yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
So, here are a couple quick pictures I just took with V10. Using the 6mp wide option and some EV control. These pics were taken with some ****ty indoor lighting. And a little EV balance makes the pics look pretty damn good for such crap lighting IMHO.

Of course, the uploads aren't the original size. But they should still look really good.

The only editing I did is EV balance. If thats really editing lol.

**EDIT** WOW! ok, nevermind, they look like crap on here when I uploaded them.

Whats a good site to upload some pics in full resolution????
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ProEDL:
try one of this usual porn-pic hosters like abload.de, imagecargo.com or imageshack.us
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
@SK-007: V8 is what I use. Its fps and bps can be controlled by adding to build.prop. V9 has sync issues and V10 has a fixed bitrate for smoother vids at higher fps but you lose detail.

I have some nice pics I'll post when I get to my comp.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Ok, here's a few test pictures using V10. 6mp wide option and adjusting the EV to make a nice picture.

http://img94.imageshack.us/i/dsc0096kj.jpg/

http://img263.imageshack.us/i/dsc0097il.jpg/

http://img20.imageshack.us/i/dsc0098ot.jpg/

http://img862.imageshack.us/i/dsc0096h.jpg/
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evernothing:
I tried with the first column all checked and the first one in the second coloumn.

The picture in the first post for the permissions is not hosted anymore so I am not sure exactly if I have the right ones selected.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
After you set the permissions...did you reboot your phone?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcxa23:
u just need to checked/tick

under the column read

user, group, and others

under the write column

user

after tat, reboot.

u should able to see the camera icon.

btw, tis only works with stock 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evernothing:
That worked thanks!

Thank you.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdurahman:
i'm confused about the EV meter. What Am I supposed to use for daytime, and what am I supposed to use for low light???
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
In low light trying dropping the EV to about .03 - .07....it will make your picture a little darker, but it will reduce noise and make your colors pop better. In great lighting like outdoors, ive been doing the same and the pictures turn out great.

Take a few pictures to test it out, one pic with the EV dropped to like .03 - .07 and one without...youll see the difference...a little darker image, but much cleaner all around.

Here's a quick example of using the EV vs not using it.

EV set to 0 (untouched/default)

http://img20.imageshack.us/i/dsc0115eg.jpg/

EV set to 0.7

http://img541.imageshack.us/i/dsc0116a.jpg/

I think those 2 pics right there really show how important and how much better it is to properly use EV balance. It really makes the pictures nicer to look at...what do you think??
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wali01x:
28spawn i got a question if we wanna use the theme of camera from 2.1 to 2.2. or to 2.3 or like face detection or any other features that are not on android standard camera is it possible to re code it? even if you can get theme somehow ported for it id love you to death ..other features face detection and so i wouldn't worry much but i miss the theme :( ..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdurahman:
wow, that's amazing!!!!! that's a huge difference right there! thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Yeah i hear ya. Thats why im pretty much done with custom roms now. I take loads of pictures, and i refuse to go without EV control now.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCDillon:
Hey everyone, the directions on which permission box to check are a little unhelpful. There are three columns, which ones do I check?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Everything in the first column and the top box in the second column....thats it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCDillon:
Thanks man, I was unsure if those were the exact one I was supposed to check. Anyway, I did that and the "icon" itself isn't there.. but a generic .apk file icon is. When tapping it, the camera launches but yeh, I'm sure the actual icon is supposed to show, right? And yes, I am on 2.1 stock :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Reboot your phone
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCDillon:
did that already a few times. still showing the same thing.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
What version did u download?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCDillon:
v10

10char
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
The theme should be fully reencoded its like keep the main functionality and chance the looks like some modders do.

You dont will keep the smile/face detection or any other sony features, It will need to be redeveloped from source.

The main problem is that even on xml layout and smali files makes a huge number of references to sony "things", its more easier to a developer build it from zero than port all the smali and xml to match with 2.2/2.3 driver.

Lets wait and see what sony bring us on 2.3 stock, and if its easier to port it.

Bye.

sent from my x10a jit + xrecovery .435
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rscunha13:
I think that we need some SE services running to SE camera work...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
if all things was that easy we actualy should have a fully working camera on 2.3

because the 2.3 exists on arc, SE developed all the things, we just will have to push the permisions, jar, apk, framework resourcer and voila, a fully working camera..

sorry but there is a freaking lot of drivers made by SE to make the camera work with they software, more even that android stock (I mean you have the modified stock android + a lot of proprietary drivers from sony to make your phone work on 2.1 with custom cam app)

Bye
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clixt:
how do i know if i did it right? does it have the same UI??
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
It has the exact same icon and UI. Saving photos takes a little bit longer.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clixt:
Thanks! :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Element:
Ok , weird thing , if someone can shed some light I'd be gratefull.

