yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] davidroid03:
Higher exposure than normal

Ive noticed that my rear camera has a lighter and poorer color than the other s2.

My gf's camera has a very good image quality and better exposure..

how can i manually update my firmware.

here my current firmware

Cam FW: SCEE09

Phine FW: TBEC28

Please send me some help. Thank You!
[Galaxy S II General] jgcaap:
This is old and unnecessary.
[Galaxy S II General] Overblaze:
I also have a SCEF02 / TBEC28.

Fortunately I don't suffer from any problem regarding shuttering or whatever (maybe just a low focus in photo mode). My problem is much simpler: I had a function front camera and it stopped working.

Nothing is bringing it back, I preformed ROM swaps with full clear and finally went back to stock. Nothing is bringing it back.

I've started a post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48520354#post48520354 if you have any insights and or ideas please do post them ;)

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] numz-seven:
camera firmware problem

[problem]

I changed my camera module since the old one was broken but now the cam FW check returns FAILED.

I was on CM but changed back to stock 4.1.2 to get access to USSD codes and I have tried several firmware out there with no effect:

OMEF01 OCEE09 OCED11 SCEF02 SJFA05

TBEC28 TBEF04 had a difference, it accepted the firmware and the camera app doesn't crash, but still no image. The firmware update app says it's the latest firmware too.

Any idea which firmware could work? It's a plastic module with (I hope) a Sony sensor.

ty!
[Galaxy S II General] laky29:
hi , what to downlode ??
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
archive with yours vendors.. unpacked.. and download yours camera_firmware to your device
[Galaxy S II General] FrizzerACE:
Hi

I have noticed two spots on my photos taken with my s2 phone. Also the spots are visible on phone display when camera is on, but only in photo mode, not in video mode. This happens at short time ago. I don't know if it is a fw problem or not. I've tried to manage the apk from op but it fc.

I'm with neatrom 5.9 jb. The cam fw is scef02 and phone fw is tbec28.

Anyone can help with this. Could be a problem fixable by fw update or not? How can i flash a new fw and which.
[Galaxy S II General] openforu:
Why u all didnt try firmwares from newest phones? (galaxy ,s3,s4,s5 and other)

Its time to try cam firwares from 2013-2014

Anyone can upload new?
[Galaxy S II General] _Sofos_:
Back in the days I really hated this thread..!

None bothers anymore cause Samsung now provides much better modules with no such issues.

My advice? Don't try fw's from such models, you'll probably end up without a cam. Different hardware = different drivers.
[Galaxy S II General] Chairmansaab:
Screw the auto focus and fps drop! Anyone has Manual focus working in video mode ? Please list your rom and firmware version here!
[Galaxy S II General] DONlucaz:
I av root my galaxy s2 i9100 but why when I type the code to bring out d current firmware is not working and I downloaded the camera update driver it's gives stop error after the camera make some few sound. Am using Android 4.3.3 jellySNAP ROM
[Galaxy S II General] Sancho567:
I need a New one! Please!!!
[Galaxy S II General] ashokbishnoi:
not able to enter the fc menu

i am not able to enter the camera firmware check menu....i updated the firmware from vcfa01 and it showed me to wait for 4 mins and then it showed the message firmware update finished and said need to reboot....so i rebooted....

now the camera shows the black screen and the f/w check menu shows this same black screen...........

i am on stock 2.3....
[Galaxy S II General] F3N!X:
Thanks for your review, it will avoid us the same adventure. This firmware seems to be really outdated :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] ashokbishnoi:
now u dont need to worry abt taking such a great adventure as the problem has been solved......

