[App][2.3+] - CameraParameters, modify camera beyond api - Android Apps and Games

Greetings all, this is my first app, and first post on this forum (though I've been reading it for some time before i registered). I've written a simple camera app that lets you view and explore all the parameters for your camera. This app was meant to read, modify and display the results of various camera parameters, as returned by the flatten() method. It is not designed to enhance your images, but to let you learn more about the cameras attached to your device and their features.
All parameters that are modified are set using set(String key, String value). This seems to work even for parameters that take an int value, such as jpeg quality.
I would like some feedback, especially on the UI. The values to change are entirely text based, which takes up a fair amount of screen real estate. I'm open to suggestions or other ideas.
Notes:
Only landscape mode is supported
Pictures are saved to DCIM\Camera
Gallery is not refreshed immediately
Supported Camera parameters are dumped to a text file in DCIM\Camera when the app launches
Parameters that are named "<whatever>-values" are not added to the dropdown, as they are presumably just a list of what values are possible for a given parameter.
Hardware tested on:
Samsung Galaxy Ring
Kyocera Rise
Acer Iconia A100
Any feedback is appreciated.
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Hello, @Jat82.
When I open the application the value for param stays as "none", is this normal or it should show other value?
Maybe it's a bug from my ROM/device because third camera apps doesn't show the image in screen. I don't have other device to test it, sorry.
I think the UI of your app can be upgraded, maybe you can rearrange all box and buttons to one side of screen.

eduds said:
Hello, @Jat82.
When I open the application the value for param stays as "none", is this normal or it should show other value?
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It's just the default text, it should change to whatever text you enter when you tap it.
Maybe it's a bug from my ROM/device because third camera apps doesn't show the image in screen. I don't have other device to test it, sorry.
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Sorry, i don't understand what you mean by "third camera apps", can you explain it a bit more? You have a third camera on your device that appears in the cameras dropdown, but doesn't display a preview?

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It's just the default text, it should change to whatever text you enter when you tap it.
Sorry, i don't understand what you mean by "third camera apps", can you explain it a bit more? You have a third camera on your device that appears in the cameras dropdown, but doesn't display a preview?
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I attached two screenshots of your app, you can see the param is always "none".
You can also see the black screen.
Yes, the preview is not displayed but I can take pictures normally.

On Moto Razr I, FC when i put the front camera ON.
Enviado desde el Moto Razr I. México Df.

I have an issue with this. My photos aren't saving to anywhere I can find them.My phone is a Samsung Galaxy Rush.
/storage/sdcard0/DCIM is the pathway my photos normally save to. Is there a way to fix this?

Thank you all for the feedback, I'm back from the holidays, and have resumed work on this project. There are some minor updates:
-"C!" (Capture) button removed and minor UI adjustments
-Selecting a parameter should now populate the edit text with the current value for that parameter
-Long press on the preview image to capture an image, or..
-Press the hardware camera button if your device has one*
-All images captured are now stored in <your device>/CameraParams. This folder will be created if it does not exist
-Camera parameters are dumped into the above directory, one "raw" unformatted file, and another one with human-readable formatting
*Press it rather quickly, holding the hardware camera button may launch a camera intent, where your system will load your default camera app, which makes things go ...bad.
Todo:
-Proper enumeration and selection of available camera devices
-User-definable storage paths, so you can save to phone, sd card, usb device, whatever is attached..
-Continued UI refinement
-Refresh Gallery/Media db after saving images
-??? What else is needed or wanted from a camera utility?

Hello I am a beta tester form http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927116
I have a ace plus, 2.3, rooted phone.
I downloaded the app an found that it crashes when I try to open it.
I even downloaded the app twice or thrice and still same result so please correct it
Sent from my GT-S7500 using Tapatalk 2

