const options: CameraOptions = { quality: 80, quality: 80, destinationType: this.camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI, encodingType: this.camera.EncodingType.JPEG, mediaType: this.camera.MediaType.ALLMEDIA, sourceType : this.camera.PictureSourceType.PHOTOLIBRARY }; let cameraInfo = await this.camera.getPicture(options);

 // FILE STUFF makeFileIntoBlob(_imagePath) { // INSTALL PLUGIN - cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-file return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { let fileName = ""; this.file .resolveLocalFilesystemUrl(_imagePath) .then(fileEntry => { let { name, nativeURL } = fileEntry; // get the path.. let path = nativeURL.substring(0, nativeURL.lastIndexOf("/")); fileName = name; // we are provided the name, so now read the file into a buffer return this.file.readAsArrayBuffer(path, name); }) .then(buffer => { // get the buffer and make a blob to be saved let imgBlob = new Blob([buffer], { type: "image/jpeg" }); // pass back blob and the name of the file for saving // into fire base resolve({ fileName, imgBlob }); }) .catch(e => reject(e)); }); }

// notice the path for the import ends in ngx import { Camera, CameraOptions } from "@ionic-native/camera/ngx"; import { File } from "@ionic-native/file/ngx";

import { Camera } from '@ionic-native/camera/ngx'; import { File } from '@ionic-native/file/ngx'; @NgModule({ declarations: [AppComponent], entryComponents: [], imports: [BrowserModule, IonicModule.forRoot(), AppRoutingModule], providers: [ File, Camera, StatusBar, SplashScreen, { provide: RouteReuseStrategy, useClass: IonicRouteStrategy } ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule {}