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[Galaxy S II General] _Sofos_:
I'm on KI4 (2.3.5), EU (Greece) and changed from :

Cam FW : SCEF02

Phone FW: TBEC28

to

Cam FW : SIEG03

Phone FW : TBEC28

I'm not sure if now it's better or not so i was wondering.. that's the best we can get?

That's the latest fw release or SIEG03 is an older version and ppl say that it's working better than SCEF02 ?

Which one is the latest fw and which one according to ppl that have tested both is better?

Thank you in advance :)

Edit: Nvm took me 1hour and have read the whole thread.. got it working but ofc without led in video mode.. waiting for a solution, prolly getting back to SCEF02 :<
[Galaxy S II General] jokerzs:
nice one !!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Henriquefl:
Camera problem solved, i was 2.3.4, than i upgraded to 2.3.5 than this version force the camera flash.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] LMM:
Could you be more specific? You have SIEGO03 with 2.3.4 and with rom 2.3.5 using the same camera firmware, the flash now works? in every situation, like it was with SCEF02?
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
Alo more specific
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
Mine is OMEF01

can anyone explain why there is a bit of a lag in the frames when recording in 1080 mode? either it is continuous-auto focus, or there is something wrong with the firmware. please let me know. thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Orginator:
Nope 2.3.5 doesn't fix the LED light at all... but I can confirm that the stuttering (lag) goes completely away while using the SIEG03_01.07.2011 Camera Firmware.. so we know now for sure that this is not a hardware issue!!!!

All that needs fixing is the LED light, it doesn't work for Videos and when doing photos it also doesn't work while it's focusing but works when the photo is actually getting taken..

Someone has to slap Samsung with those details, it just means they can fix it easy!
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
+1

I am on 2.3.5 (stock) as well. I can confirm what Orginator said.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
will this fix the lag on the OMEF01?
[Galaxy S II General] benjyyy:
I upgraded to 2.3.4 via Kies and now my camera is faulty.

The viewfinder is black so I cant see what is being taken however it still works and the pic can be seen after it is taken. So basically I just see a black screen when I should be seeing what the camera is pointing at.

Has anyone else had this problem?
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
According to this

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18014779&postcount=1050

Yes. It will.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
thanks! =)

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would i need to root the phone to update current OMEF01 firmware to SIEG03 - to make the stuttering go away?
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
No, you don't. But I think there is also a flash counter for camera's firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
oh no, if there is a counter, I'm guessing a jig won't work. anyway to reset the counter on the camera firmware?

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also, how do I flash this camera firmware? do I need to go into recovery mode?
[Galaxy S II General] DragonQ:
Hi guys,

Can someone help me update my Galaxy S2's camera firmware? I have the latest T-Mobile UK software (Android 2.3.4) and a "Phone/CAM FW Ver Check" gives me:

SCEE09

TBEC28

I downloaded the SIEG03 firmware from a link in this thread but when I try to update it, it says "Invalid version". :(
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
DON'T FLASH SIEG03 OVER OTHER THAN SC**** FIRMWARE.

Use this apk to reset the firmware flash couter.

Copy it to the system\app.

After flash camera firmware with this app counter will be reset to 0.

http://www.multiupload.com/SHY7HZBRS3

1. Find yours FW

2. Copy RS_M5LS.bin to \sdcard

3. *#34971539# - "Phone to CAM FW Write"

4. Wait ~3min

5. Reboot phone
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] Retroglide08:
Ok, I have

Cam FW Ver: SCEFO2

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

Should I update?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
You can update, but remember, on SIEG03 flashlight doesn't work.;)
[Galaxy S II General] alangrig:
No jig required, reflash stock rom via odin and counter will be reset
[Galaxy S II General] Remix2011:
I'v had the stuttering problem even before updating the cam firmware,now after the update it's still there.

Should i bring my device to the repair center?

Did i loose my warranty after updating the cam firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Hi, seems like SIEG0 firmware solves the stuttering problem, but it disables the back led. Did you try it?
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
According to this, the stuttering is corrected. Can I upgrade OMEF01 to SIEG03?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18014779&postcount=1050
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
NO!

My test was performed on SC **** camera "module".

DON'T FLASH SIEG03 OVER OTHER THAN SC**** FIRMWARE.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
How come you said the following? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
He have is stock cam_fw - SC vendor's !!
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
^^^ I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean. Please elaborate, thanks.

:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] aegis_85:
I cant check my camera version using that 1st post code.. When i press # then all the numbers gone..any tips?

Edit: nvm i found the solution. My factory test.apk is missing. Installed and it worked.
[Galaxy S II General] aegis_85:
Ok mine are:

Cam fw ver SCEE09

Phone fw ver TBEC28

I having a slight pink spot problem..
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
The pink spot issue is hardware related, not firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
Actually, I believe its firmware. All variants seem to be exhibiting this problem, depending on what firmware / ROM you are running.
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
What not understand? He is "OMEF01 -> SIEG03" as the intermediate stage. Initially native firmware was SC**** - it's important !
[Galaxy S II General] aegis_85:
It is related to firmware..ive never had this issue before. I got this pink spot since i flash checkrom revo rom.. Any firmware u guys xan suggest to me?
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
So, you're saying only if my phone came with SCEF002, I would be able to perform the upgrade to remove the stuttering, right?

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So, you're saying only if my phone came with SCEF002, I would be able to perform the upgrade to remove the stuttering, right?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
Yes. You can upgrade only from SC**** firmware to SIEG03.
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
^^^that makes no freakin sense 'cause that single post I was referring to, it shows OMEF01 to SIEG03--working perfectly. WTH does this mean?

Also,

Shooting 1080p videos with the OMEF01 camera in S2 is a bummer. Too much noticeable lag; and no it is not an effect. Is there any newer firmware available for this?
[Galaxy S II General] jlieu:
SIEG03 seems to cause no focus flash light and NO light on video recording...WTH? someone else with this problem?

will the Cam firmware get update again? which is the latest CAM Firmware?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
Though you read a few more posts you would know that after flash to SIEG03 flashlight no longer works.
[Galaxy S II General] jlieu:
SIEG03 seems to be the latest, but why? Any fix for that? or just wait for next update?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
SIEG03 is firmware for i997 but it works partially on i9100.

Latest firmware for i9100 is SCEF02.
[Galaxy S II General] jlieu:
oh, thanks for the information. can give me a link for SCEF02? i would like to use that, so that i can use my torch light.
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
all SC_fw is in archive
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
I just saw SCEF09 the other day, a demo unit made in tianjin.
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
@Pako7

Can you have any new firmware on your collection to test?;)

Maybe SCEE09?

If it's SCEF09... is any chance to do dump from this phone? :)
[Galaxy S II General] SAlmighty:
Oops, I could be mistaken here, its I'm more confident that I saw SCEE09, not SCEF09. Sorry for the confusion. :D
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
newest - only OOEI08 from N7000 at 23.09.2011 :) (FIBEROPTICS - SONY). Can approach for OB,OE vendors (can be for OM,OI)

OOEI08_N7000_23.09.2011
[Galaxy S II General] Flowlance:
Too many pages to read so i'll ask here.

I get a "Camera failed" message when recording. Only happens when recording. I have Cam and Phone FW TBEC28

Any solution to this?
[Galaxy S II General] jlieu:
Can you give mirror other than that website?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
http://www.multiupload.com/35ARWNC8BS
[Galaxy S II General] bgx:
Somebody have an dump from ver OCED11 ?

I made a stupid mistake and update it without a copy. Before the update I can make nice macros after it doesn't get sharp... and before google talk works with video after the update talk made fc when I start the video... :(

EDIT: found OCED11 but can't flash it! How can I flash the bin file?
[Galaxy S II General] akirax:
Any mirror please?
[Galaxy S II General] culoescopeta:
I continue having problem with auto-focus in 1080p (and also in 720p, but less).

Is normal?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
1. Find yours FW

2. Copy RS_M5LS.bin to \sdcard

3. *#34971539# - "Phone to CAM FW Write"

4. Wait ~3min

5. Reboot phone

OOEI08_N7000_23.09.2011.zip
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
What I'm I doing wrong?

I updated my cam firmware.

before update. cam fw:SCEF02 Phone fw:TBEC28

after update. cam fw:SCEF02 Phone fw:SIEG03

the light in video record and pink spot is still there.
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
No you didn't update, It's look like you only copy SIEG03 to your sd card.

