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Hi guys.
Who wanted a free barcode scanner? Here we are...
No network connection needed; app based on zxing library and Kevin Marshall's (from Clarity Consulting, can't remember his blog url now) code.
I just slightly modified the original code and added a few (probably useful but not sure ) services.
App interface is very simple: run application, focus on barcode, and wait until code is recognized. Touch handset screen to run recognition again.
Buttons description:
- "Save" saves captured barcode to jpeg;
- "Bing" and "Google" used for barcode web lookup (probably this part needs more work)
- "Mail" and "SMS" used for sending recognized code text.
Enjoy!
UPDATE 1: v 1.1, auto focus added;
UPDATE 2: v 1.2, orientation-less UI added, project moved to opensource at googlecode: http://code.google.com/p/barcodescan/
UPDATE 3: v 1.2.1, slightly changed autofocus logic, now works better on HTC. Download link: http://barcodescan.googlecode.com/files/BarcodeScanner.xap
UPDATE 4: v 1.2.2
- barcode search improved;
- added HTC detection, changes in autofocus logic;
http://barcodescan.googlecode.com/files/BarcodeScanner_1.2.2.xap
Is this a marketplace app?
sensboston said:
Hi guys.
Who wanted a free barcode scanner? Here we are...
No network connection needed; app based on zxing library and Kevin Marshall's (from Clarity Consulting, can't remember his blog url now) code.
I just slightly modified the original code and added a few (probably useful but not sure ) services.
App interface is very simple: run application, focus on barcode, and wait until code is recognized. Touch handset screen to run recognition again.
Buttons description:
- "Save" saves captured barcode to jpeg;
- "Bing" and "Google" used for barcode web lookup (probably this part needs more work)
- "Mail" and "SMS" used for sending recognized code text.
Enjoy!
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I can't seem to get it to do anything. It says 'Scanning...' and I'm trying different distances to codes, but nothing ever happens. Any pointers?
Is this limited to any country or is it just reading out what the barcode says?
OK, lets go through step by step:
- it's not a marketplace app and have no chance to be published 'cause it uses undocumented camera API; you should download and unpack attachment and sideload the app;
- if you can't capture the barcode, try better lighting. Also, move a handset to autofocus camera. In my tests the scanner captured 100% of barcodes: from books, computer part boxes, foodstuff...
- it's not limited to US 'cause (I believe) the barcodes are international. And yes, it's just reads the barcode; however you may bing or google results, in the most cases search engines able to find product/book description or specifications.
It's a very basic scanner; if someone can recommend online API/service to parse barcode value, I can add it to the program (but I really do not want to spend much time for this)
It technically works but the issue is lack of AF or Macro access.
On my Focus, it only works if I scan a barcode off of my PC (do an image search for one) --then it's super fast and quick.
Books, CDs, etc. do not work, regardless of lighting or distance--I suspect because the camera is not trying to AF. Any work around to that?
I've tested first on HTC Surround - work perfect (I can prove). But you've right about Focus'es bad autofocus (LOL, sound nonsense - "Focus have no autofocus"!).
Will see what I can do... Any other suggestions or wishes (about barcode lookup, UI, etc.)?
P.S. Fixed (reload version from the first post), now working good on Samsung Focus.
sensboston said:
I've tested first on HTC Surround - work perfect (I can prove). But you've right about Focus'es bad autofocus (LOL, sound nonsense - "Focus have no autofocus"!).
Will see what I can do... Any other suggestions or wishes (about barcode lookup, UI, etc.)?
P.S. Fixed (reload version from the first post), now working good on Samsung Focus.
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Boom.
Working great on Focus now. Nice job. Think I'll try an LG next... bwahaha
As far as changes, no none right now. I'm sure what other apps use for barcode price comparisons--but perhaps a tie into Amazon or eBay would be good. Too bad you can't just jack into ShopSavvy's system with it, lol. If I think of any, will post back.
Edit: Working on LG Quantum too!
sensboston said:
I've tested first on HTC Surround - work perfect (I can prove). But you've right about Focus'es bad autofocus (LOL, sound nonsense - "Focus have no autofocus"!).
Will see what I can do... Any other suggestions or wishes (about barcode lookup, UI, etc.)?
P.S. Fixed (reload version from the first post), now working good on Samsung Focus.
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hmm, 1.0 wasn't upside down, but 1.1 is upside down on my Focus. Anyone else see this?
davux said:
hmm, 1.0 wasn't upside down, but 1.1 is upside down on my Focus. Anyone else see this?
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Nope. Fine on my Focus. It does work with accelerometer, you sure that isn't it?
Works well on my HD7! Great job! Hopefully it will tie in with Amazon and save previous searches within the app etc
sensboston said:
Hi guys.
Who wanted a free barcode scanner? Here we are...
