Often when I am taking video I find that its moving in and out of focus. From what I can tell it is attempting to focus on too large of an area. There are objects at different distances within the focus window and so it auto focuses on these different objects.
Does anyone know if there is a setting somewhere to change the focus window? For example, is there a way to have it focus on a point instead of an area?
Alternatively, is there a different video capturing app that might do a better job than the stock camera app?
Yes. There is, search the market for alternative camera apps. I've noticed this as well on gingerbread not so much on ics tho.
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yes same thing happens to me but only in 1080p try the 720p settings
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Is it possible to manually set shutter speed, and ISO values? I know that at this moment, neither of programs stock/vignete/camera 360/any other has the abillity to set this manually, so is it limited by firmware or third party software can do this?
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I'd looove this too!
I think were well getting past the point where the phone cameras are just a gimmick. With 8.1mp and HD film you can make some pretty good shots of those moments when you weren't tugging an DSLR around ... If we'd have such an app ...
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
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.
prodygee said:
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?
Hi,
I try to access the front camera of this phone.
From the debug information, I get that "preview-frame-rates" of the front camera is only 15.
Therefore, when I record a video with this front camera, the maximum fps I can achieve is 15.
However, when I use the default Camera app from the phone and try to record a video from the front camera, I can get around 25 fps. Not sure how this app can do this. Any comments are welcome.
Another interesting thing is: by using the Camera app from the phone, there are two modes with front camera, one for video saving and one for image saving.
It is very obvious that the live preview in video saving mode is much faster (around 25fps) than the live preview in image saving mode (around 15fps judged by eyes), but it is also darker. I guess they use different settings for exposure control for these two.
Is there anyway we can get achieve a higher preview-frame-rate of the front camera ideally through android sdk???
Any insights are welcome.
Thanks.
George
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Good question, the low camera framerate in darker conditions annoys me too.
Hi! I'm looking for a camera app that can be triggered via audio, but also take pictures at a SUPER fast rate.
I've found Sensor Camera. This, as the name suggests, allows for capture of photos through a variety of different sensor methods. Light, Sound, Motion, etc. It has great control over the audio input levels but takes way too long to process each photo between shots.
I've also found Fast Burst Camera. This is perfect!! From what I can tell it uses the video camera in order to get the frame rate up to 30fps. Setting this to single shot, with no image review, allows for amazing speed & control over capture.
Wondering if anyone knows of an app that combines the two? Or if not, would it be easy to make? Had my first go with the Android SDK today, there's definitely a LOT to learn.
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