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getUserMedia image capture resolution vs. html video element size

Is there a way to capture a higher resolution image than the actual width of my onscreen video element which is showing my webcam image that I intend to capture?
Currently, I have set the width in getUserMedia to 1280, but my element is constrained to 640px. I'd like to still be storing images of 1280px wide so that I'm getting higher quality images.
Code:
<div id="video-container">
<h3 id="webcam-title">Add Photos</h3>
<video id="video" autoplay playsinline></video>
<select id="videoSource"></select>
<div id="take-photo-button" onclick="takeSnapshot();">TAKE PHOTO <div class="overlay"></div></div>
<canvas id="myCanvas" style="display:none;"></canvas>
<div id="snapshot-container"></div>
<div id="approval-form-submit">SAVE ORDER</div>
</div>
<script src="https://webrtc.github.io/adapter/adapter-latest.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
var video = document.querySelector('video');
var videoSelect = document.querySelector('select#videoSource');
var initialized = false;
//Obtain media object from any browser
navigator.getUserMedia = ( navigator.getUserMedia ||
navigator.webkitGetUserMedia ||
navigator.mozGetUserMedia ||
navigator.msGetUserMedia);
var video_height, snapshot_height;
//var video_width = 1280;
var video_width = 640;
var container_width = 800;
var snapshot_margin = 10;
var snapshot_width = (container_width - snapshot_margin*6)/3;
//var snapshot_width = 1280;
function fillSelectWithDevices(deviceInfos) {
var value = videoSelect.value;
$(videoSelect).empty();
for (let i = 0; i !== deviceInfos.length; ++i) {
var deviceInfo = deviceInfos[i];
if (deviceInfo.kind === 'videoinput') {
var option = document.createElement('option');
option.value = deviceInfo.deviceId;
option.text = deviceInfo.label || `camera ${videoSelect.length + 1}`;
videoSelect.appendChild(option);
if(!initialized && deviceInfo.label==='Back Camera'){
value = deviceInfo.deviceId;
initialized = true;
}
}
if (Array.prototype.slice.call(videoSelect.childNodes).some(n => n.value === value)) {
videoSelect.value = value;
}
}
}
function gotStream(stream) {
window.stream = stream; // make stream available to console
video.srcObject = stream;
video.addEventListener('canplay', function(ev){
video_height = video.videoHeight * (video_width/video.videoWidth);
snapshot_height = video.videoHeight * (snapshot_width/video.videoWidth);
initCanvas();
// Firefox currently has a bug where the height can't be read from
// the video, so we will make assumptions if this happens.
if (isNaN(video_height)) {
video_height = video_width * (3/4);
console.log("Can't read video height. Assuming 4:3 aspect ratio");
}
//video_width=640;
//video_height=480;
video.setAttribute('width', video_width);
video.setAttribute('height', video_height);
canvas.setAttribute('width', video_width);
canvas.setAttribute('height', video_height);
}, false);
return navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices();
}
function handleError(error) {
console.log('navigator.getUserMedia error: ', error);
}
function start() {
if (window.stream) {
window.stream.getTracks().forEach(track => {
track.stop();
});
}
var videoSource = videoSelect.value;
var constraints = {
video: {deviceId: videoSource ? {exact: videoSource} : undefined,
facingMode: "environment",
width:1280},
audio: false
};
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints).then(gotStream).then(fillSelectWithDevices).catch(handleError);
}
videoSelect.onchange = start;
start();
var canvas, ctx, container;
function initCanvas() {
canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
container = document.getElementById("snapshot-container");
//Reconstitute snapshots from form URI after failed submit
var image_list_field = $('#image-list-field'),
URI_array = image_list_field.val().split(','),
dataURI;
for(var i = 0;i<URI_array.length;i++){
if(URI_array[i]){
dataURI = "data:image/png;base64,"+URI_array[i];
displaySnapshot(dataURI);
}
}
}
// Capture a photo by fetching the current contents of the video
// and drawing it into a canvas, then converting that to a PNG
// format data URL. By drawing it on an offscreen canvas and then
// drawing that to the screen, we can change its size and/or apply
// other changes before drawing it.
takeSnapshot = function() {
alert (video_width + " " + video_height);
ctx.drawImage(video, 0, 0, video_width, video_height);
var data = canvas.toDataURL('image/png');
displaySnapshot(data);
}
function displaySnapshot(data){
var photo = document.createElement('img'),
snapshot_div = document.createElement('div'),
delete_text = document.createElement('p');
photo.setAttribute('src', data);
$(photo).css({"width":snapshot_width+"px"});
$(photo).addClass("snapshot-img");
$(snapshot_div).css({"width":snapshot_width+"px","height":snapshot_height+25+"px"});
$(delete_text).text("Delete Photo");
$(snapshot_div).append(photo).append(delete_text);
$(delete_text).on('click',function(){$(this).closest('div').remove()})
container.append(snapshot_div);
}
$('#approval-form-submit').on('click',function(e){
var form = $('#approval-form'),
image_list_field = $('#image-list-field'),
imageURI;
image_list_field.val("");
$('.snapshot-img').each(function(i, d){
imageURI = d.src.split(',')[1]+',';
image_list_field.val(image_list_field.val()+imageURI);
});
form.submit();
})

