[MOD] ZeroCamera One S | V3.3 | JPG100 | Volume Shutter | 18-JAN Updated]

[TechieGeek]

I feel like this is the same as a mod which makes the resolutions of pictures we take 10,000 x 10,000 or something like that (don't mind the values). The point is, the camera can only record up to what that sensor can record. Trying to record anything higher than that will only fill a file with 'useless' information to make it bigger (as in, if the camera hardware can't physically record more than something, it really can't record more than that rate).

Or you can look at it another way. Our cameras save JPG photos. What would be the point of saving them as RAW photos, just for a minimal quality boost? The tiny camera that was engineered to be small and power efficient just can't take photos the size of some of these newer DSLRs.

A camera phone and 40Mbps just don't mix .

 

[pirlano]

I feel like this is the same as a mod which makes the resolutions of pictures we take 10,000 x 10,000 or something like that (don't mind the values). The point is, the camera can only record up to what that sensor can record. Trying to record anything higher than that will only fill a file with 'useless' information to make it bigger (as in, if the camera hardware can't physically record more than something, it really can't record more than that rate).

Or you can look at it another way. Our cameras save JPG photos. What would be the point of saving them as RAW photos, just for a minimal quality boost? The tiny camera that was engineered to be small and power efficient just can't take photos the size of some of these newer DSLRs.

A camera phone and 40Mbps just don't mix .

I think sensor is really not bad since can do something like 100/120fps with 800x480, also there is a BSI chip that help a lot in low light condition (so framerate with low light it's a bit better), so i don't think that increasing bitrate is a bad thing. I think we are much more limited with emmc write speed (20/30mbps). Also i think that 40mbps video are too big. 20 is a good compromise and works good with our emmc
I'm going to search fps cap for personal purpose/education (in both camera.apk and camera *.so libs, pretty sure this time that fps cap is not in media_profiles) in normal video recording (it should be 30 or 31, i remeber i've seen somewhere the value 31 hardcoded), i really think that our phone can go higher

 

[psylooooo]

Thanks for that, actually my phone is at repair center, i'll try that when I receive it (I hope it will be a S4 model).
Someone can say if it makes real difference between stock bitrate and 20 Mb/s bitrate ?
Thank you again !

 

[DoogleDood]

I apologize if I've missed something, but how do apply this mod?

 

[jboy15]

Any samples between stock and 40 mbps? Also how many mbps is the original?

Sent from my galaxy one s3 lol

 

[ICWS]

I use 20 Mbs and it looks great. There aren't "pixel blocks" anymore when you move fast while recording. So yes there is an improvement.
I think 40 Mbs are too much, but modifying the framerate would be awesome.

 

[pirlano]

after some research i found that media_profiles fps are capped by camera.apk, but after camera.apk hack (stock values are 15fps for MMS, 30fps for video, 120fps for slow motion video) there is an other cap in some *.so lib:

E/CameraSource( 4054): Requested frame rate (60) is not supported: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31
D/CameraSource( 4054): Change frame rate into default value: 31

(this message came from libstagefright.so, but i can't still find where values are stored, maybe in other libs, unfortunately nothing is open source and RE is hard, still searching...)
i'll be very happy if someone more aknowledged can help me currently studying open source implementation of that part (not One S one since they are closed libs), a lot of parts are very similar
EDIT: FOUND something very similar: http://source-android.frandroid.com/frameworks/base/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
EDIT2: http://source-android.frandroid.com/frameworks/base/libs/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
this one should communicate with camera app (i hope), searching KEY_SUPPORTED_PREVIEW_FRAME_RATES or similar now it's in camera.msm8960.so

also camera.msm8960.so is very important and contains slow motion multiplier value, maybe a jpeg quality cap too

i've very little time to research since i'm finishing exams, i hope to finish my research and share all results (maybe helpful for One X too)

 

[iheartn1]

after some research i found that media_profiles fps are capped by camera.apk, but after camera.apk hack (stock values are 15fps for MMS, 30fps for video, 120fps for slow motion video) there is an other cap in some *.so lib:

E/CameraSource( 4054): Requested frame rate (60) is not supported: 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31
D/CameraSource( 4054): Change frame rate into default value: 31

