Simulator-safe method for using the hardware camera on iOS Simulators

gistfile1.m

-(void)takeSimulatorSafePhotoWithPopoverFrame:(GCRect)popoverFrame {
    
    // Prerequisites:
    //
    // Class requires two properties to be defined:
    //
    //	@property (nonatomic, strong) UIImagePickerController *imagePicker;
    //  @property (nonatomic) BOOL usingPopover;

    // Load the imagePicker
    self.imagePicker = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];

    // Set the sourceType to default to the PhotoLibrary and use the ivar to flag that
    // it will be presented in a popover
	
    UIImagePickerControllerSourceType sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypePhotoLibrary;
    self.usingPopover = YES;
    
    // Check if the camera is available - if it is, reset the sourceType to the camera
    // and indicate that the popover won't be used.
	
    if ([UIImagePickerController isSourceTypeAvailable:UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera]) {
        sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
        self.usingPopover = NO;
    }

    // Set the sourceType of the imagePicker
	
    [self.imagePicker setSourceType:sourceType];

    // Set up the other imagePicker properties
    self.imagePicker.allowsEditing = NO;
    self.imagePicker.delegate = self;
    
    // If the sourceType isn't the camera, then use the popover to present
    // the imagePicker, with the frame that's been passed into this method
	
    if (sourceType != UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera) {
    
    	self.popover = [[UIPopoverController alloc] initWithContentViewController:self.imagePicker];
        self.popover.delegate = self;
        [self.popover presentPopoverFromRect:popoverFrame inView:self.view permittedArrowDirections:UIPopoverArrowDirectionAny animated:YES];

    } else {

	// Present a standard imagePicker as a modal view
        [self presentModalViewController:imagePicker animated:YES];    
    }
    
}


- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)picker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary *)info {
    
    // This UIIMagePickerController delegate method is called by the image picker when 
    // it's dismissed as a result of choosing an image from the Photo Library, 
    // or taking an image with the camera

    UIImage *takenImage = [info objectForKey:UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage];

    // Do whatever is required with the image here
    // ...
    
    // Get rid of the imagePicker, either by dismissing the popover...
    if (self.usingPopover) {

        [self.popover dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];

    } else {

	// ...or dismissing the modal view controller
        [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES];        

    }
}

I used some ideas from this to make my app simulator safe. Thanks.