Uses for front-Facing camera

[GermanGuy]

I have the Kaiser on its way. This is my first device with a front-facing camera. previously had the ATT 8525. Is there any other use for the front-facing camera other than with 3G video calling? Can it be used with messenger or skype or for anything else?

[MikeChannon]

I have the Kaiser on its way. This is my first device with a front-facing camera. previously had the ATT 8525. Is there any other use for the front-facing camera other than with 3G video calling? Can it be used with messenger or skype or for anything else?

Well with the TyTn it was possible to use the front camera with the Coolcamera application - for such things as a webcam etc, But, I think I read somwhere here that there is a problem with coolcamera and the Kaiser.

Perhaps someone can confirm (or not) that this is the case.

Mike

[RemE]

I read about that same problem in Pauls review thread on MoDaCo. I was wondering the same thing, what can the front cam do for us in the USA?

For starters, the built-in camera app does let you select the front cam "Camera 2" for stills and it lets you flip the image as well , so no need for a mirror on the back like my 8525 had.

Hopefully there will be a way to use it for video conferencing at some point.

[UnicornKaz]

I read about that same problem in Pauls review thread on MoDaCo. I was wondering the same thing, what can the front cam do for us in the USA?

For starters, the built-in camera app does let you select the front cam "Camera 2" for stills and it lets you flip the image as well , so no need for a mirror on the back like my 8525 had.

Hopefully there will be a way to use it for video conferencing at some point.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=329502

this report I found to be a step backward (??) in term of video conferencing ??

[RemE]

I don't know, a face is a face. I just checked this bug out using the camera app, Very Interesting!;

I set it to Camera2, my face was a mirror image, I held a text card and yes the text was reversed.

I set it to Camera2 Flipped, my face was "normal", text was readable.

Here's what's ODD, in the Camera2 setting, if I "barrel rolled" rotated the camera 360 degrees while watching the monitor, My face was always upright!

If I set it to "Camera2 Flip" and rotated the camera, my image rotates upside down as the camera rotates.

That's different!