.

whenever the camera firmware update menu hangs, give it some time and it will show up.....

then carry out ur usual adventures.....

btw, now i am on vcfa01.....:silly:
[Galaxy S II General] rulizz:
Thx, it really does
[Galaxy S II General] aidanbrown:
GT-i9100P

both of my cameras on my s2 device do not work ever since i installed a root app a while back now every time i load the camera it is just a black screen i do the secret code on the dial pad to test it but when i do check version it comes up with the version of the camera and phone but above says invalid version i have tryed to root rom it that does not work prehaps i need to update the fw but how do i flash the camera versions or should i install a offical GB rom then update it via kies?
[Galaxy S II General] garethbrunt:
Does anybody have or know of a working link for all of the available camera firmwares? The turbobit links in this thread are no longer working.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] wladca:
Who is the best camera firmware for sony module ? I have a OMEF01, but is it the best firmware for sony ?
[Galaxy S II General] Pyvesb:
You're in the wrong forum, this thread is about Samsung Galaxy S2 firmwares. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] openforu:
You are wrong dude, he asking about module for camera, some samsungs S2 have 'SONY' camera module.
[Galaxy S II General] wladca:
Accurately :)
[Galaxy S II General] camp0s:
And.. what about the infamous "Screen black in camera mode" bug, any suggestion from the Camera FW thread?
[Galaxy S II General] JaLoou:
Hello.

Please, provide the version ONEF01 of camera firmware file for downloading or send it to me directly.

The links in this topic for the camera firmware downloading do not work properly now.
[Galaxy S II General] bboydan20:
Mine is behaving identically, but I can't be that stressed on how I record, after all this is not normal.I found out that if I set the exposure to "-2" the frame rate is constantly 30fps, but the recording is alot darker..This thing bothers me alot and I'll try to change it with another unit
[Galaxy S II General] omersak:
Fair enough, for all the claims of the SGS2 being the most powerful smartphone ever released it should have no excuses for this behavior.

Do tell me how it goes with the replacement unit - as i'm on my second one now and alarmingly both have exhibited the exact same stuttering frame-rate problem. Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] bboydan20:
Did you bought it from Orange too?..I bought it from Orange Romania..maybe only a certain lot have this problem.I have 3 friends that bought thier S2 from vodafone and neither of them experience the problem
[Galaxy S II General] omersak:
Nope, i have the international unlocked version. A friend of mine bought the same one and has the same issue. It seems like certain batches might have this problem, which isn't good. I wonder how many are affected.

Can anyone else chime in on their experience with dropped low-light/LED frames while panning? Is it very uncommon?
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Camera Version: 11.6.01 here and pink issue using Auto WB is aparenttly gone!

:D
[Galaxy S II General] gchildz:
updated mine....pink spot still there....
[Galaxy S II General] Jabbypants:
People say pink issue it may appear on the screen but not one video I have recorded and played back have pink spot.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
We were talking about pictures, not videos :p And yes, it does appear in pictures, not only on the screen ;)
[Galaxy S II General] El Richardo PT:
My first SGS2 was fine with the video recording in low light (i exchange it because of the left yellowish side in the screen), now with my second SGS2 i am experiencing low frame rates while in focusing/panning... :mad: What is going on here Samsung??? :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] bboydan20:
I've replaced my s2 with another one..and damn! this one has the exact stutter recording problem in low light like the other one..I'm very disappointed by Samsung
[Galaxy S II General] El Richardo PT:
Do you notice a clicking sound from the camera lens when opening the camera app? My first SGS2 (the fine one) gave the clicking sound, my new one (the bad) doesn't... :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] jony013:
Cam FW Ver: OCEF02

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

I think its the latest.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
I have this :
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Congrats, that's old.
[Galaxy S II General] Razer(x):
How to get this menu?
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Did you even bother to read the first post of this thread? It's there.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Old? It's the one I get from Samsung Apps 2 days ago :)

v 11.6.01 (Jun 22,2011)

Where is a new one ?
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
No, it's not, you must actually install the software, not just download it in your phone ;)
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
The gentleman above is correct... you only installed the app, you didn't actually RUN it.

OCEF02 > OCED11
[Galaxy S II General] Razer(x):
Sorry mate

SCEF02 it should be the latest
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Did it again

Download and Install.

Installer says I got the lattest version :(

Im missing something here.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Did your phone go into airplane mode for 4 minutes or more ? Did it ask for reboot after that ? From what you posted, the latest firmware isn't installed on your phone.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Read in quote ...
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Huh? XXXF02 is newer than XXXF04?
[Galaxy S II General] v1rtu4l:
to clear things up a bit, you do not necessarily need to install this cam-update, because chances are that if you just bought your phone your current stock firmware already incorporates this cam firmware version or an even later one =)

at least that was the case with my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Those should be the latest, Barry, unless something new can be found in Samsung Apps.
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Were you able to get the F04 update, Barry? I can't seem to get camera updates from Samsung Apps in the States...
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
But the camera versions are universal for all countries ?
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Doesn't matter, if you read the thread, you'd see that the update simply isn't available in some regions like the US. This is confirmed.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Forget lol ....

