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Hey, someone over in the EVO forum posted the new yahoo messenger app that includes video chat from the leaked mytouch HD ROM. It appears to function using the rear camera on the vibrant.
Haven't been able to test it out fully yet cause I don't know anyone who actually uses yahoo messenger.
Hopefully someone can get this working with the FFC Mod as it should allow phone to computer video chat.
Link is below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812548
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Likely the build.prop will needed edited like it does for fring & tango to work correctly with the FFC mod.
ill try it out i still use yahoo messenger
tested on vibrant.....quality sucks but it works for sure but both parties should have camera
So its only two way.
it works its a step forward thats for sure it looks like you have a option to switch cameras aswell on it
Combine this with the TV Out option and should even allow you to see the screen while you faced the rear camera toward you in a dock or something. An obvious advantage would be no computer / PC webcam needed at least.
I have tried to sign in with my screen name and my wives. The app always says that there have been too many sign in attempts and that the login from the device has been temporarily disabled.
me and my friend tried it (both with vibrant FFC Mod) after changing the build.prop and it works but doesn't seem to detect FFC. It uses the rear camera and not able to switch between front and rear cam even though I see the option to. Tango works however
Tried this yesterday between a PC and my Vibrant on 3G. Works great, but only with rear camera. Haven't done the FFC mod. Video quality is so-so, but I'm glad to have something that I can talk to my PC buddies with (still mourning the loss of Skype in Fring). The video is a plus. Can't wait for this to become a public app.
Hi
Is there any way to improve the camera?
Specifically:
- get ~ 30 fps (or anything more than 15) in video mode
- get bigger videos (720x480 would be ok, and I believe that even 720p could be done with the right software and gpu acceleration)
- more vibrant colors en still images
Any idea is welcome
Thank you in advance
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I just need the FPS to be increased. All else is make do-able.
Ofcourse any other tweaks would be welcome!
kewlsid05 said:
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I just need the FPS to be increased. All else is make do-able.
Ofcourse any other tweaks would be welcome!
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In other thread we discussed this issue, and we found that (apparently) the camera settings are hard-coded in the camera application.
I tried changing the file /data/local.prop and it didn't work
Other possibilities could be to change the /system/build.prop (but probably it will not work)
Or.. get another camera app that doesn't have this limitation
Is there a stock android camera app that can be used?
ggerena said:
Is there a stock android camera app that can be used?
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im looking for the stock froyo camera .apk also!
[like maniac!!]
If anyone manages to find a way to record at 30fps with this phone, then I can finally die happily
ggerena said:
In other thread we discussed this issue, and we found that (apparently) the camera settings are hard-coded in the camera application.
I tried changing the file /data/local.prop and it didn't work
Other possibilities could be to change the /system/build.prop (but probably it will not work)
Or.. get another camera app that doesn't have this limitation
Is there a stock android camera app that can be used?
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Here ya go
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5828026/CameraGoogle.apk
this would be an excellent mod if someone can figure it out
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Here ya go
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5828026/CameraGoogle.apk
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So i guess, i need to push that apk in my system, or just install it?
Is it confirmed that it runs on LG Op. One?
morx said:
So i guess, i need to push that apk in my system, or just install it?
Is it confirmed that it runs on LG Op. One?
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Just tried it. It installs fine, but crashes when switching to video mode, error when trying to get the preview.
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Just tried it. It installs fine, but crashes when switching to video mode, error when trying to get the preview.
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after installing the apk, it replaces the stock camera of the phone?
Or you have that camera application as a replacement?
what's the uninstall process?
I've tried edit local.prop & build.prop with new presets, no success.
LG Camera for GT540 doesn't work on higher res videos even after updating those files
morx said:
after installing the apk, it replaces the stock camera of the phone?
Or you have that camera application as a replacement?
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I got both the camera applications.
morx said:
what's the uninstall process?
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I just selected the standard camera in applications and unistalled as usual. No consequences so far.
morx said:
after installing the apk, it replaces the stock camera of the phone?
Or you have that camera application as a replacement?
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I got both the camera applications.
pantzini said:
I just selected the standard camera in applications and unistalled as usual. No consequences so far.
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Oops... sorry about the double reply!
Bump!
Any progress?
I tried using other apps but the sound is still 8000Hz and crashes all camera apps if i change the setting.
I am ok with the resolution. Its the framerate and sound which i hate...
It takes wonderful videos on my Optimus p509!
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It takes wonderful videos on my Optimus p509!
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Mine takes good videos also, but the sound isn't the best. It is just 8khz!
Hmmm camera improvements for a 3mpx . I don't know , seems useless.
Though a filming improvement would be nice ( from 17 or 18 to 30 ) . Even on my Nokia 5230 with a 2mpx shooter I had 30fps VGA filming
Zerobarat1 said:
Hmmm camera improvements for a 3mpx . I don't know , seems useless.
Though a filming improvement would be nice ( from 17 or 18 to 30 ) . Even on my Nokia 5230 with a 2mpx shooter I had 30fps VGA filming
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My point exactly. Its not like the Optimus is not powerful enough to record 30 Fps.
