Hello, i just got my sgs2.
is it possible to change the autofocus while recording a video?
I don't think its possible manually. It's just auto-focus. Would be a nice feature to have though!
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yeah... the way if works when shooting a photo... just tapping somewhere to set the focus on
Camera focuses on the centre. It uses continual autofocus which is good enough for me
I tried to record some real time data on some equipment's panel screen today (at work place) using the sgs2 stock camera app video recording..
Many had told me the video recording suppose to have auto focus but the wordings are very blur and I can't identify each words at all during recording and also when playback.
At the end I have to borrow my colleague's iPhone 4 to get the job done, it focus immediately on the screen wordings and appeared clearly..
Normally I never use video recording but now I'm bugged by it lol
Am I doing anything wrong here? I'm using Checkrom 3.1.1 though I doubt they have tweaked anything on the camera app, it looks the same as the stock one.
When i record video, everything always goes out of focus. is there any way i can get touch to focus on my galaxy sII while recording video?
srivas95 said:
When i record video, everything always goes out of focus. is there any way i can get touch to focus on my galaxy sII while recording video?
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Good question, the continuous autofocus on my i717 is completely useless. I miss my Motorola Atrix 2 with its awesome touch to focus. I don't think it is possible to enable touch to focus.
Has anyone heard or seen any demos/reviews/preview videos of someone taking a video and re-focusing by touching the screen? Relying on only autofocus on the S2 made many unfocused videos unwatchable.
The One S has it (I played with it), as well as iPhone and the Razr.
YAY! Update:
According to the manual, touch to focus while recording video is confirmed!
5 Select [REC button] to start recording.
●● To change the focus, tap where you want to focus. To
focus on the centre of the screen, select [AF button].
●● To capture an image from the video while recording,
select [STILL SHOT button].
6 Select [REC button] to stop recording.
The video is saved automatically.
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Update 2:
On another note, it looks like anti-shake is available for video, too, unless it was a copy/paste mistake from the Photo/Still Camera section of the manual.
Anti-Shake
Activate the anti-shake feature to reduce
blur caused by the device’s vibration or
movement.
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naddie said:
Has anyone heard or seen any demos/reviews/preview videos of someone taking a video and re-focusing by touching the screen? Relying on only autofocus on the S2 made many unfocused videos unwatchable.
The One S has it (I played with it), as well as iPhone and the Razr.
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Dude you can do this on the S2 I use it ALL the time..
fOmey said:
Dude you can do this on the S2 I use it ALL the time..
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On TW ROMs while taking a video? Are we talking ICS? I haven't tried taking a video on a TW ICS ROM yet.
Regarding the S2, I'm not the only one who sees this limitation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1541019
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1471112
Anyways, I'm concerned because I know stock ICS doesn't do it, so I hope the S3's camera app finally has TOF while videoing.
I flashed to the stock ICS TW ROM and verified that touching the screen while videoing does not allow for Touch-to-Focus, either. There's nothing in the settings to allow it either. When I touch while videoing, it says "Zooming is not supported while recording Full HD Video". When not filming at 1080p, it just zooms instead of focus.
Are you using a custom ROM, 3rd party app, or modified camera.apk?
Yeah I've seen many videos where this was done, Samsung even added automatic face recognition when you take a photo and instantly sends them to all your friends in that photo.
That's all fine and dandy, but sometimes, you want to control where you want to focus. Short of an unfriendly manual focus slider, touch-to-focus is a quick way to kick the focus algorithm in gear.
Relying on the auto focus to adjust itself doesn't work well on the S2. Sometimes it tries to refocus when it's already in focus and everything becomes blurry for the next 2-3 minutes, ruining the video. Happens a lot in low-light conditions (indoor).
naddie said:
I flashed to the stock ICS TW ROM and verified that touching the screen while videoing does not allow for Touch-to-Focus, either. There's nothing in the settings to allow it either. When I touch while videoing, it says "Zooming is not supported while recording Full HD Video". When not filming at 1080p, it just zooms instead of focus.
Are you using a custom ROM, 3rd party app, or modified camera.apk?
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lgcamera works flawlessly for this. Bitrate customization, touch to focus etc
DramatikBeats said:
lgcamera works flawlessly for this. Bitrate customization, touch to focus etc
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I'm talking about the stock camera app. I hope someone can verify if touch focus on the S3 will finally have it.
According to the manual, touch to focus while recording video is confirmed!
5 Select [REC button] to start recording.
●● To change the focus, tap where you want to focus. To
focus on the centre of the screen, select [AF button].
●● To capture an image from the video while recording,
select [STILL SHOT button].
6 Select [REC button] to stop recording.
The video is saved automatically.
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Hey Developers, is anyone of you guys a pro when it comes to Camera tweaks ?
Is it possible to write an app which simply locks the brightness for the camera so it doesnt auto adjust itself ? Its too bright in daylight but if you move the camera to a bright spot (like the sky) it adjusts itself so that u can see overbrighted spots suddenly...
Is it possible to program something to control the light sensor ?
Alos, i noticed thta the sound quality in videos is mor worse then in previous models...
I could copy the video onto the computer and fix it via equalizer...
BUT! since the settings are the same for every device, wouldnt it be better to have an app that automatically uses an equalizer with fixed settings on the videos or even change the system so it records with different settings for the sound?
is it possible to fix the video sound while or after recording a video ?
I am interested in the technical possibilities please tell me what you think is or is not possible
wrong place to ask , Q & A section!
lolz this exposure fix ,you are asking for was actually a bug in the lg camera app.the software modifies exposure so that the parts of video which are too bright are not washed away.
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Thanks m8 !
So talking about the exposure, is there a way to fix this easily ? my phone will arrive in 2 weeks so i cant try out the integrated options but i watched like every video on youtube and it seems like there is no way to fix that via the built in settings...
was there a fix for the lg cam ?