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[QUESTION] [Allwinner V3 SoC] New thread for action cameras

Allwinner announced a "V3" system-on-a-chip in around April 2015. It can run Linux or Android. So far I've seen the chip in video cameras advertised as a "4k Sports Action Camera" or similar titles, and most have Wifi and LCD screen. The price is often from about USD$40 and up. The camera has a minimalist Android 4.2.2 with MiniGUI and ADB connections work. Some development and nice hacking has already begun on other sites. Here are some names of the cameras as long as "Allwinner" is mentioned in the specs:

Elephone ELE Explorer Elite,

Andoer 4k,

Q3H,

Q6H

F60,

F60B,

V3 4k,

Mini Panorama 360,

Andoer 360 Panoramic

Excelvan Q8,

FEISHUO,

SJ8000+,

SJ9000,

Campark Xtreme II,

Lightdow,

Brica BPro 5 AE

(many more) ...

QUESTION: Could a new discussion and/or a development thread be started here in XDA for these cameras?

Useful links:

Dashcamtalk thread - https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/hacking-q3h-allwinner-v3-camdroid.20507/

4pda thread for F60B (Russian) - http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=759392

4pda thread for Elephone ELE Explorer (Russian) - http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=706191

RC Groups thread - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2602522

Go Prawn (forums) - https://www.goprawn.com/forum/allwinner-cams

V3 chip briefing (pdf) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4tyaJWIqCb_OFZKU09VejZaS3c/view?usp=sharing

ADB drivers (Xiaomi) - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24459283995302221

Alternate ADB drivers (F60B) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4tyaJWIqCb_RW9ra1IyWFB0SE0/view?usp=sharing

Recovery mode drivers (F60B) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4tyaJWIqCb_aHU0bklXV3c4Tm8/view?usp=sharing

PdaNet drivers, if normal ADB drivers won't work for your cam model (newer version) - http://pdanet.co/a/

PdaNet drivers (older versions) - http://junefabrics.com/android/downloadold.php

imgRePacker - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1753473

makeimg (easy imgRePacker tool to make PhoenixSuit compatible IMG file) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/9eb0tilu7jufjbs/makeimg-goprawn.zip?dl=0

Uberizer (1.4) - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2124367

Uberizer (1.8 ) - http://freaktab.com/forum/tablet-su...ts/11706-root-mid-rk3066-china-tabs-in-5-mins

PhoenixSuit v1.10 - http://www.mediafire.com/file/a20mb6jk2gz9mm6/PhoenixSuit+V1.10.00org.zip

ROM backup script (Windows) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hPlfPtS8nCaUdodEFWOWZqTkk/view?usp=sharing

SquashFS tools (Windows) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7hPlfPtS8nCbDRxVHdlZmNRaUk/view?usp=sharing

ReFEX/UnFEX tool - https://www.goprawn.com/forum/allwi...r-v3-sony-imx179-action-cameras?p=839#post839

FEX2BIN/BIN2FEX (for script.bin/.fex) - https://github.com/OLIMEX/OLINUXINO/tree/master/SOFTWARE/fex-bin-convertor-windows

Firmwares, Tools, drivers, etc - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cnvaljejvj15zzm/AACYae8HghPoOwkkLyYqD_eNa?dl=0

Wifi Android apps - http://bit.ly/F60BSmartphoneWifiApps

Video samples, raw - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kej1utqb7pwgtnu/AADYs65pZ5tDP1ybnEHJp5Pja?dl=0

* Note: you may need to disable Driver Signature Verification/Enforcement in Windows 8/8.1/10.