UIImagePickerController in Landscape

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I have been searching for an answer to this, but cannot come up with anything. Apparently, iPhone SDK 3.0 made it possible that UIImagePickerController can be displayed in landscape mode - but I am not finding any method that will allow this. I would think that if the application is in landscape by default it would automatically adjust the image controller, but that is not working for me.

Thanks for any help!

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9 Answers

I haven't checked whether this is illegal, but it worked for me. If you want the UIImagePickerController to start(and stay) in Landscape orientation code:

//Initialize picker

UIImagePickerController * picker = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
   picker.delegate = self;


//set Device to Landscape. This will give you a warning. I ignored it.
//warning: 'UIDevice' may not respond to '-setOrientation:'


[[UIDevice currentDevice] setOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight];

//Set Notifications so that when user rotates phone, the orientation is reset to landscape.
[[UIDevice currentDevice] beginGeneratingDeviceOrientationNotifications];

//Refer to the method didRotate:   
[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
              selector:@selector(didRotate:)
               name:@"UIDeviceOrientationDidChangeNotification" object:nil];

//Set the picker source as the camera   
picker.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;

//Bring in the picker view   
[self presentModalViewController:picker animated:YES];

The method didRotate:

- (void) didRotate:(NSNotification *)notification

{
      //Maintain the camera in Landscape orientation
 [[UIDevice currentDevice] setOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight];

}
user_2295570

I have an all-landscape app using UIImagePickerController too. Please be noted that if you call UIImagePickerController in Landscape mode, your app is possible to be rejected by Apple Review Team.

I devised a simple work around this issue which make use the shouldAutoRotate delegate. Apple approves this method for an all-landscape app.

See here for the details and downloadable full project source code.

user_5014390

I solved this problem as follows: after each change in orientation, I simple re-create picker. Try this. Differently is too crooked...

user_2222130
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