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Camera app with Volume as shutter button?

Is there a camera app that allows that? I've tried Camera 360 and FX, no go on either that I could find.

Not sure why you would want to do that. The volume control zooms the camera. Do you want to eliminate that? I find it kind of handy.

I think he has a good point. Pressing the screen to make it snap a pic can cause shaking. Why not put zoom on screen and shutter on volume key? One side of volume should Start the focus and other shutter.

mrschwarz said:
Not sure why you would want to do that. The volume control zooms the camera. Do you want to eliminate that? I find it kind of handy.
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I never use the zoom, really. I'd rather that be on screen, especially since your not going to zoom the second oyu take the picture, like you do with the shutter.
chvybeatsford said:
One side of volume should Start the focus and other shutter.
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That's brilliant! I like that focus idea.

Even the power button, if possible.

konawayne said:
Even the power button, if possible.
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thats what I was thinking. The power button would be fantastic for taking the picture, and keep the volume up/down for zooming, etc

Yeah, someone really needs to make a camera app with the power button as the shutter.

Retro Camera is the only camera app that I've found so far that lets you "repurpose" a button to use for the shutter button. The camera is kinda slow and I don't think it takes normal pics but I like that I can use the volume up button for the shutter instead of tapping on screen. It makes it easier for me to take pics of myself haha.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/org.urbian.android.tools.vintagecam

[Q] Autofocus in camera mode

Is there a way/mod to get a real autofocus when we are in photo mode so that we need just one click to take a photo?
I need to first touch the focus point and then touch the shoot button.
Thanks!

The hacked camera.apk seems to do it if you press the power button to take a photo.

where do we find this hacked camera.apk?

while the hacked camera works, I don't think it's the ideal solution. It does allow you to take a picture simply by pressing the power button, but sometimes it doesnt focus correctly and still takes a snapshot, making the resulting picture blurry.
What the OP wanted (I am searching for it too) is some sort of tweak that will allow the camera to auto and correct its focus when you just simply point it at something. When it has focused, you just simply need to press the camera shutter key and BAM, great pics.

[Q] Camera Volume button as camera shutter?

Does someone knows how to use volume button as camera shutter (using rear camera)?

In "FX Zoom" You can set the volume as a camera shutter.

Power button as shutter/focuser in camera mode

It would be great if someone could mod the camera app to use power button as shutter button similar to how right shoulder button was used in the xperia play mod app allowing you to hold it to focus and release it to take a picture.

ps3taker said:
It would be great if someone could mod the camera app to use power button as shutter button similar to how right shoulder button was used in the xperia play mod app allowing you to hold it to focus and release it to take a picture.
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Already been talked about here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141755&highlight=dedicated you will need root access but it can be done

Thanks - the other posts were slightly broader discussing lack of dedicated camera button, etc - I can live without a hardware button to launch camera up and very happy how zooming works with the volume rocker and would not want to lose that.
Also old camera mod app for xperia Play did not require root but xperia play mod used R trigger not power button so maybe you are right about root access.
I know power button can be used for ending calls in other xperia phones if enabled in accessibility menu - I wonder if the camera shutter option can be added in the similar fashion as an alternative to modding the stock camera app.

ps3taker said:
Thanks - the other posts were slightly broader discussing lack of dedicated camera button, etc - I can live without a hardware button to launch camera up and very happy how zooming works with the volume rocker and would not want to lose that.
Also old camera mod app for xperia Play did not require root but xperia play mod used R trigger not power button so maybe you are right about root access.
I know power button can be used for ending calls in other xperia phones if enabled in accessibility menu - I wonder if the camera shutter option can be added in the similar fashion as an alternative to modding the stock camera app.
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I hope so, I was a bit miffed when I found out their wasn't a camera button but it was the speaker....as this will be my first Sony device and most of their devices have had dedicated buttons....but I'm sure someone in XDA will bring out a mod

It should be a camera setting. Yes you'd lose digital zoom but that's fine for me as I'd never use digital zoom anyway.
The positioning of the volume keys would make it ideal and vastly improve the camera thanks to the shortsighted decision not to add a camera button (and thus lose the quick launch feature, which isn't possible to replicate just by having a camera icon on the lock screen).

When I went to take a picture yesterday I assumed that the button was to take a picture, was very disappointed when the screen just went black lol
Looks like this is going to be yet another phone that I am never going to take pictures with, I hate having to find the correct place on the screen to take a picture, once it has finally auto focused properly.

wonneil said:
When I went to take a picture yesterday I assumed that the button was to take a picture, was very disappointed when the screen just went black lol
Looks like this is going to be yet another phone that I am never going to take pictures with, I hate having to find the correct place on the screen to take a picture, once it has finally auto focused properly.
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Or you can download and use CameraZoom FX.

[Q] Is it possible to change autofocus to fixed focus

Hello All,
Many a times i get blurred pics with rear camera due to the camera autofocus not complete or focus shifts while pressing the shutter button.
So,
1) Is it possible to start focusing only after i press the shutter button?
2) Is it possible to change focusing method from autofocus to fixed focus? I think there is this option in xperia mobiles.
Thanks in advance.