Related

IDEA : 4x4 level and tilt meter

If anyone out there wants an app idea.
Using the g sensor on the HD2 display two views of a 4wd.
One view (Top) is a rear view showing tilt left to right.
The second (Bottom) shows a side view showing its tilt front to back.
Requirements maybe skinnable and also a reset/zero button to compensate for mounting.
Basically as your driving the images rotate to show what angle and slope you are driving on.
That would be a cool app...
+1
Tryed a few inclinometers but it's not the same...
//Johan
Been playing with this tool. Pretty close.
Only needs a graphic change and screen saver blocker. Would be cool if it could re-call a previous zeroing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535944
This is the screen it uses
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Found this
http://my-maemo.com/software/applications.php?name=4x4_Inclinometer&fldAuto=1146&faq=47
this one looks the fruit.
For the iphone thou.
And after looking found a bunch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6514101
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=568139
Landmeter 2.0
Update:
Completely reworked version with many advantages:
- Even more precise angle calculation up to 100+ degrees sideways
- Completely reworked design
- Much faster reactions ensured with getsensordata function redevelopment
- Digital font for numbers
- Adjustable filter quality
- Scale changes dynamically depending on adjusted parameters
- Full WVGA support
- Side indicators
- More comfort for driver-optimized view,larger fonts
- In the future planned skinning-on-demand(you will send me basic pictures,I will recompile it for you)
Available here:
http://software.connect.de/product.php?pf=pocketpc&prod_id=53777&xsearch=landmeter
Tomas.
Is it possible to get it working in Portrait mode?
Well,actually this would be not a problem.
Development modifications are minor to make it portrait,but there is lot of work with graphics. Therefore I have to wait a long time for the graphics from my designer.
Check this out...
TomasNM said:
Landmeter 2.0
Update:
Completely reworked version with many advantages:
- Even more precise angle calculation up to 100+ degrees sideways
- Completely reworked design
- Much faster reactions ensured with getsensordata function redevelopment
- Digital font for numbers
- Adjustable filter quality
- Scale changes dynamically depending on adjusted parameters
- Full WVGA support
- Side indicators
- More comfort for driver-optimized view,larger fonts
- In the future planned skinning-on-demand(you will send me basic pictures,I will recompile it for you)
Available here:
http://software.connect.de/product.php?pf=pocketpc&prod_id=53777&xsearch=landmeter
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Hi Tomas!
Tryed your demo and it looked great! But the round meters didn't work/show...? Not available in demo or did i do something wrong?
//Johan
Hmmm,strange... I don't understand,what exactly is wrong. Can you describe it better? Maybe screenshot will be helpful. Btw,tried on many devices,without problem.
Screenshot!
It looks like this. Everything works but the two meters...
Stock Rom, HTC 1.66 swe
//Johan
Well,it seems to have some memory problem. I see this kind of problem during development first version. The rotation pictures are stored separately in 162 position images in one bitmap. This bitmap is quiet large with dimensions 1250x2125. 125x125 pixels per one image,10x16+1x2 in matrix. 125sq is also reason,that the image is not VGA sharp. If I tried to have 250x250pix images,the bitmap was so huge,that cannot load into the memory and I had same problem. What's your free memory? Tried softreset before starting?
I also have the same issue.
No pretty Lada.
Hello.
So I have replaced resources,so this is much smaller rotation image to fit into memory.
Try this out...
Please note,actually this is not a cab,but exefile with renamed extension.
Hello,the attached file is corrupted ...
Btw,if you want to use different "cars",you can create your own and post me them. In attachment,they are some examples.
Marcdu81 said:
Hello,the attached file is corrupted ...
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Maybe because it is an exefile,not a cab?
did you renamed the extension to exe?
Sorry for that,but I cannot upload larger exefiles,XDA server doesn't allow it.
And that's an executable for your PDA,not PC.
Ok,it's really an exe file,i convert it to a cab file .
I posted this file just for a test for those,who has problems with car displaying. Can you confirm,if this works for you(if original doesn't)?

