does anyone know how to enable the light on the back to automatically come on when the camera starts. Right now i have to click on the screen then click settings then click flash light, i would just like to skip all that. thanks
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This feature would actually make the camera act like a camera....lol
Really wish HTC and Microsoft would finish their programs. It seems like they start it and quickly make everthing work....sort of.....lol
waiting for this too...
noellenchris said:
This feature would actually make the camera act like a camera....lol
Really wish HTC and Microsoft would finish their programs. It seems like they start it and quickly make everthing work....sort of.....lol
waiting for this too...
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I agree htc seems to care more about how the phone looks then how it works guess i will have to rethink my next phone.... has anyone every tried to move left or right with the "D-pad" i just keep hitting ok or home
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I agree htc seems to care more about how the phone looks then how it works guess i will have to rethink my next phone.... has anyone every tried to move left or right with the "D-pad" i just keep hitting ok or home
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to go left or right you actually need to click between the buttons (ex. between home and call) there is actually a youtube video teaching people how to do it.
hchavarria said:
to go left or right you actually need to click between the buttons (ex. between home and call) there is actually a youtube video teaching people how to do it.
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well you are correct, it still hit the ok if i go fast but i can live with that but i still want my flash to come on when the camera comes on
thanks for the tip and making me look stupid lol
for athena it is not a setting in registry. just DeviceIoControl calls to set led on and off, while camera program is running. i wouldn't be surprised if touch pro is the same :/
in that case easiest i could think of is make a small app that does:
1) look in registry for setting if flashlight should be on or off when starting camera
2) load driver (or the camera api dll) and send the ioctl for ON if the registry value is set so
3) then it would launch the camera exe and then exit
4) whole thing would be registered in place of camera program for programs etc
(or patch camera app but that would be a bit more than a couple of bytes long patch. )
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for athena it is not a setting in registry. just DeviceIoControl calls to set led on and off, while camera program is running. i wouldn't be surprised if touch pro is the same :/
in that case easiest i could think of is make a small app that does:
1) look in registry for setting if flashlight should be on or off when starting camera
2) load driver (or the camera api dll) and send the ioctl for ON if the registry value is set so
3) then it would launch the camera exe and then exit
4) whole thing would be registered in place of camera program for programs etc
(or patch camera app but that would be a bit more than a couple of bytes long patch. )
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That sounds logical. It could actually poll the light sensor when the camera is run and then turn on the flash...
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That sounds logical. It could actually poll the light sensor when the camera is run and then turn on the flash...
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ah, is there an API to use the light sensor then? didn't see that
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That sounds logical. It could actually poll the light sensor when the camera is run and then turn on the flash...
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I don't think it polls the light sensor unless somethings wrong with mine cause i just went into a dark room waited about 30sec then turned on the camera and no flash unless i turned it on manually
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I don't think it polls the light sensor unless somethings wrong with mine cause i just went into a dark room waited about 30sec then turned on the camera and no flash unless i turned it on manually
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I was implying that if someone could write a script or something that they could poll the light sensor to see if it was dark. Then tell the camera to turn on the flash.....lol
That's what i wish would happen. Thanks for testing it out though...lol
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I was implying that if someone could write a script or something that they could poll the light sensor to see if it was dark. Then tell the camera to turn on the flash.....lol
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What about skipping the polling and just having the flash on every time the camera is on day or night. Girls love a flash going off.
Maybe there is a command line for this?
compounding said:
What about skipping the polling and just having the flash on every time the camera is on day or night. Girls love a flash going off.
Maybe there is a command line for this?
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that is a good thought i know i have short cuts for picture and video so i don't have to change them manually. I will try but not sure what it would be anyone have any thoughts
Auto flash on camera??
Is there a rom/cab/file/tweak that gets the cameras flash to work automatically as opposed to having to manually turn it on - this is silly!
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Is there a rom/cab/file/tweak that gets the cameras flash to work automatically as opposed to having to manually turn it on - this is silly!
