xperia x10 Video Camera light OFF switch - XPERIA X10 General

I know where the option to shut off the light for the Video recording is but it doesn't shut off. My question is: is there of shutting off the light when i am recording a video on my phone? Maybe and app perhaps? or a way of deleting the setting in video mode? or a work around? anything? Its annoying when the option is there for it to shut off and it doesn't work. Its the same for my gf's xperia x10 phone too, it didn't work for 1.6 after the small update in summer and now it was fixed either with the bigger update. help please?

Take out the phone battery and re-insert. Hope this will solve the problem.
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Yes, i have rebooted my cell phone several times. Thanks for trying to help out.

I also have this problem, the video light stays on despite the setting saying "Off".
Using 2.1.

search for xperia x10 flash light on market, it should work

Its on a low brightness. Just a privacy thing so other people know its recording. Kinda like the red light on most cameras
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Oh really? thats too bad, i dont need the like all the time on, it kills my battery faster. I know before the update it used to be able to shut off once the setting was set on "OFF" mode. Ps other phones have the capability to record and have no light at all whats so ever. I dont think its a privacy issue

24karat^ said:
Oh really? thats too bad, i dont need the like all the time on, it kills my battery faster. I know before the update it used to be able to shut off once the setting was set on "OFF" mode. Ps other phones have the capability to record and have no light at all whats so ever. I dont think its a privacy issue
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I agree with AssyrianBLOOD, it's a privacy issue. And don't worry about your battery life, HD video recording will kill it way faster. (For me, Battery life on 2.1 absolutely sucks )

24karat^ said:
Oh really? thats too bad, i dont need the like all the time on, it kills my battery faster. I know before the update it used to be able to shut off once the setting was set on "OFF" mode. Ps other phones have the capability to record and have no light at all whats so ever. I dont think its a privacy issue
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The amount of battery life that an LED takes is so pathetically small that it shouldn't affect anything.
Every phone I've owned has had some sort of light to indicate recording as a privacy measure.

Is it something the manufacture imposed or government regulation? Because i know for a fact not every recording device (smartphones/ipod touch) has a LED or any indicator when you are recording. Secondly, the off setting used to work when x10 originally came out until the so called privacy issue came up. I want to know of a way of shutting it off without trying to cover it. I know HD also drains the battery faster but i am not making HD videos here, i'm making youtube videos for my faceboook and i though my phone does a good enough job. I just dont like the light setting having an OFF setting NOT working. If its a privacy issue than why have the setting to switch it off in the first place?

hey.. Sorry for hijacking the thread
I just came up with a thought.
The photo light does two levels of brightness as we know i.e Low brightness as a privacy feature while recording video and high brightness while switched on manually.
Is it possible(when the 2.1 source is released) that we can make a module to further increase power to the led to make it glow brighter so that we can actually use it as a led flash?? Just a thought
cheers
chetan

I just want to know if there is any of shutting it off thats it. You can hijack all you want once i get my answer ill move on. Im sure someone here knows how to shut off by some means thst doesnt require covering it.
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Auto flash on camera???