No network connection needed; app based on zxing library and Kevin Marshall's (from Clarity Consulting, can't remember his blog url now) code.
Enjoy!
UPDATE: v 1.1, auto focus added;
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Do you have any interest in releasing the source? I may have some time to improve upon this a bit, but I'd rather not start from scratch (or step on any toes re-creating virtually the same thing).
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Nope. Fine on my Focus. It does work with accelerometer, you sure that isn't it?
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Good call, I was holding it strangely every time I opened it before. It works great.
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Do you have any interest in releasing the source? I may have some time to improve upon this a bit, but I'd rather not start from scratch (or step on any toes re-creating virtually the same thing).
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Why not? I'm really do not have time for that project...
Here we are: http://code.google.com/p/barcodescan/
Send me a PM with your gmail and I'll add you to the project contributors. Do not forget comment each commit, increment solution version and promptly build community release (and upload xap to the project's download page!) - and you allset
BTW, there are many things to improve: better UI (completely orientation-less), additional functionality - commit found barcodes to database etc. etc. etc.
Please review and follow these rules, it appears you aren't following them, you most likely aren't following the template. So fix it quick . It is not a harsh criticism, it is just for consistency and better for the user. PM me for help or support!
If this post is here and your thread is closed, it means that you aren't following them and your intentions are for gain only.
~~Tito~~
problem htc hd7
how do i copy this scanner programme to my htc hd7
i really hate this phone i had a htc touch pro 2 and it was far better can someone help me out here and also if some one can teach me how to customize personal ringtone would be great
Thx for the code. Really usefull to learn from this
Sometimes when you scan a barcode and touch the screen to start again. After a few seconds it stops and shows the last barcode again.
It looks like the UI thread is catching up scanning some images. How to get rid of this?
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It looks like the UI thread is catching up scanning some images. How to get rid of this?
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Sorry, I don't have a time for that application now but it should be significantly refactored.If you want you may join the project and continue development, we can share some ideas for app improvement etc.
As for problem u described, you should play with the different capture resolutions or give some hardcoded "pause" to recognition library Also, MS camera API (still not officially allowed) is not documented and very poor... However it's a great field for experiments and hacks
Thanks! That works great on my HD7.
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Please review and follow these rules, it appears you aren't following them, you most likely aren't following the template. So fix it quick . It is not a harsh criticism, it is just for consistency and better for the user. PM me for help or support!
If this post is here and your thread is closed, it means that you aren't following them and your intentions are for gain only.
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Please follow up on this!
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Sorry, I don't have a time for that application now but it should be significantly refactored.
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Im not that experienced in multiple threads. Do you think the problem is in the Zxing lib?
Looking at the code the Zxing lib should have a completed event from which you can restart or show the image.
This code works but is racing and racing in the UI thread and after finding a barcode and restarting it looks like something from a buffer is used..
Code:
private void GrabFrame()
{
Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
{
if (_Camera != null && CameraVisualizer.Visibility == Visibility.Visible)
{
WriteableBitmap wb = new WriteableBitmap(640, 480);
_Camera.GetCurrentFrame(wb);
wb.Invalidate();
ScanBarcode(wb);
wb.DisposeIfPossible();
GrabFrame();
}
});
}
Hello community !
I own "Xperia M" for a while and I can tell you that the 5M pixel back camera on this phone is worst than on my old "Xperia ray" ! I compared the streaming video on Skype, in the same conditions, with the same Skype application version - - the result is that Xperia ray shows much better quality, on Xperia M the video is darker and lacks in AF. I consider bad quality of the camera as an issue and I would like to know if this could be fixed with a possible camera mod ?
Thank you in advance
No answer ...yet...I think I will post this question on sonymobile website. I need to know if there can be improvement made on the camera. If not I 'll get rid of this phone.
Thanks again.
The C1905 camera really bad, i had trouble with blueish photo taken and worst in night
Looks like a case-closed on "Xperia Care" web portal. This is what I got from there, kinda chat between me and "uliwooly - Forum legend" :
uliwooly:
It's not your phone's issue, its the app, even if its the same version Skype/microsoft has to address compatibility issues not Sony
me:
Ok. Forget Skype for now. I get out of focus image when I connect directly the phone to the computer, via USB cable, using explorer as camera viewer.Or how do you explain, on the phone, not seeing a focused image in preview mode, before taking a picture - as someone mentioned in another thread.
uliwooly:
This thread was about skype, if you have other camera issues, you should post on that ongoing thread, so other users can help you, also don't forget to check this
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/FAQ/Capture-better-photos-in-low-light-conditions/m-p/395397#U395397
one more thing, keep in mind that we are here to help each other, we, users.
me:
I don't know if your job is to create confusion, here on the forum, among us the customers. But:
You provided a weblink - I DID NOT mention anything about low conditions.
If you have admin privileges, please change the title pointing as a general issue for the camera, not only for Skype.
