Android: Keep camera-LED on after screen turns off
@Override
public void onCreate() {
    // assume we start with screen on and save that state ;-)
    this.pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
    screenOn = this.pm.isScreenOn();

    // program a timer which checks if the light needs to be re-activated
    this.mTimer = new Timer();
    this.mTimerTask = new TimerTask() {
        public void run() {
            // re-activate the LED if screen turned off
            if(!pm.isScreenOn() && pm.isScreenOn() != screenOn) {
                Log.i("SleepLEDservice", "re-activated the LED");

                // really it's NOT ENOUGH to just "turn it on", i double-checked this
                setFlashlight(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
                setFlashlight(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
            }
            screenOn = pm.isScreenOn();
        }
    };
}

private void setFlashlight(String newMode) {
    try {
        this.frontCamPara = this.frontCam.getParameters();
        if(this.frontCamPara.getFlashMode() != newMode) {
            this.frontCamPara.setFlashMode(newMode);
            this.frontCam.setParameters(frontCamPara);
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}