audio element not valid

I'm creating a audio player with visualizer.
But currently when I press the input to start the audio player my debug console returns:
Uncaught (in promise) DOMException: Failed to load because no
supported source was found.
What I'm currently doing is setting the whole audio element up in JS / jQuery:
var bins = 512;
var backgroundColour = "#2C2E3B";
var barColour = "#EC1A55";
var floorLevel = 32;
var audioContext;
var audioBuffer;
var audioAnalyserNode;
var initialized = false;
var songText = "";
var textSize;
var freqLookup = [];
var canvasContext;
var isStream = true;
var canvasWidth;
var canvasHeight;
var src;
var audioElement;
var isPlaying = false;
var volume = 1;
function play() {
audioElement = document.createElement('audio');
// Opus support check stuff
var streamEndpoint = 'http://**.**.**.**:8003/stream';
var canPlayOpus = (typeof audioElement.canPlayType === "function" && audioElement.canPlayType('audio/ogg; codecs="opus"') !== "");
if(volume > 1) {
volume = volume / 100;
}
audioElement.src = streamEndpoint;
audioElement.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
audioElement.volume = volume;
audioElement.play();
isPlaying = true;
setUpCanvas(audioElement);
}
function pause() {
audioElement.pause();
audioElement.currentTime = 0;
audioElement.src = '';
isPlaying = false;
}
function setUpCanvas(audioElement){
try {
initCanvas(document.getElementById("canvas"));
if(typeof audioContext === 'undefined') {
audioContext = new AudioContext();
}
if (audioElement) {
isStream = true;
setupAudioApi(true, audioElement);
}
} catch(e) {
console.log(e);
}
}
function setupAudioApi(isStream, audioElement) {
//var src;
if (isStream){
if(typeof src === 'undefined'){
src = audioContext.createMediaElementSource(audioElement);
audioContext.crossOrigin = "anonymous";
audioAnalyserNode = audioContext.createAnalyser();
audioAnalyserNode.fftSize = bins * 4;
src.connect(audioAnalyserNode);
audioAnalyserNode.connect(audioContext.destination);
}
}
if (!isStream) {
src.start();
}
initialized = true;
initFreqLookupTable();
}
function initCanvas(canvasElement) {
canvasContext = canvasElement.getContext('2d');
canvasElement.width = canvasElement.clientWidth;
canvasElement.height = canvasElement.clientHeight;
canvasWidth = canvasElement.width;
canvasHeight = canvasElement.height;
requestAnimationFrame(paint);
}
function getFreqPoint(start, stop, n, binCount) {
return start * Math.pow(stop / start, n / (binCount - 1));
}
function initFreqLookupTable() {
var lastPoint = 0;
var bins = audioAnalyserNode.frequencyBinCount;
for(var i = 0; i < bins / 2; i++) {
//Scale to perceived frequency distribution
var newFreq = getFreqPoint(20, 20000, i * 2, bins);
var point = Math.floor(bins * newFreq / 20000);
while (point <= lastPoint) {
point++;
}
lastPoint = point;
freqLookup.push(point);
}
}
//Render some fancy bars
function paint() {
requestAnimationFrame(paint);
if(!initialized) {
alert('Er is iets fout gegaan');
return false;
}
canvasContext.clearRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
canvasContext.fillStyle = backgroundColour;
canvasContext.fillRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
var bins = audioAnalyserNode.frequencyBinCount;
var data = new Uint8Array(bins);
audioAnalyserNode.getByteFrequencyData(data);
canvasContext.fillStyle = barColour;
for(var i = 0; i < bins; i++) {
var point = freqLookup[i];
//Pretty much any volume will push it over 128 so we set that as the bottom threshold
//I suspect I should be doing a logarithmic space for the volume as well
var height = Math.max(0, (data[point] - floorLevel));
//Scale to the height of the bar
//Since we change the base level in the previous operations, 256 should be changed to 160 (i think) if we want it to go all the way to the top
height = (height / (256 - floorLevel)) * canvasHeight * 0.8;
var width = Math.ceil(canvasWidth / ((bins / 2) - 1));
canvasContext.fillRect(i * width, canvasHeight - height, width, height);
}
}
The stream is in audio/mpeg format, it does load when I simply create an audio element in HTML with a src.
Can someone help me clarify and find the solution to the DOMException I'm getting. I have been searching other cases of this error but the fixes there didn't resolve the problem.