To conclude, I just want to know if the camera quality - a decent quality- can be obtained by software upgrade. If it's a hardware issue I am afraid I already know the answer.
Thank you
uliwooly:
Just contact Sony directly
http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/
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The feeling is that they believe the camera on this phone is working properly.
Personally, I am going to wait a while to see if a workaround will be provided here on xda-developers. If not, finally I will switch to another brand.
And this is my review for Xperia M on gsmarena:
This phone is having issues with the camera focus in preview mode. Preview mode is used when you launch the camera to start shooting photos, but before you half-press the button to adjust focus. As a result, video calls applications like Skype will look very poor.
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Hi i know i had a bad start here... sorry again
im looking for the camera paramerters for the G3 to add the functions to freedcam, like manual focus, manual shutter speed and raw capture.
i get this phone the next 3 days but i want to start coding right now.
freedcam is a opensource camerapp written by me and defcomg in our freetime.
it will never get to the playstore and you will never have to pay for it, because its never leaving the beta state^^
Orginal Thread Optimus3D
GithubFreeDcamSource
defcomg raw mod nubia/m8
one way is, to install freedcam and start it, to get the parameters, they are listen to the logcat with filter "CameraParameters"
you can get it from my github
if you know a other way to get that information feel free to do it.
this should not be an advertisment for freedcam. you just should know what i want to do with it and that im serious
what i need is like this:
Code:
brightness-step=1
zoom=0
redeye-reduction-values=enable,disable
video-hsr=off
max-num-detected-faces-hw=5
....
big thx
These past few days I was looking for XML for Hypercam that I like, I'm kind of picky and I didn't find a 100% that would fit me in everything like day/night, so I took a little bit of each of the best XML I've ever used and assembled a , I present to you "Murphy"
first, I created it especially for Mi A3, if you have Mi8 or Pocophone you will need to change Hypercam patch tab (so before you change XML, go to that tab and print it so that after restoring Murphy you do this change), preferably use Hypercam E3!
is divided into 2 files, XML and TXT
XML you put in GCam/Configs folder and TXT you put in GCam/Lib folder
I recommend moving TXT first and then moving XML and then logging into Hypercam E3 and restoring it
Murphy.txt was sent to me by Telegram and consequently lost the original name and came as 362836276.txt, it is from a Russian man, if he acknowledges contact me and I change the name and give you the credits!
https://gcambrasil.com.br/dev/hypercam-app
sorry for the bad english, Google Translate fault updated XML on 01/19/2020
great results tonight, same as stock at 48 this is the best gcam so far
Any photo samples? I tried and in daylight conditions resulting photos are slightly underexposed.
qwertysmerty said:
Any photo samples? I tried and in daylight conditions resulting photos are slightly underexposed.
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I only have these on the device for now
Hello.
Noob question, but I can't seem to find the setting to change lib? A little help would be appreciated
bibekmufc said:
Hello.
Noob question, but I can't seem to find the setting to change lib? A little help would be appreciated
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XML is already set to automatically restore Lib, just move everything to the right place!
If you don't mind me saying, of all the gcam ports I have tried,Urnyx's latest 7.2 port with Urnyx's optimized mi a3 xml file- is the best. And the closest competitor in my opinion is Hypercam R6 with Prime Exclusive xml from Profilecam app. now, what i prefer
in urnyx's port is the size of the pic. In urnyx, i get the pic in half the size of Hypercam pic while maintaining same quality. But, I haven't compared the pics in PC so can't say if quality is reduced in bigger screen. But, in the phone screen, Urnyx's smaller sized photo looks as good as Hypercam.
@LzDoBeaTs - thanks for sharing the profile. I quickly compared photos in overcast daylight and with Hypercam E3 it really provides very nice photos. A bit over-sharpened, but still good. Colors are closely matching stock camera. Now I need to wait for the night and sunny weather for further testing. But it looks really promising Maybe we finally have a competitor for stock app.
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If you don't mind me saying, of all the gcam ports I have tried,Urnyx's latest 7.2 port with Urnyx's optimized mi a3 xml file- is the best. And the closest competitor in my opinion is Hypercam R6 with Prime Exclusive xml from Profilecam app. now, what i prefer
in urnyx's port is the size of the pic. In urnyx, i get the pic in half the size of Hypercam pic while maintaining same quality. But, I haven't compared the pics in PC so can't say if quality is reduced in bigger screen. But, in the phone screen, Urnyx's smaller sized photo looks as good as Hypercam.
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You must have eagle eyes to see differences on the 720p OLED screen. In my experience, low res screen and punchy OLED colors make pretty much any photo good looking. But as soon as they're viewed on a PC, the real quality shows up and the differences between various settings and apps are often very obvious. Other times differences are subtle (yet important) and next to impossible to see on a mobile phone - photos must be zoomed in and placed side by side to really see what's different.
