Added in API level 21

Summary: Nested Classes | Ctors | Methods | Inherited Methods

CameraCaptureSession

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Kotlin |Java

public abstract class CameraCaptureSession
extends Object implements AutoCloseable

java.lang.Object
↳	android.hardware.camera2.CameraCaptureSession

Known direct subclasses CameraConstrainedHighSpeedCaptureSession, CameraOfflineSession CameraConstrainedHighSpeedCaptureSession A constrained high speed capture session for a CameraDevice, used for capturing high speed images from the CameraDevice for high speed video recording use case.  CameraOfflineSession A camera capture session that was switched to offline mode via successful call to CameraCaptureSession.switchToOffline.

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A configured capture session for a CameraDevice, used for capturing images from the camera or reprocessing images captured from the camera in the same session previously.

A CameraCaptureSession is created by providing a set of target output surfaces to createCaptureSession, or by providing an InputConfiguration and a set of target output surfaces to createReprocessableCaptureSession for a reprocessable capture session. Once created, the session is active until a new session is created by the camera device, or the camera device is closed.

All capture sessions can be used for capturing images from the camera but only reprocessable capture sessions can reprocess images captured from the camera in the same session previously.

Creating a session is an expensive operation and can take several hundred milliseconds, since it requires configuring the camera device's internal pipelines and allocating memory buffers for sending images to the desired targets. Therefore the setup is done asynchronously, and createCaptureSession and createReprocessableCaptureSession will send the ready-to-use CameraCaptureSession to the provided listener's onConfigured callback. If configuration cannot be completed, then the onConfigureFailed is called, and the session will not become active.

If a new session is created by the camera device, then the previous session is closed, and its associated onClosed callback will be invoked. All of the session methods will throw an IllegalStateException if called once the session is closed.

A closed session clears any repeating requests (as if stopRepeating() had been called), but will still complete all of its in-progress capture requests as normal, before a newly created session takes over and reconfigures the camera device.

Summary

Nested classes
class	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback A callback object for tracking the progress of a CaptureRequest submitted to the camera device.
class	CameraCaptureSession.StateCallback A callback object for receiving updates about the state of a camera capture session.

Public constructors
CameraCaptureSession()

Public methods
abstract void	abortCaptures() Discard all captures currently pending and in-progress as fast as possible.
abstract int	capture(CaptureRequest request, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, Handler handler) Submit a request for an image to be captured by the camera device.
abstract int	captureBurst(List<CaptureRequest> requests, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, Handler handler) Submit a list of requests to be captured in sequence as a burst.
int	captureBurstRequests(List<CaptureRequest> requests, Executor executor, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener) Submit a list of requests to be captured in sequence as a burst.
int	captureSingleRequest(CaptureRequest request, Executor executor, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener) Submit a request for an image to be captured by the camera device.
abstract void	close() Close this capture session asynchronously.
abstract void	finalizeOutputConfigurations(List<OutputConfiguration> outputConfigs) Finalize the output configurations that now have their deferred and/or extra Surfaces included.
abstract CameraDevice	getDevice() Get the camera device that this session is created for.
abstract Surface	getInputSurface() Get the input Surface associated with a reprocessable capture session.
abstract boolean	isReprocessable() Return if the application can submit reprocess capture requests with this camera capture session.
abstract void	prepare(Surface surface) Pre-allocate all buffers for an output Surface.
abstract int	setRepeatingBurst(List<CaptureRequest> requests, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, Handler handler) Request endlessly repeating capture of a sequence of images by this capture session.
int	setRepeatingBurstRequests(List<CaptureRequest> requests, Executor executor, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener) Request endlessly repeating capture of a sequence of images by this capture session.
abstract int	setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest request, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, Handler handler) Request endlessly repeating capture of images by this capture session.
int	setSingleRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest request, Executor executor, CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener) Request endlessly repeating capture of images by this capture session.
abstract void	stopRepeating() Cancel any ongoing repeating capture set by either setRepeatingRequest or setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler).
boolean	supportsOfflineProcessing(Surface surface) Query whether a given Surface is able to support offline mode.
CameraOfflineSession	switchToOffline(Collection<Surface> offlineSurfaces, Executor executor, CameraOfflineSession.CameraOfflineSessionCallback listener) Switch the current capture session and a given set of registered camera surfaces to offline processing mode.
void	updateOutputConfiguration(OutputConfiguration config) Update OutputConfiguration after configuration finalization see finalizeOutputConfigurations(List).

