CAMERA_I2CActivate*

Syntax

#include <twl/camera.h>

CAMERAResult CAMERA_I2CActivate(CAMERASelect camera);
CAMERAResult CAMERA_I2CActivateAsync(CAMERASelect camera, CAMERACallback callback, void *arg);

Arguments

camera Specifies which camera to enable or sets both cameras to standby mode.
callback Completion-time callback function.
Specify NULL when not needed.
arg Argument passed to the callback function. If NULL has been specified for callback, this value is simply ignored.

Return Values

Returns CAMERA_RESULT_SUCCESS when successful. Returns errors on failure.

Description

Starts a camera or places it in standby mode. This function starts the camera module itself. The CAMERA_StartCapture function must be called to start capturing.

The system has two built-in cameras: an inner camera (CAMERA_SELECT_IN) and an outer camera (CAMERA_SELECT_OUT). This function specifies which camera is started. The unspecified camera is automatically put into standby mode.

Both the inner and outer cameras can be placed into standby mode by specifying CAMERA_SELECT_NONE. To conserve power, we recommend specifying CAMERA_SELECT_NONE to place both cameras into standby mode when they are not in use.

Unlike the CAMERA_I2CActivate function, the CAMERA_I2CActivateAsync function returns control immediately and runs asynchronously. Use callback to confirm that processing has completed.

Note: Immediately after starting the camera, the images obtained from the first four frames may be extremely dark. Furthermore, in addition to the four frames above, stabilization of automatic exposure after a camera is started takes about 14 frames when indoors and 30 frames when outdoors.

Occasional Shifting of Captured Images
The captured image may shift if this function is called during image capture.
Before calling this function, first stop image capture using the CAMERA_StopCapture function and then call this function. After this function completes execution, restart image capture using the CAMERA_StartCapture function.

See Also

CAMERA_StartCapture
CAMERASelect
CAMERACallback

Revision History

2009/11/11 Explained occasional shifting of captured images.
2008/08/18 Revised the description of the time required for exposure adjustment immediately after a camera is started.
2008/07/16 Added information about the number of frames required for automatic exposure correction to stabilize.
2007/11/12 Initial version.


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