I'm using the stock SD card from SE (class 2) , firmware .435 with .v8 Mod and the following build.prop values:

ro.media.enc.vid.m4v.bps=6000000,16000000

ro.media.enc.vid.m4v.fps=24,3

ro.media.enc.vid.h263.bps=6000000,16000000

ro.media.enc.vid.h263.fps=24,3

ro.media.enc.vid.mp4.bps=6000000,16000000

ro.media.enc.vid.mp4.fps=24,3

And I've noticed that:

On x10:

On mediascape video runs ok though it lags a lot.

On stock Android Gallery Movie Player video lags a little bit more and on rare occasions the audio is not synchronized.

On RockPlayer (special version for x10's Snapdragon downloaded from official site) video runs smoother but there is -always- non-synced audio.

On PC:

On Media Player Classic (with Mega Codec Pack) video runs ok but with a little audio delay (just a little bit).

On KMPlayer the audio plays like in 1 second whereas the video plays normaly.

Any suggestions? :(

p.s. SD Card defraged nothing changed.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eugene1991:
I'd suggest using V10 I think it's good :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
On .435 firmware theres audio/video lag when playback, so thats not a good idea if you like to record video.

If your using V8, dont use the build.prop edit...just use V8 as V8.

See if the lag is still there....it shouldnt be.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Element:
You mean there is lag during playback by default??? As if Sony didn't do something right? :eek:

Do you think I should try the v10 as Eugene told me? Will it be better (v8 vs v10 without build.prop of course both of them) ?

Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
In the .435 firmware SE adjusted something which threw off spawns mod for video playback. If your on .435 your best to use V8 as that was perfect. V10 even without build.prop mods has delay in the video and audio...they just dont line up.

V8 was built over the original .435 camera apk while V9 and V10 used .16 camera apk.

Im using V10 on the 2.1.1.A.0.6 firmware and its flawless in video recording and pictures. So if anyone comes to this thread running the same build number as me, V10 is THE WAY TO GO!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Element:
Thanks for your quick replies.

So according to your statements my choices are either to upgrade to firmware 2.1.1.A.0.6

or

use 2.1.A.0.435 with v8 mod without any build.prop mods.

Got it!

Best regards,

mr_element.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Bingo! You got it.

And to be honest, i dont know if its just me or what but the 2.1.1.A.0.6 firmware seems to take better pictures than .435.

Thats why im sticking to the friggen rogers crap right now. Not to mention overall the firmware definetly seems faster.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_Element:
I also needed to port my theme to 2.1.1.A.0.6 and I've been postponing it day after day so I suppose I have one more reason now to upgrade to the latest one since photography and video recording are what I use my device most for! Thanks for all the tips!

:cool:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
No problem man, im in the same boat. Photos and videos is what i do most with my phone...so im always looking for the best way to go. If you dont already use the EV +/- controls when taking pictures its unreal how much better they turn out...the quality is fantastic!!!

The only reason why im staying on stock 2.1 with rogers firmware is because no other custom rom or app from the market has the EV+/- control available and the firmware itself is suprisingly smooth and fast.

Ps. A couple pages back i posted a comparison when using the EV control vs not using it. Check it out if you havent already.

Good luck!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eugene1991:
What about using this custom ROM based on 2.1.1.A.0.16 firmware? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=941745
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Doesnt that up your baseband to .58?

And i dont need a custom 2.1 rom because i can do all the modifications to the rom the way i want myself.

Oh and is that the build number your using??? If so, how is it compared to .435 or mine?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eugene1991:
I'm not so sure on that it's just recommended to use .58 according to the dev.

Seems that he stated there .54 works as well?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Hmmm....well, just out of curiosity now, im gonna flash that builid number and see how it is. Ive never used it, nor have I tried BB58. Why the hell not eh? im bored. lol

To flashing I go!