OCEF02 Installed :o
[Galaxy S II General] v1rtu4l:
without doing any cam firmware update my firmware says

Cam FW Ver: SCEE09

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
If you update you should get SCEF02
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I've never gotten an update from Samsung Apps. I've always found the APKs here. This is the one for XXXF04 signed June 11.

http://www.mediafire.com/?596b6p8l23ld5bc

I'm still confused as to why XXXF02 came out later and is signed June 22. I guess I'll stick with XXXF04 for now.
[Galaxy S II General] AMDPOWERFIST:
BEFORE

Cam = OCED11

AFTER

Cam = OCEF02
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Probably the same wacko school of thought that led to KF2 being newer than KF4 or KF3, hah.
[Galaxy S II General] |ErosizeD|:
Mine is OCEF02 TO!!

This is madnes!!! i can't undestand anything :D

EDiT: The cam update say's, there is no new updates for my cam!

So... what is the newesst firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I tried to install XXXF02 over XXXF04 and it failed saying I had the latest version. Maybe the signing date isn't as important or relevant as we think it is?
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Interesting, that would make sense given camera releases aren't multiregional like F/W releases.
[Galaxy S II General] Sleepycat3:
You do realise that cameras work by using a combination of the lens aperture and shutter speed to match the amount of light available? When there is less light, and you are at the maximum aperture (camera phones have fixed apertures anyway), then the ISO sensitivity is increased. Once you max out the ISO sensitivity, the camera will do the next thing available, which is to use a longer shutter speed which in turn decreases the recorded fps.
[Galaxy S II General] jlevy73:
Same thing here, can't get Samsung app updates here either.
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
We in the States are the "unwanted children" of the SGSII community, haha.
[Galaxy S II General] ten mile stereo:
Thanks for the camera apk everyone! U.S user who is getting the firmware shaft! Im also wondering what the newest baseband version and build number is? Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II General] jlevy73:
Just got my phone today and my build is KE7 and baseband is KE4
[Galaxy S II General] ten mile stereo:
Awesome, thats exactly what I have. Thanks sooo much.
[Galaxy S II General] jlevy73:
Did you update the camera using the apk in the OP or just left it alone?
[Galaxy S II General] bailers:
Can anyone confirm whether this update is from Samsung? On Samsung Aps, it shows the developer is SEC. I'm a little hesistant about running this app because there's no mention from Samsung about any firmware updates for the camera on SGS2.
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
I updated with the most recent post... F02 I believe.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Hey jlevy, didn't you jump ship from the G2X too?
[Galaxy S II General] jlevy73:
Yeah I sure did. Had a friend who had the SGS2 and was very impressed with both the hardware and software. Just got it a few hours and so far so good.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Let me know if I can help. I've had it for about seven weeks which makes me an early adopter. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
I got you beat, mine was delivered 5/4. :D
[Galaxy S II General] jlevy73:
Thanks, much appreciated.
[Galaxy S II General] bboydan20:
Yes I know how the camera works :).. but what bothers me is the fact that not all GS2s(having the same firmware) behave the same in these conditions.My friend's S2 doesn't have that frame drop in the exactly same conditions recording side by side, that's why I call it a problem
[Galaxy S II General] bboydan20:
No I don't have a clicking sound from the lens when I start the app :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] dcavni:
I also don't have clicking sound on my SGS2. The only time it clicked was when i checked camera FW version.
[Galaxy S II General] EVERMIND:
Are the firmware update apks all the same? is it possible to flash the wrong firmware?

I think I Flashed from TBEC28 => TBEE08 (11.05.01, from OP), im not sure though....

With the new Update it changed to SCEF02..? (11.6.01, apk from this post... http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15072550&postcount=257)

Excuse my stupidity, it was very late yesterday...

tia
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
The camera fw is independant from the phone rom ? i.e., when flashing the phone with a rom, will the camera fw change?
[Galaxy S II General] El Salvador:
I've got TBEF04 now. Coming from TBEC28 TBEE08.