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it's semi-automatic if you turn it on, it's only lighting half's its power. When you take a shot it's flashes
However, you're absolutly right, we need more options
nope, i couldnt find it. In the past there was an other HTC model (dont remember which one) who also had a flash light but also didnt work aswell.
This is in development right now. There is a thread regarding this. I am just to lazy to search for it today.
cool well its good to know its in development, i cuoldnt find it either - Xperia has the saem problem
strange really but hope they sort it out its time cnsuming and annoying - seeingas we are able to use things like Htorch i cant see it being a big deal unfortunately i cant cook otherwise id be on it
any news with this?
bump, bump :0
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I downloaded a 3rd party camera application and I love it. My question is how do I set that to be the default when I press the camera button. I looked in quick launch and didn’t see anything for the camera key. I don’t have ADB available until later tonight so if needed id prefer a terminal code. This would be a big help considering I have to keep an icon of it on my screen and go to it and click instead of just hitting a camera button!
Thanks in advance!
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I downloaded a 3rd party camera application and I love it. My question is how do I set that to be the default when I press the camera button. I looked in quick launch and didn’t see anything for the camera key. I don’t have ADB available until later tonight so if needed id prefer a terminal code. This would be a big help considering I have to keep an icon of it on my screen and go to it and click instead of just hitting a camera button!
Thanks in advance!
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It would have to be a setting within the application itself. Which camera app are you using? Camera Zoom? I know snapphoto has an option for you to set it as a default camera
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It would have to be a setting within the application itself. Which camera app are you using? Camera Zoom? I know snapphoto has an option for you to set it as a default camera
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Lol i think ive been too deep down in the files to long. Making things harder than they are. You sir are correct and i feel like an idiot!
xenoaurora said:
Lol i think ive been too deep down in the files to long. Making things harder than they are. You sir are correct and i feel like an idiot!
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Lol we all do sometimes Please change the thread title to [SOLVED]
Morning, all!
Just a quick one. Has anyone found a back light widget that actually works on the Hero? Everyone I've tried get over ridden by the Os. (I've got auto-backlight off in settings, but still no joy. ) I could really do with one for when I'm using Copilot. I've got 'toggle settings' which is handy but no joy with the backlight.
Cheers
OP.
YES!!
look in the market for an app called "KEEPSCREEN"
works like a treat. i use it to stop the screen going off while in a call and while using co pilot.
Vis-a-vis Copilot, have you tried setting the backlight to "Always On" in the application itself? Works for me!
Regards,
Dave
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Vis-a-vis Copilot
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Don't mean to be a Nazi, but I suppose you meant 'A propos'?
No, I meant vis-a-vis!
I use something called Screebl that keeps your backlight on, unless you lie your phone flat.
It can also save your battery if you set screen time out to a short time. Screen stays on while you hold the phone. Screen switches off quickly when phone is put down.
grr, double post.
Thanks for those suggestions. I've got and use keep screen and set the backlight in copilot to stay on. But I've just realised I didn't make myself clear, sorry. in the words of the spice girls, what I want, what I really really want is to toggle the screen brightness to full quickly via a widget before I go into copilot or google maps etc.
Thanks again!
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Thanks for those suggestions. I've got and use keep screen and set the backlight in copilot to stay on. But I've just realised I didn't make myself clear, sorry. in the words of the spice girls, what I want, what I really really want is to toggle the screen brightness to full quickly via a widget before I go into copilot or google maps etc.
Thanks again!
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Yaaa looking for the same, i tried like 3 adks for backlight but Android overrides.
-Its a pain going in & out of settings for backlight, and auto is to bright.
Some thing like this (used 2 use it and it was neat!): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450318
orangepeel said:
Thanks for those suggestions. I've got and use keep screen and set the backlight in copilot to stay on. But I've just realised I didn't make myself clear, sorry. in the words of the spice girls, what I want, what I really really want is to toggle the screen brightness to full quickly via a widget before I go into copilot or google maps etc.
Thanks again!
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Wow what spice gurl song is that? Never heard of it
Pume said:
Wow what spice gurl song is that? Never heard of it
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Lmao for sure called wannabe bahahahha
Thought I'd give this a bump to see if anyone's had any joy with this darn thing. It's really starting to P me off. Surely there must be some solution? ....
