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8.1.0 (2026-04-13)

This minor plugin version introduces significant API changes and deprecations. While backward compatibility is maintained, migration is strongly recommended. Please read the release notes in full, and refer to https://capacitorjs.com/docs/apis/camera for full documentation, including migration guides.

Deprecations

  • getPhoto method is deprecated. Use takePhoto for a camera photo, or chooseFromGallery to select from the gallery. For creating a prompt for the user to select which source, use @capacitor/action-sheet or any UI component of your choosing.
  • pickImages method is deprecated. Use chooseFromGallery instead. Refer to the Camera API documentation for more information on migrating.
  • Photo, GalleryImageOptions, and CameraResultType are deprecated, only use them if you are still using the deprecated getPhoto and/or pickImages.
  • These deprecated items will be removed in a future major version of the Camera Plugin, please consider migrating to the new ones.

Features

  • New takePhoto method added. It allows capturing a photo with the device's camera.
  • New recordVideo method added. It allows recording a video with the device's camera. Currently not available in Web. Addresses capacitor-plugins#229.
  • New playVideo method added. It opens a native player to play the provided video. Currently not available in Web.
  • New chooseFromGallery method added. Use it to select photos and/or videos from the device.
  • New MediaResult and MediaMetadata interfaces, which are returned by takePhoto, recordVideo and chooseFromGallery (metadata only if input parameter includeMetadata is true). Besides providing most of the existing functionality from deprecated getPhoto / pickImages, it can include additional metadata like creation date, video duration, among others.
  • New editPhoto method added. Opens an in-app screen to edit a provided base64 encoded image. Supported editing features include image cropping and rotation. Currently not available in Web.
  • New editURIPhoto method added. Opens an in-app screen to edit a provided image from a URI. You may use the URIs returned by takePhoto and chooseFromGallery as input to editURIPhoto. Supported editing features include image cropping and rotation. Currently not available in Web.
  • New Error structure when promise is rejected in new methods: code in OS-PLUG-CAMR-XXXX format + message. Refer to plugin documentation for available errors. Existing methods from version 8.0.2 and older retain the same error structure as before for backwards-compatibility.
  • New methods implementation in new native libraries: https://github.com/ionic-team/ion-android-camera and https://github.com/ionic-team/ion-ios-camera.

Bug Fixes

  • android: Restrict pickImages limit to maximum number supported by the device (clone of capacitor-plugins#2309)
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