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

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

XAML:

Initiate the Image Editor and set the IsVisible as 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, call the GetImageEditorImageSourceAsync method and now set the IsVisible property as true.

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

C#:

In the GetImageEditorImageSourceAsync method, first ensure the permission for the camera while loading and then set the stream of the photo as the image source of the Image Editor control. Follow the below code sample for better understanding.

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,
           // You may show an alert or take 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);
   }
} 

View the sample on GitHub.

Conclusion:

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

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

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