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[Galaxy S II General] akirax:
I need TBEC28 firmware.

Please, do this in your phone: type this code *#34971539# and choose the last option "CAM to Phone FW Dump" and wait about 3 mins. This do a firmware backup.

Then copy the file /data/RS_M5LS_dump.bin and share with me.

Many thanks.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] djase:
Mine:

Cam FW : SCEF02

Phone FW: TBEC28

You're welcome !
[Galaxy S II General] Techno_Astra:
akirax you need a phone with

Cam FW : TBEC28

Phone FW: TBEC28 or other

Right?

and after that:

"choose the last option "CAM to Phone FW Dump" and wait about 3 mins. This do a firmware backup.

Then copy the file /data/RS_M5LS_dump.bin and share with me"

You (like me) try to revert firmware to the original one TBEC28.

Right?
[Galaxy S II General] akirax:
Yes, I need a phone with:

Cam FW : TBEC28

Phone FW: TBEC28

But I have it already.

I modified the firmware in a Hex Editor, but the phone restarts itself when update de firmware and fail the update. Thankfully my camera is working correctly and the firmware remains the same.

Thanks.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
I have a atock SGS2 with SCEF02 and video is smooth.

I still find it in Samsung Apps under category tools.
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
Well today i got a replacement unit and the new unit while it seems to not suffer from the pink spot it has a bigger problem. Video frame rate drop and it happens when recording and it auto focus, the frame rate goes low and then normal and everytime it does auto focus the frame rate lowers :\ i dont know what to do anymore if i trade will have other problem or both described eventually :\

Camera FW version: SCEE09

Phone FW version: TBEC28
[Galaxy S II General] Techno_Astra:
how can i revert mine to Cam FW : TBEC28 from OCEF02?
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
I have SCEF02 since I updated the cam firmware and my videos are fine.

Search for the update in Samsung Apps under categories / tools and check out if it helps.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
does anyone know the difference between, ' sc ' , ' oc '?
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
It seems, there are two different camera hardware.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
There are more: OB, OC, TB, SC, OM
[Galaxy S II General] Techno_Astra:
Reverting to older phone firmware like KE2 (original on my phone) can bring also camera firmware to the original TBEC28?
[Galaxy S II General] hyperbolic:
Downloaded the Samsung app for camera upgrade and it said I am up to date an no need to upgrade.

Can someone confirm I actually do have the latest fw ?

Cam FW Ver: SCEF02

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

Thx.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Yes, I have the same.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Yup, pretty much the latest. Hopefully Samsung releases another update soon as i see that phones bought lately have OMEF01 and 01 firmware should be newer than 02, following the pattern of their updates.
[Galaxy S II General] djase:
Mine:

Cam FW : SCEF02

Phone FW: TBEC28

no pink spot but still have framerate drops shout !
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Damn.. So the SCEF02 still got the frame rate dropping problem.. :(

So no need to update from SCEE07 to SCEF02. In addition, the camera update cannot be found from Samsung Apps (from Finland anyways).
[Galaxy S II General] Biaznatch:
Some models are inferior versus other models.

I tested it with a friend of my. I have the SC model and a he has the OC model. He shoots way better pictures and video than me. Yesterday we both took the same picture in the evening and mine was blurry and the street lights gave flares around it and his picture was so sharp with no flares around the street lights.

This kind of sucks.

I guess you cant change SC to OC:(. Cause I really rather have the OC model.
[Galaxy S II General] aktiv8:
Udated the firmware for the camera today. Now camera wont focus. Seems to always be stuck in Macro mode (despite me selecting any other mode). So ALL images are now blurred unless really close.

Cam FW: SBEF02

Phone FW: TBEC28

KE7 update on SIM free phone

any thoughts on fix?
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
I updated but the problem remains. Is in low light condition like inside houses and such that the frame drop happens :\
[Galaxy S II General] zabihjan:
I dont have before update version as i didnt see this thread before.

