[GUIDE][CAM] How To Hack SONY Xperia Camera (Bring Higher Bitrate & More Options)

Rizal Lovins · Apr 15, 2014

Hello Xperia friends....
I just want to show you how to hack All Xperia Camera :laugh:

Requirement :

Knowladge in decompile/recompile apps

Hacking Audio Bitrate Video Recording

INFO for smali code

Value 0
Name: LowRate
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x1f400 (SONY use this low bitrate

so find this code to replace in the next step)

Value 1
Name: MediumRate
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x2ee00

Value 2
Name: MediumHighRate
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x3e800 (i'm use this code)

Value 3
Name: HighRate
Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0x4e200

1. Decompile SemcCameraUI.apk
2. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera

open Constants.smali using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

Code:

.field public static final VIDEO_AUDIO_BIT_RATE:I = [COLOR="Red"]0x1f400[/COLOR]

change RED Color code to code from INFO CODE, example :

Code:

.field public static final VIDEO_AUDIO_BIT_RATE:I = [COLOR="Red"]0x3e800[/COLOR]

save it!!!!

3. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera/configuration/parameters

open VideoSize$VideoProfile$Builder.smali ( if there smali available, i mean different Xperia have diffierent parameters like older Xperia 2011)

search this code

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x1f400[/COLOR]

then change to

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x3e800[/COLOR]

save it!!!

4. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera/configuration/parameters

open VideoSize.smali

search all this code

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x1f400[/COLOR]

then change all code to

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x3e800[/COLOR]

save it!!! Done

LAG ON VIDEO RECORDING ON XPERIA 2011 & XPERIA 2012 (Snapdragon S3/Novathor)???

Here is solution change FORMAT H264 to MPEG4!!!

INFO H264 VS MPEG4

http://www.y-cam.com/blog/mpeg4-vs-h-264-45/

Smali code

H263 is

Code:

0x1

H264 is

Code:

0x2

MPEG4 is

Code:

0x3

1. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera/configuration/parameters

open VideoSize.smali using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

(Note the Local maybe different)

Code:

.local v7, "videoFrameRate":I
const/4 v6, [COLOR="Red"]0x2[/COLOR]

change to

Code:

.local v7, "videoFrameRate":I
const/4 v6, [COLOR="Red"]0x3[/COLOR]

Save it!!! Done

Rizal Lovins · Apr 15, 2014

Hacking Video Recording Bitrate

INFO for smali code

Value 1
Name: MediumRate
Data: 0xb71b00

Value 2
Name: MediumHighRate
Data: 0x10b0760

Value 3
Name: HighRate
Data: 0x1312d00

Value 4
Name: UltraHighRate
Data: 0x1c9c380

1. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera

open Constants.smali using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

For HD 720p

Code:

.field public static final VIDEO_BIT_RATE_EX_HIGH_12M:I = [COLOR="Red"]0xb71b00[/COLOR]

change to

Code:

.field public static final VIDEO_BIT_RATE_EX_HIGH_12M:I = [COLOR="Red"]0x10b0760[/COLOR]

For FULL HD 1080p

Code:

.field public static final VIDEO_BIT_RATE_EX_HIGH_17_5M:I = [COLOR="Red"]0x10b0760[/COLOR]

change to

Code:

.field public static final VIDEO_BIT_RATE_EX_HIGH_17_5M:I = [COLOR="Red"]0x1312d00[/COLOR]

save it!!!

2. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera/configuration/parameters

open VideoSize.smali the find this line

For HD 720p

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0xb71b00[/COLOR]

change to

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x10b0760[/COLOR]

For FULL HD 1080p

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x10b0760[/COLOR]

change that all code to

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]0x1312d00[/COLOR]

save it!!! Done

NOW AFTER EDITING VIDEO AUDIO BITRATE & VIDEO BITRATE YOU NEED TO EDIT media_profile.xml

open media_profile.xml using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

FIX 100% Image Quality

Code:

<!ATTLIST ImageEncoding quality [COLOR="Red"](90|80|70|60|50|40)[/COLOR] #REQUIRED>

change to

Code:

<!ATTLIST ImageEncoding quality [COLOR="Red"](100|90|80|70|60|50)[/COLOR] #REQUIRED>

There is 2 lines code for back camera & front camera

Code:

<ImageEncoding quality="[COLOR="Red"]95[/COLOR]" />
<ImageEncoding quality="[COLOR="Red"]80[/COLOR]" />
<ImageEncoding quality="[COLOR="Red"]70[/COLOR]" />

change all code to

Code:

<ImageEncoding quality="[COLOR="Red"]100[/COLOR]" />
<ImageEncoding quality="[COLOR="Red"]90[/COLOR]" />
<ImageEncoding quality="[COLOR="Red"]80[/COLOR]" />

Adjust the value of smali Video & Audio Video bitrate with media-profile.xml (as you modified it)

There is many lines code for Video you need to change them all, example

Code:

        <EncoderProfile quality="1080p" fileFormat="mp4" duration="60">
            <Video codec="h264"
                   bitRate="17500000"
                   width="1920"
                   height="1080"
                   frameRate="30" />

            <Audio codec="aac"
                   bitRate="156000"
                   sampleRate="48000"
                   channels="2" />
        </EncoderProfile>

        <EncoderProfile quality="720p" fileFormat="mp4" duration="60">
            <Video codec="h264"
                   bitRate="12000000"
                   width="1280"
                   height="720"
                   frameRate="30" />

            <Audio codec="aac"
                   bitRate="156000"
                   sampleRate="48000"
                   channels="2" />
        </EncoderProfile>

change to

Code:

        <EncoderProfile quality="1080p" fileFormat="mp4" duration="60">
            <Video codec="h264"
                   bitRate="20000000"
                   width="1920"
                   height="1080"
                   frameRate="30" />

            <Audio codec="aac"
                   bitRate="256000"
                   sampleRate="48000"
                   channels="2" />
        </EncoderProfile>

        <EncoderProfile quality="720p" fileFormat="mp4" duration="60">
            <Video codec="h264"
                   bitRate="1750000"
                   width="1280"
                   height="720"
                   frameRate="30" />

            <Audio codec="aac"
                   bitRate="256000"
                   sampleRate="48000"
                   channels="2" />
        </EncoderProfile>

Code:

    <VideoEncoderCap name="h264" enabled="true"
        minBitRate="64000" maxBitRate="[COLOR="Red"]20000000[/COLOR]"
        minFrameWidth="176" maxFrameWidth="1920"
        minFrameHeight="144" maxFrameHeight="1080"
        minFrameRate="15" maxFrameRate="30" />

Code:

    <AudioEncoderCap name="aac" enabled="true"
        minBitRate="8000" maxBitRate="[COLOR="Red"]256000[/COLOR]"
        minSampleRate="8000" maxSampleRate="48000"
        minChannels="1" maxChannels="[COLOR="Red"]2[/COLOR]" />

Note maxChannels Number in RED Color, can be 6 or 2

Rizal Lovins · Apr 15, 2014

EXperimental hacking, Change format RGB_565 to ARGB8888

I use ONLY on Xperia 2011

1. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera

open CameraActivity.smali using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

Code:

sget-object v12, Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;->[COLOR="Red"]RGB_565[/COLOR]:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;

Code:

sget-object v0, Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;->[COLOR="Red"]RGB_565[/COLOR]:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;

Change RED Color code to

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]ARGB_8888[/COLOR]

2. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera

open ImageManager.smali then search for RGB example :

Code:

sget-object v0, Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;->[COLOR="Red"]RGB_565[/COLOR]:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;

change all code to

Code:

sget-object v0, Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;->[COLOR="Red"]ARGB_8888[/COLOR]:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;

3. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera/device

open CameraExtensionValues.smali then search for RGB example :

Code:

.field public static final POSTVIEW_FORMAT_RGB565:Ljava/lang/String; = [COLOR="Red"]"rgb565"[/COLOR]

change to

Code:

.field public static final POSTVIEW_FORMAT_RGB565:Ljava/lang/String; = [COLOR="Red"]"argb8888"[/COLOR]

save it!!!

Enable inPreferQualityOverSpeed (I Use ONLY on Xperia 2011)

1. Go to smali/com/sonyericsson/android/camera

open CameraActivity.smali

Code:

[COLOR="Red"].local v11, opt:Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]sget-object v15, Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;->RGB_565:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Red"]iput-boolean v6, v11, Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;->inPreferQualityOverSpeed:Z[/COLOR]

iput-object v15, v11, Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;->inPreferredConfig:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;

Look for RED Color it's should be like this

Code:

[COLOR="Red"]
.local v11, opt:Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;
const/4 v6, 0x1[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]iput-boolean v6, v11, Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;->inPreferQualityOverSpeed:Z

iput-boolean v6, v11, Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;->inDither:Z[/COLOR]

[COLOR="Red"]sget-object v15, Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;->ARGB_8888:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;[/COLOR]

iput-object v15, v11, Landroid/graphics/BitmapFactory$Options;->inPreferredConfig:Landroid/graphics/Bitmap$Config;

Rizal Lovins · Apr 15, 2014

Hacking Camera Resolution/MP (More Options)

