yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] cedesmith:
Just responded to your repeated recommendations to close this thread in same way :p, don't actually want you to get banned, just want to you to stop with that.

I sold my HTC HD2 to get a SGS2 just so i can take pictures and make videos of my newborn as all reviews praised SGS2's camera (a Sony for sure). At least at video task Samsung has failed me miserably.

I feel your frustration because you can't do anything to make the videos half decent but i think it is misdirected at this thread. IT IS SAMSUNG's FAULT. All we do (and can do) here is complain.

I want Samsung to pay for this and since me not buying another Samsung product again is just a tear in the ocean i want other to be aware of this shameless Samsung scam so this thread is peaty close to my hart.

IMHO SC module is just a cheap replica of Sony module sold to us by Samsung with the same price tag and same specs label as the real thing.

I would take it back to the shop for repair lottery but from my previous experiences with Orange i'm convinced they will say is not defective and even if will take it for repairs i could get back a scratched or otherwise damaged device (prev experience again).

Fortunately enough for us there is a fix coming soon....... SUMMER .... longer days more light.

I'll make sure Autumn doesn't catch me with a piece of Samsung **** on me.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I quote and i would like to add that even reporting this problem to the most famous (and not) online magazines, no one of them did mention, write an article or whatsoever action! Even having good thoughts about the reviewers good faith, this behaviour leaves some doubts to me.

I reported the problem to:

www.hdblog.it (many times in many ways, no response or any reaction)

www.gsmarena.com (no response or any reaction)

I feel ignored by samsung and online magazines. Is this quite suspicious?
[Galaxy S II General] cedesmith:
Add in the list of sites that ignored the problem xda-developers, there is a submit tip link in top of every thread and i also sent pm to portal writter(s?). I expected a small article on the portal but .... shhhhh... silence.

Samsung has huge online advertising campaigns and nobody wants to bite the hand that feeds them.

Lg Optimus 2x had random restarts for some users, try to find a article about any LG phone that don't mention it (my wife has 1 and we use that for videos as is better then sgs2).

HTC One S has small cracks on case for some users, every big website mentions it.

Since Glaxy S2 is water under the bridge the question now is:

In couple of weeks when reviews for Galaxy S3 pop up will you (and could you) trust them?

I know my answer.
[Galaxy S II General] masa1977:
hi dear friends

i have problem with my i9100 camera

first sorry for my poor english

when i used my camera for taking photo my photo isnot sharp and it is too dim

i used meny different mod and also different photo application to make it better like:

change meterig mode

changed resolution

changed white balance

change iso

and any other option that i think may be effective

but the photo not differ

i think the problem is focus because when u tap the screen the focus botton should be green but in my camera it is alwase red and may be between ten times taping screen two times the focus botton become green

in video mode also i had same problem

means the picture is sharp but for a tiny moment the picture dim and again focus

can some one help me please

is it software problem or hardware

cam fw ver: Ocef02

phone fw ver:tbec28

fujitsom5mols
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Do you have some photo samples?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Maybe a damaged camera module. Please share some samples with us.
[Galaxy S II General] E:V:A:
Thanks for good answers.

(a) Actually we do not have a choice, since Samsung feed us with damn-outright lies about both specifications and customer-service excuses.

(b) Are you saying that IgCamera does not work with other cam firmwares than Stock?
[Galaxy S II General] masa1977:
hi

ya sure

this is a sample

i try to upload more

http://uplod.ir/ahjsewalmeax/20120419_234334.jpg.htm

the upload post work for one hour i try to find better place for uploading
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Yes and no. I mean we have choice - it is well knows paying for iPhone such high price you pay for good support as well. But SGS II flagship model should get top-notch support quality too. We do not speak of some 100 USD phone. We speak about flagship model for 600 USD at least. In this aspect for even lower price than iPhone we should get desired support.

But we don't.

Taking such aspects of comparing these two companies we have choice - pay more and get well support or pay lower price and get lower level of user support.

But there is no choice if you example can't stand iPhone and there is nothing fancy to choose from.

