Using React Native VisionCamera: Demo and alternatives

Following the deprecation of React Native Camera, developers are exploring alternative libraries for integrating camera functionalities into React Native projects. React Native VisionCamera emerges as a robust choice, offering comprehensive features such as photo and video capture, QR code scanning through ML Kit, and advanced frame processing capabilities for AI and facial recognition. The article provides a step-by-step guide on setting up a QR code scanner with VisionCamera, emphasizing the ease of use and detailed developer support it offers. Additionally, it highlights other camera library alternatives like React Native Camera Kit, React Native Video, and React Native Image Picker, each with unique strengths and limitations, such as the lack of video support in Camera Kit and limited camera capabilities in Image Picker. The piece underscores VisionCamera's suitability for applications requiring extensive camera control and concludes with a nod to LogRocket, a tool for monitoring and enhancing user interactions in React Native apps.