/**
* <p>AE is off or recently reset. When a camera device is opened, it starts in
- * this state.</p>
+ * this state. This is a transient state, the camera device may skip reporting
+ * this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AE_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AE_STATE_INACTIVE = 0;
/**
* <p>AE doesn't yet have a good set of control values
- * for the current scene.</p>
+ * for the current scene. This is a transient state, the camera device may skip
+ * reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AE_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AE_STATE_SEARCHING = 1;
* (through the {@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AE_PRECAPTURE_TRIGGER android.control.aePrecaptureTrigger} START),
* and is currently executing it. Once PRECAPTURE
* completes, AE will transition to CONVERGED or
- * FLASH_REQUIRED as appropriate.</p>
+ * FLASH_REQUIRED as appropriate. This is a transient state, the
+ * camera device may skip reporting this state in capture result.</p>
*
* @see CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AE_PRECAPTURE_TRIGGER
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AE_STATE
/**
* <p>AF off or has not yet tried to scan/been asked
* to scan. When a camera device is opened, it starts in
- * this state.</p>
+ * this state. This is a transient state, the camera device may
+ * skip reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_INACTIVE = 0;
/**
* <p>if CONTINUOUS_* modes are supported. AF is
* currently doing an AF scan initiated by a continuous
- * autofocus mode</p>
+ * autofocus mode. This is a transient state, the camera device may
+ * skip reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_PASSIVE_SCAN = 1;
/**
* <p>if CONTINUOUS_* modes are supported. AF currently
* believes it is in focus, but may restart scanning at
- * any time.</p>
+ * any time. This is a transient state, the camera device may skip
+ * reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_PASSIVE_FOCUSED = 2;
/**
* <p>if AUTO or MACRO modes are supported. AF is doing
- * an AF scan because it was triggered by AF
- * trigger</p>
+ * an AF scan because it was triggered by AF trigger. This is a
+ * transient state, the camera device may skip reporting
+ * this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_ACTIVE_SCAN = 3;
/**
* <p>if any AF mode besides OFF is supported. AF
* believes it is focused correctly and is
- * locked</p>
+ * locked.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_FOCUSED_LOCKED = 4;
/**
* <p>if any AF mode besides OFF is supported. AF has
* failed to focus successfully and is
- * locked</p>
+ * locked.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_NOT_FOCUSED_LOCKED = 5;
/**
* <p>if CONTINUOUS_* modes are supported. AF finished a
* passive scan without finding focus, and may restart
- * scanning at any time.</p>
+ * scanning at any time. This is a transient state, the camera
+ * device may skip reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AF_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AF_STATE_PASSIVE_UNFOCUSED = 6;
/**
* <p>AWB is not in auto mode. When a camera device is opened, it
- * starts in this state.</p>
+ * starts in this state. This is a transient state, the camera device may
+ * skip reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AWB_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AWB_STATE_INACTIVE = 0;
/**
* <p>AWB doesn't yet have a good set of control
- * values for the current scene.</p>
+ * values for the current scene. This is a transient state, the camera device
+ * may skip reporting this state in capture result.</p>
* @see CaptureResult#CONTROL_AWB_STATE
*/
public static final int CONTROL_AWB_STATE_SEARCHING = 1;
* </tr>
* </tbody>
* </table>
+ * <p>For the above table, the camera device may skip reporting any state changes that happen
+ * without application intervention (i.e. mode switch, trigger, locking). Any state that
+ * can be skipped in that manner is called a transient state.</p>
+ * <p>For example, for above AE modes (AE_MODE_ON_*), in addition to the state transitions
+ * listed in above table, it is also legal for the camera device to skip one or more
+ * transient states between two results. See below table for examples:</p>
+ * <table>
+ * <thead>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th align="center">State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Transition Cause</th>
+ * <th align="center">New State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Notes</th>
+ * </tr>
+ * </thead>
+ * <tbody>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">Camera device finished AE scan</td>
+ * <td align="center">CONVERGED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Values are already good, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">Any state</td>
+ * <td align="center">{@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AE_PRECAPTURE_TRIGGER android.control.aePrecaptureTrigger} is START, sequence done</td>
+ * <td align="center">FLASH_REQUIRED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Converged but too dark w/o flash after a precapture sequence, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">Any state</td>
+ * <td align="center">{@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AE_PRECAPTURE_TRIGGER android.control.aePrecaptureTrigger} is START, sequence done</td>
+ * <td align="center">CONVERGED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Converged after a precapture sequence, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">CONVERGED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Camera device finished AE scan</td>
+ * <td align="center">FLASH_REQUIRED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Converged but too dark w/o flash after a new scan, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">FLASH_REQUIRED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Camera device finished AE scan</td>
+ * <td align="center">CONVERGED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Converged after a new scan, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * </tbody>