*EDIT* nevermind, that firmware is for the X10i lol.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
@28Spawn: if i send you the original camera apk file for firmware 2.1.1.A.0.6 can you add mods to that to see if maybe its even better than V10 using .16 firmware apk.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Spawn you havent given up on this have you????
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
I'm on 2.1.A.0.435 and my videos are sync, but videoplayback lags, but after playing it a few times it's ok and on my pc it's fine :)

Strange that it isn't good for you.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
Kkkk noo I am justing looking around all the things happening, waiting too for 2.3 I had some ideas but is better to do on 2.3.

If anyone just pm me with it I post here after some time

Mr. U have the link that explains how to use ev correction?

Tkss

sent from my x10a jit + xrecovery .435
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Using EV control is pretty simple yet VERY effective. If I am taking photos outside on a really bright sunny day, lowering the EV to about -0.7 or -1 gives amazing results and detail. It makes your picture slightly darker, but makes the colors pop and brings out more detail. In low light/indoor photos depending on how much light is available already I will lower the EV to about -0.3 to -0.7. Again, it makes the photo a little darker, but this time it eliminates low light noise in the photo. If im taking a picture outside on a bright sunny day and the light shinning into my lense is making my subject darker I will raise the EV to about +0.3 to +0.7....this way it brightens your subject....spot metering also helps with that situation.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdownload:
can we use the original se app (or this mod) on a 2.2 rom?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
No.

10char
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eugene1991:
No you can't.

28spawn has worked with Wolfbreak on this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=945264
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibusnawi:
Hello,

I downloaded the V10 version and put into /system/app directory, after moving the original version to /sdcard/deleted directory.

At first, everything worked normally.

After I installed Link2SD and changing launcher with LauncherPro, I noticed I couldn't find Camera anymore in the drawer.

The camera hard button also doesn't launch anything.

I have tried putting back the original Camera apk into /system/app and make sure of its permission couldn't resolve the problem.

Do you have any suggestion on what should I do?

Thanks in advance.

~ibusnawi~
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
After you replaced the stock camera .apk file with the V10 modded one and changed the permissions,,,did you reboot your phone??
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibusnawi:
Yup. Many times, but problem persists.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oodie:
Does the camera flash work with this Mod ? ( camera mode not camcorder )
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eugene1991:
Yes it does :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Lol....evil!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sina1:
well down ..does it go to 1080 p to
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
its goes to 8mp and 6mp (wide) both of which are higher resolution than 1080p.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoMMyHucT:
he was probably asking about video recording
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Ahhh..ok....well then no it doesnt
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Sometimes I can't open the taken pic because it's corrupted or so. Is this caused by the mod or by my SD card?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Ive never had that problem with the camera mod. But i have had the corrupt problem.

If it keeps happening, back up your sd card and reformat it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Ok, thanks.

Had it today again after a long time without corruption.

If it happens more often again I'll reformat the card. Hopefully it isn't the card, anyway, I plan to buy a new sd card. The 16GB one is full soon, so I need a 32GB one :D

But I think if the card is cracked I'd lose some data and that isn't the case.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Do you have plans to make a Camera Mod for 2.1.B.0.1?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
I am actually testing this build, lets see what happens and I will mod the last camera apk..

Now a question from who are using my mod since beginning, what fitted better with x10 hw , 4mbps or 8mbps on videorec.????

Byee
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
28Spawn, I personally think the default settings for video recording are sufficient. I dont think you should mod that, we tend to get delay with sound and video.

I personally think you should just focus on overall picture quality. If that means a couple extra seconds to save a picture...thats fine with me and im sure most would agree. If I could get much better picture quality at the cost of 3-4 seconds saving time, its worth it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oodie:
Will this work on TripNMiui rom's stock camera ? :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
No! This is only for 2.1 buddy
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
I´m looking this, but I´m not an expert on java scripting =)

I will see what I can try to do.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
New version V4 is here, just picture improvements.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blisslove:
I am so impressed of your work. So, I would like to try it. Can u put the V4 link?

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
Take a look at page 1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blisslove:
Nice work mate! i'll try it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blisslove:
Is that for SE x10i 2.1? I got FC error.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blisslove:
I got it now.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khelwani:
The camera Icon is missing in v4 !!

SW 2.1

I noticed that the Permissions didn't change ,, that's why it didn't reach the camera.apk

and now its working great.... the pics shots are really fast !! thanks alot:)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Any way you can bump the fps to 30 when shooting 720p video??? That would be an instant install for me lol
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kultus:
some missunderstanding here :) I can see cutted image throught longer saving process, but photos are good after that, it was the note only to saving...

I'll try v4 and give response...maybe one suggestion dont use image stabilisation, it'll damage the detail I prefer steady hand inside and outside in bad light connditions too, for good connditions its not necessary...