Try creating the audio tag like this:
var audio = new Audio('audio_file.mp3');
And try setting the type:
audio.type = "audio/mpeg";
I think that will fix your problem.
This creates an element, identical to the one you use in your code.
I suggest you put an extension on your stream.
I know this way works, and I don't know why the other way doesn't.

why this javascript code don't work after i reload part of my page with ajax?

I have 3 files with php and js. in first file i load some information and show it to user, then user can change them. for show other information to user i reload part of my page with some code that they are in second php file. i put them in <div id='show_album'>my data</div> and change them with second php file.
for first run my javascript code work fine, but after reloading part of page it never work. what must i change in code that it work after reloading?!
this is part of code that can reload div element with ajax:
<select onchange="showList('showalbum.php?change=',this.value,'show_album')"><option value='1'>1</option> <option value='2'>2</option></select>
in this part of code that in first page i reload my div element with new data.
then in new data i have something like this:
size of picture: 460*345
that show picture link to user and when user click on it, with javascript i show it to user on this page and on my other information that user can close it.but now this rel="lightbox" don't work and when user click on link, this picture open in same window.
this is my javascript code and in <head> i define it:
/*
Table of Contents
-----------------
Configuration
Functions
- getPageScroll()
- getPageSize()
- pause()
- getKey()
- listenKey()
- showLightbox()
- hideLightbox()
- initLightbox()
- addLoadEvent()
Function Calls
- addLoadEvent(initLightbox)
*/
//
// Configuration
//
// If you would like to use a custom loading image or close button reference them in the next two lines.
var loadingImage = './LightBox/loading.gif';
var closeButton = './LightBox/close.gif';
//
// getPageScroll()
// Returns array with x,y page scroll values.
// Core code from - quirksmode.org
//
function getPageScroll(){
var yScroll;
if (self.pageYOffset) {
yScroll = self.pageYOffset;
} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop){ // Explorer 6 Strict
yScroll = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
} else if (document.body) {// all other Explorers
yScroll = document.body.scrollTop;
}
arrayPageScroll = new Array('',yScroll)
return arrayPageScroll;
}
//
// getPageSize()
// Returns array with page width, height and window width, height
// Core code from - quirksmode.org
// Edit for Firefox by pHaez
//
function getPageSize(){
var xScroll, yScroll;
if (window.innerHeight && window.scrollMaxY) {
xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
yScroll = window.innerHeight + window.scrollMaxY;
} else if (document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight){ // all but Explorer Mac
xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
yScroll = document.body.scrollHeight;
} else { // Explorer Mac...would also work in Explorer 6 Strict, Mozilla and Safari
xScroll = document.body.offsetWidth;
yScroll = document.body.offsetHeight;
}
var windowWidth, windowHeight;
if (self.innerHeight) { // all except Explorer
windowWidth = self.innerWidth;
windowHeight = self.innerHeight;
} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) { // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
} else if (document.body) { // other Explorers
windowWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
windowHeight = document.body.clientHeight;
}
// for small pages with total height less then height of the viewport
if(yScroll < windowHeight){
pageHeight = windowHeight;
} else {
pageHeight = yScroll;
}
// for small pages with total width less then width of the viewport
if(xScroll < windowWidth){
pageWidth = windowWidth;
} else {
pageWidth = xScroll;
}
arrayPageSize = new Array(pageWidth,pageHeight,windowWidth,windowHeight)
return arrayPageSize;
}
//
// pause(numberMillis)
// Pauses code execution for specified time. Uses busy code, not good.
// Code from http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1602
//
function pause(numberMillis) {
var now = new Date();
var exitTime = now.getTime() + numberMillis;
while (true) {
now = new Date();
if (now.getTime() > exitTime)
return;
}
}
//
// getKey(key)
// Gets keycode. If 'x' is pressed then it hides the lightbox.
//
function getKey(e){
if (e == null) { // ie
