This example is only able to capture video on the iOS platform.

app.js

Titanium.UI.setBackgroundColor('#000');

var win = Titanium.UI.createWindow({
	title : 'Tab 1',
	backgroundColor : '#fff'
});

var camera = Ti.UI.createButton({
	title : 'Camera',
	height : 50,
	width : 100,
	top : 50,
	left : 50
});

camera.addEventListener('click', function() {
	if (Ti.Media.isCameraSupported) {
		//Ti.Media.setCameraFlashMode(Ti.Media.CAMERA_FLASH_ON);
		//Ti.Media.setCameraFlashMode(1);
		//alert(Ti.Media.getCameraFlashMode());
		//check if this return 0 always

		Titanium.Media.showCamera({
			success : function(event) {
				Ti.API.debug('Our type was: ' + event.mediaType);
				if (event.mediaType == Ti.Media.MEDIA_TYPE_PHOTO) {
					var imageView = Ti.UI.createImageView({
						width : "300",
						height : "200",
						image : event.media
					});
					win.add(imageView);
				} else {
					alert("got the wrong type back =" + event.mediaType);
				}
			},
			cancel : function() {
				// called when user cancels taking a picture
			},
			error : function(error) {
				// called when there's an error
				var a = Titanium.UI.createAlertDialog({
					title : 'Camera'
				});
				if (error.code == Titanium.Media.NO_CAMERA) {
					a.setMessage('Please run this test on device');
				} else {
					a.setMessage('Unexpected error: ' + error.code);
				}
				a.show();
			},
			saveToPhotoGallery : true,
			allowEditing : true,
			mediaTypes : [Ti.Media.MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO, Ti.Media.MEDIA_TYPE_PHOTO],
			showControls : true // always use to get the basic facility about camera.
			//overlay:overlayview // do not use overlay to when you want to use the switching facility
		});

	}
});

win.add(camera);
win.open();