I have been wondering if it is at all possible to mod the camera/camcorder to be able to let the screen be turned off without stopping the recording. I feel this could be a great addition as there are definitely times when being able to record with the screen off could be useful.
I did some searching, but mainly found threads regarding the silencing of the camera. If I am missing something, I do apologize.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.haibis.vrecorder
Or you can search "spy camera" in the market. There is a few to choose from.
Thank you for the suggestions phatmanxxl, but I was mainly hoping it could be done for the stock camera app. Maybe even to have the screen time out like in other apps while continuing to record. It seems like it could definitely save battery life when recording long events.
Any other suggestions by chance in terms of modding the stock camera app?
Is it possible for this feature to be included into a ROM?
It would be useful if one could record with the stock camera in the background while you are using the GPS, for instance, or when the screen is turned off.
Can this be implemented?
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Hi,
Now I know the TP2 is not a digicam ... But can anyone share any tips on how to get the best out of the TP2 for video recording.
Some thoughts I have include:
1) Fast SD card
2) 3rd party video software???
3) Improving fps from 12.5. I guess reducing resolution..??
However I appreciate the TP2 is a phone .... but with some jolly useful extras.
Thanks,
Sam
i havent try but maybe apps like coolcamera?
Hi guys
A quick one. When recording with the touch pro 2 is there a black border to the right side of the picture you are recording? that means the picture you are recording doesnt fill the screen. I just noticed this tonite and i dont think this has always been the case
since I posted my question over 30 people have read it but have just moved along without helping. This isnt a difficult question and all someone has to do is pick up their phone, launch the camera and click on video recording to see if the black border exists. This should not even take you a minute but people just read and move on. If I start a new thread asking my specific question, you,ll get some id1ots talking rubbish about using the search function. well I have and it doesnt return any results for my query. So is there any sensible person out there willing to check this out for me?
lombardo8 said:
since I posted my question over 30 people have read it but have just moved along without helping. This isnt a difficult question and all someone has to do is pick up their phone, launch the camera and click on video recording to see if the black border exists. This should not even take you a minute but people just read and move on. If I start a new thread asking my specific question, you,ll get some id1ots talking rubbish about using the search function. well I have and it doesnt return any results for my query. So is there any sensible person out there willing to check this out for me?
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Hi Lombardo8,
Yes, there is black strip on the right side of the screen but ONLY when you save video. When you play this video it is over full screen.
Sorry for my "English".
Regards,
Nino
Thank you very much Nino. Have a nice day
12.5 fps? Probably for videos meant as video messages (eg vzw flix mms). But with Mp4 I had 15-20 fps even in 640x480. Best advice. use MP4 video. Stay away from H.264 because that is CPU heavy and results in blocky looking video. Black border on the right side? It only means you are not recording in widescreen mode and does not show up in playback. Select the widescreen option in advanced options and border is gone. Not sure if this will work on video, but it does on pics.
I'm not all too thrilled with CoolCamera. First, it's buggy as hell. Second, it's not free. And third, it doesn't work on all devices. I tried it on my Q9M about a year ago. Hasn't been updated since then. Since the Q9m has a crappy camera, I wanted more options. Unfortunately this program didn't help, as the options didn't work on that phone. The camera on my TP2, different story. Very advanced compared to the Q's crappy setup. Don't even want to try CoolCamera on this thinking it might be worse off than factory HtcCamera. There have to be better options then that program (CoolCam). The developer of that app has focused on his webcam app instead.
How did you get your camera to record at 640x480 my Tilt2 doesnt seem to have that option
Hello guys/gals... I'm loving my desire running opendesire with sense, just one thing that could make it over the top would be in regard to the camera app. I hope there is a way to make it so that pressing+holding on the button does autofocus, then releasing actually shoots the photo... suggestions/help greatly appreciated..
am i the only one who'd like to do this? for me it particularly helps with focusing and keeping the phone steady while shooting pictures..
okay, so maybe its hopeless to get this on the HTC Sense camera app. I found out Camera ZOOM FX does the press and hold to autofocus / release to shoot option, if ever I make this my primary photo capture app, do i stand losing anything in terms of quality? I found out the full resolution is supported on my Desire, I'm just concerned if anyone found concerns with compression / noise / etc...
Hello together,
I installed the CM10.a9 a few weeks ago on my HTC One X and till now I was missing / unable to find two functions.
The first thing is, that you normally can take pictures while recording movies (both in HD), but I could not figure out, how to do this in this particular mod. The second problem is, that I didn't found a way taking multiple pictures with just one click. I know that I was able to do this under the original firmware with just holding the button.
Are these features not implemented yet or am I just too blind to find the functions?
Kind regards,
NyphoX.
PS: Sorry for my bad english.
Those features aren't present in the stock cm camera; you'll need to use an alternative camera app if you want those functions. LGcamera allows you to take photos while filming, and also has a burst mode (although you have to select that mode rather than just hold the shutter button to automatically activate). I'm sure other camera apps will give you similar functionality, I don't really use either function so I've not looked to much into it.
Thanks for the quick reply, I think I have to look for a good camera app now.
Is there a plan to implement those features in the future or will it be not integrated in the CM-Camera app?
Well, So I have been testing some apps by indie developers to review and make useful utilities popular, and support the devs by widening their user base.
The easiest solution for this is, to use youtube. So, I went for screen recording.
Bu there seems to be an issue with it, because as soon as I turn on screen recording(through app or teminal) the screen falls below 15 fps and my recording at the end turns out to be a disaster, and unfixable.
So, if anyone could advice on any solution onto this.
P.S. - I have tried every app that I could find, so no need to suggest any apps.
I have been switching roms. Nothing seems to be working fine for me, custom roms are great but the built-in camera app is really bad. Pixelmaster camera works only if i keep optimizations off, which doesnt reduce noise in pictures and honestly i cant stand bad pictures.
Anyone out there have a solution to this? Please share your thoughts