Inherited methods
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From interface java.lang.AutoCloseable abstract void close() Closes this resource, relinquishing any underlying resources.

Public constructors

CameraCaptureSession

public CameraCaptureSession ()

Public methods

abortCaptures

Added in API level 21

public abstract void abortCaptures ()

Discard all captures currently pending and in-progress as fast as possible.

The camera device will discard all of its current work as fast as possible. Some in-flight captures may complete successfully and call CaptureCallback.onCaptureCompleted, while others will trigger their CaptureCallback.onCaptureFailed callbacks. If a repeating request or a repeating burst is set, it will be cleared.

This method is the fastest way to switch the camera device to a new session with CameraDevice.createCaptureSession or CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession, at the cost of discarding in-progress work. It must be called before the new session is created. Once all pending requests are either completed or thrown away, the StateCallback.onReady callback will be called, if the session has not been closed. Otherwise, the StateCallback.onClosed callback will be fired when a new session is created by the camera device.

Cancelling will introduce at least a brief pause in the stream of data from the camera device, since once the camera device is emptied, the first new request has to make it through the entire camera pipeline before new output buffers are produced.

This means that using abortCaptures() to simply remove pending requests is not recommended; it's best used for quickly switching output configurations, or for cancelling long in-progress requests (such as a multi-second capture).

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.

See also:

• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• CameraDevice.createCaptureSession(SessionConfiguration)
• CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession(InputConfiguration, List, StateCallback, Handler)

capture

Added in API level 21

public abstract int capture (CaptureRequest request, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, 
                Handler handler)

Submit a request for an image to be captured by the camera device.

The request defines all the parameters for capturing the single image, including sensor, lens, flash, and post-processing settings.

Each request will produce one CaptureResult and produce new frames for one or more target Surfaces, set with the CaptureRequest builder's CaptureRequest.Builder.addTarget method. The target surfaces (set with CaptureRequest.Builder.addTarget) must be a subset of the surfaces provided when this capture session was created.

Multiple regular and reprocess requests can be in progress at once. If there are only regular requests or reprocess requests in progress, they are processed in first-in, first-out order. If there are both regular and reprocess requests in progress, regular requests are processed in first-in, first-out order and reprocess requests are processed in first-in, first-out order, respectively. However, the processing order of a regular request and a reprocess request in progress is not specified. In other words, a regular request will always be processed before regular requests that are submitted later. A reprocess request will always be processed before reprocess requests that are submitted later. However, a regular request may not be processed before reprocess requests that are submitted later.

Requests submitted through this method have higher priority than those submitted through setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler) or setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler), and will be processed as soon as the current repeat/repeatBurst processing completes.

All capture sessions can be used for capturing images from the camera but only capture sessions created by createReprocessableCaptureSession can submit reprocess capture requests. Submitting a reprocess request to a regular capture session will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Submitting a request that targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Parameters
request	CaptureRequest: the settings for this capture This value cannot be null.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify once this request has been processed. If null, no metadata will be produced for this capture, although image data will still be produced.
handler	Handler: the handler on which the listener should be invoked, or null to use the current thread's looper.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	if the request targets no Surfaces or Surfaces that are not configured as outputs for this session; or the request targets a set of Surfaces that cannot be submitted simultaneously in a reprocessable capture session; or a reprocess capture request is submitted in a non-reprocessable capture session; or the reprocess capture request was created with a TotalCaptureResult from a different session; or the capture targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or the handler is null, the listener is not null, and the calling thread has no looper; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination

See also:

• captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• abortCaptures()
• CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession(InputConfiguration, List, StateCallback, Handler)
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

captureBurst

Added in API level 21

public abstract int captureBurst (List<CaptureRequest> requests, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, 
                Handler handler)

Submit a list of requests to be captured in sequence as a burst. The burst will be captured in the minimum amount of time possible, and will not be interleaved with requests submitted by other capture or repeat calls.