What made you think that?

lgCamera should work everywhere :)

For me it is macro mode on - I mean even if in your menu it is off, camera lens are in macro. I heard such symptoms before - guys had to go to the service centre unfortunately.

But to be sure - install stock rom (with full wipe) and it will be clear then.
[Galaxy S II General] masa1977:
i use wlp7 official rom and root it ,and full wipe every thing

and here is another sample

every thing are in auto mode in photo option

http://www.4shared.com/photo/jmtgO21v/20120420_003044.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/g1taOu01/20120420_003017.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/yzeZtaHW/20120420_003010.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/PDWQ3-Uz/20120420_003001.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/xhCfnLf_/20120420_002949.html

http://www.4shared.com/photo/ltKlUjxh/20120419_234514.html
[Galaxy S II General] D3_:
Yes it does. You place the camera firmware you downloaded, named RS_M5LS.bin to the root of the internal memory.

Type in *#34971539# in the dialer

Press Phone to CAM FW Write.

Because the module and the firmware aren't the same thing. If you replace the HARDWARE to a different camera module, you need to flash the corresponding firmware or the camera won't work because the module/firmware don't match.

The OB, OE, TB, SC etc parts of the file name are just so you can tell which firmware you're downloading/flashing. If you don't remove it then it won't be found when trying to flash the firmware and you'll get nowhere.

Maybe if you read as much as you say you have of this thread, you would know that rs_m5ls_sc.bin is for the SC modules (with firmware SC*), that flashing the SIEG03 firmware fixes lag in low-light video recording but breaks the flash in every instance except actually taking the picture (meaning no flash when focusing picture/recording video/any other case).

Also, seeing as the low-light video recording lag still exists, I'd hardly call it an "outdated" issue. Especially when Samsung advertises that the SGS2 records 1080p at 30fps while people are having it drop to 25fps or less.
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Macro mode is active (broken camera seems to be for me) - you can make picture with good sharpness at closer distance. In one of those pictures chair was sharper than table.

Go to the service if wipe didn't help :(
[Galaxy S II General] Deni_NS:
I think that we can get cam sw from Galaxy Note, because we have same module (Fujitsu)... I'm trying to find theirs cam fw...
[Galaxy S II General] E:V:A:
We should be able to extract it otherwise. Unless they have encrypted it or is compressed in in some obscure way, but I don't think so, since I can read strings in all other FW's...
[Galaxy S II General] masa1977:
hi

you are compleltly right

in many experiance i see that closer thing to camera in each photo or when you thake photo from close, the photos is too sharp and and good but in these good pictures the far thing become dim and not clear

i can not understand what you mean when said(broken camera seems to be for me)

it means the camera physically broked (falling mobile from high distance,....) as i remembered my mobile never fall or hit :confused:

and also one another thing if the lense or camera broked the picture in mobile screen should show it means you can see the pictuer problem befor take photo but the picture in led befor take shot is sharp and clear
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Yes physical damage - lens stopped in one position and can't move from each other. It may be manufacturer issue as well, it just happens.

In correct working camera you get crystal picture - sharp and just good. On the mobile screen you see if image is blurry or not, because mobile screen sees what lenses see :)
[Galaxy S II General] nedooo:
Today Samsung apps released new app for SGS2 canera firmware update (attached). Still old SCEF02 firmware. Who are they kidding?!?

Checked all firmwares, and guess what??? All old?!?
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Don't se it in samsungapps, however they have terrible searcher and maybe this is the reason.
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
this is absolutely the same version that was.. even the same version of the applet :D
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Some morons in Samsung must have had great fun again :D
[Galaxy S II General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
What sorcery is this...samsung:confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II General] rupeshrocks27:
I have SGSII with the MIUI v4 rom so can I install this cam app or is this only an upgrade which needs the base version.
[Galaxy S II General] nedooo:
If you are talking about app I attached few posts before this, it's an app which includes firmwares for 4 SGS2 camera modules (btw they are about 10 month old firmwares).

App could be dependent on stock rom system app (in system folder of the phone) factorytest.apk (not sure about this).

