VisionCamera vs Expo Camera

Both VisionCamera and Expo Camera are popular Camera libraries for React Native and Expo - however each come with their own feature set and limitations, showcased here on this page.

• Expo Camera (expo-camera) is the Expo SDK's Camera view. Pick it for Expo Go, Web, and fast Expo setup.
• VisionCamera (react-native-vision-camera) is a native Camera framework built with Nitro. Pick it for camera-first apps, pro capture controls, high-performance Camera apps, realtime frames/ML, depth, HDR/RAW, multi-cam, custom outputs, or native plugins.

Feature Comparison

Feature	VisionCamera	Expo Camera
Works in Expo Go	❌	✅
Works on Web	❌	✅
Camera View Component	✅	✅
Capturing Photos	✅	✅
In-memory Photo Capture	✅	✅
Android Snapshot Capture	✅	❌
Capturing Videos	✅	✅
Barcode Scanning	✅	✅
System Barcode Scanner UI	❌	✅
Scan Barcodes from Image URL	✅	✅
Locking AE/AF/AWB	✅	❌
Configurable focusTo(...)	✅	❌
Realtime Frame Processing	✅	❌
Drawing onto the Camera with Skia	✅	❌
Realtime Depth Frame Processing	✅	❌
Depth in Photos	✅	❌
Capturing RAW Photos	✅	❌
Photo HDR	✅	❌
Video HDR/Dynamic Ranges	✅	❌
Maximum Photo Resolution	✅	❌
Android Camera Extensions	✅	❌
Video Stabilization	✅	✅
Preview Stabilization	✅	❌
Low Light Boost	✅	❌
Exposure Bias	✅	❌
Configurable FPS	✅	❌
Specific Camera/Lens Selection	✅	Front/back + iOS lenses
External Camera Devices	✅	❌
Multi-Camera Support	✅	❌
Persistent Video Outputs	✅	❌
Coordinate Systems	✅	❌
Location Tags	✅	❌
Photo Output Callbacks	✅	❌
Preview Image During Capture	✅	❌
Custom Photo JPEG Quality	✅	✅
Photo qualityPrioritization	✅	❌
Custom Video maxFileSize	✅	✅
Custom Video maxDuration	✅	✅
Custom Video Bitrate	✅	✅
Custom Video codec	✅	✅
Native Frame Processor Plugins	✅	❌
Custom Native CameraOutputs	✅	❌

Expo projects

Expo Camera is an Expo SDK package and runs in Expo Go. VisionCamera is a third-party native package and runs in an Expo Development Build (expo prebuild), or in a bare React Native app.