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How to use a PPC like a mirror !! by just pressing a button

Hello !
Like many of you, I have a PocketPC with 2 cameras, one on the front and one in the back. My PocketPC is a HTC Kaiser, by the way.
So what about using your Pocket PC as a mirror ?!
it can be use useful, just to check that your tie is well done before going to a job interview
Is it possible to start HTC Camera application with an argument so that instead of the back camera, the front camera is used ?
If yes, how ? If no, how can I achieve the same result ?
Chris
ps: I have already tried the mirror effect platisc that you can but on the PPC display. But I do not like it because then it is almost impossible to see the display when you are outside, because of amount of light reflexion.

take a picture of yourself then view it
sounds like a good idea though.. i wish my touch had a front camera.

Taking a picture is not what I want.
I want my PocketPC to act exactly like a mirror, that means, I want to see myself in live.
Do you know how to open the HTC camera using the front camera instead of the back one ?

The camera app on the Athena/Ameo lets you choose which camera to use...

I assume if you set the right registry settings before you start the app the camera app will start with the right camera.
It should be easy, some-one more motivated than I should be able to do it.
Surur

Pantaloonie said:
The camera app on the Athena/Ameo lets you choose which camera to use...
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Same with the Polaris

For Kaiser (looking at your sig) open camera tap anywhere on screen the press the 'camera' button from the munu that pops up (lower bar center box on my kaiser) and it switches to the front camera. do that again to switch image and again to go back to normal camera.

nahguam said:
Same with the Polaris
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same with touch dual

I think you are missing his point? He wants the front camera selected by default

Yes, exactly, I want the front camera to be used by just pressing a button.
So that I can really use my pocket pc as a mirror.
A mirror is an easy tool, you just have to look at it.
I want the same with my pocket pc: pressing one button and just looking at the pocket pc, to see myself
I will investigate about a registry hack. If there are no way to give arguments to the HTC Camera application, it is the only way I can see.

are you really that handsome ?

Maybe to find a real mirror is easier than to find the solution with the camera
I turned my prophet's screen off, now i can see myself and even my tie easily.. my prophet turns into a mirror by one button press althouhg it has only one camera

I investigated about the registry changes to switch between the front and back camera, here is the registry controlling the settings:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Camera\5.04\Preferences\Values
This is the content of Values when using the back camera:
0f,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,90,01,00,00,40,1f,00,00,01,10,00,55,01,02,01,01,40,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,04,09,11,20,00,45,46,00,00,28,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,c0,27,09,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
and this is the content of Values, when using the front camera:
0f,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,90,01,00,00,90,01,00,00,40,1f,00,00,01,10,00,55,01,02,01,01,40,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,40,00,40,00,09,11,20,00,45,46,00,00,28,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,c0,27,09,00,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
The changes are displayed in bold. I know that you can change a "normal" registry, but how to change such a large number list in the registry automatically ?

I'm interested in this too... I would be great if you press for long time the camera button to activate the front camera!

Mortscript could do it.
Surur

I have tried with SKshema (which is a bit like mortscript), but the problem is that instead of using several registry values, HTC Camera is using only 1 registry value and but lots of data into it. So I do not see how to change it with these script tools.
Can someone provide us with a script example to change this registry value to use the front camera ?

Anyone can tell me how to change the registry so that the HTC Camera is starting with the front camera instead of the back camera ?

Camera in Mirror with SKtools
Hello !
So no reply about an argument to camera.exe to launch it using the front camera instead of the back camera.
So I have found alternative way by using the tap feature of SKTools, here is my solution:
#r(\Windows\Camera.exe)
#r(#tap) #p(120;160) #sleep(1000)
#r(#tap) #p(5;160)
#r(#tap) #p(120;160)
It works well, I would just wish to get the camera immediately in fullscreen, because it needs 30 second to have the various camera logos the screen to disappear. Do you have any suggestions ?

Not yet a fix to lower flash for camera ?

It has been too long for all of us waiting for a fix so as to use camera in dark places, and not to obtain an "all white" picture .... (mostly in a short range 1-2 m)
Any idea how to fix that crazy too bright flash leds

i second this.. lol the photos i take are WHITE

I installed all hotfixes. The pictures with flash looks OK to me.
But Jpg compress still too high. High ISO produces pictures with red horizontal lines..

Seriously guys there's already a thread for this here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=590916 we dont need another!
If you have a problem with over exposed photos please contact htc and tell them, as with the pink blob the more complaints, the faster they acknowledge and make a fix thanks.

Panorama photo APP

Hello,
Is it possible to add such a feature to the camera by software? or the camera has to have some speccs for the job?
Thanks

Best way is to take many shots one overlapping the previous by a little untill you cover the whole scene and then make the stitching with some pc app. I prefer autostitch which is very comprehensive with many features if you want to go pro and know what you're doing but also can keep it simple and go with the default settings, only change output resolution to suit your liking. Personaly i hate phone's camera, reminds me of my first nokia, it had a camera but they put it there just to be a complete package and for no other reason because that thing with that piece of glass on the back was many things but camera phone was not one of them Get a real camera and get your scene, that's my advice!

[Q] Stroboscope program idea

I have been searching for a stroboscope program, and the only ones i found were just a simple torches or simple blinking stroboscope. So i thought maybe someone has time to make a program in which you could enter a frequency at which you want a led to blink, and it would be a great tool for many experiments. Sorry for my poor english.

Good idea, I wonder that nobody has taken it up.

........... and whoever is going to build this app should integrate this strobo function into the video camera function because ther it makes most sense.

There is an app on android called TeslaLed, i have tried it on my hd2, works great. But u cant enter a specific frequency, just adjust how fast it blinks.

is it possible to use the camera flash as a strobe-light, and create an application which could leave the camera lense open. this would create an effect of multiple frames in one picture.. either development would make a really cool camera app for some nice effects, but sounds a bit technicle, dont now.

Possible to lower the intensity of the camera flash?

Hey reader,
sorry if there is a solution, I used the search but didnt find anything.
So, lets cut to the point. Is there a way to decrease the camera flash? Not for the torch function but for actual pictures or videos?
I know (or guess) the intesity is managed by the kernel. But sadly my android coding skills are less than bad. I would try it tho. Compile a kernel from source and only change the intensity of the flash.
If its in the kernel. If theres a simpler solution please let me know!
btw sorry for my english...its under developement^^
pleezefragme

You mention torch. Do you use torch a lot? If so read the last few posts here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2624453