keycode = event.keyCode;
} else { // mozilla
keycode = e.which;
}
key = String.fromCharCode(keycode).toLowerCase();
if(key == 'x'){ hideLightbox(); }
}
//
// listenKey()
//
function listenKey () { document.onkeypress = getKey; }
//
// showLightbox()
// Preloads images. Pleaces new image in lightbox then centers and displays.
//
function showLightbox(objLink)
{
// prep objects
var objOverlay = document.getElementById('overlay');
var objLightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');
var objCaption = document.getElementById('lightboxCaption');
var objImage = document.getElementById('lightboxImage');
var objLoadingImage = document.getElementById('loadingImage');
var objLightboxDetails = document.getElementById('lightboxDetails');
var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();
// center loadingImage if it exists
if (objLoadingImage) {
objLoadingImage.style.top = (arrayPageScroll[1] + ((arrayPageSize[3] - 35 - objLoadingImage.height) / 2) + 'px');
objLoadingImage.style.left = (((arrayPageSize[0] - 20 - objLoadingImage.width) / 2) + 'px');
objLoadingImage.style.display = 'block';
}
// set height of Overlay to take up whole page and show
objOverlay.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] + 'px');
objOverlay.style.display = 'block';
// preload image
imgPreload = new Image();
imgPreload.onload=function(){
objImage.src = objLink.href;
// center lightbox and make sure that the top and left values are not negative
// and the image placed outside the viewport
var lightboxTop = arrayPageScroll[1] + ((arrayPageSize[3] - 35 - imgPreload.height) / 2);
var lightboxLeft = ((arrayPageSize[0] - 20 - imgPreload.width) / 2);
objLightbox.style.top = (lightboxTop < 0) ? "0px" : lightboxTop + "px";
objLightbox.style.left = (lightboxLeft < 0) ? "0px" : lightboxLeft + "px";
objLightboxDetails.style.width = imgPreload.width + 'px';
if(objLink.getAttribute('title')){
objCaption.style.display = 'block';
//objCaption.style.width = imgPreload.width + 'px';
objCaption.innerHTML = objLink.getAttribute('title');
} else {
objCaption.style.display = 'none';
}
// A small pause between the image loading and displaying is required with IE,
// this prevents the previous image displaying for a short burst causing flicker.
if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1){
pause(250);
}
if (objLoadingImage) { objLoadingImage.style.display = 'none'; }
objLightbox.style.display = 'block';
// After image is loaded, update the overlay height as the new image might have
// increased the overall page height.
arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
objOverlay.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] + 'px');
// Check for 'x' keypress
listenKey();
return false;
}
imgPreload.src = objLink.href;
var e = document.getElementById('gand');
e.style.display = 'none';
}
//
// hideLightbox()
//
function hideLightbox()
{
// get objects
objOverlay = document.getElementById('overlay');
objLightbox = document.getElementById('lightbox');
// hide lightbox and overlay
objOverlay.style.display = 'none';
objLightbox.style.display = 'none';
// disable keypress listener
document.onkeypress = '';
var e = document.getElementById('gand');
e.style.display = 'block';
}
//
// initLightbox()
// Function runs on window load, going through link tags looking for rel="lightbox".
// These links receive onclick events that enable the lightbox display for their targets.
// The function also inserts html markup at the top of the page which will be used as a
// container for the overlay pattern and the inline image.
//
function initLightbox()
{
if (!document.getElementsByTagName){ return; }
var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
// loop through all anchor tags
for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++){
var anchor = anchors[i];
if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && (anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "lightbox")){
anchor.onclick = function () {showLightbox(this); return false;}
}
}
// the rest of this code inserts html at the top of the page that looks like this:
//
// <div id="overlay">
// <img id="loadingImage" />
// </div>
// <div id="lightbox">
// <a href="#" onclick="hideLightbox(); return false;" title="Click anywhere to close image">
// <img id="closeButton" />
// <img id="lightboxImage" />
// </a>
// <div id="lightboxDetails">
// <div id="lightboxCaption"></div>
// <div id="keyboardMsg"></div>
// </div>
// </div>
var objBody = document.getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);
