Camera Access in Flutter

To add images from the camera in Flutter, we'll use the image_picker package. For this, you'll need to use your real device.

Follow the below steps to display the images from the camera

Step 1: Create a new Flutter Application

Create a new Flutter application using the command Prompt. To create a new app, write the below command and run it.

flutter create app_name

To know more about it refer this article: Creating a Simple Application in Flutter

Step 2: Adding the Dependency

To add the dependency to the pubspec.yaml file, add image_picker as a dependency in the dependencies part of the pubspec.yaml file, as shown below:

Now run the below command in the terminal.

flutter pub get

Step 3: Importing the Dependency

Use the below line of code in the main.dart file to import the image_picker dependency.

import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';

Step 4: Follow the below flow

- To access the camera.

selectFromCamera:

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Show the captured picture, if the user doesn't capture anything, then show "Sorry, nothing selected!".

Complete Source Code

main.dart:

Output:

When no image is selected, the following will result:

When the button is tapped, the mobile's camera will be opened to capture the image, as shown below:

When the image is captured, it will be displayed on the screen, as shown below: