Android Camera2 API Video App - Part 5 Getting Camera Id

Android tutorial series which describes how to create an android video application using the android camera2 API. Part 5 describes how to get the Id for the rear camera on the device. This camera id is required for making a connection to the rear camera. Check the accompanying website tutorial here - https://www.nigeapptuts.com/?p=518 Github details: You can get it from here https://github.com/mobapptuts/android_camera2_api_video_app.git Tag camera2-video-camera-id or you can run this command git clone https://github.com/mobapptuts/android_camera2_api_video_app.git --branch camera2-video-camera-id In this tutorial we will cover: - Calling the CameraManager - How to get a list of the camera id's - How to get the CameraCharacteristics object for a particular camera id - How to identify the front facing camera - Setting the camera id API's covered - CameraManager - CameraManager.getIdList - CameraManager.getCameraCharacteristics - CameraCharacteristics.LENS_FACING - CameraCharacteristics.LENS_FACING_FRONT For much more information checkout Website - https://www.nigeapptuts.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/MobAppTuts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nigeapptuts Google+ - https://plus.google.com/b/115884642086760882044 Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/mobapptuts/ The previous tutorials were aimed at beginners to android but over time have been getting more complex as the original camera_intent app has developed. This tutorial series is more aimed towards the intermediate developers thought for those who have been following the previous tutorial series, feel free to watch this android performance series. Android studio (1.5) is the editor of choice (IDE) for this tutorial series. This tutorial series is the start of what I expect to be many so I encourage comments and feedback to improve the quality and viewing experience.