You can find modded version which doesn't count number of camera firmware updates in attachment.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I'm testing the LgCamera v.6.3b with the official 4.03fw and i ave to admit that setting the iso to 200 the camera is much more usable now. Some hiccups here and there but at stable 30fps now. Interesting the ful frame 1080p resolution with the zoom function, but seem it laks of some detail...
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
I quickly tested before I returned phone again to the service and I think 1080 is interpolated because there is much detail loss.

Regarding FPS... doesn't lowering the ISO make picture darker?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Iso200 is the max gain applied to the sensor. Raising up the gain will result in less fps. Iso400 should give about 20fps.

About the darkness: it's more than acceptable. Try it.

About the interpolation: do you know the base resolution it's interpolated from?

Unluckly the iso200 trick does not work with lgcam v.6.25 @1080p (but it works for 720p).
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
What I meant was default ISO setting - if ISO 400 is default which in Sony can be applied (let's say is applied by sensor itself in default camcorder) without any troubles, making ISO 200 in SCEF02 would make picture darker than it should be (and it would have been in Sony). So for me it is not the solution because I could just lower exposure to -1 or -2 and stop returning phone to the service all the time. For me it was too dark :(

Uh don't know, I tested lgCamera beta only 1 day.... when was given my phone back and returned to service again next day. I found losing too much detail to keep that function - I prefer even with zoom but get more details :P
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I i'm doubtfull about iso400 as standard setting for the sony sensor, it's joust to high. Did you try an sgs2 with a sony camera? Maybe our sensor is regulated with too high iso?

Keep in mind that the higher is the time you collect light for a single frame, and the less is the quantity of recorded frames per second.
[Galaxy S II General] simixox:
simo

Big thax :)
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
Yeah perhaps ISO 400 would be too bright, however if you set ISO 200 it made it too dark.... so it means more than 200.... perhaps 300 then - dunno. I only say for me it is completely not acceptable to lower ISO in lgCamera or exposure in default camcorder to get smooth FPS by price of darker image.

Nice effect can be observed in a test of German SCEF02 vs OMEF01. When guy is moving phones over and off the purple bed, SCEF02 overbrights the picture and lag then. I guess it is by this bad ISO value there. Other thing is in picture mode when you move camera freely. Changing ISO fixed smoothness of picture in the moving phone. I remember 200 made it smooth, 400 made lag. However 200 was too darky tough....

Anyway I do not agree situation where I have to think about ISO, lower, higher, lag, not lag in a flagship phone for a 500 euro where other phones are free of damage.

Today hotline said me "in according to my information newest camera update fixes some bugs and problems related to the camera"

Yeahh, sure DAFUUQ....

In such crap attitude to the customers I am not going to stop sending phone till I am replaced by new one without damage of SCEF02 fate.

​
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
I was avoiding to flash other firmware until yesterday, I made an indoor movie during a party, and it was so jerky, so bad, that I was ashamed of the result with SCEF02. Funny enough some thought this was a nice slow motion effect, and this was even more embarrassing.

Another SII was in the same room, actually with the same sensor, and strangely, it wasn't so bad, but it was still on SCEE09 or 07, not really sure now.

First thing I did when I got back home was to flash SIEG03, which is much better, but lost torch (I can live with that).

Is there any better results with OMEF01 or other for instance, or any of the newer n7000 firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] reza1reza1:
is the focus is bether?
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
Focus lag is similar on both SCEF02 and SIEG03
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I quote you. Samsung still does not admit the SCF02 firmware problems, so the sensor mounted when you bring your phone to repair center is random, with very good chance to have back an SCF02 sensor. In this way your phone would spend much more time in the technicians hands than yours.
[Galaxy S II General] fasho:
Hello .. Yesterday my friend bought a new Galaxy S2 and the firmware of the camera as in the picture attached VCFA01

The performance of the camera in shooting great video .. Not like the phone

I apologize for my bad English
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
I saw note at service's webpage - they claim there is no issue, they also had contacted to Samsung technical department directly and were informed that various functions can be different dependant on the GSM provider, software and firmware.

Really they discovered America...

So I guess they didn't replace module. They claim there is no issue as well so I doubt they'll ever replace it.

If I had had money, I would have gone to Consumer Federation and maybe even higher. But I don't have so I must live with it.

One is sure - I have lesson never trust Samsung again.

I've never seen such firmware yet Oo
[Galaxy S II General] Breaksomeoff:
mmikag insisted

Its terrible that this issue will never be fixed, I guess the people buying it didn't kick up enough of a fuss, otherwise they would of fixed it with ICS.

SEIG03 is the best option by far, but then you are still stuck with a problem. Use the stock camera app and have poor auto focus, or use LgCamera and not have stereo recording.
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
VCFA01 - interesting, can you upload this firmware.

Is the S2 international (i9100) version?
[Galaxy S II General] zOe999:
Yeah dump it and post it here!

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Be careful though, confirm what version this was pulled from (Galaxy S2 i9100, i9100G, i777, etc.) before flashing this firmware update.
[Galaxy S II General] braudrist:
Does anyone know why I can't install this camera_firmware_updater.apk? The 'install' button is grayed out or better yet, I cannot press it I can just press 'Cancel'. I have it ticked in developer options to allow access from unknown sources but still it won't work. Could this be kernel related? I'm running Siyah v3.1.1 kernel
[Galaxy S II General] layercake87:
just one question:

i have SCEF02 fw and at night my video records are like 10 or even less fps when lights pop up :(

can i flash any camera fw on my s2 or do i have to pay attention to something ? or is it not even possible to flash another camera fw over SCEF02 ? didn't want to read 220 pages and could find something on the last 10 sites.

cam FW: SCEF02

phone fw: TBEC28

also tried the cameraUpdater.apk from the first post but my s2 just reboots into airplane mode and nothing else happens.

i'm on wannamlite 9.9 (ics) + cf-root 5.4 proper
[Galaxy S II General] D3_:
You can flash the sieg03 firmware to fix the video lag but it will break the flash.
[Galaxy S II General] fasho:
me too ,, it is new firmware my friend bought it yesterday

"after this long time" i think it is hardware problem not just a software

Damn you Samsung

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yes its international GT-I9100

i know how to dump , but i dont know where the dump file store !!
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
need root

• stock dialer - *#34971539#

• button "CAM to Phone FW Dump"

• wait about 3 min

• after report about ending process, go to "\data\" and upload "RS_M5LS_dump.bin"

enough :)

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vendor VC - Samsung sensor :)

F - 2012 year

A - january month

01 - release

if not fake it well
[Galaxy S II General] fasho:
LINK

http://www.mediafire.com/?c1kw0akodbxdaax
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Interesting, could this version be compatible with the scf02 sensor..?
[Galaxy S II General] vagsvag:
VCFA01 anyone tried to scf02 ?
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
yeah, more information on vcfa01 would be great! people, please check your samsung store, am i the only one who can't find samsung's camera firmware update in samsung apps?
[Galaxy S II General] vagsvag:
Me too
[Galaxy S II General] fasst:
Flashed the VCFA01 dump to my phone.

Earlier:

Cam FW Ver: OMEF01

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

After:

Cam FW Ver: VCFA01

Phone FW Ver: VCFA01

Camera is working like before and haven't had time to check if the new FW changed anything spesific.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
So does it mean that this firmware is not for samsung sensors?
[Galaxy S II General] xan:
Someone flash it and report :D
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
i flash VCAF01

was - OCEF02

photo and video work, but video focus as if only macro.. :mad:
[Galaxy S II General] fuegos:
Hi,

When i type in the dialler *#34971539# i got error message about invalid MMI code. I'm running ICS. Could that be a problem? Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] SRQ642:
Original: SBEF02

Flashed: VCAF01

Result: camera doesn't work at all!

I have flashed it onto my SBEF02, now I can see nothing but black screen:)

SBEF02 is the same sht like SCEF02: considering video focus and losing torch function, it does work properly with the SDEH0D Cam FW, instead of SIEG03 (what is good for SCEF02 with the same pro/cons, of course).

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What version of ICS? AOSP/AOKP or Samsung's? 'Cause I'm running ICS too, actually on dual-boot (CM9 and LP8), and these codes are working only on Sammy's ROMs.
[Galaxy S II General] fuegos:
I'm running resurrection remix v1.5 with Siyah's 3.1.2 kernel. I'll try Sammy's ROM then. Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] cage81:
Camera's issue

Hi guys, this is what's happened to me:

I had Gingerbread (2.3.4) and my camera worked fine. Then I installed ICS (first XXLPQ and now XWLP7) and photos were very good! But it was impossible to make video!!! So I have upgraded camera firmware: damn it shows me the pink spot on center!

I have a Samsung i9100 (initially branded Vodafone then debranded) with camera Fujitsu M5MOLS.

I have tried many firmware versions, listed below:

OMEF01 --> CAMERA WON'T WORKS

VCFA01 --> CAMERA WON'T WORKS

SCEF02 --> CAMERA WON'T WORKS

SIEG03 --> CAMERA WON'T WORKS

TBEC28 --> Camera works with pink spot

TBEF04 --> Camera works with pink spot

The last one:

ONEF01 --> Camera works (seems with "little") pink spot

I hope anyone can fix the pink spot issue!
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
from SCEF02 to VCFA01

Works perfectly, no pink spot, torch works, no drop in FPS, very smooth.

Only issue is (focus), only adjusts together with exposure.

So you'll be struggling to get a good focus.
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
You're either running an AOSP/AOKP/CM9 based ROM, or you're on a custom ROM that deleted the Factory test APK.
[Galaxy S II General] fasst:
Earlier today I flashed VCFA01. Before I did I made a dump file of the original FW.

Original:

Cam FW Ver: OMEF01

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

After:

Cam FW Ver: VCFA01

Phone FW Ver: VCFA01

When I try to flash back my original file I get:

Cam FW Ver: VCFA01

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

Shouldn't flashing back orig. file give me OMEF01?

When I try to flash the orig. file one more time it says Invalid version.
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
First reboot, then rename original filename to rs_m5ls.bin and follow normal procedure.
[Galaxy S II General] fasst:
That's what I did and got:

Cam FW Ver: VCFA01

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

and not CAM FW: OMEF01 as expected.
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
Try flashing another version to test if it will change, if yes, than try flashing with OMEF01 then.
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
I've just received phone from service. They returned me damaged - on the camera lens there is some black oil or something.... it seems technician didn't clean it before mounting again.

WTF

Pics have black oild (about 5 cm in full resolution):
[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
I take it they sent it with SCEF02 again as well?
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
Wtf! Really!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Burgscheinkerkdeiktraast:
They claimed there was no issue as well :)
[Galaxy S II General] Galactus:
Pathetic lol
[Galaxy S II General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
threaten them with Court...this is unacceptable...wtf are those technicians doing! waiting so much time and u get a BLACK spot :X....:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] fasst:
Does anyone have a dump file of OCEF02 and/or OMEF01, not APK.

Can't find working links.
[Galaxy S II General] cage81:
OC firmware: http://www.turbobit.net/5123kzrq5t61.html

OM firmware: http://www.turbobit.net/89yqkb9w0cpb.html
[Galaxy S II General] cage81:
Remove VCFA01 .bin firmware from sdcard. You find your old firmware backup at the /data path(you need root access!), copy this in sdcard and reflash cam firmware. Otherwise download OM firmware from link I posted.
[Galaxy S II General] fasst:
My phone has the Sony module.

Quite often, not always, the camera has this annoying buzzing noise. When I snap the finger on the camera or change the focus point the buzzing disappears. I've had the buzzing for months and updating the firmware doesn't help. The buzzing somethimes comes when I choose a meny point after opening the firmware page in dialer.

The buzzing isn't so loud as the the phone in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toDlY8Txb4M

Of course I can deliver the phone to the service center but then again I'm not sure if I get the module replaced with Sony or Samsung.

Has anyone experienced this buzzing and what did you do with it?