Curious as to who is usijng the default Camera app on the Note, and who is using other apps from the Market (like Camera 360 or Vignette, etc).
Pictures on my note come out well, but so sloow writing & I never seem to know if it snapped a picture or not.
Ideally, I'd like an app where you click click & hold on the screen (it focuses) and when you let go it takes the picture. Very useful with kids so you can let go when they are looking the right way!
Any suggestions?
The stock camera app does the hold/release thing that you want. The picture snaps immediately when you release, the lag you see is just the picture saving. It is a pretty instantaneous picture though.
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Volume Button
Are there any apps that utilize the Volume button as a Snap button, I'm using the Camera ICS+ app that can do it, but the quality doesnt seem as good as the stock app. Any suggestions?
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How can I take self portraits on the X2 when the only button to take pictures is on the main screen. I am having a hard time hitting the shutter button and not the options button. Is there any app or modification I can make to the phone to fix this!? Help!
Thanks!
ps I am not vary phone suave
Little Photo
You can try using little photo from the market which lets you take a picture just by tapping on the screen or using the volume buttons. theres also a camera mod in the forums that lets you use the search button to take a picture
heh, I'm with the OP, I not a shutter bug so hadn't used the camera much, but I found exactly the same thing. I kept trying to hit the shutter button and it kept sliding out the options menu...
I use vignette and can't recommend it highly enough! I use it as my sole camera and it works awesome. Shoots faster than stock and you can use volume keys or tap anywhere to take a pic. Also allows for 10x zoom which is actually handy and works decently.
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margareda said:
How can I take self portraits on the X2 when the only button to take pictures is on the main screen. I am having a hard time hitting the shutter button and not the options button. Is there any app or modification I can make to the phone to fix this!? Help!
Thanks!
ps I am not vary phone suave
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Yeah they dropped the ball when they removed the camera button, I could do without most but that one is important
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Hi all.
Recently I've noticed that it takes about 5 (!) seconds from the minute I press the camera button till the shot is actually being taken.
Anyone noticed it?
Someone knows a solution?
Are there any better alternatives to the stock camera app?
Thanks!
Has to do with the focus. It needs to focus to get a nice and sharp picture.
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Has to do with the focus. It needs to focus to get a nice and sharp picture.
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But also when I set the focus to macro or face detection it takes a lot of time
Ive had this issue also. The shutter time is horrible. I have an app called tasker which allows me to change the amount of time it takes for the camera to take the picture once i press the button.
Thanks, Will try that
Unfortunately, tasker is like 6bucks, but well worth it. It does WAY more than just fix the shutter lag. As far as i know, there isnt an app to fix just the lag on the cam. I havent found one anyways..
Take your phone outside when it's bright. Take a shot. The focus and capture should be near instantaneous. If not, then it's a hardware fault and you should have your phone replaced.
If it works, then the reason your cam was slow is due to insufficient lighting. You can't expect any camera to focus and capture instantly in low-light environments. Maxing out the ISO setting will help with the shutter speed but you'll end up with disgusting noisy pictures.
How does Tasker fix the shutter lag???
I use fast burst camera app. It can take 5 pics in quick burst or just single shots. Photos are taken the instant you hit the button
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I use fast burst camera app. It can take 5 pics in quick burst or just single shots. Photos are taken the instant you hit the button
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5 pics burst, the image size is disgustingly small from what I hear. But the single pic shot, is that full resolution?
is there a zoom for the video camera?
it seems that the video camera is always zoomed in, is anyone else having this issue?
Did you try volume buttons or a different app?
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I believe there's no zoom in stock app
volume button does nothing and theres on screen no option
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Did you try volume buttons or a different app?
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I haven't found a different app.
any suggestions?
I have also noticed that the camera mode zooms in a little... I can't figure out how to make it not zoom...
I have noticed this as well. Have not had a chance to try other software but this is retarded. I've seen the Motorla Xoom and it does not do this so no idea why this is the case or why we don't hear more about it.
no zoom
I noticed this, too. If you change the resolution to 640x480 it appears "unzoomed", but obviously its just because the res is smaller. Sucks. Even my phone video camera has zoom.
Zooming - Samsung Issue?
Did not even think to check out that feature till now. Yeah, same problem. I can not zoom in or out in video mode with either my tab 10.1 nor my Galaxy SII phone (at least the phone says that "no zoom features available in HD mode"). The volume key does do zoom for both devices when you're in regular camera mode.
So I was at a concert the other night where photography was not allowed, and of course I wanted to take pictures, but didn't both out of respect and not wanting to get my phone taken away. But I was still curious if I could figure out a way to take photos with the screen off for situations like this. I was able to set up a Tasker profile that allowed me to do it, sort of. I keyed the long-press search button to take a photo, and it works with the screen off, but for some reason Tasker's camera function only takes a very, very low-res photo, and I can't seem to find a way to change that. So does anyone else have any clever solutions? Obviously it'd be a problem if it prevents the device from sleeping.
You can use a app called screen filter it can darken your screen and make letters visible.
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Robert235 said:
You can use a app called screen filter it can darken your screen and make letters visible.
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Great suggestion, thanks! That's certainly a start.
what if you got two pieces of polarized plastic and cut them opposite so the light from the screen is blocked completely. Then use this app: to take a picture with the volume button.. So just open up the app, cover the screen. Then when you need to take a picture just press the power button, slide to unlock, then take the snap.
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what if you got two pieces of polarized plastic and cut them opposite so the light from the screen is blocked completely. Then use this app: to take a picture with the volume button.. So just open up the app, cover the screen. Then when you need to take a picture just press the power button, slide to unlock, then take the snap.
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you can shoot pics with either the vol or the search buttons if you use Vignette instead of the stock camera app.
Vignette is better than the stock app in every possible way after you figure out all its many options.
Have you tried "Spy Phone" in the market? There is a free version too. You can set a custom picture or just a black screen and tap anywhere on the screen to take pictures/videos. It also mutes all the sounds so you dont have the shutter sound. There used to be an app called Simple Notepad, i think, but was similar to this(Blank screen, tap to shoot), but i cant seem to find it. I believe there are a few on the market that i have not tried out too, just search for "spy cam" or "candid", or something on those lines.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sivartech.SpyPhoneLite&feature=search_result
Here is the simple notepad. I guess the name has changed.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zecurisoft.mhc1202&feature=search_result
Lol that simple notepad app is awesome.....
Is there anyway to take full screen pictures without using the video camera snapshots? It really annoys me when taking a picture with the camera that I see those 2 top and bottom black bars!!!
The 4.2 camera is full screen, if you don't mind the issue it has with the flash (tip: press & hold the shutter button 'til it finishes the flash + auto-focus, then release to take the picture. It'll flash again.)
There are a few features you'll "lose" (bust mode, for example) but gain the sphere and panorama modes.
(You don't really lose the 4.1 features, though, since you'll still have the old camera and gallery apps.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032248
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Ok thanks. So the answer was no. I'll just wait till theres a better fix for the 4.2 camera.