guys is there no auto flash on the camera? it seems you must manually select to turn the light on or off, this is terrible and time consuming
any fixes? i still think after the k800i, sony's camera went down hill ;(((
This seems to be the case, I haven’t come across any fixes, and hopefully an official firmware update should take care out it, although…. shouldn’t the coders here be able to outcode official Sony programmers lol
Thats how it is with LED "flashes"
A LED cant emit enough light to really work as a flash, so meh
hmm, yes i hope somebody fixes this, one of the reasons i upgraded from diaond was for a flash camera and well its quite frustrating ;((
Frustrating I agree, I upgraded from a nokia N95 with a LED flash and that knew when the light low and turned on..
patterns said:
hmm, yes i hope somebody fixes this, one of the reasons i upgraded from diaond was for a flash camera and well its quite frustrating ;((
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LED flash is never going to be a flash... even is it's on by default or by light sensor... so deal with it.... I haven't seen any led flash act as a flash..
if you think i'm rude... well.... Maybe I am...
Drunk.....
Well, the point should be that it should still turn ON/OFF automatically, regardless if it flashes just as you push the shutter button, or turns on beforehand when it detects low light.
johnchan78 said:
Well, the point should be that it should still turn ON/OFF automatically, regardless if it flashes just as you push the shutter button, or turns on beforehand when it detects low light.
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thats exactly the point - i believe there is a development for this, just cant find it
and 'ewmdava' your not rude just a muppet
patterns said:
thats exactly the point - i believe there is a development for this, just cant find it
and 'ewmdava' your not rude just a muppet
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Indeed. I dont think anyone expects the X1's LED to be truely "flash", but seriously... other phones can detect low light, and turn on when the picture is taken, then turn off after again. No need to "manually" turn on the light when you want to take the photo. It's pretty stupid.
PLUS this phone has a light sensor, AND just using the camera alone it should be able to detect low light. What gives?!
And I thought I was doing something wrong with my settings that caused the phone NOT to flash. Do other phones with an LED not flash? I'm pretty sure my N95 does.
yes this phone is FULLY CAPABLE of this but stupidly it just hasnt been incorporated!
the Raphael/touch pro has the same issue
You can change in the registry so the LED will start automatically when you start the camera. I think it is good. Because when you need it, it will work and when you don't need it it doesn't matter because it doesn't affect anything. Of course you can turn it of in the settings as normal.
set HKLM\software\SonyEricsson\Camera\PROPERTY_PHOTO_LIGHT to 1
Note: Don't know if it is the same on R1 but I'm using R2 with the latest camera software
Paitor said:
You can change in the registry so the LED will start automatically when you start the camera. I think it is good. Because when you need it, it will work and when you don't need it it doesn't matter because it doesn't affect anything. Of course you can turn it of in the settings as normal.
set HKLM\software\SonyEricsson\Camera\PROPERTY_PHOTO_LIGHT to 1
Note: Don't know if it is the same on R1 but I'm using R2 with the latest camera software
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Interesting tweak!
Not ideal (sometimes you still want it off when in medium light) but certainly better than always off.
I am a bit disappointed that the latest R2 firmware did not include an improvement to the Camera app that would set the light on/off automatically based on the light level. Seriously, is it THAT HARD?
The backlight turns up/down based on the light level... and I know other people have written apps that do things based on how bright it is...

HD2 camera flash can not be switched on at always on mode

I upgraded to the latest ROM version 3.14.831.3 couple of weeks ago, after that I found the camera flash light does not work when switch to always on mode. The flash light would be not on until I take a photo which acts the same as the auto mode.
I have tried the factory reset, which seems it only restore back to the latest ROM with clean settings, but the problem is still there.
Any one has same issue?
Yes, it's the new software version that does that.
I was thinking if we could take the files from the old camera software and put them in this version.
It's annoying not just if you want to use the phone as a flashlight (solved with torch app, but not that handy) but the picture quality in low light conditions totally sucks, because it won't focus when the flash is on.
This is by design... it's SUPPOSED to behave like that! The way the flash illuminated constantly like a torch/flashlight in the old ROM was very annoying... it wasted battery power, blinded your subjects and was distracting for everyone else around. You won't find a conventional 'proper' camera exhibiting this behaviour (actually, they can't anyway due to the way xenon flash tubes work).
The new flash behaviour in the new ROM mirrors how a conventional camera would behave and, IMO, is a big improvement.
As for focusing, I've never had much of a problem and think the HD2 does a very good job in low light most of the time. The only real solution to accurate low-light focusing is an IR focus-assist lamp.
ian_uk1975 said:
it wasted battery power
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Battery Power..
ian_uk1975 said:
This is by design... it's SUPPOSED to behave like that! The way the flash illuminated constantly like a torch/flashlight in the old ROM was very annoying... it wasted battery power, blinded your subjects and was distracting for everyone else around. You won't find a conventional 'proper' camera exhibiting this behaviour (actually, they can't anyway due to the way xenon flash tubes work).
The new flash behaviour in the new ROM mirrors how a conventional camera would behave and, IMO, is a big improvement.
As for focusing, I've never had much of a problem and think the HD2 does a very good job in low light most of the time. The only real solution to accurate low-light focusing is an IR focus-assist lamp.
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If it is by design, HTC should disable the option in the camera mode to have the flash light always on. And also disable the flash light in the Camcorder too, it works totally fine in the Camcorder mode.
Plus they do not mention this change in the ROM description.
xiaohan said:
If it is by design, HTC should disable the option in the camera mode to have the flash light always on. And also disable the flash light in the Camcorder too, it works totally fine in the Camcorder mode.
Plus they do not mention this change in the ROM description.
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I think you're misunderstanding how the camera app is designed to work... when you select the option to force the flash on, you're telling the camera app to always fire the flash, regardless of the ambient light level. The flash LED is not supposed to stay lit the whole time that 'force flash on' is enabled and using the flash LED as a flashlight to see where you're going has got nothing to do with the camera app. By modifying the behaviour of the flash LED in the new ROM, HTC have replicated the behaviour of a regular camera and have enhanced the camera app in doing so. Having the flash LED constantly on has got nothing to do with taking better pictures.
When in video mode, of course the LED should be constantly on as its purpose in that mode is that of a video light. This is correct functionality.
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I think you're misunderstanding how the camera app is designed to work... when you select the option to force the flash on, you're telling the camera app to always fire the flash, regardless of the ambient light level. The flash LED is not supposed to stay lit the whole time that 'force flash on' is enabled and using the flash LED as a flashlight to see where you're going has got nothing to do with the camera app. By modifying the behaviour of the flash LED in the new ROM, HTC have replicated the behaviour of a regular camera and have enhanced the camera app in doing so. Having the flash LED constantly on has got nothing to do with taking better pictures.
When in video mode, of course the LED should be constantly on as its purpose in that mode is that of a video light. This is correct functionality.
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I think you're right about this. What would be nice is if there was a way to have a little more control over it. For example - if you're in reaaally low light and want to take a picture you can't even see what it is you're trying to take a picture of unless the flash LED is on - so I understand the op's frustration. What would be ideal is if there was a way to tell the HD2 to activate the LED flash X seconds prior to taking the picture. That way you could make it come on for a second or two before it takes the pic so you can actually see what you're takin a pic of.
or, for those rare times when the light must be on when taking pics, you could always turn on the torch and then start the camera.
Any recommended torch app for HD2?
samsamuel said:
or, for those rare times when the light must be on when taking pics, you could always turn on the torch and then start the camera.
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on my device that results in overexposure

