Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

So this is basically my Idea:

After entering the Camera application, we can normally switch onto the Other mode by clicking on the icon on the screen.
So, let´s say i was taking a picture just now, but i want to record a quick video of someone. To do this, i have to go into the menu and choose what i want to do, in this example going into recording.
But what about adding the functionality of using the lock-switch to change modes? I mean, normally nobody would use it in such a situation, so would it be possible to write a mod to use it?
For me, it is a nice feature we could use a lot.
Tell me if not, but i´ld really love it if it would be ;-D
I am not yet familiar with coding for Maemo yet, so this is only my Idea.

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+1 for this idea

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

and what if you need to lock the device for a second while camera app is open?

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

Wow.. nice idea
+1 from me as well

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

+1 from me, good idea

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ossipena
Well, i assumed that you normally don´t use the Switch while using the Camera application.
You start the application, hit the switch and there you go.
Maybe we can extend it to the point, that you have to hold the Switch for 3 seconds to lock the screen? Maybe that´s fixing your doubts? ;-) (Or the other way around)

I think that even if you have it in your pocket, you won´t accidentally hit the switch because you need a certain pressure.

If i am wrong correct me please ;-)

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

what about adding a button to the ui for switching between still and video?

but these are sweet dreams unless someone does dirty hacks or fcam gets video abilities.....

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Great idea! I love it. It is really too much work to switch between the modes now.

But I'm thinking it could be even better if we could choose if we want to use the lock switch to switch between photo/video or to switch between flash/no flash (or other things like high quality mode/wide screen mode, etc.) for those who switch between those things more often.

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this idea is genius!!

+1

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forteller
we don´t have that much switches for all that stuff ;-D
But maybe we can use the also Power Button for the Flash ?
I am turning the Device for a few hours now thinking which of the buttons we could use ;-)

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

good idea, but will it work in practice?

is the question

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

How about the volume buttons? Digital zoom isn't really useful anyways, and we get 2 extra buttons :D

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humm... why not open the keyboard and use those as a shortcuts? This way we'll have more keys than digital reflex can ever dream about. And is not that hard: open/press/close. idea is better explained in pic.

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keyboard shortcuts, especially spacebar for record/pause would be clutch

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

i also got an idea for this its a just a suggestion and i dont know if it can work......wat abut just tapping the touchscreen 2 times will switch it to video mode and tapping twice again too camera mode...just an idea

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i like the idea of the shortcuts on the keyboard... but i also like the lock switch as an 'on/off' switch...

maybe there is a way to make a program where you can specify whether flicking the lock switch will change lash/noflash, or still/video, or other settings...

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1. The closed MCE will watch for the lock switch being slid and will naturally lock the tablet. This behaviour isn't configurable, so even if this was possible (coming on to it), you'd end up with a locked tablet each time.
2. The closed Camera application offers no possible way* for the mode to be changed externally, so even if you do somehow figure out a solution to #1**, you're ****ed either way!

Damn. Is this a good time for me to promote the N900's openness, you reckon?


* I could be lying here. Some GConf keys' values are changed when the mode changes and camera-ui does apparently set a GConfClientNotifyFunc, but nothing happened when I changed a few. Probably re-read the next time the window is shown, which makes this useless.
** Yes, I am aware of this but that's not disabling it when the Camera application is showing only, is it?

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

what about fcam?

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

Assuming it gets video capabilities, it'd be possible for someone to implement the keyboard shortcut idea suggested earlier in this thread. Using the lock switch won't realistically be possible due to #1.

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If you want to lock the phone whilst using the camera just press power button twice, i havent ever used the lock switch anyway, too fiddly its easier to press power button

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i like it!

Re: Idea: Use the lock Switch in Camera Mode to switch to Video Mode
 

slide can be used to open the lock
+1 for this