protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {         switch (resultCode) {         case 0:             finish();             break;          case -1:              try {                 StoreImage(this, Uri.parse(data.toURI()),                         sdImageMainDirectory);             } catch (Exception e) {                 e.printStackTrace();             }              finish();             startActivity(new Intent(CameraCapture.this, Home.class));          }      }      @Override     protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {         if (savedInstanceState.getBoolean(CameraCapture.PHOTO_TAKEN)) {             _taken = true;         }     }      @Override     protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {         outState.putBoolean(CameraCapture.PHOTO_TAKEN, _taken);     }          public static void StoreImage(Context mContext, Uri imageLoc, File imageDir) {         Bitmap bm = null;         try {             bm = Media.getBitmap(mContext.getContentResolver(), imageLoc);             FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(imageDir);             bm.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);             bm.recycle();         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {             e.printStackTrace();         } catch (IOException e) {             e.printStackTrace();         } catch (Exception e) {             e.printStackTrace();         }      }  } 

Answer 2

Have you checked what the output of Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() is, because if it does not contain a trailing file seperator (/) then your image will end up in a directory that does not reside on the SDcard such as:

 /mnt/sdcardmake_machine_example.jpg 

When what you really want is:

 /mnt/sdcard/make_machine_example.jpg 

Try this code instead:

 _path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator +  "make_machine_example.jpg";