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2010-01-13
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Code:
PatternWebcamActive=20;1;0;r;9d80400004ffc0000000;9d800000
Priority: 20
# ScreenOn - 0 only show pattern when the display is off
# 1 show pattern even when the display is on
Changing from 1 to 0 didn't do anything after a reboot, still getting the red light, is this actually in the camera driver?
That line must be for the eventual use of the front camera....
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2010-01-13
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It's enabled via an ioctl (done by the camera app itself, I believe) on the camera's devfs entry, not by MCE.
V4L2_CID_INDICATOR_INTENSITY... that's the one - search http://repository.maemo.org/pool/fre....6+0m5.diff.gz for it.
V4L2_CID_INDICATOR_INTENSITY... that's the one - search http://repository.maemo.org/pool/fre....6+0m5.diff.gz for it.
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2010-01-13
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On standard cameras, the red light is used for autofocus.
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2010-01-13
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Originally Posted by Strutten
Exactly... if you try to take a picture somewhere that is not illuminated enough for the autofocus to work, cameras turn on a little light. Without it autofocus will not work.
On standard cameras, the red light is used for autofocus.
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2010-01-13
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but the focus of the camcorder is fixed right?
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2010-01-13
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#8
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Fixed for the duration of a recording; it auto focuses once at the start, then stays there. It should be possible in principle to use the light only during that stage, and then turn it off.
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2010-01-13
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I tried it, but it seems to make less sense now:
the focus is, indeed, been done while pressing the button half way.
but it doesn't use the red light. if you focus in the dark it uses the white leds.
the red light seems to be an indicator for the people that you record only
Like Clayton suspected.
the focus is, indeed, been done while pressing the button half way.
but it doesn't use the red light. if you focus in the dark it uses the white leds.
the red light seems to be an indicator for the people that you record only
Like Clayton suspected.
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2010-01-13
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Guys, the red light on the N900 is not used for auto focussing like other cameras use it. It's used as a protection device to let people know when they're being filmed and to let you know the countdown of the auto timer. It has been a standard feature on all Nokias for a few years now. I think it's driven by laws in Asia and Australia about the usage of concealed cameras.
Is there a way to disable this red light?