Regular and reprocess requests can be mixed together in a single burst. Regular requests will be captured in order and reprocess requests will be processed in order, respectively. However, the processing order between a regular request and a reprocess request is not specified. Each capture produces one CaptureResult and image buffers for one or more target surfaces. The target surfaces (set with CaptureRequest.Builder.addTarget) must be a subset of the surfaces provided when this capture session was created.

The main difference between this method and simply calling capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler) repeatedly is that this method guarantees that no other requests will be interspersed with the burst.

All capture sessions can be used for capturing images from the camera but only capture sessions created by createReprocessableCaptureSession can submit reprocess capture requests. Submitting a reprocess request to a regular capture session will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Submitting a request that targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Parameters
requests	List: the list of settings for this burst capture This value cannot be null.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify each time one of the requests in the burst has been processed. If null, no metadata will be produced for any requests in this burst, although image data will still be produced.
handler	Handler: the handler on which the listener should be invoked, or null to use the current thread's looper.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	If the requests target no Surfaces, or the requests target Surfaces not currently configured as outputs; or one of the requests targets a set of Surfaces that cannot be submitted simultaneously in a reprocessable capture session; or a reprocess capture request is submitted in a non-reprocessable capture session; or one of the reprocess capture requests was created with a TotalCaptureResult from a different session; or one of the captures targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or if the handler is null, the listener is not null, and the calling thread has no looper; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination.

See also:

• capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• abortCaptures()
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

captureBurstRequests

Added in API level 28

public int captureBurstRequests (List<CaptureRequest> requests, 
                Executor executor, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener)

Submit a list of requests to be captured in sequence as a burst. The burst will be captured in the minimum amount of time possible, and will not be interleaved with requests submitted by other capture or repeat calls.

The behavior of this method matches that of captureBurst(java.util.List, android.hardware.camera2.CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback, android.os.Handler), except that it uses Executor as an argument instead of Handler.

Parameters
requests	List: the list of settings for this burst capture This value cannot be null.
executor	Executor: the executor which will be used for invoking the listener. This value cannot be null. Callback and listener events are dispatched through this Executor, providing an easy way to control which thread is used. To dispatch events through the main thread of your application, you can use Context.getMainExecutor(). Otherwise, provide an Executor that dispatches to an appropriate thread.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify each time one of the requests in the burst has been processed. This value cannot be null.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	If the requests target no Surfaces, or the requests target Surfaces not currently configured as outputs; or one of the requests targets a set of Surfaces that cannot be submitted simultaneously in a reprocessable capture session; or a reprocess capture request is submitted in a non-reprocessable capture session; or one of the reprocess capture requests was created with a TotalCaptureResult from a different session; or one of the captures targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or if the executor is null; or if the listener is null; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination.

See also:

• capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• abortCaptures()
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

captureSingleRequest

Added in API level 28

public int captureSingleRequest (CaptureRequest request, 
                Executor executor, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener)

Submit a request for an image to be captured by the camera device.

The behavior of this method matches that of capture(android.hardware.camera2.CaptureRequest, android.hardware.camera2.CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback, android.os.Handler), except that it uses Executor as an argument instead of Handler.