And the thing is that its not 18 FPS all out. It drops to 7-8 fps at times. If i can get 24 fps and 22.5k Hz sound at 64 kbps all out i'll be happy. The exposure problems and the dullness of images and such is make do able but low fps and that bad bad sound just ruins it. Videos are totally useless. I dont expect HD quality out of my O1 but cmon. It should atleast do VGA properly.
I believe, that changing build.prop is totally ignored by the camera App. I've tried all possible settings/combinations and nothing changed. There must be some way.
does anyone know if any apps use the front-facing camera on the thunderbolt?
I use Tango. I think skype video is coming out soon too
Kind of silly to release hardware like that without built in companion software to use with it?
if you go into setting in the camera app, it allows you to use the front facing camera
Fring, Yahoo IM, Tango(this is what I use for now) I think Qik is in the market also , hope this helps
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Yahoo messenger works but only on wifi and 3G. if you are on 4G, the app force close
i just wish skype would release their app with video calling support, like NOW!
redtechjunky said:
Fring, Yahoo IM, Tango(this is what I use for now) I think Qik is in the market also , hope this helps
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Fring does not use the front camera on the TB... Yahoo is too small on the screen and Tango sometimes has issues... Also, QIK in the market is NOT the video chat version. Currently there is no version of QIK for the TB that gives you video chat... So stupid... Release this thing with ZERO choices!
So does anyone know when video skype is comming out
Hi to all!
I'm having camera issues especially when making night pictures. The pics are very blurry and dark. And it seems like auto focus is not working.
You can see some examples on the site below, seems I'm not the only one having it:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/34345
I'm on .73 FW.
Will flashing a new rom solve my problem (because i think it's sofware related).
Please share your opinion.
Thanks!!
Try a third party app with good camera drivers.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25202932#post25202932
When in low light the AF will be slower and hesitating. This is not unique to Xperia S. Any digital camera using AF(either phase detection or contrast detection) are like this.
This is also why on most digital cameras there is a "AF assist lamp" to help the low-light AF situations.
Try turn the video recording light on and make it the "AF assist lamp".
The focusing capability of the built in app is not that good especially in low light. Scratchling is correct. Use a good third party app and you will see your focusing in low light improve.
LGCamera is very good.
FX Camera Zoom, too.
Shutter sound of camera
I have lost my camera shutter sound eversince updated to .73 FW. I even tried re-installed rom via repair mode when connected to PC companion. After re-installed rom, shutter sound still not working. (Shutter sound "on" option was turned on).
Can anybody help?
Guys just tell me one thing
Is it hardware problem??
I m scared
Replaced my xperia s 3 times
God not again!!
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uie said:
I have lost my camera shutter sound eversince updated to .73 FW. I even tried re-installed rom via repair mode when connected to PC companion. After re-installed rom, shutter sound still not working. (Shutter sound "on" option was turned on).
Can anybody help?
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Downgrade to 0.63 and re install 0.73, with FlashTools.
try holding the shutter button down like how u will do it with a digital camera for it to focus
The problem only occurs in low light!
In day time the phone camera is working like a charm
No problems during the day!!
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Get camera zoom fx, loads better then the built in camera
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Similar issues. Stock camera app is a bit dud.
Really..I find the stock camera awesome the only complaint really is the time it can take to focus sometimes but will give that app mentioned a try
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Does anyone know if it's possible to get real night vision on a mobile cam?
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Can anyone report that this issue doesn't exist using third party apps? So it is just software related then? (hoping!)
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Does anyone know if it's possible to get real night vision on a mobile cam?
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Its an interesting idea, maybe with an IR illuminator, but somebody would probably need to write custom drivers for each ccd.
Scratchling said:
Its an interesting idea, maybe with an IR illuminator, but somebody would probably need to write custom drivers for each ccd.
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Probably an IR light and a massive driver hack, assuming that our sensor reads IR levels. Still a crazy hack and will probably be hard to switch back and forth.
K900 said:
Probably an IR light and a massive driver hack, assuming that our sensor reads IR levels. Still a crazy hack and will probably be hard to switch back and forth.
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Is the exact sensor listed in the white papers?
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Can anyone report that this issue doesn't exist using third party apps? So it is just software related then? (hoping!)
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its happening in every camera app in night!!
in day its all fine!!
hope this is a software problem!!
I've been looking for a better camera app.
By "better", I am referring to faster/quality. Not instagram and other image manipulation nonsense.
I am also aware that we are limited by hardware, but still there must be something better.
Has anyone found a suitable contender?
Kaioh_shin said:
I've been looking for a better camera app.
By "better", I am referring to faster/quality. Not instagram and other image manipulation nonsense.
I am also aware that we are limited by hardware, but still there must be something better.
Has anyone found a suitable contender?
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Camera jb+
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Is there any way to improve the quality of the camera? It is almost useless. Rooting or something?
Kaioh_shin said:
I've been looking for a better camera app.
By "better", I am referring to faster/quality. Not instagram and other image manipulation nonsense.
I am also aware that we are limited by hardware, but still there must be something better.
Has anyone found a suitable contender?
