yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] El Richardo PT:
How do we use this?
[Galaxy S II General] alias_neo:
Update

I didn't check what version mine was on last week before I ran the update from Samsung Apps which upgraded my firmware to TBEC28.

I have now just downloaded this version from the OP and it is currently running (the one from Samsung Apps said i was up to date, this one doesn't complain.

I'm curious, does anyone think I may have downgraded with the outdated on on Samsung Apps or is it intelligent enough to make sure I'm only getting the correct firmwares?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
They can be used for debug pourposes using custom roms. These files must be compiledvand integrated in the linux kernel. It could be usefull to understand behaviours that causes framedrops and/or pink spot.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I can't know what kind of causes generated the Samsung's decision to adopt the silence way to (not) solve the problem, i am only sure that this device has a lot of flaws that Samsung doed not know or does not want to silve. In both cases this causes me to lose my trust in Samsung.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
We share the same feeling.

Also for the 1080p video recording, Has anyone been able to figure out why it zooms alot?
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
As I'm aware, this kind of functionality is also used by some manufacturers in compact digital camera's video-mode (more precicely micro four thirds DSLR's).

I think this is because (either or both):

a) The video quality would not be that good when using the full frame in 1080p video, because possible barrel distortions in edges of image etc.

b) The image can be directly cropped and recorded as is, without any pixel conversion.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Its not object of discussion, becouse it works as defined in specifications: i woulf be happy of it could work as it should at least. Beside this there are othet unanswered questions such as the limited audio quality...etc
[Galaxy S II General] clownage:
hello all simple question: Does anyone know if it's possible to timestamp all pictures taken using the phone? I can't seem to find an option to turn this on, surely samsung haven't omitted this simple feature?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Sorry clownage this isn't the correct thread for these questions, but any reports about how works your camera are welcome
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I was able to find the reason why it zooms in, it just uses the center binned part of the sensor. 720p capture is far better anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Yeah, that's what I was trying to refer in the comment "b) The image can be directly cropped and recorded as is, without any pixel conversion" :) :D
[Galaxy S II General] raditz:
Cam FW Ver: SCEE09

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

on XXKG5

Upon install, it says that the latest version is already installed.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Very strange, my phone has the SCEF02 version for cam, while the phone fw is the same of yours. I know that there is olso an F04...but it never was possible to install for me.

Edit:

A guy in comments at this youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdvosr8UDiw, says that the only phone on wich the camera wokrs well is the one made by samsung in korea. Do you all confirm that?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
Nope, I have sgs2 made by samsung in korea with stuttering and pink spot..

Double check, I have sgs2 Made by Samsung:rolleyes:

However I sent my phone to RMA a while ago because I had 2 badpixels.. they fixed this.

Also I mention them of this pink spot issue, they said that everything with camera is OK.:(
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Same camera firmware on my phone, it can be update ( or downgraded?? ) to SCEE02. Pink spot is gone but massive image noise is introduced.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
If your camera does stuttering, your camera is NOT ok, because the framerate is far under the 30fps declared in tecnical specifications. As i wrote, this is a non compliancy. Maybe the problem si not in the camera itself but in some other component (i dont know for example if the camera is an all in one product or if the isp is separated from the package). My concern is if some models have a different camera that's clearly inferior to others, becouse of massive frame loss in certain conditions.

Edit:

PLEASE CHECK YOUR PHONES AND LET ME KNOW IF IT'S MADE BY SAMSUNG IN KOREA AND IF YOUR RECORDED VIDEO STUTTERS IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS, THANKS!
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
That sounds really strange to me... usualli it's not possible to downgrade the camera firmware. The scee02 is older than the scee09 :confused:

Seems like they're making a mess with those firmwares :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I posted this information a while back when I initially got my phone since it was going back for to the store for another bigger issue, I decided to download one of the posted APK files here and it changed the camera firmware to SCEE02 which actually remove the yellow tint but introduced a LOT of image noise.. It was also one of the things that I complained about. I think I may have posted it some time around July3-5
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
I uploaded videos to show my frame rate problem inside houses and low light conditions

Flash light off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4mlfg2dH8M

Flash light on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-nJBpIcnag

and here another video of other galaxy s2 that i previously had that didnt have any frame rate drop problem and a different FW camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuvActjvwrc
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
Yes, mine is "Made by Samsung in Korea" and I've got stuttering in low light.
[Galaxy S II General] jp.salminen:
I've received an short pre-answer about the 4 pages long reclamation (translated 'as is' from Finnish to English):

"Thank you for the message again. The problem will be redirected to the responsible persons and they will look in to this problem."