(this message came from libstagefright.so, but i can't still find where values are stored, maybe in other libs, unfortunately nothing is open source and RE is hard, still searching...)
i'll be very happy if someone more aknowledged can help me currently studying open source implementation of that part (not One S one since they are closed libs), a lot of parts are very similar
EDIT: FOUND something very similar: http://source-android.frandroid.com/frameworks/base/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
EDIT2: http://source-android.frandroid.com/frameworks/base/libs/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
this one should communicate with camera app (i hope), searching KEY_SUPPORTED_PREVIEW_FRAME_RATES or similar now it's in camera.msm8960.so

also camera.msm8960.so is very important and contains slow motion multiplier value, maybe a jpeg quality cap too

i've very little time to research since i'm finishing exams, i hope to finish my research and share all results (maybe helpful for One X too)

you can try looking at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1533238

this mod works on our phone too btw

 

[xxquicksh0txx]

you can try looking at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1533238

this mod works on our phone too btw

I was just getting ready to post that...

 

[pirlano]

you can try looking at: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1533238

this mod works on our phone too btw

this mod is NOT useful for us, since jpeg compression is already set to 0 in Sense 4 by default (thx HTC) and video bitrate can be modded easily via media_profiles (like zeroprobe did), there are some caps in camera.apk but seems not used at all.

All i'm researching is something else: i'm studying how slow motion works, and how to remove fps caps, and other caps in the libs.

I'm currently searching default camera parameter, maybe i found something hardcoded in framework.jar (other phones got a *.xml for camera parameter but it's not our case)

 

[BackDaws]

this mod is NOT useful for us, since jpeg compression is already set to 0 in Sense 4 by default (thx HTC) and video bitrate can be modded easily via media_profiles (like zeroprobe did), there are some caps in camera.apk but seems not used at all.

All i'm researching is something else: i'm studying how slow motion works, and how to remove fps caps, and other caps in the libs.

I'm currently searching default camera parameter, maybe i found something hardcoded in framework.jar (other phones got a *.xml for camera parameter but it's not our case)

But people have posted that its working so surely this mod IS useful ?

have HTC capped 1080p down because of the 16GB or is the ONE X also capped at 13mbps, what bitrate is the Galaxy S3 running at in 1080p.

Also i complained about the 1080p quality in the One S Q&A that the picture quality was very blocky and digitized when moving or walking and recording and was basically told my phone was faulty, this thread proves otherwise now doesnt it

EDIT: im using the 20mbps mod and im well impressed now, the slight stutter and blockyness has gone the movement is now very smooth, thanks mate this is a keeper

 

[phoenixita]

Working on CM9?

 

[ICWS]

Is it possible to improve framerate stability? For example in dark areas the framerate goes down to nearly 15 fps and this looks terrible. When I used the Xperia Arc S from my aunt I noticed that it records at stable 30 fps even in low light conditions. The recorded video was darker but you still could see details. Any chance this could be managed on 1S?

EDIT: By the way the Arc S just has 1,4 ghz singlecore!

 

[pirlano]

But people have posted that its working so surely this mod IS useful ?

Of course, because NODO-GT Sensation Mod includes modded media_profiles.xml, but modded camera.apk is NOT useful (it only disable Continous Auto Focus for Sensation, no other changes)

 

[BackDaws]

Of course, because NODO-GT Sensation Mod includes modded media_profiles.xml, but modded camera.apk is NOT useful (it only disable Continous Auto Focus for Sensation, no other changes)

Ahhh right sorry I misunderstood

Sent from my HTC One S using xda app-developers app

 

[zeroprobe]

Updated mod

Camera.apk bitrate limit raised to 20Mb

Increased JPEG file cap. Not sure how this works if you would like to test and see if you can get bigger files I would like to know.

 

[OCedHrt]

Any way to install Camera.apk without root? I'm very interested in larger jpgs.

 

[zeroprobe]

No you need to be root.

The jpegs only get a little bit bigger when there is huge detail in the shot.

 

[mannequin]

i think Sensation camera mod offered the uncompressed pictures option (maybe i'm totally wrong though). wondering if it's possible here.

 

[Will972]

After flashing, camera is still stock camera and tried to push via root explorer and no camera .. what's wrong
I'm rooted and running trickdroid's rom

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