// create overlay div and hardcode some functional styles (aesthetic styles are in CSS file)
var objOverlay = document.createElement("div");
objOverlay.setAttribute('id','overlay');
objOverlay.onclick = function () {hideLightbox(); return false;}
objOverlay.style.display = 'none';
objOverlay.style.position = 'absolute';
objOverlay.style.top = '0';
objOverlay.style.left = '0';
objOverlay.style.zIndex = '90';
objOverlay.style.width = '100%';
objBody.insertBefore(objOverlay, objBody.firstChild);
var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();
// preload and create loader image
var imgPreloader = new Image();
// if loader image found, create link to hide lightbox and create loadingimage
imgPreloader.onload=function(){
var objLoadingImageLink = document.createElement("a");
objLoadingImageLink.setAttribute('href','#');
objLoadingImageLink.onclick = function () {hideLightbox(); return false;}
objOverlay.appendChild(objLoadingImageLink);
var objLoadingImage = document.createElement("img");
objLoadingImage.src = loadingImage;
objLoadingImage.setAttribute('id','loadingImage');
objLoadingImage.style.position = 'absolute';
objLoadingImage.style.zIndex = '150';
objLoadingImageLink.appendChild(objLoadingImage);
imgPreloader.onload=function(){}; // clear onLoad, as IE will flip out w/animated gifs
return false;
}
imgPreloader.src = loadingImage;
// create lightbox div, same note about styles as above
var objLightbox = document.createElement("div");
objLightbox.setAttribute('id','lightbox');
objLightbox.style.display = 'none';
objLightbox.style.position = 'absolute';
objLightbox.style.zIndex = '100';
objBody.insertBefore(objLightbox, objOverlay.nextSibling);
// create link
var objLink = document.createElement("a");
objLink.setAttribute('href','#');
objLink.setAttribute('title','براي بستن کليک کنيد');
objLink.onclick = function () {hideLightbox(); return false;}
objLightbox.appendChild(objLink);
// preload and create close button image
var imgPreloadCloseButton = new Image();
// if close button image found,
imgPreloadCloseButton.onload=function(){
var objCloseButton = document.createElement("img");
objCloseButton.src = closeButton;
objCloseButton.setAttribute('id','closeButton');
objCloseButton.style.position = 'absolute';
objCloseButton.style.zIndex = '200';
objLink.appendChild(objCloseButton);
return false;
}
imgPreloadCloseButton.src = closeButton;
// create image
var objImage = document.createElement("img");
objImage.setAttribute('id','lightboxImage');
objLink.appendChild(objImage);
// create details div, a container for the caption and keyboard message
var objLightboxDetails = document.createElement("div");
objLightboxDetails.setAttribute('id','lightboxDetails');
objLightbox.appendChild(objLightboxDetails);
// create caption
var objCaption = document.createElement("div");
objCaption.setAttribute('id','lightboxCaption');
objCaption.style.display = 'none';
objLightboxDetails.appendChild(objCaption);
// create keyboard message
var objKeyboardMsg = document.createElement("div");
objKeyboardMsg.setAttribute('id','keyboardMsg');
objKeyboardMsg.innerHTML = 'براي بستن کليد <kbd>x</kbd> را فشار دهيد';
objLightboxDetails.appendChild(objKeyboardMsg);
}
//
// addLoadEvent()
// Adds event to window.onload without overwriting currently assigned onload functions.
// Function found at Simon Willison's weblog - http://simon.incutio.com/
//
function addLoadEvent(func)
{
var oldonload = window.onload;
if (typeof window.onload != 'function'){
window.onload = func;
} else {
window.onload = function(){
oldonload();
func();
}
}
}
addLoadEvent(initLightbox); // run initLightbox onLoad
and i have css for this js that it is not importat but i write it here:
#lightbox {
background-color: #eee;
padding: 10px;
border-bottom: 2px solid #666;
border-right: 2px solid #666;
}
#lightboxDetails {
font-size: 0.8em;
padding-top: 0.4em;
}
#lightboxCaption {
float: left;
}
#keyboardMsg {
float: right;
}
#closeButton {
top: 5px;
right: 5px;
}
#lightbox img {
border: none;
clear: both;
}
#overlay img {
border: none;
}
#overlay {
background: url(../LightBox/overlay.png);
}
* html #overlay {
background-color: #000;
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader( src="../LightBox/overlay.png", sizingMethod="scale");
filter: alpha(opacity=70);
opacity: 0.7;
}
i think this code just run one time on window.load() and after i reload part of page it can't load again and don't work.
how i can resolve this problem?
tnks for reading my question...

