IKCapture

Snapchat-Like Image Capture Library

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Installation

1. Copy IKCapture.h and IKCapture.m to your project.
2. Create a new IKCapture instance:

self.captureView = [[IKCapture alloc] initWithFrame:self.view.frame];

3. Start capture:

[self.captureView startRunning];

4. Add IKCapture to your view:

[self.view addSubview:self.captureView];

After finishing this steps you will have a view showing the camera preview.

Properties

@property (nonatomic,readonly,getter=isFlashOn) BOOL flashON;

This property lets you know if the flash is on in the current AVCaptureDevice

@property (nonatomic,strong) UIView *overlay;

This property lets you add an overlay to the camera view.

Methods

+(BOOL)isCameraAvailable;

This lets you know if a camera is available. If you are using the simulator or an old iphone this will return NO.

-(void)takeSnapshotWithCompletionHandler:(void (^)(UIImage 
*image))completion;

To snap a picture just call this method. The image will be returned in the completion handler.

-(void)changeCamera;

This methods allows you to swap cameras.

-(void)toggleFlash;

This methods allows you to turn on/off the camera flash if available.

-(void)startRunning;

This method starts the AVCaptureSession

-(void)stopRunning;

This method stops the AVCaptureSession

-(void)setOverlay:(UIView*)overlay;

Allows you to set a UIView as an overlay to the camera viewfinder.

-(BOOL)currentCameraHasFlash;

This lets you know if the current camera owns a flash.