Parameters
request	CaptureRequest: the settings for this capture This value cannot be null.
executor	Executor: the executor which will be used for invoking the listener. This value cannot be null. Callback and listener events are dispatched through this Executor, providing an easy way to control which thread is used. To dispatch events through the main thread of your application, you can use Context.getMainExecutor(). Otherwise, provide an Executor that dispatches to an appropriate thread.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify once this request has been processed. This value cannot be null.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	if the request targets no Surfaces or Surfaces that are not configured as outputs for this session; or the request targets a set of Surfaces that cannot be submitted simultaneously in a reprocessable capture session; or a reprocess capture request is submitted in a non-reprocessable capture session; or the reprocess capture request was created with a TotalCaptureResult from a different session; or the capture targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or the executor is null, or the listener is not null; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination;

See also:

• captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• abortCaptures()
• CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession(InputConfiguration, List, StateCallback, Handler)
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

close

Added in API level 21

public abstract void close ()

Close this capture session asynchronously.

Closing a session frees up the target output Surfaces of the session for reuse with either a new session, or to other APIs that can draw to Surfaces.

Note that for common usage scenarios like creating a new session or closing the camera device, it is faster to call respective APIs directly (see below for more details) without calling into this method. This API is only useful when application wants to unconfigure the camera but keep the device open for later use.

Creating a new capture session with CameraDevice.createCaptureSession will close any existing capture session automatically, and call the older session listener's StateCallback.onClosed callback. Using CameraDevice.createCaptureSession directly without closing is the recommended approach for quickly switching to a new session, since unchanged target outputs can be reused more efficiently.

Closing the device with CameraDevice.close directly without calling this API is also recommended for quickly closing the camera.

Once a session is closed, all methods on it will throw an IllegalStateException, and any repeating requests or bursts are stopped (as if stopRepeating() was called). However, any in-progress capture requests submitted to the session will be completed as normal; once all captures have completed and the session has been torn down, StateCallback.onClosed will be called.

Closing a session is idempotent; closing more than once has no effect.

finalizeOutputConfigurations

Added in API level 26

public abstract void finalizeOutputConfigurations (List<OutputConfiguration> outputConfigs)

Finalize the output configurations that now have their deferred and/or extra Surfaces included.

For camera use cases where a preview and other output configurations need to be configured, it can take some time for the preview Surface to be ready. For example, if the preview Surface is obtained from SurfaceView, the SurfaceView will only be ready after the UI layout is done, potentially delaying camera startup.

To speed up camera startup time, the application can configure the CameraCaptureSession with the eventual preview size (via a deferred OutputConfiguration), and defer the preview output configuration until the Surface is ready. After the CameraCaptureSession is created successfully with this deferred output and other normal outputs, the application can start submitting requests as long as they do not include deferred output Surfaces. Once a deferred Surface is ready, the application can add the Surface to the deferred output configuration with the OutputConfiguration.addSurface method, and then update the deferred output configuration via this method, before it can submit capture requests with this output target.

This function can also be called in case where multiple surfaces share the same OutputConfiguration, and one of the surfaces becomes available after the CameraCaptureSession is created. In that case, the application must first create the OutputConfiguration with the available Surface, then enable further surface sharing via OutputConfiguration.enableSurfaceSharing, before creating the CameraCaptureSession. After the CameraCaptureSession is created, and once the extra Surface becomes available, the application must then call OutputConfiguration.addSurface before finalizing the configuration with this method.

If the provided OutputConfigurations are unchanged from session creation, this function call has no effect. This function must only be called once for a particular output configuration.

The output Surfaces included by this list of OutputConfigurations can be used as CaptureRequest targets as soon as this call returns.

This method is not supported by LEGACY-level devices.

Parameters
outputConfigs	List: a list of OutputConfigurations that have had addSurface invoked with a valid output Surface after CameraDevice.createCaptureSessionByOutputConfigurations.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error.
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created, or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	for invalid output configurations, including ones where the source of the Surface is no longer valid or the Surface is from a unsupported source. Or if one of the output configuration was already finished with an included surface in a prior call.

getDevice

Added in API level 21

public abstract CameraDevice getDevice ()

Get the camera device that this session is created for.

Returns
CameraDevice	This value cannot be null.

getInputSurface

Added in API level 23

public abstract Surface getInputSurface ()

Get the input Surface associated with a reprocessable capture session.

