my sample based on tip by Fernando Rizzato (MVP Embarcadero lead South America)   unit uFormMain; interface uses System.SysUtils, System.Types, System.UITypes, System.Classes, System.Variants, System.Permissions, FMX.Types, FMX.Controls, FMX.Forms, FMX.Graphics, FMX.Dialogs, FMX.Layouts, FMX.Controls.Presentation, FMX.StdCtrls, FMX.ListBox, FMX.Objects, FMX.ScrollBox, FMX.Memo, FMX.Media; type TfrmFormMain = class(TForm) lytFormMain: TLayout; lytFormMainToolBar: TLayout; lytFormMainClientArea: TLayout; tbarFormMainMenu: TToolBar; sbtnCAMStartCamera: TSpeedButton; cmbboxCAMDevices: TComboBox; imgVideoCapture: TImage; mmMyLog: TMemo; sbtnCAMStopCamera: TSpeedButton; procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject); procedure sbtnCAMStartCameraClick(Sender: TObject); procedure FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction); procedure imgVideoCaptureTap(Sender: TObject; const Point: TPointF); procedure sbtnCAMStopCameraClick(Sender: TObject); procedure cmbboxCAMDevicesChange(Sender: TObject); procedure FormResize(Sender: TObject); procedure FormActivate(Sender: TObject); private procedure prcMyLog(lText: string); // procedure prcCAMDevicesSetting; procedure prcCAMStartCapture; // {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} procedure prcPermissionsResulted(Sender: TObject; const APermissions: TArray<string>; const AGrantResults: TArray<TPermissionStatus>); procedure prcDisplayRationale(Sender: TObject; const APermissions: TArray<string>; const APostRationaleProc: TProc); {$ENDIF} // procedure prcCAMSampleBufferReady(Sender: TObject; const ATime: TMediaTime); procedure prcCAMSampleBufferSync; public end; var frmFormMain : TfrmFormMain; FFormTopPositionBeforeResize: integer = 0; implementation {$R *.fmx} { This sample, will use the "TVideoCaptureDevice" (class base to "TCameraComponent") directly!!! This class is defined in "FMX.Media.pas" // TDialogService.ShowMessage() used for dont block main-thread! } // uses FMX.DialogService {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} , FMX.Helpers.Android, Androidapi.JNI.JavaTypes, Androidapi.Helpers, Androidapi.JNI.OS {$ENDIF} ; // var lMyCAMDevice : TVideoCaptureDevice; lMyCAMPermission: string; function fncMyIIF(lBooleanExpr: boolean; lTextTrue, lTextFalse: string): string; begin result := lTextFalse; // if lBooleanExpr then result := lTextTrue; end; procedure TfrmFormMain.prcMyLog(lText: string); begin mmMyLog.Lines.Add(lText); end; procedure TfrmFormMain.cmbboxCAMDevicesChange(Sender: TObject); begin {$IF NOT DEFINED(ANDROID)} try lMyCAMDevice := nil; // lMyCAMDevice := TVideoCaptureDevice(TCaptureDeviceManager.Current.GetDevicesByName(cmbboxCAMDevices.Selected.Text)); // sbtnCAMStartCamera.Enabled := not(lMyCAMDevice = nil); // except on E: Exception do prcMyLog('Error Start CAM' + #13#10 + E.Message); end; {$ENDIF} end; procedure TfrmFormMain.FormActivate(Sender: TObject); begin {$IF NOT DEFINED(ANDROID)} FFormTopPositionBeforeResize := Self.Top; { when the user move the forms, needs change it too! } {$ENDIF} end; procedure TfrmFormMain.FormClose(Sender: TObject; var Action: TCloseAction); begin if not(lMyCAMDevice = nil) then begin {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} // if PermissionsService.IsEveryPermissionGranted([lMyCAMPermission]) then; if PermissionsService.IsPermissionGranted(lMyCAMPermission) then {$ENDIF} begin if (lMyCAMDevice.State = TCaptureDeviceState.Capturing) then lMyCAMDevice.StopCapture; end; // // lMyCAMDevice.Free; // if necessary!!! end; end; procedure TfrmFormMain.FormCreate(Sender: TObject); begin {$IF NOT DEFINED(ANDROID)} FFormTopPositionBeforeResize := Self.Top; {$ENDIF} // // // Form.OnCreate is not better place to "critial" procedure! // Here, only basic procedures! // Self.Position := TFormPosition.ScreenCenter; sbtnCAMStopCamera.Text := 'Stop Cam'; // prcCAMDevicesSetting; // if necessary, move it for another place! // if not(lMyCAMDevice = nil) then begin prcMyLog(lMyCAMDevice.ToString); // unfortunatelly, dont have Name or Description on Mobile Android // sbtnCAMStartCamera.Enabled := True; end else prcMyLog('MyCAMDevice = nil'); end; procedure TfrmFormMain.FormResize(Sender: TObject); begin {$IF NOT DEFINED(ANDROID)} if (Self.Height <= 480) then begin Self.Top := FFormTopPositionBeforeResize; Self.Height := 480; end; // if (Self.Width <= 640) then Self.Width := 640; // to avoid that ComboBox is gone...! {$ENDIF} end; procedure TfrmFormMain.imgVideoCaptureTap(Sender: TObject; const Point: TPointF); {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} var lObject: string; {$ENDIF} begin {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} // for "TAPing" tests! // lObject := ''; // if not(Sender = nil) then lObject := Sender.ClassName; // TDialogService.ShowMessage( { } Format('Object=%s, Point X=%f, Y=%f, V[0]=%f, V[1]=%f, IsZero=%s', [ { } lObject, Point.X, Point.Y, Point.V[0], Point.V[1], { } fncMyIIF(Point.IsZero, 'is zero', 'is not zero') { } ])); {$ENDIF} end; procedure TfrmFormMain.prcCAMDevicesSetting; {$IF NOT DEFINED(ANDROID)} var DeviceList: TCaptureDeviceList; i : integer; {$ENDIF} begin {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} cmbboxCAMDevices.Visible := False; try // Normally, there is only 1 cam in Mobile! // // NOTE: any try to read or change any property from CAM, NEEDS "permissions"!!! lMyCAMDevice := TCaptureDeviceManager.Current.DefaultVideoCaptureDevice; // lMyCAMDevice.OnSampleBufferReady := prcCAMSampleBufferReady; // showing our video on TImage // // DONT TRY READ or CHANGE any property from CAMDevice here!!! // Like: Start or Stop, Quality, IsDefault, etc... // Only later your "permissions" to be given by user!!! except on E: Exception do prcMyLog('Error CAM definition' + #13#10 + E.Message); end; {$ELSE} DeviceList := TCaptureDeviceManager.Current.GetDevicesByMediaType(TMediaType.Video); // for i := 0 to (DeviceList.Count - 1) do cmbboxCAMDevices.Items.Add(DeviceList[i].Name); {$ENDIF} end; {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} // DisplayRationale and PermissionsResulted is used only mobile! procedure TfrmFormMain.prcDisplayRationale(Sender: TObject; const APermissions: TArray<string>; const APostRationaleProc: TProc); var lRationaleMsg: string; i : integer; begin for i := 0 to high(APermissions) do begin if APermissions[i] = lMyCAMPermission then lRationaleMsg := lRationaleMsg + 'This app needs access your CAM to works' + SLineBreak + SLineBreak; end; // // Show an explanation to the user *asynchronously* - don't block this thread waiting for the user's response! // After the user sees the explanation, invoke the post-rationale routine to request the permissions // TDialogService.ShowMessage(lRationaleMsg, procedure(const AResult: TModalResult) begin // TProc is defined in System.SysUtils // APostRationaleProc; // used by System to go-back in before function... end) end; procedure TfrmFormMain.prcPermissionsResulted(Sender: TObject; const APermissions: TArray<string>; const AGrantResults: TArray<TPermissionStatus>); begin // verifying if the permissions was granted! - Here, testing only 1 permission = CAM if (Length(AGrantResults) = 1) and (AGrantResults[0] = TPermissionStatus.Granted) then prcCAMStartCapture { execute your procedure here if all it's ok } else TDialogService.ShowMessage('The permission <<CAMERA access>> not allowed by user'); end; {$ENDIF} procedure TfrmFormMain.prcCAMSampleBufferReady(Sender: TObject; const ATime: TMediaTime); begin // ****** // DONT USE "main thread" to process something "critial" like: process images by Cam // or anyother that can "crash" your UI (user interface) or app!!! // *************************************************************** // If exist images to process, then, put it on a "queue" to execute it! // Here, "prcSampleBufferSync" will be called always in a queue from main thread (your app) // to "dont paralize it" while the images it's processed!!! // // .............."main thread".........."method called" // TThread.Queue(TThread.CurrentThread, prcCAMSampleBufferSync); // end; procedure TfrmFormMain.prcCAMSampleBufferSync; begin // // use your imagination, to redirect this buffer !!! :) // // in the meantime ... let's write the pictures coming from the camera in the TImage lMyCAMDevice.SampleBufferToBitmap(imgVideoCapture.Bitmap, True); // end; procedure TfrmFormMain.prcCAMStartCapture; begin if not(lMyCAMDevice = nil) then begin // to Mobile (Android), change properties from CAMERA, needs permission! {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} if PermissionsService.IsPermissionGranted(lMyCAMPermission) then {$ENDIF} begin try lMyCAMDevice.StopCapture; // to avoid any error below // lMyCAMDevice.Quality := TVideoCaptureQuality.PhotoQuality; // lMyCAMDevice.StartCapture; // starting video capture! // prcMyLog('CAM device = Capture stated!'); prcMyLog('CAM ' + fncMyIIF(lMyCAMDevice.IsDefault, 'is', 'is not') + ' Default'); prcMyLog('CAM ' + fncMyIIF(lMyCAMDevice.HasFlash, 'has', 'has not') + ' Flash'); except on E: Exception do prcMyLog('Error Start CAM' + #13#10 + E.Message); end; end {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} else TDialogService.ShowMessage('Then CAM device needs your permission to access it!'); {$ENDIF} end else TDialogService.ShowMessage('None CAM device defined!'); end; procedure TfrmFormMain.sbtnCAMStopCameraClick(Sender: TObject); begin if not(lMyCAMDevice = nil) then begin // Needs "permissions" to read or change CAM properties! // {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} if PermissionsService.IsPermissionGranted(lMyCAMPermission) then {$ENDIF} begin if (lMyCAMDevice.State = TCaptureDeviceState.Capturing) then lMyCAMDevice.StopCapture else lMyCAMDevice.StartCapture; end {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} else TDialogService.ShowMessage('The <<CAMERA access>> permission is necessary'); {$ENDIF} end; end; procedure TfrmFormMain.sbtnCAMStartCameraClick(Sender: TObject); begin {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} PermissionsService.RequestPermissions( { } [lMyCAMPermission], { } prcPermissionsResulted, { } prcDisplayRationale { = nil, if you DONT WANT show any message! } ); {$ELSE} prcCAMStartCapture; // MSWindows or macOS {$ENDIF} end; initialization lMyCAMDevice := nil; {$IF DEFINED(ANDROID)} lMyCAMPermission := JStringToString(TJManifest_permission.JavaClass.CAMERA); {$ENDIF} finalization end.   hug