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The best camera, IMHO, is LG Camera Pro.
Better Camera App
I am using super app LGcamera (there is free version too) and there is available to set these things:
video bitrate (default is 15MBps) i use 20MBps
audio quality is better (FULL HD VIDEO) 96kbps, mono, 48000HZ
you can change your save destination
take a photo while recording a movie
....and more
Hey guys
thanks for the opinion!
I've tried for a while jb+ and I enjoyed it more than the stock one (was faster and minimal UI). I did not enjoy however the way you change settings, it seemed awkward. Also the video recorder does no support 1080. Another thing was the lighting setting, auto mode was rubbish and I had to manually select lighting for each photo.
Starting today, I'll be trying LGcamera.
So far, I'm impressed. It really feels solid and works good.
Video supports 1080 and takes photos at 5MP(stock takes photos at 2MP, I believe)
Focus seems better to.
I'd like to ask you guys:
What settings to you use? (focus, photo mode, light)
Also for video
Thanks!
I'm a fan of the stock Nexus camera app and purchased Camera JB+....works for me.
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I like camera 360
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I love Camera jb+ too and i purchased it!
It's an amazing app!!
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steve1000 said:
I love Camera jb+ too and i purchased it!
It's an amazing app!!
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And it records video in 1080p? I'm trying to put the 1080p in the settings and have FC.
no it just works with 720p but i thing thats enough
Any link to download LG Camera Pro ?
Envoyé depuis mon LG-P970
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no it just works with 720p but i thing thats enough
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I see no point in recording in 1080p.....just my humble opinion. 720p works for me too.
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Motorola camera
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Does anyone else camera, except LG Camera Pro, which records video in 1080?
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Does anyone else camera, except LG Camera Pro, which records video in 1080?
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jb+ camera and snap camera you will need disable "stabilization" in both of them to record in 1080 otherwise will give you fc , sorry about my english :good:
Try moto x camera Google it a really cool camera app as a standalone
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Those options have terrible video framerates.
CameraJB+, LGCamera, Camera FV-5, give me bad framerates in video. I'm not sure if there's a fix or something but in darker areas like indoors, the exposure doesn't fix so the framerates dip into the single digits. The only thing I want is just timestamped filenames. Is there a modified Stock possibly?
Solution
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CameraJB+, LGCamera, Camera FV-5, give me bad framerates in video. I'm not sure if there's a fix or something but in darker areas like indoors, the exposure doesn't fix so the framerates dip into the single digits. The only thing I want is just timestamped filenames. Is there a modified Stock possibly?
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Hey, I see what you mean and I think I can help you.
Here's what you need to do:
1. Get root access to your device (there're plenty of ways)
2. Unzip the attached archive and replace your device's media_profiles.xml with the one from the archive.
To do that, use Root Explorer app and go to /etc. Copy new media profiles and confirm the replacement. Then, don't forget to set the permissions of the new one to rw-r--r--.
3. Restart your device.
Now you have better sound quality in stock app (48000 kHz, 160 kbps) and you have better fps compatibility.
There're several apps for you to use:
a) For better quality and control, you can use FV-5 Cinema app. You should get fixed 30 fps under default settings.
b) As for LGCamera (the one with the older interface, version number around 5.4), you should set fps to 25 and you will get a stable 25 fps, regardless of the lighting.
c) However, if you are using the newer LGCamera (version 7), you'll have to go for a little trick:
Launch the app, and set the fps to 30. Now, go to Setting tab (the last one), select "Edit camera script" and add the following after the existing lines:
preview-fps-range=30000,30000
Now, restart LGCamera app, and you will have stable 30fps performance.
So, there're 3 options for you, choose whichever you like
P.S. I have P765 with the stock firmware from P760, version 20p.
Thanks but
Ace4Apps said:
Hey, I see what you mean and I think I can help you.
Here's what you need to do:
1. Get root access to your device (there're plenty of ways)
2. Unzip the attached archive and replace your device's media_profiles.xml with the one from the archive.
To do that, use Root Explorer app and go to /etc. Copy new media profiles and confirm the replacement. Then, don't forget to set the permissions of the new one to rw-r--r--.
3. Restart your device.
Now you have better sound quality in stock app (48000 kHz, 160 kbps) and you have better fps compatibility.
There're several apps for you to use:
a) For better quality and control, you can use FV-5 Cinema app. You should get fixed 30 fps under default settings.
b) As for LGCamera (the one with the older interface, version number around 5.4), you should set fps to 25 and you will get a stable 25 fps, regardless of the lighting.
c) However, if you are using the newer LGCamera (version 7), you'll have to go for a little trick:
Launch the app, and set the fps to 30. Now, go to Setting tab (the last one), select "Edit camera script" and add the following after the existing lines:
preview-fps-range=30000,30000
Now, restart LGCamera app, and you will have stable 30fps performance.
So, there're 3 options for you, choose whichever you like
P.S. I have P765 with the stock firmware from P760, version 20p.
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That trick unfortunately didn't make a difference.. All third party apps are still agonizingly laggy. Thanks though, it was worth the shot.