Abujaherbadal said:
If you don't mind me saying, of all the gcam ports I have tried,Urnyx's latest 7.2 port with Urnyx's optimized mi a3 xml file- is the best. And the closest competitor in my opinion is Hypercam R6 with Prime Exclusive xml from Profilecam app. now, what i prefer
in urnyx's port is the size of the pic. In urnyx, i get the pic in half the size of Hypercam pic while maintaining same quality. But, I haven't compared the pics in PC so can't say if quality is reduced in bigger screen. But, in the phone screen, Urnyx's smaller sized photo looks as good as Hypercam.
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I haven't liked any GCam 7.2 photo results yet, only for night mode. About Hypercam R6 a friend said that it really is better than E3, today I do the tests and if I realize the difference, I update the post
XML is updated
Still quite dark and a bit oversaturated outdoor photos for my taste, sky is blueish than it really is and grass is greener than it really is.
I was using HyperCam R6. I'll try to make a set of samples stock vs HyperCam (Murphy profile) this week.
updated
LzDoBeaTs said:
These past few days I was looking for XML for Hypercam that I like, I'm kind of picky and I didn't find a 100% that would fit me in everything like day/night, so I took a little bit of each of the best XML I've ever used and assembled a , I present to you "Murphy"
first, I created it especially for Mi A3, if you have Mi8 or Pocophone you will need to change Hypercam patch tab (so before you change XML, go to that tab and print it so that after restoring Murphy you do this change), preferably use Hypercam E3!
is divided into 2 files, XML and TXT
XML you put in GCam/Configs folder and TXT you put in GCam/Lib folder
I recommend moving TXT first and then moving XML and then logging into Hypercam E3 and restoring it
Murphy.txt was sent to me by Telegram and consequently lost the original name and came as 362836276.txt, it is from a Russian man, if he acknowledges contact me and I change the name and give you the credits!
https://gcambrasil.com.br/dev/hypercam-app
sorry for the bad english, Google Translate fault updated XML on 01/19/2020
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How do you download the two files? They just open in a new tab
alexmason90 said:
How do you download the two files? They just open in a new tab
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As you did not write where and how are you trying to download them, there is no precise answer.
General ideas:
- click on the link, file loads in a new tab, right click, save as
- click on the link, file loads in a new tab, select all text, copy, create a new file, paste, save
- click on the link in Tapatalk, it will save files automatically
- click on QR code and scan it
- click on the link, copy URL name from the new tab, use CURL command line utility to download the file
- take a screenshot/photo and use OCR to convert images to text
Astrophotography
FYI I'm using Camera_7.2.014.278150624.apk for Astrophotography and images are in attachment!
Hope you like them.
Rom: MIUI 11 (you can find the rom in roms section and the rom does not matter!)
Gcam: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-...-t3979169/amp/
Some of photos edited with technics in photoshop you can learn in youtube!
pictures taken with stock camera at 48mpx are better than gcam marphy i have many examples, here is just one so it's not good yet
Murphy
IMG_20200120_214741_Murphy
stock 48mpx
IMG_20200120_214732
They are sharper and colors are prettier, murhpy loses color, they are pale
Both stock an gcam are great!
colors much better on stock, look
stock
IMG_20200120_215343
Murphy
IMG_20200120_215353_Murphy
bojan1974 said:
pictures taken with stock camera at 48mpx are better than gcam marphy i have many examples, here is just one so it's not good yet
Murphy
IMG_20200120_214741_Murphy
stock 48mpx
IMG_20200120_214732
They are sharper and colors are prettier, murhpy loses color, they are pale
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In this comparison I prefer Murphy
Hello what is the best gcam now ? I lost between many versions ..
Download GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.1_Wichaya_V2.5.apk
This file is completely free to use and distribute. All uploaded files and copyrights are properties of their respective owners.
droidfilehost.com
Just tried it - seems to work fine
Enjoy.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1501/
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-wichaya/f/dl5/
All lens work on both versions. Good night sight, better than stock.
However, other than low light, I prefer the stock camera with Leica natural filter. The exposure and colors are more true to life and more detailed.
Have a look:
recently i am using this g cam
gcam link :
LMC8.4_Release_14
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com
config file :
AMI • LMC 8.4 R14
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com
face retouching still does not work
CLS_phone said:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1501/
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-wichaya/f/dl5/
All lens work on both versions. Good night sight, better than stock.
However, other than low light, I prefer the stock camera with Leica natural filter. The exposure and colors are more true to life and more detailed.
Have a look:
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I install the 1st version but when open close immediatly :/
5G NE
Use my latest xml (amixgraphy•LMC R15) from telegram channel. Mod edit: TG link removed
heyamiyou said:
Use my latest xml (amixgraphy•LMC R15) from telegram channel
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You can share xml directly to here.
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