After Update :

Cam FW : SCEF02

Phone FW: TBEC28

On Firmware : KG2 (ARABIC/ISRAEL Generic)[/B]

it has gone a bit faster than before. images are lil sharper and better. all modes are working e.g all focuses, resolutions and everything else
[Galaxy S II General] chemita:
My version is: OMEF01

TBEC28

And it looks fatal ..... I looked to see if I had the plastic and I almost left with the protective glass ...
[Galaxy S II General] xsaintzx:
I bought my phone on 3rd of August, my camera firmware is OMEF01, I can't see any Samsung Camera App in Samsung Apps even manually searched. I use the apk file in OP and it prompts and said I have the latest firmware.

However, I have the PINK SPOT ISSUE and it is quite severe as it also appears in daylight and not only low light condition, I would say medium light condition still appears unless it is very bright.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
i have OMEF01 but see no pink issue and autofocus problems, only noise between video and camera is what i see, the shots are very good
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Take a picture of a white piece of paper about a feet away w/o any external lightning aside from minimal day light.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
That's a real mystery ... I have the same FW as DJase, but my videos are fine.

Might there be a hardware problem?
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
still don't see pink spot

whenver i tap on a area on the screen, the camera focuses on that only

sometimes if pictures are snapped one after the other then sometimes the focus can be out of range, similar to digital cameras
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Well, I also have the SCEF02 with the frame rate problem.. I don't think it's a hardware problem, because then there's a lot of "monday-models" around..

Just to make sure, that you have actually tested to record HD quality video (720 and/or 1080) indoors in low light conditions (but not totally dark) and didn't have any lag in frame rate?
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
But what else might explain the huge difference, when the FW is identical? Antivirus software maybe? I use GuardX, which has no impact on performance and battery life.

It's currently very cloudy here, so I did a further 1080p test indoors with only very low daylight ... still absolutely smooth.

PS: Just to make shure ... I use a german stock SGS2, not rooted, no custom ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] tuvi123:
Cam FW Ver:

TBEE08 > TBEF04

Phone FW Ver is unchanged (TBEC28).
[Galaxy S II General] htcplussony:
I got a UK sim free unit. Weird thing is I don't even see Tools as one of the categories. Maybe its for the best I don't upgrade.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Maybe it's called different in English version. In German it's called "helping apps" which is usually translated as "tools".
[Galaxy S II General] GPSSerbia:
After update:

Cam FW ver SCEF02

Phone FW ver TBEC28

on KE4

Didn't look before update, sorry.
[Galaxy S II General] pachi72:
Samsung support is garbage. If it was a iphone issue they would of fix it in less than 2 weeks
[Galaxy S II General] blasiusx:
i had the problem with my galaxy s2 (SCEF02) with the stuttering video Recording in HD 720p and 1080p.

I shipped the Phone to Samsung Support Centre in Germany before a week. They called me today that there was a hardware defect, they have changed the defect component and my phone will be shipped back to me in a few days.

I thought there was a software issue, but in my case the hardware was defect.

Hmmmm. Many others have the same issue like me. Have they all an hardware defect or a defect component of the camera ?!
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Those with SCEF02 and video problems, I guess yes. The rest ... I don't know.

As I said before, I have SCEF02 and my videos are fine.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
And there were no frame rate issues in lower resolutions (SD)? And also do you know, what was the component changed?

Well, I guess I might stand corrected then (let see..) ;) I might also try changing/repairing the device. If I'm in luck, I'll get a DOA device back (some retailers here in Finland are quite flexible in DOA policy). I'll report back when new device arrives or when the current is repaired..

I guess others with the same frame rate problem has not tried to change/repair the device? I have some faint memories, that someone tried that also, but the problem still persists.. Oh well, let see..
[Galaxy S II General] blasiusx:
Don't know what component was defected. The lady that called me only said, that a technican had changed the defected component, and they will only install newest Firmware on my phone. Then it will be ship back to me.