So, let's see what's the real answer from the "responsible persons" :rolleyes:

Btw. should the title of this thread be changed to for example "Camera problems (pink spot, video stuttering)"..?
[Galaxy S II General] holyguyz:
Wow, unbelievable! looks like SGS2 getting more and more new issues/problems.

I might looking to sell my SGS2 when receive from the service centre. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Well, this problems were here since the day one relase. My phone suffers from all the problems that a sgs2 can have:

Screen fadeout on the left with yellow tint

Pink spot

frame drops

overheat (10 minutes with dungeon defenders and the phone becomes untouchable)

low battery life using the phone too much (less than one day)
[Galaxy S II General] holyguyz:
Gosh! that really too much. my SGS2 even worst, replaced 4-5 times and all got problems. now my SGS2 still at service centre for almost one month. nothing on my hand since i bought the SGS2. not even really use the phone yet. u still better than mine anyway.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I swapped mine 4 times. I decided to keep the last one to use it during my holidays. It worked well overall. Now i have nice videos and pictures of my holidays and i used it to listen to music (flacs) on the beach (keeping it away from sun and heat, becouse the plastics are far to be good quality).

Maybe these days i will try to bring it to a service poit for the frame drops problem, but i'm not totally sure, becouse another guy with the same problem received back it's phone with the same problem again.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Too bad, now i'm really without ideas. Should we bring it back to a serivice point? Will them solve this bad problem?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Well this is a "not" answer :D
[Galaxy S II General] holyguyz:
4 times? hey bro! :shakehands:

I agree! The plastic design is absolutely great. If metal, definitely will burn/cook your hands with dual-core "microwave". Btw, they really need real real real expert (like XDA pro) to fix SGS2 issues/problems. Mine 1st sent to service centre, also receive with the same problems. Now it's 2nd time, and still at service centre. They only know how to factory reset and calibrate. (We even know how to flash from XDA website, better than them)
[Galaxy S II General] bboydan20:
Mine is "Made in China" and I have the framerate drop issue
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
And I thought I was the only one who had more than 2 exchanges, I didnt get the 4th replacement as the yellow tint on it was so extreme :/ also it had a pink spot with a wider spread :(
[Galaxy S II General] madman_cro:
Sincebi cant see that apk in samsung apps can sombody please be so kind and post latest version of firmware update apk
[Galaxy S II General] Sleepycat3:
Here you go. Use at your own risk. I don't hold responsibility if the phone or camera locks up or fails after flashing this. This is the latest version that I just got Samsung Apps. http://www.multiupload.com/1M8GFR9UMN
[Galaxy S II General] ocaldini:
Before update:

Cam FW : OCED11

Phone FW: TBEC28

After Update (from June, the first):

Cam FW : OCEF02

Phone FW: TBEC28

___________________________________________________________________

I'm from Brazil, I've never had the pink spot.

I noticed some improvements after the firmware update:

Macro mode is better on pictures.

Focus control is faster, chiefly at 1080p.

720p has gained zoom control now. (4x)

In Brazil they haven't released any camera update at samsung apps so far.

Thank you so much. :D
[Galaxy S II General] ShallowJam:
CAM OCEE09

Phone OCED11

My video seems fine (no stuttering), i think i have the pink spot (doesnt bother me), and it clicks twice when opening an app that uses the camera (does bother me). Im worried that the latter problem will turn into something nasty. A friend of mine just got his and he has a TBEE08 camera and no clicking. I cant find anyway to update on Kies or samsung apps. I would really prefer to not have this problem. Any advice? I dont really want to shop my phone away. Can I take it to a samsung tech somewhere? Im in Canada btw.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
The only solution would be to replace your phone with another SII that doesn't have an OC or OM camera. Those two types have that click.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Hi, please can you post a picture of a white wall in low light?

Did you test HD recording in low light recording? Please may you upload a sample? Thankyou verimuch.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
If the click does not damage the camera i would keep this phone because you could have a worst one, like mine wich has pink spot and bad stuttering.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I ve taken a low light spot of the pink spot. It seems to me a bad optics aberration. Defective lens?

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/14067309@N03/6058746026/
[Galaxy S II General] Techno_Astra:
There is no possibility to put back TBEC28 as cam fw?

Factory reset doesn't work?

Can be installed the initial phone fw (like XWKE2, that has cam fw TBEC28) and that doesn't put back also the cam fw?

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[Galaxy S II General] pykko:
I also have this pink spot issue with my SGS II camera.

The problem is that I can't find this firmware updare under Samsung Apps.I've scrolled up and down all the "Utilities" section, than dig under "New" section, but nothing.

This application simply doesn't show up for me.

Is it related to some regional\country restrictions?

P.S.: I've downloaded and tried to update with your .apk but it doesn't work.

I have latest firmware KE7, phone is not rooted.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Don't know any possibility of overwriting cam firmware to a different one. Factory reset or flashing another rom won't change the cam firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] ShallowJam:
I dont know if the click is damaging the camera in the long run, and I do not want to find out the hard way. Just because mine doesn't have as bad issues as yours does not mean that it is not worth fixing.

Even samsung cannot change a phone's firmware? Surely they should be releasing a FW update for this problem at somepoint, because I know im not the only one with this problem.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Well i'm not saying that it's not worth of fixing, i'm sayin that i don't know if the click noise is a real issue (it should be the magnetic lens closure, it should not broke, there is no gears etc..). My camera does a noise when the camera apk is closed: shaking the phone seems like something is loose in the camera module. Starting the camera apk, the noise disappears, as a magnet locks something in the camera module. I don't know if it's normal or not, but the camera works anyway.

The reason i will bring my phone to assistance point is becouse of the high frame loss in low light filming (any indoor video is a low light situation.. :( ).

My concern is that with the confused samsung support, not only i would have back the phone with the same issue, but with some other issues too :|

Edit:

about the camera firmware. If we speak about firmware, then we mean low level programming to control all mcu periferals and I/O. In the our case, the camera firmware could be located in the fujitsu sip (it's a dual core arm mcu that act as a dsp for all camera operations), so it could be not so easy to gain access to it. Beside this, we must consider that low level drivers could conflict with a modified firmware. It's hard to understand why samsung engeneers are generating so many firmware versions for the same product, maybe that the hardware and/or components are not the same for all the sgs2 models. The only choice for now is to bring the device to a samsung repair center and see what they say about :(
[Galaxy S II General] SaneQ:
I can't get the update also.
[Galaxy S II General] sorrowuk:
Well if you have the same old camera firmware that other users have, and you can't get the update off samsung apps. Then download the apk in the first post and it should all update and work fine.
[Galaxy S II General] cmd512:
Nah, I think I'll wait until I see something official. Thanks for the heads up though.
[Galaxy S II General] Beefheart:
Still got pink spot on the camera.

Sent from my £2.99 Casio digital watch.
[Galaxy S II General] jojo2peter:
Don't know if it had been before, but now the homescreen lags, if theres one site with "Shazam and Youtube".. the loader lags into that site...

I didn't try this before the cam update, so i can't say if it had been before.
[Galaxy S II General] TheSopranos16:
Me 2. Whats the deal with this? Samsung must be aware of it. I thought the latest firmware was supposed to fix it? Apparently not...It annoys the sh!t out of me.
[Galaxy S II General] rocketpaul:
What the spot people keep going on about
[Galaxy S II General] Sebring5:
I got the first camera firmware update out of Samsung Apps

I'll wait until it shows up there. I use the camera at most twice a month so it ain't worth screwing up the phone to install the .apk. I have unlocked sim free on USA ATT. Its rooted, KE7, and supercurio's kernel.

Camera: OCED11

Phone: TBEC28
[Galaxy S II General] hyperX-:
Someone noticed that the autofocus in 1080p doesn´t work properly? it seems that even if you don´t move your phone, it gets out of focus and refocus again in and endless loop. :-(
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
this is not official update guys,it will show on kies [or maybe not] but better not to downld and install it incase u brick your phones
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
You guys are making way too big a deal out of this. And yes, the APK posted is the "official" Samsung camera firmware update.

1) I'm in the U.S. unrooted on KE7. The Samsung Apps app didn't offer the upgrade so I downloaded and installed the posted APK and it updated the camera firmware just fine. Samsung Apps is used by Samsung to update individual software components of the phone. The first thing it does is download the update which someone was kind enough to post. No matter how you get it it's the same download. I'm sure the update checks the current versions of software and firmware before executing so I'd highly doubt there would be any danger in running it.

2) Kies is only for updating an entire ROM. Individual component updates will be pushed through the Samsung Apps app. The next complete ROM revision will have the updated camera firmware if you still want to wait.
[Galaxy S II General] Chronicles404:
Thanks OP, just updated, this will be my second update to the Camera FW.

Details are same as yours;

Before update:

Cam FW : OCED11

Phone FW: OCED11

On Firmware : KE7

After Update :

Cam FW : OCEE09

Phone FW: OCED11

On Firmware : KE7 (UK Generic)

Not really noticing any difference, slightly faster capturing perhaps but can't be sure.

UK SGS II Debranded from O2 FW now on Stock UK KE7.
[Galaxy S II General] minty1978:
hmmm, i got my phone today:

CAM: TBEC28

PHONE: TBEC28

I have got an update showing in samsung apps....i'll try it now.

ok, now i'm on

CAM:TBEE08

PHONE: TBEC28

This is an unlocked phone from ebuyer. running factory KE7
[Galaxy S II General] ke3pup:
wtf, I just updated by installing an an called "Camera firmware update SG2" from Samsung apps. It went through the entire process, said it was successful in the end, ask me to uninstall it since it was done and Reboot.

guess what? I'm stuck on boot loop? Doesn't Samsung test these apps before releasing them? Ridiculous.

UPDATE: After 15 or so automatic reboots it seems to have corrected itself! Phewww!
[Galaxy S II General] minty1978:
yeah, i hate doing things like this...like BIOS updates...

still, glad you are sorted now though :)
[Galaxy S II General] Beefheart:
I think its obvious it wont brick anybody's phone if it's done properly with a bit of patience. It worked fine on mine but it took 7-8 minutes to complete. Some people clearly took the 4 minute estimate at the beginning literally and restarted their phones mid flash thinking it had gone wrong. This will result in a non-working camera I have read.

As for it not being official, I can't see a working update being released by anyone but Samsung so I'd say it is official.

Sent from my Casio digital watch.
[Galaxy S II General] nuttyrockeress:
Which is what I think that I have done......

I got my phone on Wednesday and had time to have a good look last night. Went on Samsung Apps and saw the firmware upgrade for the camera, selected to d/l it and it started then my battery ran out - pants.

Now when I select camera the screen is blank and I hear little clicks in the background.

Can anyone help me salvage it? I've just resigned for an 18 month upgrade.
[Galaxy S II General] xedamen:
What I noticed is autofocus under Video capturing! It's very fast after update!
[Galaxy S II General] ams84:
i'm on KE7

Cam FW ver: SCEE07

Phone FW ver: TBEC28

i didn't find any update in Samsung app
[Galaxy S II General] turborider:
Corection. sry and yes it is the official one
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Wow...here an update from a guy who had camera problems with the sgs2, his solution? Trading this device with a sensation. Read the video comments:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-nJ...kyfZdGiogtHHjvX4AtYPgjTIkJeDGk8&feature=inbox
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
If you are talking about the clicks, first question that we should ask is this: is the click really a fault or is it just a feature of those OC and OM cameras ? Personally, i investigated a lot and i couldn't find anyone with an OC and OM camera that could say: my camera doesn't click. If all those camera have the click, i doubt it's a problem, more likely an annoying feature.
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
I watched the video, read the comments and I looked his new video with Sensation ...

