Black screen using cordova camera plugin

[David Fabreguette]

Hi,

Just tried to use Cordova Camera plugin on iOS platform (http://docs.phonegap.com/en/edge/cordova_camera_camera.md.html#cameraOptions).

Here's my problem, when I use getPicture method, camera opens but screen is black (with camera tools overlayed on screen). 

I push the "take" red button, it takes the picture well and it works fine afterwards.

Sometimes, if I wait a long time (like 1 minute or more), the camera ends up by loading finally !

Do you guys think it's an iOS issue or phonegap plugin issue or myself coding issue ?

Any idea how to solve that ?

Thank you for your help in advance !

[Kerri Shotts]

What version of iOS? What device? Also, what version of Cordova & the camera plugin?

[mharr]

Did you take the lens cap off? <jk>

Sorry, just couldn't resist.

[Sim Victor]

Me too getting exactly the same problem. Cordova 4.2.0 and camera plugin 0.3.5

It works correctly in Android but not in IOS.

[Kerri Shotts]

Have you tried using an older version of the camera plugin? Also, what version iOS does it fail in? 7? 8? both?

[Sim Victor]

Hi David, 

I've removed camera version 0.3.5 and downloaded the older version 0.3.3 and it works perfectly.

Go get it from https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-camera/releases

Cleanup and replace camera version 0.3.3 into yourproject/plugins/org.apache.cordova.camera/

On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 6:41:32 PM UTC+8, David Fabreguette wrote:

[Laurentiu Macovei]

Strange enough, as of April 15th, this is still persisting. 

However the current master version is not even compiling.

What the heck are you doing Apache??

[Jesse Monroy]

If perhaps you've forgotten, or not Joking, it's good to remember
that this an open source project. Complaints are handled with
lashing of wet noodles (as opposed to metal spikes) ;)

But seriously, if this frustrates you, as it does me, you might
consider lending a hand.

Jesse