package com.maccer.vidcamtest;

import android.hardware.Camera;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class CameraControl {

	Camera mCamera = null;
	CameraPreview mPreview = null;

	public boolean safeCameraOpen() {
	    boolean qOpened = false;

	    try {
	        releaseCameraAndPreview();
	        mCamera = Camera.open();
	        qOpened = (mCamera != null);
	        if (qOpened) {
	        	mPreview.setCamera(mCamera);
	        }
	    } catch (Exception e) {
	        Log.e("error", "failed to open Camera");
	        e.printStackTrace();
	    }

	    return qOpened;
	}

	private void releaseCameraAndPreview() {
	    if (mCamera != null) {
	        mCamera.release();
	        mCamera = null;
	    }
	}
}