Follow this steps:

1. Find yours FW

2. Copy RS_M5LS.bin to \sdcard

3. *#34971539# - "Phone to CAM FW Write"

4. Wait ~3min

5. Reboot phone
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
sir it came back to cam fw:SCEF02 Phone fw:TBEC28.

and when I click "Phone to CAM FW Write", it says invalid version.

EDIT: I already solved my problem, just reboot my phone and follow again the steps you posted.

thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] DragonQ:
Yes, this the procedure I followed. I copied RS_M5LS.bin from "SCEF02_20.05.2011.zip" to my MicroSD card. When I try to update it says "invalid version". Does my phone need to be rooted for this to work?
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
hmm.. you copied yours RS_M5LS.bin to MicroSD card or /sdcard ?? Need to /sdcard ;)
[Galaxy S II General] DragonQ:
You mean it has to be on the phone itself but in a folder called "sdcard" in root? I don't have such a folder but I just made one, put the RS_M5LS.bin file in it and tried again. Same error, invalid version.
[Galaxy S II General] jlieu:
So, which one is the best and Fully working?
[Galaxy S II General] xgeneralex:
Do you have a SCEF02 firmware dump to reflash my camera? I don't know where download it...Thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] milance86:
i have cam fw:OCEF02 Phone fw:TBEC28 and i have this clicking noise on the start from camera app... is this problem solved allready?? :confused:

i red that there are more types of Lenses like OC , SC, OM

example my girlfriend have cam fw: OMEF01 phone fw: TBEC28 without this clicking noise...

is there some solution to fix that

or

my idea is to DUMP her FW to PHONE and to take her .bin to my phone? may this method crack my CAM ? :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] xgeneralex:
a mirror for SCEF02_20.05.2011.zip? Turbobit is ****ty....
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
http://www.multiupload.com/35ARWNC8BS

Noo, just copy RS_M5LS.bin to your internal phone memory without any folder...
[Galaxy S II General] xgeneralex:
Thaaaaaaankkkkkk yoooooouuuuu :D

Have you tried OMEF01 firmware?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1S_xf0yzr8

my native firmware is SCEF02 now I have SIEG03 - now can I flash OMEF01? I want to try it....
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
Clicking noise is hardware issue, it's dependent which the manufacturer

produced your optical mechanism (af).

Yes, but it's not works for me because i have SC**** - ELECTRO-MECHANICS - S.LSI camera module.
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
all cam_fw (in archives) in HERE
[Galaxy S II General] Remix2011:
Looks like the quality is the same except that the OM does not have any sttutering.
[Galaxy S II General] pacc:
I'm originally with Cam: scef02 and Phone: tbec28

Is there anything better or more recent camera firmware?

With so many options I don't know which is the best?
[Galaxy S II General] drufi:
SCEF02 is latest official firmware for your camera.

You can flash SIEG03 to eliminate stuttering in video but then you lose flashlight.
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
after flashing this fw, I got my phone fw change, not the cam fw.

now both my cam & phone fw are SBEF02

Is that normal?
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
I accidentally flashed both CAM and PHONe to SIEG03 too :D

Yeah, what's the side effect of doing so? Anyone?
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
When you remove the sieg03.bin from your phone, your phone firmware will revert to the initial one and the camera will remain sieg03.

Sent from out of space using Thuraya 2 satellite!
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
Where can I find the .bin for PHONE?
[Galaxy S II General] jlieu:
The .bin file mean, the file which you put in your sd card.
[Galaxy S II General] Milchbeck:
My camera ist with the new firmware Top
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
I flashed with SIEG03, and I still have the pink spot in my camera. and I lost the light in video recording.

Is the pink spot really hardware related or what?

so I can take my phone to service.
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
That guy who contacted those guys from optics factory . Any replay from them ?
[Galaxy S II General] alangrig:
Wrong post
[Galaxy S II General] 0355:
Chenged from SCE to OCx firmware because Samsung exchanged my camera under warranty repair.

I can confirm now no pink-spot nor stuttering in 1080p video recording.

I do believe this one is n hardware related issue for large part and in minor part a software one.

