Need to automate photo taking

[Paul Hemans]

I need the ability to take photos, in the background, on a timer. I have had a look around and can't seem to find a plugin that does that. The plugin I found pops up the modal camera interface. Is that an issue with the way the plugin works? Or is that a restriction of the API that is being used? 

That is, is it possible to write a plugin to work around the issue so that photos can be taken in the background? I am happy to put the work in to get it going just provided I know that it is possible to do. I am only interested in getting it working on Android. This is for an automation project.

Thanks.

[jcesarmobile]

I think you can if you create a plugin for camera direct
http://developer.android.com/training/camera/cameradirect.html

but the camera still needs a preview before taking the picture (it seems that you can use a fake preview and will still work on most devices http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2386025/taking-picture-from-camera-without-preview/5384913#5384913)

[Paul Hemans]

Excellent information thanks.