Still running on KE2. No signs of any fw updates through KIES yet.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
TBEF04 or TBEF02 ?

TBEF02 was till yesterday the last fw.

Must check today :D
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
XXXF04 is newer than XXXF02 but came out earlier. Go figure. The APK is a couple of posts back.
[Galaxy S II General] d3l1:
11.6.01 changed my camera firmware to OCEF02
[Galaxy S II General] belfo2000:
I have updated to last firmware. I still have the pink spot but more annoying is when I startup the camera a strange mechanical sound is produce and looking the camera I can see that it move. Is it normal?

Someone else have the same sound?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
everyone has that sound mate ;)

it's the camera shutter opening ;)
[Galaxy S II General] zap1:
everyone with an OC Camera has it.

SC Cameras dont make that noise.

not sure about TB
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
TB doesn't either. And to the poster who said 6/11 was XXXF02, it should XXXF04. 6/21 is XXXF02.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Well, somehow i feel relieved if all OC cameras behave the same. :o Not sure what's the difference between the cameras though, in terms of taking pictures/videos.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I don't know if it's true or not, but someone posted that certain countries have laws against silent cameras based on privacy concerns.
[Galaxy S II General] jjegan2111:
Dear Friend, My camera says as below...

CAM: SBED0A

Phone: TBEC28

I dont get to it,.. Is this an updated version???

I am looking for a red eye reduction in my camera. Can anyone help me???
[Galaxy S II General] Panosz:
Hmm how can.i see what verision.i have on the camera ??

Thx
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Check the first post of this thread. Code you need to enter is posted there ;)
[Galaxy S II General] belfo2000:
OK. So it's "normal". I don't remember which version I had before but I'm sure it doesn't make the sound. It's normal that the fw type changed? I'm on OC now. I

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Techvir:
And it has made news !!!!!!!

UPDATE: Samsung releases Samsung Galaxy S II Camera update via Samsung Apps http://t.co/RTN6KjY via @theunwired
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
LOL, pretty vague news there...
[Galaxy S II General] Lazy79:
here are news about this camera fw updates - should be two in the last two days ?

http://samsung-blog.com/samsung-galaxy-s2-kameraupdate-erhaltlich/2011/06/29
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Wow, must be a slow news day. That, or all these people are just now discovering camera firmware is updated via a different process. Move along, there's nothing to see here. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Lazy79:
..but he writes that there were two updates @ samsung apps today and nothing about a new process by samsung to deliver the updates - thats why i posted this links here and not because its new.. the process is old. or did i understand you wrong? could be.. (?)
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
There were two updates, but not released today. Now you can only see the latest in Samsung Apps which was released a few days ago. So i guess all those bloggers are a bit late :o
[Galaxy S II General] bigthugs0:
before it was OCEF11 ,,after updating it became OCEF02 ,, is it good ??? is it updated !! cuz guys here say it will be OCEF09 !!!
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Now that's odd. Checked Samsung Apps today from my phone and i can't see the camera firmware update anymore. It asked me to agree to the TOS twice as if logging in for the first time. If i go to Samsung Apps on my pc and i change country to UK camera firmware appears. They must have changed something :(
[Galaxy S II General] djase:
Cam FW : SCEE07

Phone FW: TBEC28

On Firmware : KF2 LITE'NING 1.5

since LITE'NING 1.5 no more firmware update via samsung apps.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
I'm on stock rom, no root, so i didn't change anything. I was able to see the camera firmware updates up until today.
[Galaxy S II General] outofmyelement:
Nothing on Samsung apps for me so I updated via the apk in here.

Before: Camera: OCED11 / Phone: TBEC28

After: OCEF02 / Phone: TBEC28

Via the stock camera app the images are amazing now, very sharp and in focus, i didn't think it was terrible before but now I see a huge difference taking shots of things on my desk that I took before on old firmware.

Could just be the mix of Daylight and Florescent lights this early in my office but with auto white balance in camera app and in 3rd party apps it is yellow, manually setting to florescent works perfect. Didn't notice/encounter this on older firmware that I recall.