My two cents.
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
for SBEF02 users, do u guys have fps drops when recording 720p? mine have it, but not in 1080p
[Galaxy S II General] kmike9km:
what do you mean sir? samsung change your camera and the pink spot is gone?
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
That is full nonsense ... its cleared many times SCE have bad driver end of story . IF there wasnt driver problem or if camera haved hardware problem no driver would help to fix that . My 2 cents
[Galaxy S II General] rauliporto:
nice i was searching this
[Galaxy S II General] 0355:
Yes, in my case is exactly what has happened.

My SGS2 underwent warranty service because of faulty Gorilla Glass (there was a spot where it wasn't "transparent" and it was almost impossible to see the amoled screen beneath). When it was delivered back to me warranty service description said "changed camera due to non-passed quality tests".

Now I have neither pink-spot (which I had before), nor video recording frame-loss in 1080p (which was frustrating me).

I'm not stating nonsense sir, end-of-story for real. I really don't know what lays beneath all of this, maybe there are SOME problems addressable via software updates but maybe there are others that simply cannot be addressed that way, only Samsung knows for sure.

What I can give to you is my own experience:

Before: with SCEx firmware I had heavy pink-spotting in low-light/shear-light conditions and heavy stuttering in 1080p video recording in almost any condition (in low-light it was harsher).

After: with brand new camera unit and OCx firmware I have no pink-spot in the same conditions as Before (or at least I'm not so eagle-eyed to see it anymore if slightly present) and I can record at 1080p in any light conditions with smooth framerate.

Any other speculation and/or consideration is beyond me and my knowledge, I can confirm you this as "my first-person experience" and it's not intended to offend or deny any other user and/or user-experience about this camera issue, so please be nice (I'm no technician at all, just an enthusiast user).
[Galaxy S II General] cipetonk:
cam firmware with OCxxxx is proven good. based on my experience and youtube video in this thread
[Galaxy S II General] DarkDvr:
What if when I dial *#34971539# - nothing happens?

And on a related note - any other methods of updating the FW? Maybe ODIN?
[Galaxy S II General] DarkDvr:
Turns out that code doesn't work in Check Revolution ROM for some reason.

I flashed Cognition and that code did launch that activity, so I was able to flash SIEG03. Works like a charm - no lag, very fast refocus and no stutter.

The only problem - LED doesn't work =(

Anybody found a fw that fixes stuttering and still allows the use of flashlight?
[Galaxy S II General] LMM:
It was me.

I will send another email to them.

The first one that I sended they contacted Samsung from my country (Brazil) telling that they are not sure if my camera module is the same they provided. (How can they say that if all the info that I wrote to them comply with the spec of they're camera module).

For my country, I have 3 responses to wich sector of samsung I must direct my self, but till now, no response. Today I'll send email to them both and see what they will reply.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I really don't know what to think. There is whe says that it's a fw problem and who says that's an hardware problem. Should i bring my phone to a repair center asking to replace my camera module with an ocx one? Or should i wait for a new camera fw???
[Galaxy S II General] cmaguss:
Can someone please tell me how you change the firmware SCE to OCx?, Because when I made ​​the change, the screen display coming out of my head
[Galaxy S II General] Paschinski:
I think the best way to fix this error for everyone is complaining directly to Samsung!

Everybody who's affected should write an Email and address this problem!

I chatted with customer support and the lady stated that "Samsung doesn't know of any problems with the camera" which can't be true.

I'm really thinking about returning it.
[Galaxy S II General] MeX_DK:
Cam FW: SCEE09

Phone FW: TBEC28

My only concern at the moment is that the phone wont record anymore when you are at 15% battery. Is there a fix for this that I can implement myself?
[Galaxy S II General] Pako7:
use patch applet Camera.apk.. Firmware there is nothing
[Galaxy S II General] brenopapito:
Before

Cam FW Ver: SCEE07

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

After

Cam FW Ver: SCEF02

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28
[Galaxy S II General] DarkDvr:
Stuttering in low light? LED works? Pink spot?
[Galaxy S II General] Aymara:
Yes, a spare battery :D;)
[Galaxy S II General] brenopapito:
Stuttering in low light: No

LED works: Yes

Pink spot: Yes

Any suggestion for changing FW?
[Galaxy S II General] 11768:
Are you sure that the stuttering is gone? I was on SCEF02 and it does stutter. Now with SIEG03 not anymore.
[Galaxy S II General] chx:
Anyone knows a procedure to recover after a bad camera FW flashing?

I tried to flash a file that is probably corrupted and now the camera doesn't start anymore, not even to let me reflash it, any ideas?

