Camera2 Face API

[Catalin Voss]

Hi there,

Is there a plan to wrap the native camera based face detector in CameraX?  (i.e. not MlKit, MobileVision, neven, etc.) It's still available in Camera2 via STATISTICS_FACES, but I can't seem to find anything about it in CameraX.

Thank you!
Catalin

[Vinit Modi]

Hi Catalin,

Yes we are looking to expose the camera2 face detector via CameraX. Note that the camera2 API uses each manufacturer provided face detector. Thanks!

Vinit

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[Catalin Voss]

Hey Vinit,

How consistently is that available across devices in your experience?

Thanks,

Catalin

[Vinit Modi]

Hi Catalin,

camera2 has a property called STATISTICS_FACE_DETECT_MODE which lists the type of hardware support for face detection (OFF, SIMPLE, or FULL). Roughly 90% of devices support SIMPLE, around 8% are FULL, and 2% OFF. OFF means no in-built face detector is available. Hope this helps! 

Vinit