[App][2.1+] Make It 3D Free | 3D anaglyph pic maker

[APP][5.0+] Make It 3D - 3D Camera v3.00.1 | 3D Anaglyph
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This app makes 3D anaglyph stereoscopic pictures.
You need red and cyan glasses to see 3D pictures.
Google Play Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.photo3dapps.makeit3d.free
Features:
Anaglyph stereogram 3D photo maker
Easy user interface
Full resolution 3D image
Camera superposition mode
Live preview adjustment
3D mode: gray, color, half-color, optimized anaglyph, side by side, cross eye, wiggle
3D glasses (red cyan) are required
How to use:
Take two photos using built-in camera or;
Select two images from gallery
Adjust stereo 3D photo using yellow arrow buttons (with shift button)
Select 3D stereo mode
Save the stereo 3D picture
Use 3D glasses to see 3D stereogram
Buttons:
Camera: open built-in camera to take two images
Gallery: open gallery to select two images
Dual arrow: swap left and right photos
Option: select 3D mode
Save: save stereoscope 3D image
Yellow arrows: use for adjusting stereoscopic 3D photo
'auto': auto alignment (in-app purchase)
White 'shift': shift arrow key (big/small movement)
Just bought your pro version. Great app, thank you.
Wow, thanks! I appreciate it.
P.S. I found a bug (forced close) in PRO so I am fixing it now. It will be done by tomorrow night.
If you have any question just let me know.
Thanks, I will do.
I haven't had any FC yet. The only thing I found was the first time I ran it, it couldn't verify the licence. I disconnected wifi and ran it again using mobile data and all was fine after that.
Thanks again.
That is good. FC will occur when images are in bad conditions such as bad focusing. It will not happen anyway.
I am using Google license service, sometime license checking is failed when imo network connection is bad.
Thanks again.
Thanks for your comment!
Good luck with your great app!
Sent from my Motorola StarTac using Voodoo
Hello, PRO is updated to the v1.33
1. Dubois method (which reduces ghost effect)
2. Fixed FC issue
Thanks!
Thanks for the update.
Just a bit of feedback, It works just fine, the only thing I have found is that if I select a large image (over 2mb), it is resized by the app which is fine. But if I select 'Auto Align' the process starts but then the app closes (sometimes with an FC, sometimes without). If I select a smaller image file, this problem doesn't occur and the process completes successfully.
Thanks, user feedback is always important.
So, I have questions because it is very hard to make same situation with different phone.
1. do you mean the problem occurs when you take pictures larger than 2MP from other camera app?
2. If pictures are larger than 2MP, Does app closing (FC or without FC) always occurs? or sometimes success?
First of all, I restricted picture size to 2MPixel (1600x1200) which is actually 6Mbyte in memory. So, for stereoscopy, at least two pictures should be loaded in the memory at same time. Furthermore, result 3D picture also needs to be loaded at the same time. Then required memory is 18MByte which is almost not allowed by Android OS.
So, I resize selected picture if it is larger than 2MP using BitmapFactory.decodeFile with inSampleSize. Then bitmap is transferred to C++ for faster processing (image matching, resampling, etc). My best guess at this time is that pictures resized by the Android function (decodeFile+inSampleSize) may not give enough number of matching points because of resampling method.
I will let you know when I solve this problem.
Thanks!
The picture concerned was taken from the gallery. I selected the same picture for both right and left. Having selected Auto Align, the close happened. When I select a smaller file (picture), it all runs smoothly.
The problem always occurs with larger file sizes for me. I haven't tested in detail but I think 2mb appears to be the limit.
If you want to try it yourself, here is the picture concerned... I purposely chose it as it was a largish file size (3.1mb).
wooow it look great apps i install it now
I downloaded and tested your picture, FC occured.
I will fix it tonight and let you know when I am done.
Thanks for your feedback
Great. Happy to help.
Thanks as always.
Sent from my Motorola StarTac using Voodoo
nobnut said:
The picture concerned was taken from the gallery. I selected the same picture for both right and left. Having selected Auto Align, the close happened. When I select a smaller file (picture), it all runs smoothly.
The problem always occurs with larger file sizes for me. I haven't tested in detail but I think 2mb appears to be the limit.
If you want to try it yourself, here is the picture concerned... I purposely chose it as it was a largish file size (3.1mb).
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Hi, I uploaded v1.34 which solves the problem (I believe).
It will resized any picture larger than 1600x1200.
Thanks again!
No, thank you!
I installed the updated version earlier and all works perfectly. I suddenly remembered that I should come here and confirm and say thanks.
Great work!
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wooow it look great apps i install it now
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Thank you !!
A Motorola Xoom user reported that he cannot start Make It 3D Free. He said whenever he try to open the app, it force closes.
If you are a Xoom user, it will be more than great if you send me a crash report.
Thanks!

