[HTC Rezound] Croativan:
Hello. First, I am sorry if I didnt get the right thread for this question. If I did i hope admin will move it to right thread, instead of removing it completely.

Second...

I was wondering is it possible that new and better cameras get even better functionality throught modding the cam application? If not in every HTC, then in new ones wich have enough power and abilities...

This is what I'm trying to say.

I own SonyEricsson K800i... I did complete work on it, new firmware, and inserted various patches for new options, adding more space for sms messages, more alarm options, different layout of home screen and so on, from better LCD display driver to amazing sound with modded equalizer. And then I found out about guy called Raiderski wich makes, better to say - remakes original camera driver, and adds various tweaks to the camera such as...

Balance: cyan - red

Balance: yellow - blue

Balance orange - light blue

CWB measuring: unlock - start - lock

Contrast: 1 - 30 - range

Color saturation: Neutral, Grayscale, 1 - 30

Focus: Infinity, Far, 1-30

EV compensation: from -2.0 to +2.0

Shutter Speed Fast: H SEM, H EM, from 1 - 6400 to 1 - 10

Shutter Speed Slow: SEM, EM, from 1/8 to 2sec

ISO sensitivity: 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500 - still very usable, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600

Zoom: from 1x to 16x - digital only, stock SE comes with 8x

Autoexposure lock: Unlock - Lock

One feature it has - wich could be useful on new touchscreen phones: Instead of holding dedicated button for camera to focus and then shoot pic, and since Rezound doesnt have dedicated button as far as I know, and not having ability to have option of holding the button half pressed down, it could be added virtualy on the screen, since i dunno are touchsreen pressure sensitive, probbably not yet - it could be solved by 1-2 virtual buttons, like a unlocking the home screen - while holding the button, it focuses the pic OR previews the manual settings, and sliding it up or down or left or righ - shoots a pic. Or it could be simpler, 2 buttons, one for new autofocus/preview with ON/OFF state - and second for shooting the pic when taping it.

Why?

Imagine you want to preview your settings in realtime - before you want to shoot a pic. For night photos i choose SLOW SHUTTER SPEED to 3/5 and ISO 500 + zoom it to 3x and THEN hit dedicated button but only half way, and I see what the end result would look like.

This is what K800 has after modding it, and lowered JPEG compression ratio, and 30FPS recording and millions more stuff wich makes stock K800 and the rest phones look insignificant... Because now this K800 with 3mpx does better photos than 90% of the rest cellphones... I tried to make identical photo with Desire HD and K800... result was discusting when looking at pic wich Desire made, even small shake destroys the photo, and when holding it steady, again, doesnt make WOW effect while comparing the photos...

anyway, and so on and so on...

Basicly you get every option unlocked, you can have manual control over every aspect of the pic, every DSLR has this possibilities, and for years and years I use it in my old SE... So, why not make a mod for Rezound or some app wich will work on more HTC's wich have enough processor power and abilities? Big HD screen is here, its dualcore, 1gig of ram, it has great multimedia abilities, why not make it even better?

Is it possible to do or is it allready been done?

here's the "link" where I've been gathering info about this camera mod if someone wants to check, though it isnt great starting point if you want to learn what is it all about... link and news may be outdated because last time i checked, guy didnt have time to continue on developing the mod further:

Esato.com - Forum - Sony Ericsson - Software, Firmware and Drivers - Raider camera driver for K790, K800 and K810 (v6.6.5)