How to Load an Image from the Camera in the .NET MAUI Image Editor (SfImageEditor)?

The Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Image Editor (SfImageEditor) allows you to load an image directly from the camera. The following demonstration helps you to understand how to load an image from the camera.

XAML:

Start by initializing the Image Editor and setting the IsVisible property to false.

<Button Text="Press here to capture an image" Clicked="Button_Clicked" 
       HorizontalOptions="Center" VerticalOptions="Center"/>
<imageEditor:SfImageEditor x:Name="imageEditor" IsVisible="false"/>

C#:

In the ButtonClicked event handler, call the GetImageEditorImageSourceAsync method and set the IsVisible property to true.

private void Button_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   GetImageEditorImageSourceAsync();
   this.imageEditor.IsVisible = true;
}

C#:

In the GetImageEditorImageSourceAsync method, initially ensure permission for using the camera. Then, set the stream from the captured photo as the image source for the Image Editor control. Here’s how you can implement it:

private async Task GetImageEditorImageSourceAsync()
{
   var status = await Permissions.CheckStatusAsync<Permissions.Camera>();
   if (status != PermissionStatus.Granted)
   {
       // If the camera permission is not granted, request it.
       status = await Permissions.RequestAsync<Permissions.Camera>();
       if (status != PermissionStatus.Granted)
       {
           // If the camera permission is denied by the user,
           // Consider showing an alert or taking appropriate action.
           return;
       }
   }
   var photo = await MediaPicker.Default.CapturePhotoAsync();
   if (photo != null)
   {
       // Get the stream of the captured photo and set it as the source of the Image Editor control.
       imageEditor.Source = ImageSource.FromStream(() => photo.OpenReadAsync().Result);
   }
} 

Download the complete sample from GitHub.

Conclusion:

I hope you enjoyed learning how to load an image from the camera in the .NET MAUI Image Editor (SfImageEditor).

Refer to our .NET MAUI Image Editor feature tour page for other groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our .NET MAUI Image Editor documentation to understand how to present and manipulate data.

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