More Options for Photo (Only work for Xperia 2011 & 2012 Snapdragon S3/Novathor)

For Xperia 2012 Snapdragon S4 and 2013/2014 doesn't work, need to be removing some code in smali, i'm still looking for it

1. Go to res/value

open arrays.xml using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

For 12MP Camera

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_resolution_array_main_12m">
     <item>TWELVE_MP</item>
     <item>NINE_MP</item>
     <item>TWO_MP</item>
     <item>TWO_MP_WIDE</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_resolution_array_main_12m">
        <item>TWELVE_MP</item>
        <item>NINE_MP</item>
	<item>EIGHT_MP</item>
	<item>FIVE_MP</item>
	<item>THREE_MP_WIDE</item>
        <item>TWO_MP</item>
        <item>TWO_MP_WIDE</item>

For 8MP Camera

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_resolution_array_main_8m">
     <item>EIGHT_MP</item>
     <item>SIX_MP</item>
     <item>TWO_MP</item>
     <item>TWO_MP_WIDE</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_resolution_array_main_8m">
     <item>EIGHT_MP</item>
     <item>SIX_MP</item>
     <item>FIVE_MP</item>
     <item>THREE_MP</item>
     <item>TWO_MP</item>
     <item>TWO_MP_WIDE</item>

More Options for Video (Work for all Xperia)

1. Go to res/value

open arrays.xml using text editor/notepad++ then find this line

For 20MP Camera

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_20m">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_20m">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>VGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

For 13MP Camera

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_13m">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_13m">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>VGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

For 12MP Camera

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_12m">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_12m">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>VGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

For 8MP Camera FULL HD 1080p

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_8m_full_hd">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_8m_full_hd">
     <item>FULL_HD</item>
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>VGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

For 8MP Camera HD 720p

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_8m_hd">
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_8m_hd">
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>VGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

For 5MP Camera HD 720p

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_5m_fwvga">
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

add others line

Code:

<string-array name="ux_recommended_video_size_array_main_5m_fwvga">
     <item>HD</item>
     <item>FWVGA</item>
     <item>VGA</item>
     <item>QVGA</item>
     <item>MMS</item>

Save it!!!

Rizal Lovins · Apr 15, 2014

Enable 12MP Superior Auto on Jelly Bean 4.3

How to Install :

- Download the file in attachment
- Copy to system with root explorer etc
- Set permissions to 644 (rw-r--r--)
- Move the file to system>vendor>overlay
- Reboot
- After boot go to settings>apps>all
- Clear data Camera & try open camera app

Enjoy :laugh:

Credits :
Thanks to SONY Mobile that made all this possible
Thanks to my old friend @Xperia-Ray for helping me from beginning

Fragmentos · Apr 15, 2014

Nice guide man!
Will try it

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devilmaycry2020 · Apr 15, 2014

Thanks,this guide change audio bitrate only,how about video bitrate?

Kuato · Apr 15, 2014

Nuhun kang, I'll try ur guide, anyway how to change the photo quality? Is it same method?

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xperiaz2 · Apr 15, 2014

wow

awesome guide bro

very nice :good:

ramkrsn · Apr 15, 2014

It WOKS.....

thank you it does work for decompile and recompile of the apk iused this tool

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2326604

awesome....

fer2503 · Apr 15, 2014

Any mode to add manual shutter controll?

devilmaycry2020 · Apr 15, 2014

Jpeg image quality can be change in build.prop? Righ?

raajplays · Apr 15, 2014

great job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one request..., tell us how to enable scene recognition...

devilmaycry2020 · Apr 15, 2014

hi @Rizal Lovins

i didn't see media_profile.xml in xml folder

raajplays · Apr 15, 2014

devilmaycry2020 said:
hi @Rizal Lovins

i didn't see media_profile.xml in xml folder

it's located on ur rom,, system/etc/ media_profile.xml

netharshal13 · Apr 15, 2014

Grt

Will try it :good:

devilmaycry2020 · Apr 15, 2014

raajplays said:
it's located on ur rom,, system/etc/ media_profile.xml

thanks. i've tried and got Error : Camera not available when recording video. any helps.

raajplays · Apr 15, 2014

devilmaycry2020 said:
thanks. i've tried and got Error : Camera not available when recording video. any helps.

don't say thanks, hit thanks

double check ur videoSize.smali,

devilmaycry2020 · Apr 15, 2014

raajplays said:
don't say thanks, hit thanks
double check ur videoSize.smali,

did you make it work ? i'm using TX 4.3.

Kuato · Apr 15, 2014

Report: No sound when using video to record,

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