Each reprocessable capture session has an input Surface where the reprocess capture requests get the input images from, rather than the camera device. The application can create a ImageWriter with this input Surface and use it to provide input images for reprocess capture requests. When the reprocessable capture session is closed, the input Surface is abandoned and becomes invalid.

Returns
Surface	The Surface where reprocessing capture requests get the input images from. If this is not a reprocess capture session, null will be returned.

See also:

• CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession(InputConfiguration, List, StateCallback, Handler)
• ImageWriter
• ImageReader

isReprocessable

Added in API level 23

public abstract boolean isReprocessable ()

Return if the application can submit reprocess capture requests with this camera capture session.

Returns
boolean	true if the application can submit reprocess capture requests with this camera capture session. false otherwise.

See also:

• CameraDevice.createReprocessableCaptureSession(InputConfiguration, List, StateCallback, Handler)

prepare

Added in API level 23

public abstract void prepare (Surface surface)

Pre-allocate all buffers for an output Surface.

Normally, the image buffers for a given output Surface are allocated on-demand, to minimize startup latency and memory overhead.

However, in some cases, it may be desirable for the buffers to be allocated before any requests targeting the Surface are actually submitted to the device. Large buffers may take some time to allocate, which can result in delays in submitting requests until sufficient buffers are allocated to reach steady-state behavior. Such delays can cause bursts to take longer than desired, or cause skips or stutters in preview output.

The prepare() method can be used to perform this preallocation. It may only be called for a given output Surface before that Surface is used as a target for a request. The number of buffers allocated is the sum of the count needed by the consumer providing the output Surface, and the maximum number needed by the camera device to fill its pipeline. Since this may be a larger number than what is actually required for steady-state operation, using prepare may result in higher memory consumption than the normal on-demand behavior results in. Prepare() will also delay the time to first output to a given Surface, in exchange for smoother frame rate once the allocation is complete.

For example, an application that creates an ImageReader with a maxImages argument of 10, but only uses 3 simultaneous Images at once would normally only cause those 3 images to be allocated (plus what is needed by the camera device for smooth operation). But using prepare() on the ImageReader Surface will result in all 10 Images being allocated. So applications using this method should take care to request only the number of buffers actually necessary for their application.

If the same output Surface is used in consecutive sessions (without closing the first session explicitly), then its already-allocated buffers are carried over, and if it was used as a target of a capture request in the first session, prepare cannot be called on it in the second session.

Once allocation is complete, StateCallback.onSurfacePrepared will be invoked with the Surface provided to this method. Between the prepare call and the onSurfacePrepared call, the Surface provided to prepare must not be used as a target of a CaptureRequest submitted to this session.

Note that if 2 surfaces share the same stream via OutputConfiguration.enableSurfaceSharing() and OutputConfiguration.addSurface, prepare() only needs to be called on one surface, and CameraCaptureSession.StateCallback.onSurfacePrepared(CameraCaptureSession, Surface) will be triggered for both surfaces.

LEGACY devices cannot pre-allocate output buffers; for those devices, StateCallback.onSurfacePrepared will be immediately called, and no preallocation is done.

Parameters
surface	Surface: the output Surface for which buffers should be pre-allocated. Must be one of the output Surfaces used to create this session. This value cannot be null.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	if the Surface is invalid, not part of this Session, or has already been used as a target of a CaptureRequest in this session or immediately prior sessions.

See also:

• CameraCaptureSession.StateCallback.onSurfacePrepared(CameraCaptureSession, Surface)

setRepeatingBurst

Added in API level 21

public abstract int setRepeatingBurst (List<CaptureRequest> requests, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, 
                Handler handler)

Request endlessly repeating capture of a sequence of images by this capture session.

With this method, the camera device will continually capture images, cycling through the settings in the provided list of CaptureRequests, at the maximum rate possible.

If a request is submitted through capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler) or captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler), the current repetition of the request list will be completed before the higher-priority request is handled. This guarantees that the application always receives a complete repeat burst captured in minimal time, instead of bursts interleaved with higher-priority captures, or incomplete captures.