Hope that WB thing isn't a real issue, i'll have to sneak out later as it its nice and sunny and clear out, take a few more test shots.
[Galaxy S II General] El Salvador:
No Ive got TBEF04 from the update application from june 22. Never had TBEF02.
[Galaxy S II General] celeritykid:
i think my focus got worsen after update to ocef02, any way to revert the update pls? thx
[Galaxy S II General] outofmyelement:
Just to follow up to my previous post, Auto WB is working fine now later in the day, the natural light just wasn't enough early in the morning as I thought. After further testing not entirely sure there was as huge a improvement as first thought.
[Galaxy S II General] ziggazee:
Same ere.. Its gotten so much worse that i really hate taking videos now.. B4 i would show off the gs2 videos to my friends with iphones as the video quality was alot better.. Now takin 1080p videos are soo bad even the iphone videos looked soo much better. It autofocuses every second so i get a video thats crips one second then blurry the next and il keeps focusing through out the video.. Im so upset as it was my friends birthday yesterday and we got some singers down to perform and every vid i took was blurry.. Btw most of my friends have now bought sgs2's after seeing the video quality on older firmwares.. and i did do a test with another gs2 both running latest firmware and his one didnt auto focus once :( i really want to go back to the last firmware..
[Galaxy S II General] nraudigy2:
Mine has pink color in center on stock KE2.
[Galaxy S II General] Razer(x):
Is it possible to go back to olders fw?
[Galaxy S II General] zoobzone:
My camera was working perfectly fine with no pink spots until I updated the camera firmware by date June 22, now I have the pink spot in the center issue!

Guess I shouldn't fix whats not broken :(
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
XXXF04 dated June 11 is newer than XXXF02 dated June 22.
[Galaxy S II General] Semenkhare:
My firmware installation had an error, the phone reboot itself before finishing the installation and now the camera does not work (and i even tried third party software). What can I do to solve this problem? Help... :(
[Galaxy S II General] omersak:
Factory reset, perhaps
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Have you tried running the camera update again?

Factory reset won't cure it.. All that will do is clear any added files to the ROM file.
[Galaxy S II General] Semenkhare:
Thanks for helping. I have tried running the camera update again, didn't work (the phone stops respondig and the screen is black); tried to restore the original firmware and factory reset... still the same. Everythings works well except the camera... camera firmware currupted??
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Well I would like to think it was as simple as the camera.apk being corrupt but I think it is deeper.

You could try getting hold of the camera.apk file from someone who has rooted their phone and try installing the .apk.

It may work but I have a feeling the problem is now deeper than the App itself.

If all this doesn't work your only bet would be to take the camera to the nearest Samsung Service Centre.

It will be covered by warranty as the problem was caused by a Samsung App.
[Galaxy S II General] Semenkhare:
Yes, I think u are right, the problem seems deeper. I think is better to not mess around and I will return it to warranty. I have read other reports with users having the same problem after instaling the upgrade from samsung apps.

Thanks for all the help.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
No problem... Just sorry we could work out a happy solution for you.

Let us all know how you get on with returning your phone.

It's always good to hear feedback.

P.S. Many thanks for the votes... My nursing staff will love the extra votes. :)
[Galaxy S II General] Semenkhare:
Yes, I will. Next monday I will send it to warranty and after get it back I will post here what was wrong with the camera.
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
That's Great.... :)

Thanks Added.
[Galaxy S II General] ziggazee:
Guys ive downloading the older firmware dated 11th but it wont let me install it?? Says i have the latest firmware... Plz help i want to go back to the older firmware its much better
[Galaxy S II General] Semenkhare:
Can you share the link where you found the older firmware, plz? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] ziggazee:
I actually got it from this thread a few pages back... Anyway heres the link mate

http://www.mediafire.com/?596b6p8l23ld5bc
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
CAMERA: SCEE09

PHONE: TBEC28

I have the pink spot, setting the auto contrast to on does nothing.

Choosing other white balance modes only hides the issue.

Can this really be solved by a firmware update, seems like a camera hardware/lens issue to me.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Can't be hardware as you would have seen the pink spot regardless of any setting. Auto white balance on shows the pink spot, choosing other setting will hide it. I guess it can be fixed with an accurate firmware, we just have to wait and see if Samsung will solve it.