cameraOverlayView to crop the result in UIImagePickerController

Question

When I use UIImagePickerController with cameraOverlayView, can I get the only a selective region from my overlay view?

Answer 1

1. Add an UIImageView as child to your cameraOverlayView.
2. Create a black PNG image size 320x480. Cut a rectangle in the middle to produce a hole (transparent pixels).
3. Assign the PNG image to the UIImageView.

Alternatively you could overwrite your cameraOverlayView's "- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect" like this (untested out of my head):

    // Request draw context
    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

    // Draw background        
    CGContextSetRGBFillColor(context, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
    CGContextFillRect(context, rect);

    // Cut hole
    CGContextSetBlendMode(context, kCGBlendModeClear);
    CGContextFillRect(context, CGRectMake(40, 40, 100, 100);

I have done something similar in my Faces app (http://faces.pixelshed.net/). Feel free to write a comment if one of the steps seems unclear.