Let me see if the camera works when i get it back.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Ok. That component name just would have been solid info, because the quality of service and know-how is not the same in all service points, as you can imagine..

And yeah, let's hope that the defected component was the real problem.. It wouldn't be the first time that service points are placebo-repairing problems, when the real root cause is not yet found..

Maybe I'll wait for your feedback, before sending my device to Samsung (or retailer). So could you pretty please reply asap, when you get the phone back and test the HD video again in low light conditions.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
Well here in my country i replaced the phone for the third time and all the new have this video recording hd frames drop. So i just have give up on replacing the phone as it doesnt solve...
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Can you upload a sample of this video recording in HD frame drop and does this only affect specific camera modules?
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Here --> http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?505hg3nma6h8vec (720p)

This problem occurs at least with SCEF02 (TBEC28), but not all users can produce this problem. Maybe the environmental conditions have to be just right for the problem to exist, or the problem is occurring randomly.

In my case the problem can be repeated very easily and the frame rate drops in all indoor HD videos (filmed at home).
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
Yes, my camera version comes with SCEE09 and updated to yours stated it still does the low light indoors frame drop :/ since all i had with this version had this problem even updating camera its hard for me believing there is phones ou there with this version and without the problem.
[Galaxy S II General] orkhanahmadov:
Cam: SCEF02

Phone: TBEC28

Do I need update with this apk?

Thank you...
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
No, these are already the latest.
[Galaxy S II General] xsaintzx:
Actually to those who said they are free from pink spot issue need to prove it by showing their shots, because I think it is either their eyes are too weak to see them or they are not in the 'right' condition.
[Galaxy S II General] WTPS:
NEW update available today Aug 10, 2011

didn't try it yet !
[Galaxy S II General] Hiisi:
Where is that update?
[Galaxy S II General] WTPS:
At Samsung Apps
[Galaxy S II General] djase:
same version as july14th v11.7.01
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Yes, when trying to install, it says "update not necessary".
[Galaxy S II General] turzol:
New camera firmware confirmed. Dated on 10-08-2011
[Galaxy S II General] flyflot:
Hi

with kg5 firmware the new update of camera is not necessary.

Andrea
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
So this isn't really an update...
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
It's a joke, they only updated the release date ... totally stupid.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I don't see any updates on the samsung app, even the previous one is disappeared :confused:

Anyway, i think that no fw update will fix the any camera problem, because it seems clear that these problems are hardware related.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
I dissagree.

And even if these are hardware related, I think it's very possible to fix (or at least "get-around") these with firmware update:

- The pink spot issue should be quite easily solved by automatic filtering.

- The frame rate problem could be a little bit trickier, but I guess it could be done by fixing the contrast based autofocus system's code. Because to my best knowledge this kind of AF calculation is normally done with software, which (I hope) can be updated.

But in the end, it's up to Samsung. Nice. Not. :D
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
If it could be fixed it could have been done like a few weeks after release, this is probably one of those issues that wont be given any priority. Other bigger issues arnt even getting fixed.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Ok for the pink spot that plagues all the units sold, but not for the framerate drop, wich is proven to not affect all the units sold. For the second defect the only actual option is to bring the phone to a repair center and pretend the unit to be repaired, becouse of a non compliance.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I think that the only thing that could prod samsung to find a real solution are the returned units. The more units are returned to samsung and the more they will be fast to find solutions due to raised costs.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
I agree...
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
People with screen issues (which IMO is a bigger issue) are starting to accept that its a "normal and accepted defect" on the phone because no mobile phone is perfect (their words not mine), Im not keeping my hopes up but the camera on the phone is not even the main selling point so I doubt there will be any returns just for the camera alone.

