Hi,
as there are many questions in in many threads regarding whether a ROM allows using the camera or not, here is some help:
The Defy is delivered with two (as to the date of this post) camera sensors, one with a GREEN lens and one with a RED one.
To identify which camera you have, some capable and friendly members took photos which show the difference:
GREEN lens:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12694642&postcount=31 by Quaza and the first two photos of
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14330238&postcount=10 by zakoo2
RED lens:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12699552&postcount=34 by viper. and the last three photos of
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14330238&postcount=10 by zakoo2
So if in doubt, please check your lens before asking.
BTW: With the newly released Gingerbread SBFs the camera will ONLY work on Defys with the RED lens. This might be due to the fact that these releases target a successor device of the Defy AKA DefyPlus, Defy+, MB526. With these leaked releases, the camera on GREEN lens Defys might NEVER work, because the new device will probably not be delivered wit a green lens.
EDIT: As noted below, the lens color alone is not a reliable indicator to identify the camera module. It seems to depend on the camera module, not the lens itself, whether recording works or not. Please read the very informative post 2. The problem, however, only exists with the leaked MotoBlur SBFs (2.3.3, 2.3.4), not CM7 based ROMs.
To find out the module of your phone you can try the method explained by martin.flory on page 4 of this thread:
Yours,
CS
as there are many questions in in many threads regarding whether a ROM allows using the camera or not, here is some help:
The Defy is delivered with two (as to the date of this post) camera sensors, one with a GREEN lens and one with a RED one.
To identify which camera you have, some capable and friendly members took photos which show the difference:
GREEN lens:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12694642&postcount=31 by Quaza and the first two photos of
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14330238&postcount=10 by zakoo2
RED lens:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12699552&postcount=34 by viper. and the last three photos of
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14330238&postcount=10 by zakoo2
So if in doubt, please check your lens before asking.
BTW: With the newly released Gingerbread SBFs the camera will ONLY work on Defys with the RED lens. This might be due to the fact that these releases target a successor device of the Defy AKA DefyPlus, Defy+, MB526. With these leaked releases, the camera on GREEN lens Defys might NEVER work, because the new device will probably not be delivered wit a green lens.
EDIT: As noted below, the lens color alone is not a reliable indicator to identify the camera module. It seems to depend on the camera module, not the lens itself, whether recording works or not. Please read the very informative post 2. The problem, however, only exists with the leaked MotoBlur SBFs (2.3.3, 2.3.4), not CM7 based ROMs.
To find out the module of your phone you can try the method explained by martin.flory on page 4 of this thread:
Easiest way I found:
1. Install this free app. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat
2. Open the app
3. hit home
4. open camera
5. exit camera
6. open app
7. search "CameraCommon".
8. Either or
I found out I have the SOC module, which sucks.
Yours,
CS
Last edited: