Questions tagged [camera]
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Extracting the a system app from stock OTA, then installing it on a custom ROM
I'm using a OnePlus 9 Pro running crDroid v7. The OnePlus 9 Pro is made in conjunction with Hasselblad, they provide a better camera and accompanying app that utilizes the camera to it's full ...
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Lock screen and take a photo by button
I bought a waterproof case when I put my mobile phone in and put it under water, so the water pressure will cause other applications or some settings to switch on the screen and I can not take a photo....
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Why does the picture path look like it runs on an emulator?
My Motorola E5 picture path is /storage/emulated/0/dcim/camera Why is there an emulator on my phone?
Picture path is /storage/emulated/0/dcim/camera
Tried level 1 and 2 support, but no answer as to ...
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Making a picture identical to another one
Let me start with a goal:
There is an old picture of a person taken in a specific location.
I would like to take the same picture preserving the same view and the same position of the person on that ...
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Is it possible to activate the flash while filming on some devices?
I would like to know if it is possible to turn on the flash while filming on some devices?
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Termux find if microphone or camera is in use by other apps
I want to make a simple script in termux to find out if microphone or camera is in use by other apps.
You can suggest me any method , it dont have to be soley based on termux I just somehow want to ...
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How to add a virtual/mock camera device internally/externally to android 11+ and set it as the default camera?
I need a virtual camera to override the system camera on android 11+ phone to stream frames that are sourced from an image file. Basically injecting image into the camera device.
I need it to test ...
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How to force use the front camera when the rear camera is not working?
I have Samsung Galaxy J4+ (SM-J415F). When I try the stock Camera app and also more than 10 camera apps from Play Store, all of them crashed. The rear camera is showing null, but the front camera is ...
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Xiaomi 11 Ultra - rear display for vlogging
How I can see myself during video recording on Xiaomi 11 Ultra rear display ?
Is there any app which supports it or I have to wait until Xiaomi implements it.
I have Chinesse ROM. Ready to do anything ...
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Camera stream rotation on the platform level
In the Quectel SC600Y board, I have a camera sensor (OV4188) that is mounted 90°CCW in relation to the device's default screen orientation, therefore, the stream that is displayed is also rotated 90°...
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How to Switch Camera in Google Hangouts on Android 11?
Google Hangouts shows an icon to switch between front and back cameras (or move it from the front to the back) but is there a way to choose between cameras on a phone with a multi-camera setup?
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Creating a virtual camera that shows an app (override web whatsapp QR code)
I'm trying to override the problem of connecting to web whatsapp on a phone without a camera in order to scan the QR code.
It's probably not important but the computer runs linux.
My idea: creating a ...
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Camera icon was deleted
So my father managed to delete the camera icon from his app drawer. I searched the app drawer to see if it got hidden in a folder.. I checked his app settings to see if the camera is enabled. His ...
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My Galaxy A71 photos aren't being picked up in Google Photos
I've got a relatively new Galaxy A71. With all my previous Android phones, my camera photos automatically got picked up in Google Photos. This phone, for some reason, doesn't work that way; if I want ...
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Samsung's stock camera app, where are Virtual Shot 3D photos stored?
I've got a Samsung S7 and the default camera has a Virtual Shot mode where you walk around an object to take an array of photos as one photo. You can then view it in the default gallery app and turn ...
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Automating android: stop all system/app related interference that prevents 100% reliability?
A team of us at work are trying to use Pixel 4a phones to take pictures every 30sec of a remote process from 6a - 6p each day, uploading the pictures to our AWS storage container.
My colleague wrote ...
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When I take pictures of text with my android the text is too blurry to read
I have tried this with two separate Android phones.
When I take a picture of text, say a letter posted on a window or a serial number on a device, etc., the text is out of focus and too blurry to read ...
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How to use phone as camera and microphone for PC via ADB?
There are many previous questions asking about how to use the phone as camera and microphone for PC. For example:
Use my Android phone as the camera and microphone for PowerPoint slide recording
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Why can't Microsoft teams see my camera's content on my Samsung Galaxy S9?
Microsoft Teams does have access to the camera:
But Microsoft Teams doesn't see anything on my camera:
Why can't Microsoft teams see my camera's content on my Samsung Galaxy S9?
My default camera ...
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How to change the compression and format settings of images taken in 8k+ 64MP on my Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
The Camera App natively supports 64MP and I have read that my phone (Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G) may be able to go even higher.
I'm taking lots of pictures in 64MP and it's great, but I've noticed an ...
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WhatsApp QR scanner seems blurry
My WhatsApp QR scanner is not working when needed for WhatsApp Web. It seems blurry, while my phone's camera is actually perfectly clear.
Secondly, I have restarted the phone none worked, same issue ...
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Can any Google Pixel smartphones take 12MP or better photos in 16:9 aspect ratio?
I have been considering buying a Google Pixel 3 or 3 XL Android smartphone to use primarily for photography and phone calls. Google advertises that these phones have 12MP main cameras. That's fewer ...
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Is there a way to access the wide-angle camera in xiaomi redmi 9 from the computer?
I'm currently trying to access the wide angle camera that xiaomi redmi 9 has. My end-goal is to be able to stream frames from the camera in a python script (using openCV). But knowing how to access ...
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Black screen when opening a random camera app on Galaxy S7 Edge on LineageOS 18.1
Since last week I upgraded my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from Samsung's stock firmware to LineageOS 18.1 by using this message of the XDA forum and installed the "full" edition of NicGApps. ...
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Galaxy S10+ - Gallery broken in weird ways - can't see pictures, can't save camera photos and can't take screenshots
I'm having a very strange problem today with my Galaxy S10+.