Camera/Camcorder Settings

Just thought I'd start this thread to ask what settings you guys have enabled to get the best quality pictures and videos on the Omnia 7?
Obviously I've already switched it to 720p recording!
pLUSpISTOL said:
Just thought I'd start this thread to ask what settings you guys have enabled to get the best quality pictures and videos on the Omnia 7?
Obviously I've already switched it to 720p recording!
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hope you realize you need to set it to 720p every time you open the camcorder! personally i find 720p makes the framerate drop too far and the videos seem stuttery unless you are moving very slow and precisely.
i mostly use camera and always turn on anti-shaking as you dont really get a good picture without it under most conditions. I usually also put wide dynamic range on and turn the sharpness to high.
frustrates me a lot that there is no setting to shut the camera up as it makes it impossible to take photos in quiet setting without looking like an ass.
and whos idea was it to not let us save the settings! they make such a big deal of being able to take a picture realy quickly but in reality by the time you go into the settings and adjust everything it takes twice the time as any other phone! plus everyone turns to look at you because of the irritating noise.
rant over. generally im quite happy with my phone. cant wait for the update in January!
NikD1 said:
hope you realize you need to set it to 720p every time you open the camcorder! personally i find 720p makes the framerate drop too far and the videos seem stuttery unless you are moving very slow and precisely.
i mostly use camera and always turn on anti-shaking as you dont really get a good picture without it under most conditions. I usually also put wide dynamic range on and turn the sharpness to high.
frustrates me a lot that there is no setting to shut the camera up as it makes it impossible to take photos in quiet setting without looking like an ass.
and whos idea was it to not let us save the settings! they make such a big deal of being able to take a picture realy quickly but in reality by the time you go into the settings and adjust everything it takes twice the time as any other phone! plus everyone turns to look at you because of the irritating noise.
rant over. generally im quite happy with my phone. cant wait for the update in January!
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I think I agree with all your points. So annoying that settings can't be saved, what the hell is that about?! There is even a "revert to default settings" which is pointless because it does it regardless lol. It's the same with the "feedback" in the main settings, that always reverts to enabled.
WDR I had never heard of before but I see that it mixes both light and dark areas of the picture, which will be good for a lot of instances I imagine.
as the guy before i've found.
*anti-shake, wide dynamic range* sometimes sharpness depending on the object/scene* to work for me.
I'm hearing they did the settings to save power, as it's like putting your laptop on high performance *720p, anti shake* it's all CPU power in the end which = bat life, but people are expecting the same level of bat life as when it's in "power saver mode", a few seconds to change a setting isn't the end of the world for me...
BUT...
WOULD be bloody nice to lets say have a profile arrangement of some kind then.
So at least we could hit a button in the camera settings and bring back the settings from a previous time/profile.

How to Disable the auto brightness ???!!