But yeah, with enough returns its gonna raise some heads, too bad people are just to accepting these defects as "normal"
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Without enough RMAs we very likely won't see a fix. But with todays "phone junkies", who are not willing to use their old phone for a few more weeks, until their new "baby" is fixed, I see nearly no hope.

No offense intended, just a try to make people think about their "own goal behavior" ;)
[Galaxy S II General] holyguyz:
as a conclusion, is there a fix for the camera mechanism noise issue? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
As far as I know: No.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Exactly! With out enough returns Samsung will assume that we are ok with the defects that they put out as a compromise to increase production rates, but the worse thing is that people say these defects are normal.
[Galaxy S II General] blasiusx:
I get back my today my galaxy s2 from samsung. I had the problems with video stuttering. They changed a defected camera thing, but the problem still persists. I'm very worry now. It is definitivly an software problem with the camera firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
If its a software problem then why isnt everyone affected by the video stuttering?
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
The only thing being normal in this case is, that early adopters nowadays are beta testers ... I read similar discussions in the Transformer forum every day.

If we remember, that I don't have video issues and someone else with the same cam firmware has it, there are only two possible conclusions:

1. a hardware issue

2. there's something wrong with his custom ROM, mine is stock.
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
Mine is stock and in low light i have frame rate drop when is auto focusing. Being the 3rd unit i trade i'm just tired to go store and decided to wait for un update that solve this or something. Because i know if i trade it will have the same problem since they all with this FW cam had here with me. Sending to the repair here in my country the most probable thing was going to happen is sending back just as it was. So... i wait and see. If it confirms is a HW problem i will wait to have another problem and send it for repair but now... Tired of spending money on car petrol and time of my life for they to give me another unit with the same problem.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Mine is stock too but i got the frame drop issue. May i ask you to put online a sample video in low light condition? I need to examine the video data and the behaviour

of the autofocus. To be more precise i need to see if the sensor gain is raised during autofocus. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Early adopters become beta testers and the company wont really care since not enough returns are made, If people want things to be fixed they should demand for an exchange for a working product if not then have a refund ( if its possible )

From a friends phone, we have the same camera and phone firmware also at all stock XXKF1, he has the video stutter but the pink spot on his phone is significantly less intense compared to mine. I dont have the stutter but I get the micro-jitters at certain light conditions.

Another kind of issue posted on a local forum.. Im not exactly sure on what to make of this.
[Galaxy S II General] blasiusx:
Could'nt be a custom ROM problem. i've tested ALL ROMS in Stock, Clean System. Nothinh changes.

The Problem ist the Camera Firmware in some Devices since Camera FW Update SCEE09. Not in all models, but in some. i think there are little hardware differences in camera hardware with same firmware Versions. And this summary produces this issues.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Usually I would say yes, but I only have very slow upload speed and it would take ages to upload a Full HD video.

I have SCEE07 as another guy too. He has video problems, mine are fine. In my opinion this is a clear proof, that it's not the cam firmware, which causes video stuttering.

If the cam hardware would be different, they should have different firmwares.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Ok thankyou anyway.

About the firmware/hardware problem: this feels strange to me. The guy to wich samsung support changed the camera module, says that nothing is changed, so i assume that the problem isn't in the camera module, or Samsung repair center declared a false report.

Please Ayamare may you verify if your phone is possible to raise the exposure bias over the 0 value in low light conditions? In my case, raising it has no effect in low light conditions (you should see a clearer image in the preview mode).
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I also have SCEE09 and I dont have video issues, but a friend has.. Same camera module/firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Like we say here in Finland: PERKELE! So just like I assumed in my older post: "It wouldn't be the first time that service points are placebo-repairing problems, when the real root cause is not yet found.."

And this info just confirmed, that I'm not going to put my device thru the repairing/swapping process..

This is truly a ****ty job from Samsung and so strange, that the problem occurs even when the firmwares and hardware versions are the same..