...I saw those "ananas" pictures and what I can say is, that you have to preserve the same angle on both pictures because else they are UNcomparable... ;)

Anyway good work...I missed some workaround the camera improvements...

PS: many THX for alternate link and pls make the black/gray version too for those who use black themes :) incl. me ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awojtas:
+1 with a previous poster who said this app does more noise reduction --> blurry photos.

Whereas Vignette does less noise reduction so the photo isn't so smeary.

Could you turn down the noise reduction?

I'd be happy to test a version with lowered noise reduction settings and post results.

Cheers for your hard work!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
Hi!

I answer an question like your´s, my problem is the system is not following some of my new app configuration, like I set the bps to video on 8Mbps but it stills using 6mbps, if I can have this change the video quality and photo shoulde be hugelly improved! I am taking a look because I changed all the maps and there is no change, I will need to see some other apps that can have control over this like system configurators.

Thanks for you reply!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akila87:
New app feels considerably fast than the original one (and even vignette) :D

Great improvement 28spawn.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akila87:
Just found something about the vignette app. The image that we get is not the original image we take as the photo. We can save the original image by selecting Setting > Save originals.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dandes00:
can i use this with freex10 2.2 beta 2 rom ?????
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flo95:
Nice work, can someone say if it really improves the cam? Didn't found a real statement in the whole thread.

Could you try to set the framerate to a stable framerate? The cam should be able to take HD videos at 30 fps...

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Thats really only helpful when adding effects. If you select save originals, and take a photo tyen save it, you will have 2 pictures...one will be labeled semc...which is a much smaller file size...the other will be labelled vignette for android...and thats the one the that you get based on you settings in vignette...like photo quality should be set to "superfine" as you will see its a larger file size due to less compression.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
For now it´s only for 2.1

When I finish here I will install 2.2 and try to get the same results on the new system.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akila87:
But if you save the image without any change (lets say auto save) still you'll get a image around 5MB while the original image around 2.8MB and there is a difference in the images I cant say what it is but you can try and check the difference.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Thats correct...because the one thats a smaller file size is labelled semc...which means it uses SE camera for the settings....more compression....the one thats usually 5-6mb is the actual photo taken by vignette...and its labelled vignette for android...much less compression. Thats all it is.....vignette giving you choices and options.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoMMyHucT:
agree we need the max quality we can get from it

i dont even care if it's going to take 10 sec
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codenamezero:
Is there a way to make this work with X10 mini pro? I tried to install it through ADB, it said something like failed to find shared library. Anyway to recompile it or something?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aphex33:
Hi, I'm on Rogers firmware 2.1.1.A.0.6 as well. Are you using a modified build prop. with V10? If so, what values are you using? ....thx in advance.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Just use V10 as normal with the firmware your using. No need to edit build.prop.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
The higher bitrates are a bit choppy on high-action shots(lower fps) and the lower bitrates are blocky in the dark parts(lower bpp). After using both I like the higher bitrate but I wish X10 could keep up with a decent framerate. I just really like the crisp picture it gives. When I've used 4mbps, even in well-lit outside shots, anything remotely dark is covered with artifacts when I watch it on the Tv or computer. SE had it kind of close at 6 but that video was choppy already and adding some mbps didn't make it much more so why not.

Would there be a way to separate the encoding profiles so that we could have a nice smooth WVGA and a high-bitrate 720p? Also, I noticed that trying to add video to a MMS only lets me record for a second or 2 if at all. Is that affected by the mods? Would removing some of the build.prop additions maybe help with any of this?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aphex33:
Thx for the quick response
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
A new test version, just the same improvements in picture mode (video is standard from SE) on version from build 2.1.B.0.1.

V11a

http://www.multiupload.com/F9RMOR1J34

Byee.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KoMMyHucT:
is it only for 2.1.B.0.1?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JuaNMaN:
It's FROM the new FW... :eek:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
@28Spawn, what exactly do u change for the picture quality?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 28spawn:
I increase the sizemaps for pictures n about 25% and change quality from70% to 100% and change all jpeg references to png. Just it, why??
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bwyan Benton:
Because, if you changed the quality (compression) from 70% to 100%....that would have to mean larger files. But there not.

So im wondering if the compression setting is even taken effect.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdurahman:
seriously, on the stock camera app my phone doesnt even autofucus good when i use touch capture, always red focus, now it always focuses great!