I had an update yesterday evening, and all of today it's been broken in a weird way. This'll be a longish post because I want to be really ...
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USB camera not recognised
I wish to use a USB camera with a Samsung Tab S2 t813. I have the USB Camera Pro app installed, however when I plug in a camera, the app does not register the device. On two other Samsung phones with ...
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Is there a way to record myself while I use an application other than the camera?
I would like to record myself playing music. At first, I could easily open the Android Camera app and record. However, I need that the PDF document containing the sheet music be open on my smartphone ...
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How can I take a picture with the depth camera?
Many phones - such as my Nokia 7.1 - now come with depth cameras and other auxiliary cameras built-in.
For example, my Nokia 7.1 has a front & back facing camera as you might expect, but also has ...
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Taking photos is slow
I've a few month old Samsung Galaxy A51 (android 10) and it's camera needs couple of seconds (2-4) BEFORE taking any picture, which is just too long when I want to photo children.
My past phones were ...
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Can I rotate my camera to landscape mode with broken gyroscope?
A lot of sensors on my machine are destroyed, including the gyroscope and accelerometer, because I am a terrible phone owner.
As a result, the camera does not rotate and my steps aren't counted.
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"Another app is using the camera" when trying to turn on the camera or flash
My Samsung Galaxy J4+ is having a problem. When I turn on the camera or flash, it is saying "Another app is using the camera". But I have checked nothing in the background is using these, ...
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Problem with camera concerning file names und photos app
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How can the camera app be brought to save pictures again with the regular format "IMG_2021....jpg"? On my Nokia 7.2 this is not the case anymore (see picture).
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use selected photo or video as camera
Some applications do not allow you to choose an application such as fake camera to take photos (such as verification app), they only allow you to use the default camera of the smartphone. Is there a ...
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I accidentally deleted the camera app: how to recover it?
Somehow I got into a mode where apps selected were intended for deletion . I did not realize that and the camera app got deleted. I have not made any changes since that happened. What can I do to ...
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Utilizing an old Android as a security camera and saving footage to HDD [closed]
I would like to create a small security camera network utilizing devices I already have, namely Android phones. All phones can have a constant sources of charge, as well as be attached to my wifi ...
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How to create QR contact code from vCard
Just came across a website with a QR code that when I pointed the mobile phone camera towards it (I am using a mobile phone with Android 10), it opened a window with Name, Phone, Email, Website, Title ...
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How to stream an image into camera source?
This is basically the same question as
How to stream an image into camera source trough ADB?
I am trying to stream an image into the camera source of an Android device. This should ideally have effect ...
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Taking pictures/videos from both front and rear camera simultaneously?
There are apps that can do this but they are not exactly Bothie. The app allows the user to first take a picture from rear camera and then from the front camera (but not simultaneously). Nokia first ...
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App to connect camera to gallery image when scanning QR code
Sorry for the not so catchy subject, I don't know how to phrase the question more precisely.
My requirement is: I use an app scanning QR codes directly via camera for a specific purpose. Sometimes it ...
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How to use "Automate" Android App to have newly taken photo is saved into DCIM/whatever folder not DCIM/Camera folder?
I've installed "Automate" Android App which I thought that I can use it easily.
But it turned out I don't understand at all on how to use it.
I've read a simple tutorial on how to create &...
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App can't see wide angle camera in xiaomi redmi note 9
I have Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. With standard Camera app I can make video using wide angle camera (x0.6). But using DJI Mimo, A Better Camera or Filmic pro I can use only my standard camera (x1.0). Can I ...
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How can I use another phone's camera in place of my camera?
Ok, the problem is my camera's protective glass cover has wore down and now some dust has entered, causing the camera's output to become blurred. This is causing me a lot of issues currently, ...
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Hexedit libmmcamera2_isp_modules.so to fix camera daemon crash
I'm trying to get the camera working for the LG G4 (msm8992) in Android 10 (for almost a year now.
Can someone help me hexediting the camera blob (system/vendor/lib/libmmcamera2_isp_modules.so).
This ...
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Sending video to Android Camera
I'm testing an app that will require users to verify their identity with front facing id, back facing id and a selfie. It's really tedious to do the tests by hand one by one, i'd like to have a few ...
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Can’t move photos to SD card (because of “insufficient storage”) or make camera automatically store them there
My wife has a Samsung Galaxy S9 with Android 10 on it. It has an SD card which has about 11 free GB, and the phone’s internal storage has only 400 free MB or so.
I have two questions concerning photos/...
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Is it possible to use virtual camera on android phone?
Well i know it's possible via Emulators or vm , but my question is about an actual android phone
is it possible to do something like manycam on windows ?
i've been searching internet for almost two ...
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How can I change the resolution of Iriun 4K Webcam?
I use Iriun 4K Webcam for PC and Mac to use your Android phone's camera as a wireless or USB webcam in Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. It is supposed to support resolutions up to 4K. (Max resolution ...
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Turn Android device into a wireless or USB webcam with background removal
There exist several applications such as DroidCam that can turn one's Android device into a wireless or USB webcam.
Do any of these applications have a background removal feature (= only shows the ...
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Presenting screen in Teams for Android: Screen goes blank when I move hand near camera
I have Microsoft Teams installed on my Andoid/Samsung tablet.
I often share my tablet screen in Teams meetings.
When I move my hand near the tablet screen, the screen goes blank (temporarily).
Why ...
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Camera zooming by using Bluetooth buttons that act as volume buttons
I have a Huawei P30 Pro and this Bluetooth camera shutter. The shutter had dedicated buttons for zooming.
Sadly, the volume buttons on the P30 just act as a shutter (the zooming buttons on the ...
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