[APP][2.2+]DeblurIt - fixing photo blur

DeblurIt
Version 1.1.0
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DeblurIt is a professional way to sharpen blurry photos. It provides unrivaled clarity and successfully removes motion blur, out-of-focus blur, gaussian blur from your images. Fix photo blur and sharpen non-blurred images with DeblurIt!
It uses progressive algorithms based on deconvolution technology. While commonly used "unsharp mask" filter just detects the edges and adds them to the original image, deconvolution uses information within the image to approximately restore the original state and fix photo blur. Deconvolution perfectly restores photos with large defects, recovering lost details. DeblurIt is the only app that supports deconvolution on Android (28.02.2013)
You can also use unsharp mask filter that removes blur in more standard way. It is the best fit for small defects.
Auto mode uses unsharp mask to quickly remove small blur from the photo.
For those who actually believe the picture at the top is fake: here is zip archive with sample images used on Google Play's page and appropriate settings for the application.
Free version: Google Play
Support developer (Pro version): Google Play
I hope you enjoy it.
RESERVED
If you have some questions, please send me pm or e-mail us at [email protected]
Deblurit
This program is really good, so I want to instal it))
Application is updated to version 1.1.0
Changelog:
* All known bugs are fixed now.
* Speed up on some devices.
* Fullscreen preview (click on image).
* Added save & delete buttons in Finish activity.
* Deconvolution is now used by default in manual mode instead of Unsharp mask.
Congratulations you were featured on xda portal
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/deblur-those-dodgy-photos-with-deblurit/
Cheers
Tom
Thanks.
Szczepanik said:
Congratulations you were featured on xda portal
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/deblur-those-dodgy-photos-with-deblurit/
Cheers
Tom
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Thank you very much xda-developers team. We appriciate it.
Best Regards,
Standy66 and Smallboxes Software team.
Let's see if I can deblurIt those pictures she sent me.
Heh, heh.
Good job, Standy66.
Nice app, good job
lol, Russian juice on attached thumbnails
http://legitreviews.com/news/14385/
what about this tool
heard lots of great things about this
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http://legitreviews.com/news/14385/
what about this tool
heard lots of great things about this
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ummm... yeahh... quite a bit off topic. not even phone related...
but anyways great work with the app dev, supported with pro version can't wait to see what's in store next
The interface is far from perfect but it does quite a good job. Here's a test-picture. The text is complete unreadable in the original. The app made it readable again. From now on I won't be so sceptical anymore when someone in a movie says "can you enhance that security cam picture?".
the title says 2.3+ but market shows 2.2+. ....
and can you attach apk in attachments please?
I have been looking for something like this but unfortunately I can't get it to work on any testing I have done including out of Focus, Gaussian and Motion blurred pics. I tried all settings and at least 10-15 tests for each setting and still cant see any improvement at all. Maybe I don't understand the app but for me it didn't work. EVO LTE with Evolve 4.2.2
CnC-ROCK said:
the title says 2.3+ but market shows 2.2+. ....
and can you attach apk in attachments please?
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Yeah, it's actually 2.2+, i made a mistake in the title. Fixed. Also I attached apk file to the message and added sample images used on application's google play page.
drdionysius said:
The interface is far from perfect
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Please, if you have any suggestions, speak it out.
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Please, if you have any suggestions, speak it out.
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With motion blur it would be nice to see an example of the angle. Is 0 a vertical blur and 90 a horizontal blur?
It would be nice to see a detail of the picture when previewing because on the small image I can't see much details.
The checkbox 'greyscale' isn't clear (it only applies to the final image I guess). The preview is always greyscale.
Pinch to zoom would be nice.
Really useful app, thanks!
Сады Придонья, хех
Is this you or just the same technology used which has been open sourced?
https://github.com/Y-Vladimir/SmartDeblur/downloads
http://yuzhikov.com/projects.html
awesome
awesomeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
good work best for college students:good::victory::highfive:

[APP] Picture Manager - Rename pictures with a timestamp and organize to folders

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What is Picture Manager?
Some manufactures like HTC and Sony (probably some more) save pictures taken with an incremented number in the filename, instead with a timestamp like other manufactures do.
When you factory reset your device, buy a new device or clean flash a custom rom, the camera picture counter gets reset and starts with e.g. IMAG_00001 again.
This can be an issue once you backup your files to a harddrive on your PC, because you will have duplicate filenames, although the pictures are actually different.
Picture Manager solves this problem by renaming your taken pictures with a timestamp format that you can select or even define yourself.
You can either start a batch process before you backup your pictures to your HDD, or automatically let Picture Manager rename your files in the background.
Another nice feature Picture Manager offers is that you can let it organize your taken pictures into folders that are named by the year, month and even day.
That will help you to quickly find your pictures again and brings some organization into you pictures.
Requirements
You have to be on at least Android 5.0 Lollipop
How does it work
Picture Manager relies on the EXIF Metadata that is stored into each picture. The EXIF Metadata contains a lot of information, the one Picture Manager needs is the date the picture was taken.
With that information Picture Manager can reliably rename and organize your pictures.
Tasker Plugin
Picture Manager comes with a Tasker Action Plugin. That means that you can start a batch process on different events, like time, when usb gets connected etc.
Premium features
If you want to use the custom format, background service or the Tasker plugin you need to upgrade to the premium version.
To upgrade you can use an in app purchase. Or you paypal me and I mail you a premium code. That way google doesn't get 30% of the income.
Downloads
Picture Manager is available in the playstore:
FAQ
Q: What about videos?
A: Picture Manager can also handle mp4 recorded videos.
Q: What about other manufactures than HTC and Sony?
A: I just know about those two that use an incremented number in their filename. If you know more, let me know. If your files are already timestamped you can still use the organizer to move your files into timestamped folders.
Q: After using the organizer I have sometimes missing files in my gallery?
A: Use the media scanner built in Picture Manager to make those files visible.
Q: Will the background service drain a lot of battery?
A: Picture Manager makes use of Androids JobSheduler, like Google Photos and Amazon Photos instant upload and is very battery friendly. When checking GSAM stats, it is nearly at the very bottom of the list.
Version 1.1.0 available
Additions and updates:
Timestamper format is shown more user friendly now
Added an info button to the custom format field with some examples.
Added "Month as number" switch to organizer tab. Default now, since that way your folders are properly ordered
Fixes:
Fixed Picture Manager not working on external sdcards
Fixed force close caused by JobShedulder getting triggered by batch organizer
Tasker plugin shouldn't need reboot anymore after unlocking premium
16. June ◦ Picture Manager 1.6.0
• Fixed force closes when the service runs
• Fixed progress freezing on Android 5.0 when starting a batch process
• Fixed progress freezing when selected folder has no files
• Fixed rating dialog popping up instead of wizard on first start
• Notification with progressbar shows now during a batch process. Can help that the app is not getting killed by the OS
• Added service trigger delay setting
• Added notification setting
• Logs can be opened now with an external viewer.