EDIT:

Problem solved.
[Galaxy S II General] materijalmen:
guys i have serious problem. If i wanna check the FW version with *#34971539# nothing happens i mean i dont get the fw numbers on the screen...what is this hell???

I did not mod the camera...:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
check via root explorer or astro if there's factorytest.apk in /system/app

otherwise:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25831177/FactoryTest.apk it's from stock xxki3 2.3.5
[Galaxy S II General] materijalmen:
I cannot install this test program on the phone...:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] 0355:
Samsung exchanged my camera module under warranty repair (they said it did not pass the quality test).

Old camera module was with SCEx firmware, new one with OCx.

As simple as that
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
Well i personaly refuse myself to bother with all that here in Serbia . So we should somehow inform samsung that there is problem and find solution . Or edit fw to fix camera flash .. G G?
[Galaxy S II General] celiocalves:
Is there anyway to flash other cam firmware running MIUI? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] skiflyer:
you don't have to. just copy it, then type the code. that should work
[Galaxy S II General] DarkDvr:
For everyone who types in *#34971539# and nothing happens - that means your ROM doesn't have all Samsung apps installed.

If you're on CheckROM, go to kitchen app and get all Samsung Apps/Widgets. After installing that I was able to get into that menu thing.
[Galaxy S II General] DarkDvr:
SCEE09 = stuttering

SCEE07 = stuttering

SCEF02 = stuttering

When I just got the phone, I actually didn't have stuttering and my LED worked fine. I wish I knew which FW I had back then.

Now it's either stuttering or LED. Which makes this ****ty ass camera useless.
[Galaxy S II General] droodles:
Was wondering why it wasn't working. Thanks dude.
[Galaxy S II General] amazindm:
YEs, thanks, +1
[Galaxy S II General] RainesX:
Is there a way to find out what FW i have when running galnet miui (latest stable 2.10.21)

Having bad ass stuttering in miui :(
[Galaxy S II General] re-2007:
every bdy look at :(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335745)

post no. #2

Info on Galnetmiui 1.11.2 ICS Rom by lttldvl

GalnetMIUI ICS Development Version 1.11.2 for i9000, i9100, and i897 available to test!

That right!

Android 4.0 merged with MIUI is now real!!!

This is a massive change in the game as far as MIUI goes, and we are proud to be able to bring it to you. For the sake of changelogs, we have included a changelog that highlights the differences from our current set of releases:

- Brand new Framework (Android 4.0 Merged)

- Fixes to MUTE/NONE for notifications etc fixed

- Fixes to theme issues (FC's reported on some installs)

- Speed Improvements including Ram and CPU management

- FM Radio Corrected frequency issues

- Camera Issues (Low light etc Resolved and Auto Focus)

- Additional Fixes

- All apps now work correctly (as compared to the 1.11.1 Groupie release)

- New Android Market version 3.3.11 included

is it real ?????? thanks
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
Well i beleve its for theyr cam apk and how much i readed it cant record full hd atm
[Galaxy S II General] donalgodon:
Every time this thread gets bumped up, I think for a second that there's a new firmware! :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
Same thing when i get email :)
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Hehehe, me too :D
[Galaxy S II General] DarkDvr:
Use the thanks button =)

Wondering why people "thank" the "thanks" posts..
[Galaxy S II General] donmarkon:
Insteed we wait for update we could just buy new :D

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Sa...715?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6809254b

This one seems Made in Korea

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Digital...922?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415c60ff4a
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Well, should i pay more money to obtain something i've already payed? Not to mention that opening my device would void my warranty...
[Galaxy S II General] 0355:
And not to mention you'll have to pray they are sending you the non-stuttering version rather than another SCEx camera...
[Galaxy S II General] Noed:
This GalaxyS2_CameraFirmware-2786747-11.5.01.apk posted in first page is the latest?

I ran it, after the update I got:

CAM FW Ver: OCEE09

Phone FW Ver: TBEC28

Then I tried to flash SIEG03 and got this:

CAM FW Ver: FAIL

Phone FW Ver: SIEG03

Then I restored...

Is OCEE09 the latest I can get?

Or which newer version I can try?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
OCEF02 is the latest, should be posted somewhere in this thread.

Sent from out of space using Thuraya 2 satellite!