iOS Ti.Media.showCamera ignores Ti.Media.cameraFlashMode when recording video

[francesco-lombardo]

It seems that, in iOS, Ti.Media.cameraFlashMode is ignored when trying to record video (after inspecting the iOS titanium source code, it seems to not be considered at all)

To Reproduce

Ti.Media.cameraFlashMode = Ti.Media.CAMERA_FLASH_OFF; // creating camera in video mode, ignore the flash setting, using always "auto" Ti.Media.showCamera({ mediaTypes: [Ti.Media.MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO], ... });

Expected behavior

The created camera apply the global flash setting (Ti.Media.cameraFlashMode)

Environment

Titanium SDK version: 11.1.1.GA CLI version: 6.1.1

[hbugdoll]

after inspecting the iOS titanium source code, it seems to not be considered at all

It is only set when the camera (=picker) is open, see:

https://github.com/tidev/titanium-sdk/blob/8c034a6160a408399363c0ea951de9c4874d3751/iphone/Classes/MediaModule.m#L535-L552 (same in SDK v11.1.x)

// creating camera in video mode, ignore the flash setting, using always "auto"

Because the initial value is Ti.Media.CAMERA_FLASH_AUTO (= UIImagePickerControllerCameraFlashModeAuto).

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To make it work, you simply have to set the flash mode after showCamera():

Ti.Media.showCamera({
   mediaTypes: [Ti.Media.MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO],
   ...
});
Ti.Media.cameraFlashMode = Ti.Media.CAMERA_FLASH_OFF;

It should be explained better in the docs!