Camera.open() and setPreviewDisplay() undefined for the type Camera

Question

I am receiving an error while trying to open a camera through mCamera = Camera.open(); option. The error says: The method open() undefined for the type Camera

The same error also appears for the following methods:

mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder);
mCamera.startPreview();
mCamera.stopPreview();
mCamera.lock();
mCamera.release();

Can someone help me with this please?

Answer 1

Check your imports. I had a similar problem and the Camera object Eclipse chose for me was: import android.graphics.Camera; instead it should be: import android.hardware.Camera;