Using cameraOverlayView with UIImagePickerController

Question

I know this has been asked a number of time but I can\'t find an answer.

I have an app that uses the UIImagePickerController to take a picture. The prob

Answer 1

Here is my code. If you want the camera to appear as soon as the view controller opens, make sure you initialize the UIImagePickerController in viewDidAppear like I did (viewDidLoad does not work).

@interface CameraViewController ()
@property UIImagePickerController *PickerController;
@property CGFloat HeightOfButtons;
@end


- (UIView *)createCustomOverlayView
{

    // Main overlay view created
    UIView *main_overlay_view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.bounds];

    // Clear view (live camera feed) created and added to main overlay view
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UIView *clear_view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.view.frame.size.width, self.view.frame.size.height - self.HeightOfButtons)];
    clear_view.opaque = NO;
    clear_view.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    [main_overlay_view addSubview:clear_view];
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------


    // Creates two red buttons on the bottom of the view (on top of the live camera feed)
    // Then adds the buttons to the main overlay view
    // You can, of course, customize these buttons however you want
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    for(int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
        self.HeightOfButtons = 100;
        UIButton *button = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
        // when a button is touched, UIImagePickerController snaps a picture
        [button addTarget:self action:@selector(testIfButtonResponds) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
        button.frame = CGRectMake( i * self.view.frame.size.width / 2, self.view.frame.size.height - self.HeightOfButtons, self.view.frame.size.width / 2, self.HeightOfButtons);
        [button setBackgroundColor:[UIColor redColor]];
        [main_overlay_view addSubview:button];
    }
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    return main_overlay_view;
}

- (void)makeCustomCameraAppear
{
    self.PickerController = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
    self.PickerController.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
    self.PickerController.showsCameraControls = NO;
    self.PickerController.delegate = self;

    UIView *overlay_view = [self createCustomOverlayView];
    [self.PickerController setCameraOverlayView:overlay_view];

    [self presentViewController:self.PickerController animated:YES completion:NULL];
}

- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [self makeCustomCameraAppear];
}