I'm trying to figure out the best way (if there is one) to create a Xamarin.Forms app that allows users to take photos. The idea is to not just take a single photo, but to alternate between taking multiple photos and doing other things within the app. My initial thought was to embed the camera functionality within the app - providing my own streaming view and shutter button - but I haven't been able to find a way to do that simply in Forms.
I'm wondering - is it possible to launch the device's camera app, giving it a directory to store the photos taken? That would let the user have a great camera experience since it's the native app, and I would then process the photos in that directory when the user exits the camera and returns to the app. (Getting callback events as photo are taken would be even better.)
Any help is much appreciated. I'm considering outsourcing this fairly simple app, so if you have expertise in this area feel free to reach out.
Cheers!