It really annoys me , is there anyone that have a real solution ? I tried every widget on earth to configure it to disable the "auto" and the brightness keeps playin up and down that is really getting on my nerves I sometimes want to throw it throught the window
I want the brightness to be fix from a level I choose, is that too much to ask ? instead of that the screen brightness keeps playing once up the other time shaking
please someone give me a true solution if there is one
Extended Controls??? Works fine for me
You may also try OneClick Widget.
Does anyone else find this autobrightness makes your screen flicker quite badly? Happens at low brightness kind of where it cant settle this does my nut in
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Dont think mine has auto brightness, no tick box in the settings just a slider, and it stays where it tell it to, currently on 30% and it sticks
StickyGeko said:
Does anyone else find this autobrightness makes your screen flicker quite badly? Happens at low brightness kind of where it cant settle this does my nut in
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Nope the only thing I have noticed about the screen is that the sensors at the back of the screen are quite noticeable in sunlight on the Arc.
StickyGeko said:
Does anyone else find this autobrightness makes your screen flicker quite badly? Happens at low brightness kind of where it cant settle this does my nut in
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Yes.. when the brightness is set to abt 50% and when the screen is displaying mostly white (Facebook etc). Currently, i managed to reduce the flicker by setting the brightness to abt 70%. Kinda annoying.
Hopefully SE will fix this in the next update or let us just disable autobrightness.

problem with the camera

hello, today i noticed that whenever im in pro mod and using low shutter speed there is these flickers or i dont know what to call them...
its only in pro mode and only if i use 1/45 shuter speed or lower with high iso.
can anyone relate or something ? i didnt have this problem before for sure
I literally just discovered about this problem too and was about to post it here.
Have you tried using fast shuttle speed in the sunlight? I've noticed that if I use the search setting under artificial light, it will show these stripes. Other than that, I'm not even sure what causes it; it could be hardware or software issue.
hungdinh1 said:
I literally just discovered about this problem too and was about to post it here.
Have you tried using fast shuttle speed in the sunlight? I've noticed that if I use the search setting under artificial light, it will show these stripes. Other than that, I'm not even sure what causes it; it could be hardware or software issue.
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did you try factory reset ? i wont be near a pc to backup my files for a few days otherwise i would do this before sending it to samsung
gladiator1105 said:
hello, today i noticed that whenever im in pro mod and using low shutter speed there is these flickers or i dont know what to call them...
its only in pro mode and only if i use 1/45 shuter speed or lower with high iso.
can anyone relate or something ? i didnt have this problem before for sure
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Not a dramatic as yours, but Def can see the bars. Doesn't bother me since I don't use pro as much, but definitely is software related and should be fixed. Shoot in raw and post process?
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not only in pro mod !!!!
also in slow motion video
and the biggest issue is when you try to shot a low light photo ! the app will force a slow shutter speed then the bars will apear
gladiator1105 said:
did you try factory reset ? i wont be near a pc to backup my files for a few days otherwise i would do this before sending it to samsung
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I've not factory reset yet but I'll try to test it tomorrow with the sun out.
sun out is all good it only apears in dark room or low light situations...
gladiator1105 said:
hello, today i noticed that whenever im in pro mod and using low shutter speed there is these flickers or i dont know what to call them...
its only in pro mode and only if i use 1/45 shuter speed or lower with high iso.
can anyone relate or something ? i didnt have this problem before for sure
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What sensor do you have ? Sony or Samsung ?
Cst79 said:
What sensor do you have ? Sony or Samsung ?
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sony
Just a normal AC light source flickering. Don't worry.
This will not happen on natural/sun light and DC light source.
i dont think so... it didnt happen before also yesterday i manged to take this photo ( attatched ) and it didnt apear now i cant take the same photo cuz the bars will apear...
gladiator1105 said:
i dont think so... it didnt happen before also yesterday i manged to take this photo ( attatched ) and it didnt apear now i cant take the same photo cuz the bars will apear...
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Can you take the same photo with fast shuttle speed and post it here?
Oh btw, how do you check which sensor your phone has?
It happens on every cmos based camera with rolling shutter (so 99,9%) if shutter isn't fixed to a flickering light's source frequency. Simple as that.
You can play with the shutter in Pro mode (set 1/50 or 1/60 Hz for example).
i just tested the selfie cam same problem.
also teated note 5 same issue
well thank you guys i guess my phone is fine
It could be that the issue is because the use of an electronic shutter instead of a mechanical shutter like it is the case in most stand-alone cameras.
Its only with fluorescent lamp and that's normal.
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yeah i figured that out.. tested with an iphone same results
thank you all guys

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