.NET Application to Capture Image from PDA Camera

Question

I am trying to capture images from a PDA camera by clicking the capture button in my application so that I can save (using save button in my application) it in my application (I also need to zoom the picture through my application by clicking the zoom Button.)

I have to do this in .NET using C#.

How can it be achieved?

Answer 1

Version 2.0 of the .NET Compact Framework provides the CameraCaptureDialog to add camera support to your application. Unfortunately, it's limited to activating the camera and waiting for the user to take a picture or cancel the dialog. You would need to perform the zoom on the still image after it has been captured.

Alternatively, there are some 3rd party components available for accessing the the camera. One such component is showcased on codeproject, but you will obviously need to license the components for your app.