Can anyone tell me if there is alternative software available for taking pictures (not video) with the XDA2.
I have been unable to configure the existing software from IA Style to disable the video functions and hence am looking for alternative program which only takes picture format.
Anyone got any ideas.
Help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Related
Hi!
I have to develop an application for the XDA II. The application has to take a picture and then make an image processing algorithm. The problem is that I don't know how to access to the camera functions.
Does anybody know how to make it?
Thank you
Jon
this info is not yet available :-(
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4950
Hi,
Has anyone had any luck with writing Midlets for the XDA2? I'm trying to write one use the camera as a webcam (Yes, I know, a bit ambitious for my secomd midlet!)
I'm using this line:
Code:
Player vPlayer = Manager.createPlayer("capture://video");
I get a MediaException, meaning '...a Player cannot be created for the given locator.' (quoted from MMAPI JavaDoc).
Also, calling the Manager.getSupportedProtocols() method for 'mpeg/video' returns an empty list, as does calling Manager.getSupportedContentTypes() for 'capture://video'.
Has anyone else managed to access the XDA2 camera from a Midlet? If so, what is the trick?!!
cheers
Paul
I don't think anybody's managed to get access to it from native eVC++ let alone midlets, and IA style aren't revealing anything about how their app does it, so I wouldn't hold your breath for a solution... Bloody closed APIs.
Knackers!! :evil:
Cheers anyway! I'll keep poking and see what happens....
Paul
i suspect that their applications take pretty much control direct without using the winCE api
because when i start the cam my clock which it still display stop being 24h and turn to the AM/PM confusement
Is it possible to disable the video mode in the XDA2.
We use the software provided on the XDA2 called 'Camera for Pocket PC version 2.01' but this allows the user to take video as well as pictures.
For my application i would like to disable this feature and only let the users take pictures.
Does anyone know if there is an application or registry setting that i can change to do this or any other ideas.
Thanks for your help
camera.exe parameters
I have read that it is possible to pass parameters to the camera.exe so that it starts with different behaviour.
The photo contacts application does not allow video input!!!
Does anyone have any further information or a list of parameters.
This would be of great help.
Thanks again.
Clive
I haven't tried this, but maybe you can get into the Registry and delete the keys to the Video formats and such?
Search the registry for values like Motion-JPEG AVI, MPEG-4 and H.263
Maybe it could work, alas with an error when someone tries to capture video... :wink:
Let us know if you find a better solution...
Regards,
Rayan
I have been unable to find these video formats in the registry so im unable to remove them. Any other ideas?
Does anyone have an e-mail address for IA Style (or HTC) technical support?
Thanks
Have you tried to remove the following key?
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\AppDefSettings\P2
\HKLM\Software\HTC\Camera\AppDefSettings\P3
Just make sure you backup your device before you change it.
On my device i dont have theses registry keys available so im unable to remove them. I have tried removing the following key but the video camera still work perfectly.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\IA Style\AppDefSettings
Any other suggestions are more than welcome.
Thanks for your help
Clive
this may be a stupid question but
Does anyone know if theres a way to access either of the cameras on the hermes via the pc ? I have had a scramble round but cannot get the camera to show externally, i'd like to use it as a web cam,
thanks in advance
ignore me i missed it on the wiki
There is a cool app called CoolCamera and it has a Webcam option in there... It also allows you to record in higher sizes and better quality than the included camera software.
Worth checking out!
Good luck!
Rayan
Here is the link for anyone who would like to try it out:http://www.ateksoft.com/features.html
Hey Guys!
Is it possible to program an own camera application which not starts the standard camera application of windows mobile?
So that not the user decides when the cam shoot a picture!
For Example: A Thread is taking every 3seconds a picture or capture a video.
application development system: visual2005
device: HTC Advantage - Ameo
OS: WM5 (WM6 possible)
An open source app would be helpfull too!
Thank you!
Perhaps someone can help me with Directshow ?
Any good Tutorials ?
Or perhaps a short directshow code (c++) which only take a picture and save it. The CameraCapture Example is very complicate for a direct show newbie There are too many things which i dont need and its hard to find out the important lines :/
Would be nice if someone could help
THX