MIUI 12 Camera App Updates

While MIUI 12 brings many new features to explore, one of the most important updates comes in the form of the new camera app. The features available will be dependant on the Xiamoi phone that you have. So if you don't see a feature that we listed below, it might just be that your particular phone doesn't support that function. I am running MIUI 12 on my Xiaomi Mi 9T and I'll be going over everything new that you can expect to find in the MIUI 12 camera app.
App info:
App name: Camera
Version: 4.0
APK name: com.android.camera
What's new?
Customizable interface
The new customizable interface gives you more control over the layout of your camera app. When you open the app, you'll find quick shortcuts running along the bottom of your screen. These will give you instant access to things like video, portrait mode, pro mode etc. When you scroll all the way to the right, you'll find the more option. This will bring you to a list of all of the features in your camera app.
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With the next MIUI 12 update, you'll find an edit button in the more section. When you select this option, you'll be able to drag features around and place your favorite ones on the app start screen. This makes it much easier to have quick access to the most used features on your camera. The feature I use the most on my Xiaomi 9T is the 48MP shot. Now I can go grab that feature and put it as the first option in my camera app. This makes it much faster to select that option quickly.
Pro Mode Settings
Pro mode is done in a very interesting way that makes things a little easier in MIUI 12. On most phones, you'll find the full list of pro features right on the bottom of the viewfinder. In MIUI 12, only the essential and most commonly used settings will be shown on the bottom. Additional settings are in a menu in the top right. Once this menu is expanded, you'll have access to the full array of settings on one screen.
This new layout is very effective at making pro mode simpler to use. Previously, it could be difficult to navigate pro mode with so many different settings in one spot. I've found myself using pro mode much more often than I normally would, thanks to the new layout.
Magic Clone
Of course, there are some really fun new features as well. Magic clone is a very nifty mode that lets you clone yourself in a photo. This option can be found in the more section of the camera app. In this mode, you can duplicate yourself in a photo or video. This trick is actually pretty effective at what it does. While I doubt I'll ever actually find myself using this for anything, it's kind of fun to mess around with for a while.
Subtitles
A feature that I was not expecting to find, is the fantastic new subtitle system. While filming a video, you'll be able to put subtitles on that video in real-time. Your camera app will be able to transcribe your speech and create a complete subtitle track. This makes it very easy to quickly make a video that can be viewed with no volume. There are many times where a friend sends me a video, and my environment might be too noisy for me to hear it properly. This solves that issue in a very effective way.
It also comes into play for social media sites like Facebook, which automatically start playing a video with no audio. Now your video can start playing with subtitles, and the viewer doesn't need to turn on the sound if they're in a public spot. If you've ever spent time adding subtitles to a video, you know how much of a time-consuming process this can be. It's great to see this simple solution that can save so much time.
I would like to show you this feature in action, but it doesn't seem to be available on my Mi 9T yet. I will update this thread if I ever get that feature. If anyone else has this feature working, please leave a comment with some screenshots.
Shoot in Fullscreen Mode
Your new camera app will have a new update called fullscreen mode. This mode lets you extend your preview display to the corners of your screen. Normally, your preview window will be a smaller screen in the middle of your phone, leaving room for your controls and settings at the top and bottom. Now you can extend this window to the entire display of your phone. Settings will overlay the preview window and still function as normal.
This is a good way of enlarging your preview and making things a little easier to see.
Go read about the global rollout of MIUI 12 here.
I am wondering when Xiaomi will add the voice control to their Camera app.

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