Repeating burst requests are a simple way for an application to maintain a preview or other continuous stream of frames where each request is different in a predictable way, without having to continually submit requests through captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler).

To stop the repeating capture, call stopRepeating(). Any ongoing burst will still be completed, however. Calling abortCaptures() will also clear the request.

Calling this method will replace a previously-set repeating request or burst set up by this method or setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler), although any in-progress burst will be completed before the new repeat burst will be used.

This method does not support reprocess capture requests because each reprocess CaptureRequest must be created from the TotalCaptureResult that matches the input image to be reprocessed. This is either the TotalCaptureResult of capture that is sent for reprocessing, or one of the TotalCaptureResults of a set of captures, when data from the whole set is combined by the application into a single reprocess input image. The request must be capturing images from the camera. If a reprocess capture request is submitted, this method will throw IllegalArgumentException.

Submitting a request that targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Parameters
requests	List: the list of requests to cycle through indefinitely This value cannot be null.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify each time one of the requests in the repeating bursts has finished processing. If null, no metadata will be produced for this stream of requests, although image data will still be produced.
handler	Handler: the handler on which the listener should be invoked, or null to use the current thread's looper.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	If the requests reference no Surfaces or reference Surfaces not currently configured as outputs; or one of the requests is a reprocess capture request; or one of the captures targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or the handler is null, the listener is not null, and the calling thread has no looper; or no requests were passed in; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination.

See also:

• capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• stopRepeating()
• abortCaptures()
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

setRepeatingBurstRequests

Added in API level 28

public int setRepeatingBurstRequests (List<CaptureRequest> requests, 
                Executor executor, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener)

Request endlessly repeating capture of a sequence of images by this capture session.

The behavior of this method matches that of setRepeatingBurst(java.util.List, android.hardware.camera2.CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback, android.os.Handler), except that it uses Executor as an argument instead of Handler.

Parameters
requests	List: the list of requests to cycle through indefinitely This value cannot be null.
executor	Executor: the executor which will be used for invoking the listener. This value cannot be null. Callback and listener events are dispatched through this Executor, providing an easy way to control which thread is used. To dispatch events through the main thread of your application, you can use Context.getMainExecutor(). Otherwise, provide an Executor that dispatches to an appropriate thread.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify each time one of the requests in the repeating bursts has finished processing. This value cannot be null.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	If the requests reference no Surfaces or reference Surfaces not currently configured as outputs; or one of the requests is a reprocess capture request; or one of the captures targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or the executor is null; or the listener is null; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination.

See also:

• capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• stopRepeating()
• abortCaptures()
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

setRepeatingRequest

Added in API level 21

public abstract int setRepeatingRequest (CaptureRequest request, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener, 
                Handler handler)

Request endlessly repeating capture of images by this capture session.

With this method, the camera device will continually capture images using the settings in the provided CaptureRequest, at the maximum rate possible.

Repeating requests are a simple way for an application to maintain a preview or other continuous stream of frames, without having to continually submit identical requests through capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler).

Repeat requests have lower priority than those submitted through capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler) or captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler), so if capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler) is called when a repeating request is active, the capture request will be processed before any further repeating requests are processed.

To stop the repeating capture, call stopRepeating(). Calling abortCaptures() will also clear the request.

Calling this method will replace any earlier repeating request or burst set up by this method or setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler), although any in-progress burst will be completed before the new repeat request will be used.

This method does not support reprocess capture requests because each reprocess CaptureRequest must be created from the TotalCaptureResult that matches the input image to be reprocessed. This is either the TotalCaptureResult of capture that is sent for reprocessing, or one of the TotalCaptureResults of a set of captures, when data from the whole set is combined by the application into a single reprocess input image. The request must be capturing images from the camera. If a reprocess capture request is submitted, this method will throw IllegalArgumentException.

Submitting a request that targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination will result in an IllegalArgumentException.