Because to new html elements added after you need to recall all functions that work with it, for example recall functions that is called on document is created

When you get result from ajax and put it on html page, after write initLightbox();

You need to add initLightbox() here and change them with second php file. for first run my javascript
But you not write that code and I can't help you.
I can say only, put initlightbox after code where you receive response with ajax after lines where you insert new html elements.

HTML5 camera stretches the picture

I'm using the HTML5 camera for taking picture. I have noticed that after the picture is captured, the final image width and height are stretched though I'm applying the same width and height for both video as well as canvas.
Please refer this JSFIDDLE
var video = document.querySelector("#videoElement");
navigator.getUserMedia = navigator.getUserMedia || navigator.webkitGetUserMedia || navigator.mozGetUserMedia || navigator.msGetUserMedia || navigator.oGetUserMedia;
if (navigator.getUserMedia) {
navigator.getUserMedia({video: true}, handleVideo, videoError);
}
function handleVideo(stream) {
video.src = window.URL.createObjectURL(stream);
}
function videoError(e) {
// do something
}
var v,canvas,context,w,h;
var imgtag = document.getElementById('imgtag');
var sel = document.getElementById('fileselect');
//document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function(){
v = document.getElementById('videoElement');
canvas = document.getElementById('canvas');
context = canvas.getContext('2d');
w = canvas.width;
h = canvas.height;
//},false);
function draw(v,c,w,h) {
if(v.paused || v.ended) return false;
context.drawImage(v,0,0,w,h);
var uri = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
imgtag.src = uri;
}
document.getElementById('save').addEventListener('click',function(e){
draw(v,context,w,h);
});
var fr;
sel.addEventListener('change',function(e){
var f = sel.files[0];
fr = new FileReader();
fr.onload = receivedText;
fr.readAsDataURL(f);
})
function receivedText() {
imgtag.src = fr.result;
}

