Check if camera is available before using it

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java.lang.RuntimeException: Fail to connect to camera service
at android.hardware.Camera.native_setup(Native Method)
at android.hardware.Camera.<init>(Camera.java:258)
at android.hardware.Camera.open(Camera.java:235)
at system.CameraView.surfaceCreated(CameraView.java:39)
at android.view.SurfaceView.updateWindow(SurfaceView.java:543)
at android.view.SurfaceView.dispatchDraw(SurfaceView.java:348)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1644)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1373)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.draw(FrameLayout.java:357)
at android.view.ViewGroup.drawChild(ViewGroup.java:1646)
at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchDraw(ViewGroup.java:1373)
at android.view.View.draw(View.java:6883)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.draw(FrameLayout.java:357)
at 
com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.draw(PhoneWindow.java:186
2)
at android.view.ViewRoot.draw(ViewRoot.java:1522)
at android.view.ViewRoot.performTraversals(ViewRoot.java:1258)
at android.view.ViewRoot.handleMessage(ViewRoot.java:1859)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:130)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:3683)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:507)
at 
com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:839)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by simon.heinen on 1 Sep 2011 at 10:01

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To me it is the same in the emulator and the device, I have an interface with 
the trace red

Original comment by manuel.z...@taisachile.cl on 26 Sep 2011 at 9:45

Attachments:

• CAP_DroidAR.png

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If this happens repeatedly, please tell me which phone and rom you are using, 
because normally this should not happen very often.

Original comment by simon.heinen on 26 Sep 2011 at 9:50

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