Take a picture

android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE

An application implementing this intent protocol allows the user to capture an image.

 Read also the Android documentation

Use

public void startTakeAPicture() {
    Intent intent = new Intent("android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE"); 
    if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) { 
        startActivity(intent);
    }
}

Example intent filter

<activity ...>
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    </intent-filter>
</activity>

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