Parameters
request	CaptureRequest: the request to repeat indefinitely This value cannot be null.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify every time the request finishes processing. If null, no metadata will be produced for this stream of requests, although image data will still be produced.
handler	Handler: the handler on which the listener should be invoked, or null to use the current thread's looper.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	If the request references no Surfaces or references Surfaces that are not currently configured as outputs; or the request is a reprocess capture request; or the capture targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or the handler is null, the listener is not null, and the calling thread has no looper; or no requests were passed in; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination.

See also:

• capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• stopRepeating()
• abortCaptures()
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

setSingleRepeatingRequest

Added in API level 28

public int setSingleRepeatingRequest (CaptureRequest request, 
                Executor executor, 
                CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback listener)

Request endlessly repeating capture of images by this capture session.

The behavior of this method matches that of setRepeatingRequest(android.hardware.camera2.CaptureRequest, android.hardware.camera2.CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback, android.os.Handler), except that it uses Executor as an argument instead of Handler.

Parameters
request	CaptureRequest: the request to repeat indefinitely This value cannot be null.
executor	Executor: the executor which will be used for invoking the listener. This value cannot be null. Callback and listener events are dispatched through this Executor, providing an easy way to control which thread is used. To dispatch events through the main thread of your application, you can use Context.getMainExecutor(). Otherwise, provide an Executor that dispatches to an appropriate thread.
listener	CameraCaptureSession.CaptureCallback: The callback object to notify every time the request finishes processing. This value cannot be null.

Returns
int	int A unique capture sequence ID used by CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.
IllegalArgumentException	If the request references no Surfaces or references Surfaces that are not currently configured as outputs; or the request is a reprocess capture request; or the capture targets a Surface in the middle of being prepared; or the executor is null; or the listener is null; or the request targets Surfaces with an unsupported dynamic range combination.

See also:

• capture(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• captureBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• stopRepeating()
• abortCaptures()
• DynamicRangeProfiles.getProfileCaptureRequestConstraints(long)

stopRepeating

Added in API level 21

public abstract void stopRepeating ()

Cancel any ongoing repeating capture set by either setRepeatingRequest or setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler). Has no effect on requests submitted through capture or captureBurst.

Any currently in-flight captures will still complete, as will any burst that is mid-capture. To ensure that the device has finished processing all of its capture requests and is in ready state, wait for the StateCallback.onReady callback after calling this method.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.

See also:

• setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler)
• CameraCaptureSession.StateCallback.onReady(CameraCaptureSession)

supportsOfflineProcessing

Added in API level 30

public boolean supportsOfflineProcessing (Surface surface)

Query whether a given Surface is able to support offline mode.

Surfaces that support offline mode can be passed as arguments to switchToOffline(Collection, Executor, CameraOfflineSessionCallback).

Parameters
surface	Surface: An input/output surface that was used to create this session or the result of getInputSurface(). This value cannot be null.

Returns
boolean	true if the surface can support offline mode and can be passed as argument to switchToOffline(Collection, Executor, CameraOfflineSessionCallback). false otherwise.

Throws
IllegalArgumentException	if an attempt was made to pass a Surface that was not registered with this capture session.
UnsupportedOperationException	if an attempt was made to call this method using unsupported camera capture session like CameraConstrainedHighSpeedCaptureSession or CameraOfflineSession.

See also:

• switchToOffline(Collection, Executor, CameraOfflineSessionCallback)

switchToOffline

Added in API level 30

public CameraOfflineSession switchToOffline (Collection<Surface> offlineSurfaces, 
                Executor executor, 
                CameraOfflineSession.CameraOfflineSessionCallback listener)

Switch the current capture session and a given set of registered camera surfaces to offline processing mode.

Devices support this method will report OFFLINE_PROCESSING capability in CameraCharacteristics.REQUEST_AVAILABLE_CAPABILITIES. When this method is supported, applications can use it to improve the latency of closing camera or recreating capture session without losing the in progress capture request outputs.

Offline processing mode and the corresponding CameraOfflineSession differ from a regular online camera capture session in several ways. Successful offline switches will close the currently active camera capture session. Camera clients are also allowed to call CameraDevice.close while offline processing of selected capture requests is still in progress. Such side effects free device close is only possible when the offline session moves to the ready state. Once this happens, closing the camera device will not affect the pending offline requests and they must complete as normal.

Offline processing mode switches may need several hundred milliseconds to complete as the underlying camera implementation must abort all currently active repeating requests as well as all other pending requests not specified by the client. Additionally the switch will be blocked until all requests that continue processing within the offline session acquire their initial input frame from camera sensor. The call to switchToOffline(Collection, Executor, CameraOfflineSessionCallback) itself is not blocking and will only trigger the offline switch sequence. Clients will be notified via CameraOfflineSessionCallback.onReady once the entire sequence is complete.

Please note that after a successful call to this method the currently active capture session will no longer be valid and clients will begin receiving capture callbacks with a corresponding CameraOfflineSession passed as a session argument.

Parameters
offlineSurfaces	Collection: Client-specified collection of input/output camera registered surfaces that need to be switched to offline mode along with their pending capture requests. Do note that not all camera registered surfaces can be switched to offline mode. Offline processing support for individual surfaces can be queried using supportsOfflineProcessing(Surface). Additionally offline mode switches are not available for shared surfaces OutputConfiguration.enableSurfaceSharing and surfaces as part of a surface group. This value cannot be null.
executor	Executor: The executor which will be used for invoking the offline callback listener. This value cannot be null. Callback and listener events are dispatched through this Executor, providing an easy way to control which thread is used. To dispatch events through the main thread of your application, you can use Context.getMainExecutor(). Otherwise, provide an Executor that dispatches to an appropriate thread.
listener	CameraOfflineSession.CameraOfflineSessionCallback: The callback object to notify for offline session events. This value cannot be null.

Returns
CameraOfflineSession	camera offline session which in case of successful offline switch will move in ready state after clients receive CameraOfflineSessionCallback.onReady. In case the offline switch was not successful clients will receive respective CameraOfflineSessionCallback.onSwitchFailed notification. This value may be null.

Throws
IllegalArgumentException	if an attempt was made to pass a Surface that was not registered with this capture session or a shared surface OutputConfiguration.enableSurfaceSharing or surface as part of a surface group. The current capture session will remain valid and active in case of this exception.
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error.

See also:

• CameraOfflineSession
• CameraOfflineSession.CameraOfflineSessionCallback
• supportsOfflineProcessing(Surface)
• CameraMetadata.REQUEST_AVAILABLE_CAPABILITIES_OFFLINE_PROCESSING

updateOutputConfiguration

Added in API level 28

public void updateOutputConfiguration (OutputConfiguration config)

Update OutputConfiguration after configuration finalization see finalizeOutputConfigurations(List).

Any OutputConfiguration that has been modified via calls to OutputConfiguration.addSurface or OutputConfiguration.removeSurface must be updated. After the update call returns without throwing exceptions any newly added surfaces can be referenced in subsequent capture requests.

Surfaces that get removed must not be part of any active repeating or single/burst request or have any pending results. Consider updating any repeating requests first via setRepeatingRequest(CaptureRequest, CaptureCallback, Handler) or setRepeatingBurst(List, CaptureCallback, Handler) and then wait for the last frame number when the sequence completes CaptureCallback.onCaptureSequenceCompleted before calling updateOutputConfiguration to remove a previously active Surface.

Surfaces that get added must not be part of any other registered OutputConfiguration.

Parameters
config	OutputConfiguration: Modified output configuration.

Throws
CameraAccessException	if the camera device is no longer connected or has encountered a fatal error.
IllegalArgumentException	if an attempt was made to add a Surface already in use by another buffer-producing API, such as MediaCodec or a different camera device or OutputConfiguration; or new surfaces are not compatible (see OutputConfiguration.enableSurfaceSharing); or a Surface that was removed from the modified OutputConfiguration still has pending requests.
IllegalStateException	if this session is no longer active, either because the session was explicitly closed, a new session has been created or the camera device has been closed.