Your code has hard-coded values for width and height, both for video and canvas elements.
Avoid setting absolute sizes in both directions as the dimension of the video element can vary. You can set the size by using just the width or just the height, or by using CSS style/rule.
For canvas you need to set the size based on the actual size of the video element. For this use the video element properties:
video.videoWidth;
video.videoHeight;
You can apply a scale to those as you want, for example:
scale = 300 / v.videoWidth;
w = v.videoWidth * scale;
h = v.videoHeight * scale;
canvas.width = w;
canvas.height = h;
context.drawImage(v, 0, 0, w, h);
Updated fiddle

Should someone still be facing this problem in 2021...
// init media navigator
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints).then(stream => {
// get the actual settings of video element,
// which includes real video width and height
const streamSettings = stream.getVideoTracks()[0].getSettings();
// set the constrains to canvas element
canvasElement.width = streamSettings.width;
canvasElement.height = streamSettings.height;
}

How to allow the access automatically to the webcam

I am trying to develop a web page that access to my webcam using the following JS code:
(function( $ ){
$.fn.html5_qrcode = function(qrcodeSuccess, qrcodeError, videoError) {
'use strict';
var height = this.height();
var width = this.width();
if (height == null) {
height = 250;
}
if (width == null) {
width = 300;
}
var vidTag = '<video id="html5_qrcode_video" width="' + width + 'px" height="' + height + 'px"></video>'
var canvasTag = '<canvas id="qr-canvas" width="' + (width - 2) + 'px" height="' + (height - 2) + 'px" style="display:none;"></canvas>'
this.append(vidTag);
this.append(canvasTag);
var video = $('#html5_qrcode_video').get(0);
var canvas;
var context;
var localMediaStream;
$('#qr-canvas').each(function(index, element) {
canvas = element;
context = element.getContext('2d');
});
var scan = function() {
if (localMediaStream) {
context.drawImage(video, 0, 0, 307,250);
try {
qrcode.decode();
} catch(e) {
qrcodeError(e);
}
setTimeout(scan, 500);
} else {
setTimeout(scan,500);
}
}//end snapshot function
window.URL = window.URL || window.webkitURL || window.mozURL || window.msURL;
navigator.getUserMedia = navigator.getUserMedia || navigator.webkitGetUserMedia || navigator.mozGetUserMedia || navigator.msGetUserMedia;
var successCallback = function(stream) {
video.src = (window.URL && window.URL.createObjectURL(stream)) || stream;
localMediaStream = stream;
video.play();
setTimeout(scan,1000);
}
// Call the getUserMedia method with our callback functions
if (navigator.getUserMedia) {
navigator.getUserMedia({video: true}, successCallback, videoError);
} else {
console.log('Native web camera streaming (getUserMedia) not supported in this browser.');
// Display a friendly "sorry" message to the user
}
qrcode.callback = qrcodeSuccess;
}; // end of html5_qrcode
})( jQuery );
I run my application and it works, but before that the cam is opened, I've got the access permission window, so I wander if there is any solution that allow me to open the webcam without ask.

For obvious reasons you can not turn people webcams on and start recording without consent.
Locally you can open up for specific features without asking with some vendors like Chrome by setting up policies. I have added abit of links in the comments