+ * </table>
*
* @see CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AE_LOCK
* @see CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AE_MODE
new Key<int[]>("android.control.afRegions", int[].class);
/**
- * <p>Current state of AF algorithm</p>
+ * <p>Current state of AF algorithm.</p>
* <p>Switching between or enabling AF modes ({@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AF_MODE android.control.afMode}) always
* resets the AF state to INACTIVE. Similarly, switching between {@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_MODE android.control.mode},
* or {@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_SCENE_MODE android.control.sceneMode} if <code>{@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_MODE android.control.mode} == USE_SCENE_MODE</code> resets all
* </tr>
* </tbody>
* </table>
+ * <p>For the above table, the camera device may skip reporting any state changes that happen
+ * without application intervention (i.e. mode switch, trigger, locking). Any state that
+ * can be skipped in that manner is called a transient state.</p>
+ * <p>For example, for these AF modes (AF_MODE_AUTO and AF_MODE_MACRO), in addition to the
+ * state transitions listed in above table, it is also legal for the camera device to skip
+ * one or more transient states between two results. See below table for examples:</p>
+ * <table>
+ * <thead>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th align="center">State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Transition Cause</th>
+ * <th align="center">New State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Notes</th>
+ * </tr>
+ * </thead>
+ * <tbody>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">AF_TRIGGER</td>
+ * <td align="center">FOCUSED_LOCKED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Focus is already good or good after a scan, lens is now locked.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">AF_TRIGGER</td>
+ * <td align="center">NOT_FOCUSED_LOCKED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Focus failed after a scan, lens is now locked.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">FOCUSED_LOCKED</td>
+ * <td align="center">AF_TRIGGER</td>
+ * <td align="center">FOCUSED_LOCKED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Focus is already good or good after a scan, lens is now locked.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">NOT_FOCUSED_LOCKED</td>
+ * <td align="center">AF_TRIGGER</td>
+ * <td align="center">FOCUSED_LOCKED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Focus is good after a scan, lens is not locked.</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * </tbody>
+ * </table>
* <p>When {@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AF_MODE android.control.afMode} is AF_MODE_CONTINUOUS_VIDEO:</p>
* <table>
* <thead>
* </tr>
* </tbody>
* </table>
+ * <p>When switch between AF_MODE_CONTINUOUS_* (CAF modes) and AF_MODE_AUTO/AF_MODE_MACRO
+ * (AUTO modes), the initial INACTIVE or PASSIVE_SCAN states may be skipped by the
+ * camera device. When a trigger is included in a mode switch request, the trigger
+ * will be evaluated in the context of the new mode in the request.
+ * See below table for examples:</p>
+ * <table>
+ * <thead>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th align="center">State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Transition Cause</th>
+ * <th align="center">New State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Notes</th>
+ * </tr>
+ * </thead>
+ * <tbody>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">any state</td>
+ * <td align="center">CAF-->AUTO mode switch</td>
+ * <td align="center">INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">Mode switch without trigger, initial state must be INACTIVE</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">any state</td>
+ * <td align="center">CAF-->AUTO mode switch with AF_TRIGGER</td>
+ * <td align="center">trigger-reachable states from INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">Mode switch with trigger, INACTIVE is skipped</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">any state</td>
+ * <td align="center">AUTO-->CAF mode switch</td>
+ * <td align="center">passively reachable states from INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">Mode switch without trigger, passive transient state is skipped</td>
+ * </tr>
+ * </tbody>
+ * </table>
*
* @see CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AF_MODE
* @see CaptureRequest#CONTROL_MODE
* <td align="center">SEARCHING</td>
* <td align="center">Values not good after unlock</td>
* </tr>
+ * </tbody>
+ * </table>
+ * <p>For the above table, the camera device may skip reporting any state changes that happen
+ * without application intervention (i.e. mode switch, trigger, locking). Any state that
+ * can be skipped in that manner is called a transient state.</p>
+ * <p>For example, for this AWB mode (AWB_MODE_AUTO), in addition to the state transitions
+ * listed in above table, it is also legal for the camera device to skip one or more
+ * transient states between two results. See below table for examples:</p>
+ * <table>
+ * <thead>
+ * <tr>
+ * <th align="center">State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Transition Cause</th>
+ * <th align="center">New State</th>
+ * <th align="center">Notes</th>
+ * </tr>
+ * </thead>
+ * <tbody>
+ * <tr>
+ * <td align="center">INACTIVE</td>
+ * <td align="center">Camera device finished AWB scan</td>
+ * <td align="center">CONVERGED</td>
+ * <td align="center">Values are already good, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
+ * </tr>
* <tr>
* <td align="center">LOCKED</td>
* <td align="center">{@link CaptureRequest#CONTROL_AWB_LOCK android.control.awbLock} is OFF</td>
* <td align="center">CONVERGED</td>
- * <td align="center">Values good after unlock</td>
+ * <td align="center">Values good after unlock, transient states are skipped by camera device.</td>
* </tr>
* </tbody>
* </table>