Can I take Black and White pictures using android camera intent?

Question

Is it possible to take pictures in black and white using camera intent ? I tried camera that taken color pictures.

Answer 1

I don't think it can be achieved using an intent.

If you want black and white, you'll have to use

setColorEffect(android.hardware.Camera.Parameters.EFFECT_MONO);

but of course, this isn't using an intent.

You could take a look here explaining algorithms to take a monochrome picture. But it's a longer way.

Take monochrome picture (black and white) with Android