Cheers all!
While playing movies, for example, I want to capture the screen as a still picture. Same goes for a piece of info that I see on the webpage, etc.
In the iPhone environment,users could just press the power and home button simultaneously to capture it as a photo.
Is there anything like that on Android?
I only know one way and that requires root , then download app from market "Shootme"
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I only know one way and that requires root , then download app from market "Shootme"
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Thanks for the info. Do you then assign a hardware button to do the capture? No problem capturing a movie while it is playing?
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Thanks for the info. Do you then assign a hardware button to do the capture? No problem capturing a movie while it is playing?
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"Shootme" works by shacking phone left and right , i did not try capturing a movie but it should work it captures everything else on screen, there are more apps in market capable capturing screenshots , they all need root to best of my knowledge.
ghost77 said:
"Shootme" works by shacking phone left and right , i did not try capturing a movie but it should work it captures everything else on screen, there are more apps in market capable capturing screenshots , they all need root to best of my knowledge.
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Shaking is a good way, as long as the orientation is not upset by it I guess.
Having go root the phone is a pity. Does anyone know of a non-root solution?
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Having go root the phone is a pity. Does anyone know of a non-root solution?
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I dont have root either and i looked for screenshoot app as well, but i wasnt able to find any..
-TB-
It's due to Android's security settings that root is required to take screenshots.
No other way around it for now.
Read this thread, in the first post there is a link on how to take screenshots through the android SDK:
The screenshot thread
Wow, does it have to be this complicated just to capture screen?
dakine said:
Read this thread, in the first post there is a link on how to take screenshots through the android SDK:
The screenshot thread
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Wow, does it have to be this complicated just to capture screen?
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Just root the phone already it only takes 2 minutes.
Done!
You're a great help dakine. I appreciate this very much.
dakine said:
Just root the phone already it only takes 2 minutes.
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Shaking is a good way, as long as the orientation is not upset by it I guess.
Having go root the phone is a pity. Does anyone know of a non-root solution?
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LOL! it'll funny to see a screen captured all fuzzy because of the shaking
you just enable debugging mode and connect, then use the android SDK
[Q] Screenshot in 2.1
anyone know how to make screenshot on SGS or is there any app that i can dowload coz i dont find it in the market..(only for rooted phone) and i am not thinking to root my phone coz i dont know how and why i muss do that......anyway my sgs is the european version....not us....please show me how or advice why root is so important.....
all screen shots requires root
i use shootme, excellent app
I use screenshot, works well for me.
Just wait for 2.2 if you don't want to root, since it will allow you to take a screenshot with .. I think it was the back-button and home-button.
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all screen shots requires root
i use shootme, excellent app
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I use this too and it's a real cool app.Just shake the phone and you're done!
Push Last after that push Home for 1 secod (Last still pushed)
When you let the Last button, the screen is registred
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Push Last after that push Home for 1 secod (Last still pushed)
When you let the Last button, the screen is registred
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that only works in 2.2
Alright, so I can't find the answer to my question anywhere so I am posting here.
Is there anyway to keep the LED light on for taking pictures? I hate how the LED only turns on when the picture is actually being taken because the pictures are always out of focus or over exposed. I would like to either have a way to keep the flashlight running in the background with the camera on or some other kind of mod to do essentially the same thing.
I am on rooted 4.3 with S-off. If you need any more details, let me know!
EDIT: Alright, I found a flashlight app that keeps the flashlight on without being in the app or the screen being on. The problem, however, is that if it is on, the camera app says "Unable to start camera" when I try to open it. Perhaps the stock camera app needs a mod to allow the LED to be on when launched?
MrFrizzy
You could always start videorecording and keep the flash on during the entire recording. Meanwhile you can tap the photo button to take pictures. Delete the videoclip afterwards. Thats the only way I think. Or maybe with an app, but I have no clue which one would suit your needs.