But have we now compared all the hardware info from working and not-working devices? Maybe we need a comprehensive hardware comparison, because to my best knowledge there should be something that differs in these devices..
[Galaxy S II General] Techno_Astra:
Guys, trust me, on my friend's TBEC28 camera firmware there is no pink spot (or slightly not visible) not noise clicking sound. I had also on my phone the TBEC28 firmware, but after update to OCEF02 those problems appeared.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
It's currently raining outside and I checked it in our kitchen ... exposure compensation works on my SGS2 ... it can even be seen in preview.
[Galaxy S II General] CaptinKirk:
*#*#34971539#*#* did not work. After the last * it just cleared the numbers. Anyone know why?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Ok in this case it could be something wrong with the sensor gain: during autofocus the sensor gain is raisen, in defective units its easy to notice the brighter scene during autofocus. In my case, if i raise the bias to +2 the effect is like flash in the video.
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
No wonder, wrong syntax ... the code is *#34971539#

Depending on the scene this might be normal, if you exposure compensate by +2 f-stops ... this can result in heavy overexposure.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
I tried that also. From the first post, but still no luck. The number disapear, but no options. I am on KG6 from samfirmware. Strange it won't acces the options. Other codes work, like *#1234# and *#*#4636#*#*. A well, no biggie, just weird. Any suggestions maybe?
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Some of the Samsung secret codes only work with an original firmware. It was explained several pages back.
[Galaxy S II General] tygoger:
That will explain it. Sorry for the dubble question, must have missed it. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
This video explains what i mean , notice thst the exposure variation occours during autofocus only:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfjsFzsQHgY
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
FYI: I just sent 4 pages long reclamation to Samsung about the camera/frame rate problem, with all the information at hand atm.

Let's see what's the answer..
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
They should receive really a lot of reclamations to "move a finger". By the way i sent a reclamation too, the answer was to let my unit to be evaluated by an official samsung support center in my city. I will bring as soon as i can and i'll let you know what they will say.

The correct way for samsung to solve these problems is to find the defect and do an offcial recall of the units to be repaired, but all we know that this will never happen by samsung decision.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I sent them a long email about the screen quality issues especially the yellow tint with supporting documents from the technician that inspected my unit and saw the issue, 40days passed and still they keep telling me that its getting looked into by their techs at the head office all they do for me is provide replacement after replacements.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
That's a real bad thing. This means that this device is designed to be as is: a bugged hardware/software device, and it will remain so. It's opinion to me that this device is too much overrated by reviewers, it's impossible that none of them didn't see the problems that we all are having with it.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Fujitsu M5MOLS sensor linux drivers by Samsung:

http://mirror2.choon.net/xen/linux-2.6-xen/drivers/media/video/m5mols/
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Yes exactly, I believe they were given hand picked units with extreme quality control testing for the best possible review feedbacks. A local reviewer in my country swears that he never even saw the yellow tinting on the left side with his review unit, if its a rare or minority case then it shouldnt even be possible to go through dozens of phones and find different defects right?

I still blame the people for accepting these defects as normal and others spreading misinformation about it being normal.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
It's ok that some units have bugs/defect, but if i return it back i should get a fully compliant one, but that's not the case for the sgs2. It means that a large amount of units (or ALL units about the display) are not compliant. When i say compliant i don't mean "perfect" i mean that it's into the specifications range boundaries, or tecnical sheet specifications (for example datasheets says that the sgs2 records at various resolutions at 30fps, but it's not true in my case: the unit is not compliant).

Seems like Samsung is not able to let the unit sent back to them to be compliant to their specifications. This is a serious situation for a big company reliability.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Exactly! This is what others dont understand they think we are looking for a perfect screen,camera,gps,battery or whatever what we are just asking is for something to be with in specifications, just because a good majority has screen issues doesnt mean its normal and should be accepted or to the point that they spread misinformation about it.

Would you say that all of this is just a quality control issue or an intentional flaw that samsung didnt bother much and just let us beta test it?