Component Camera

Camera: LazyExoticComponent<
ForwardRefExoticComponent<CameraProps & RefAttributes<CameraApi>>,
> = ...

Camera component (Fabric view wrapper).

Renders the live camera preview with props/events and exposes an imperative capture API via ref.

Props: CameraProps
Ref API: CameraApi
Platforms: iOS and Android (lazy‑loaded per platform)

Common props:

cameraType: select front/back camera
zoomMode + zoom: gesture vs programmatic zoom
maxZoom: cap the maximum zoom factor
flashMode vs torchMode
scanBarcode + onReadCode

Example: Basic usage

import { Camera } from 'react-native-camera-kit';

export function Preview() {
  return <Camera style={{ flex: 1 }} />;
}

Example: Capture a photo

import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import { Camera, type CameraApi } from 'react-native-camera-kit';

export function Snapper() {
  const ref = useRef<CameraApi>(null);
  return (
    <>
      <Camera ref={ref} style={{ flex: 1 }} />
      <Button title="Snap" onPress={async () => {
        const photo = await ref.current?.capture();
        console.log(photo?.uri);
      }} />
    </>
  );
}

Example: Barcode scanning

<Camera
  scanBarcode
  showFrame
  onReadCode={(e) => {
    console.log('barcode', e.nativeEvent.codeStringValue, e.nativeEvent.codeFormat);
  }}
/>