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You could always start videorecording and keep the flash on during the entire recording. Meanwhile you can tap the photo button to take pictures. Delete the videoclip afterwards. Thats the only way I think. Or maybe with an app, but I have no clue which one would suit your needs.
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While that would work if I really needed it, the pictures would be 1920x1080 instead of the 4mp. I'm really looking for an app or mod to allow the flashlight to stay on without the app being open.
MrFrizzy said:
While that would work if I really needed it, the pictures would be 1920x1080 instead of the 4mp. I'm really looking for an app or mod to allow the flashlight to stay on without the app being open.
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Camera fv5 does this
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Anyone have any idea how to use this? When I select this mode, I get the pop up window that explains what it is and the message at the bottom to align the circle with the pointer, but the screen shows a blue dot inside the white circle no matter where I'm pointing, which orientation I'm holding the phone and there's no option to activate the camera....it's grayed out, and the settings are for the video only. I can tap on the video button, but then it just records video.
Anyone have any idea how to actually use this mode?
Follow the information on the screen. It'll tell you what to do. The dot will be your focal point and the Circle will eventually pop up. You'll need to go either left or right or straight.
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The circle doesn't do anything. I have it pointing down a hall way and nothing happens. ..
once you start panning or moving forward a new circle shows up, you just match the dot to the new circle, very simple
Is it supposed to automatically just detect the "scene" and start? Are there some other settings that, when activated, disable this functionality? Do you have to activate the first shot by hitting the camera button (because if so, mine doesn't let me tap on it).
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once you start panning or moving forward a new circle shows up, you just match the dot to the new circle, very simple
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I swear I tried that! I started walking down the hallway, and there are doors visible that are open along the hallway, and NOTHING happens... :crying::crying::crying: I WANT THIS FEATURE TO WORK! LOL
Here, watch a video of me TRYING to get it to work....any ideas? https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/105678/MOV_0040.mp4
Ok, after 30 mins with Samsung tech support and then booting up into Safe Mode, we determined that there's some 3rd party app that may be inhibiting the VT Shot function, because it DID work in Safe Mode. I even uninstalled the google camera app.....Although that didn't seem to be the issue.....with this in mind, and knowing that this phone is not rooted, what's the best approach to help identify which app could be the culprit here? I don't want to wholesale factory reset and slowly add one app at a time....any ideas?
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Ok, after 30 mins with Samsung tech support and then booting up into Safe Mode, we determined that there's some 3rd party app that may be inhibiting the VT Shot function, because it DID work in Safe Mode. I even uninstalled the google camera app.....Although that didn't seem to be the issue.....with this in mind, and knowing that this phone is not rooted, what's the best approach to help identify which app could be the culprit here? I don't want to wholesale factory reset and slowly add one app at a time....any ideas?
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SOLVED! I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT! On my old S4, I was using the app "Moves" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves) which was a Pedometer app. But now that S Health is so integrated with the phone, I actually don't need it, so when I removed it, Virtual Tour Shot cam mode started working. Makes sense that the app would interfere with the motion sensor.....
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SOLVED! I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT! On my old S4, I was using the app "Moves" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves) which was a Pedometer app. But now that S Health is so integrated with the phone, I actually don't need it, so when I removed it, Virtual Tour Shot cam mode started working. Makes sense that the app would interfere with the motion sensor.....
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i bet you feel soooooooo relieved. its one of the best feelings in the world to go through meticulous trial and error and finally find the problem. congrats i really know how you feel haha
For sure! Especially because this is my first Android device which I have NOT rooted (victim of circumstance, not elective), so I knew it wasn't because of some weird rooted circumventing process. On the plus side, with s health's built-in pedometer setting, there's no need for Moves anymore.
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SOLVED! I FIGURED OUT THE CULPRIT! On my old S4, I was using the app "Moves" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.protogeo.moves) which was a Pedometer app. But now that S Health is so integrated with the phone, I actually don't need it, so when I removed it, Virtual Tour Shot cam mode started working. Makes sense that the app would interfere with the motion sensor.....
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OK !!!
"Moves" removed and it's working !!! :good:
Thanks