His Sensation has even more stuttering than our SGS2:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I wached the sensation samples too. It's strange, beacuse they have stuttering but if i download the video and then i examine it by the media player classic, the media info reports a variable frame rate of 30fps.. maybe some problems with youtube? In the case of sgs2, downloading videos and then examinating them, i read variable framerate of 21fps, wich is equal to the result i have with my sgs2.
[Galaxy S II General] fr3quency:
Cam FW Ver: OCEF02

Phone F Ver: TBEC28

XXKH3.
[Galaxy S II General] skyn3t:
Cam FW Ver: SCEF02

Phone F Ver: TBEC28

XXKH3.
[Galaxy S II General] rickytenzer:
I'm on KH3 as well but I have E09. How can I get updated to F? It doesn't appear in Samsung Apps.
[Galaxy S II General] skyn3t:
On portugal i upgraded some time ago on the samsung apps
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
Hello friend, I'm the author of those videos and actually in 2 days Ive seen more problems and deeper ones on this sensation than video frame rate. Having touch and graphics problems. Asked to return to SGS2 but have to wait for restock so I have a few more days to test and compare Sensation... Received update 2.3.4 official HTC with fixes on video and touch so i will test and compare further more...
[Galaxy S II General] ocaldini:
Of course my friend.

Yes, I did.

Here are the pictures, in a very cloudy day in Brazil (white tiles and white wall) at 5:30pm outdoor, without flash and all automatic settings.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/155/whitetile.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/694/whitewall.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/whitewallcloudy.jpg/

If you need more, just ask me!:)

Here are my videos:

As you asked me, in a low light condition sample (inside the bedroom, with a small and weak light bulb, automatic settings, without flash (watch it in 1080p):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1okGxvjpR4

Here are my other video samples, recorded few days ago(all OCEF02):

(1080p - white control: daylight mode)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DZTjFQ4j7g

(1080p- white control: automatic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Q6n5x9EaQ

(1080p- panoramic view - daylight mode)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7uaN4M5zcQ

(1080p- panoramic view- white control: automatic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZ2CsU3-Qw

(720p- white control: daylight mode)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCs_cl1-HPc

(720p- white control: automatic)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsaK2BX7xJU

I say "white control setting" because mine is in portuguese and I don't know the translation into English.

I'm not a professional photographer...so,

If you need more tests, just ask me, I'm glad to help.

Hugs from Brazil.:)
[Galaxy S II General] Techno_Astra:
Nice white tiles and white wall in Brazil. But all have pink spots on them?
[Galaxy S II General] ParthG:
I don't see how anyone can miss the pink spots in those pictures...
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
Who is your manufacturer of Camera ISP??

White Balance;)
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I'm really sorry about your problems, but here we are trying to solve the camera related ones...well i hope that this will be no more a problem. If you wish we can discute in pm or other places.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Hi, nice video and cute dude here!

These are the video data from youtube:

Video

ID : 1

Format : AVC

Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec

Format profile : High@L4.0

Format settings, CABAC : Yes

Format settings, ReFrames : 1 frame

Format settings, GOP : M=1, N=48

Codec ID : avc1

Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding

Duration : 1mn 11s

Bit rate : 6 024 Kbps

Maximum bit rate : 7 488 Kbps

Width : 1 920 pixels

Height : 1 080 pixels

Display aspect ratio : 16:9

Frame rate mode : Variable

Frame rate : 23.903 fps

Minimum frame rate : 18.868 fps

Maximum frame rate : 24.390 fps

Color space : YUV

Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0

Bit depth : 8 bits

Scan type : Progressive

Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.122

Stream size : 51.1 MiB (99%)

Tagged date : UTC 2011-08-19 04:17:05

As you can see the framerate is variable and it's about 24fps, that's not so bad in very low nightshot, becouse of augmented exposure (fps is in inverse proportion to exposure). The important matter is that the video is fluid with no stutters and rapid framerate variation, so its viewing is enjoiable.

If you upload the entire video untouched (not to youtube and similar), we can analyze it better.

Thankyou very much!