Getting Started with CameraX

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CameraX is a Jetpack library compatible back to Android L and claims 70% fewer lines of code versus Camera2 while standardizing behavior via a CameraX testing lab of thousands of devices. Core, working use cases are preview, image analysis (frame callbacks with raw bytes), and image capture with file callbacks. The sample app on GitHub shows practical fixes: remove-and-reattach the TextureView, center-crop transformations, use display listeners and setTargetRotation, and bind to a lifecycle to auto open and release the camera.

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1. 0:00Introduction to CameraX
2. 1:55Why CameraX exists
3. 3:39Core use cases overview
4. 6:08Setting up preview
5. 8:17Image analysis setup
6. 9:41Handling user capture
7. 11:26Real-world sample app
8. 13:11Preview challenges
9. 21:00Handling display rotation
10. 23:49Camera hardware handling
11. 24:10Auto-fit preview solution

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