@continuous-camera/core

Framework-agnostic camera API for the browser. Access device cameras, capture photos, and switch cameras with a simple, event-driven API.

Part of the continuous-camera project.

Installation

npm install @continuous-camera/core

Usage

import { createCamera } from '@continuous-camera/core';

const camera = createCamera({
  facingMode: 'environment',
  resolution: { width: 1920, height: 1080 },
});

// Start the camera
const stream = await camera.start();

// Attach to a video element
document.querySelector('video').srcObject = stream;

// Capture a photo
const blob = await camera.capture({ format: 'image/jpeg', quality: 0.9 });

// Rapid capture: shots queue instead of overlapping; every photo is emitted as it lands
camera.on('capture', ({ blob, durationMs }) => upload(blob));
await camera.captureBurst({ count: 5, interval: 200 });

// Listen to events
camera.on('statechange', (state) => console.log('State:', state));

// Switch camera
await camera.switchCamera();

// Stop and clean up
camera.destroy();

API

See the full API Reference.

License

MIT