How to set Android camera orientation properly?

Question

I want to set the camera orientation according to the device orientation in Android but nothing seems to be working. I tried to rotate the Surface as well as the camera parameters but the camera preview in portrait mode always comes upside down. I would need to rotate it by 90 degree clockwise for it to be correct. Here is the code I am using right now which works in landscape mode only.

    SurfaceHolder.Callback surfaceCallback = new SurfaceHolder.Callback() {      @Override     public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {         camera.stopPreview();         camera.release();         camera = null;     }      @Override     public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {                   initCamera();                }      private Size getOptimalPreviewSize(List<Size> sizes, int w, int h) {         final double ASPECT_TOLERANCE = 0.2;         double targetRatio = (double) w / h;         if (sizes == null)             return null;          Size optimalSize = null;         double minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;          int targetHeight = h;          // Try to find an size match aspect ratio and size         for (Size size : sizes) {             Log.d(TAG, "Checking size " + size.width + "w " + size.height                     + "h");             double ratio = (double) size.width / size.height;             if (Math.abs(ratio - targetRatio) > ASPECT_TOLERANCE)                 continue;             if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {                 optimalSize = size;                 minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);             }         }          // Cannot find the one match the aspect ratio, ignore the         // requirement         if (optimalSize == null) {             minDiff = Double.MAX_VALUE;             for (Size size : sizes) {                 if (Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight) < minDiff) {                     optimalSize = size;                     minDiff = Math.abs(size.height - targetHeight);                 }             }         }         return optimalSize;     }      @Override     public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {         Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters();          List<Size> sizes = parameters.getSupportedPreviewSizes();         Size optimalSize = getOptimalPreviewSize(sizes, width, height);                  Log.d(TAG, "Surface size is " + width + "w " + height + "h");         Log.d(TAG, "Optimal size is " + optimalSize.width + "w " + optimalSize.height + "h");                    parameters.setPreviewSize(optimalSize.width, optimalSize.height);                    // parameters.setPreviewSize(width, height);                     camera.setParameters(parameters);         camera.startPreview();     } };   

Answer 1

From other member and my problem:

Camera Rotation issue depend on different Devices and certain Version.

Version 1.6: to fix the Rotation Issue, and it is good for most of devices

if (getResources().getConfiguration().orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT)         {                p.set("orientation", "portrait");             p.set("rotation",90);         }         if (getResources().getConfiguration().orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE)         {                                            p.set("orientation", "landscape");                       p.set("rotation", 90);         } 

Version 2.1: depend on kind of devices, for example, Cannt fix the issue with XPeria X10, but it is good for X8, and Mini

Camera.Parameters parameters = camera.getParameters(); parameters.set("orientation", "portrait"); camera.setParameters(parameters); 

Version 2.2: not for all devices

camera.setDisplayOrientation(90); 

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1193#c42

Answer 2

From the Javadocs for setDisplayOrientation(int) (Requires API level 9):

 public static void setCameraDisplayOrientation(Activity activity,          int cameraId, android.hardware.Camera camera) {      android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo info =              new android.hardware.Camera.CameraInfo();      android.hardware.Camera.getCameraInfo(cameraId, info);      int rotation = activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay()              .getRotation();      int degrees = 0;      switch (rotation) {          case Surface.ROTATION_0: degrees = 0; break;          case Surface.ROTATION_90: degrees = 90; break;          case Surface.ROTATION_180: degrees = 180; break;          case Surface.ROTATION_270: degrees = 270; break;      }       int result;      if (info.facing == Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) {          result = (info.orientation + degrees) % 360;          result = (360 - result) % 360;  // compensate the mirror      } else {  // back-facing          result = (info.orientation - degrees + 360) % 360;      }      camera.setDisplayOrientation(result);  }