/camera

Camera plugin - based on mdg:camera

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

Meteor Camera Package

Add it to your Meteor app with meteor add mikkelking:camera. The api is super simple - there is only one function to call. This is based on mdg:camera, with improvements to keep the image inside the dialog box, and to allow portrait mode without stretching or clipping the image.

MeteorCamera.getPicture([options], callback)

Prompt the user to take a photo with their device and get the picture as a Data URI in JPEG format.

options

options is an optional argument that is an Object with the following possible keys:

  • width An integer that specifies the minimum width of the returned photo. Height is automatic, depending on orientation (landscape/portrait)
  • magnification A multiplier which controls the size of the image - 2.286 (the default) gives you a picture size of 640x480, set to 1 gives you 280x210
  • quality A number from 0 to 100 specifying the desired quality of JPEG encoding.

callback(error, data)

callback is a required argument that is a function that takes two arguments:

  • error A Meteor.Error with a platform-specific error message.
  • data A base64-encoded data URI for the image taken by the camera. This parameter can be used directly in the 'src' attribute of an image tag.

Warning: In the iOS simulator, the device camera is not accessible so you will get an error that says "source type 1 not available." I'm working on a fallback for iOS that will use the photo library when the camera is not available, but for now just test in your web browser, a physical device, or the Android simulator.