# Camera

### Required Phonegap plugins

cordova-plugin-camera

## API Documentation

### Method Summary

#### getPicture

Take (using camera) or get an image file from the device's default gallery.

**Params**

| Type     | Name            | Summary             | Required |
| -------- | --------------- | ------------------- | -------- |
| Function | successCallback | on success callback | Optional |
| Function | errorCallback   | on error callback   | Optional |
| Object   | options         | Options object      | Optional |

The options object's parameters can be aquired from the [cordova-plugin-camera](https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-camera) site.

## Example Usage

```javascript
var options = {
  quality: 50,
  destinationType: 0,
  sourceType: 1,
  correctOrientation: true
}

/**
 * Hook up to a button or element with an onAction event to start the camera
 * @properties={typeid:24,uuid:"8EEAFB0D-133F-4009-9C41-83B8A890D19B"}
 */
function onAction$takePicture() {
    plugins.svyphonegapCamera.getPicture(getPicSuccess, getPicFail, options);
}

/**
 * Callback when picture received successfully
 * @properties={typeid:24,uuid:"8EEAFB0D-133F-4009-9C41-83B8A890D19B"}
 */
function getPicFail(err) {
	//failed to get picture	
}

 /**
 * Callback when picture received successfully
 * @properties={typeid:24,uuid:"8EEAFB0D-133F-4009-9C41-83B8A890D19B"}
 */
function getPicSuccess(res) {
	//display the image.
	elements.contact_photo.imageURL = '';
	elements.contact_photo.text = '<img src="data:image/png;base64,' + res + '"/>'
}

```