[camera] Android: Improve image streaming by creating a request suitable for video recording instead of still image capture.

Author: PerLycke

packages/camera/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.5.6+3
+
+* Android: Use CameraDevice.TEMPLATE_RECORD to improve image streaming.
+
 ## 0.5.6+2
 
 * Include lifecycle dependency as a compileOnly one on Android to resolve

packages/camera/android/src/main/java/io/flutter/plugins/camera/Camera.java

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public void startPreview() throws CameraAccessException {
 
   public void startPreviewWithImageStream(EventChannel imageStreamChannel)
       throws CameraAccessException {
-    createCaptureSession(CameraDevice.TEMPLATE_STILL_CAPTURE, imageStreamReader.getSurface());
+    createCaptureSession(CameraDevice.TEMPLATE_RECORD, imageStreamReader.getSurface());
 
     imageStreamChannel.setStreamHandler(
         new EventChannel.StreamHandler() {

packages/camera/pubspec.yaml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: camera
 description: A Flutter plugin for getting information about and controlling the
   camera on Android and iOS. Supports previewing the camera feed, capturing images, capturing video,
   and streaming image buffers to dart.
-version: 0.5.6+2
+version: 0.5.6+3
 
 authors:
   - Flutter Team <flutter-dev@googlegroups.com>