Thanks everyone but I am not aiming for a TIFF. A TIFF, while close to raw is still very processed by the camera. I am aiming for a direct, absolutely RAW image (or the closest I can get to it without extending the firmware).
I know that I would get best results with a proper camera but there is no harm in trying to get RAW out of a 'Droid right? Thanks On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:08 AM, gjs <garyjamessi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > There is suitable call to get the RAW camera image data ( ie the photo > data not the camera preview image data ) however in my experience with > several devices, so far that raw data is always null so you can in > fact only get the JPEG image data. > > See > http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#takePicture(android.hardware.Camera.ShutterCallback > , > android.hardware.Camera.PictureCallback, > android.hardware.Camera.PictureCallback, > android.hardware.Camera.PictureCallback) > > I too have 8MP Cameras on 3 different Android phones, they are quite > common. Also TIFF is not RAW per se, TIFF is just another 'image > container' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagged_Image_File_Format > > Regards > > On Sep 5, 6:20 am, Jim Graham <spooky1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 03:41:28PM -0400, Mark Murphy wrote: > > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Jim Graham <spooky1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > HOWEVER, the digital cameras that I've seen on Android devices have > all > > > > been in the 2 to 3 MP range. > > > > > Within about 18 inches of me I have a phone with a 5-megapixel camera, > > > a phone with a 13(!)-megapixel camera, and a tablet with a 5-megapixel > > > camera. The 5-megapixel devices are fairly conventional; the > > > 13-megapixel one is a bit special. Not to mention crazy expensive. > > > > > There are Android phones with low-resolution cameras, but many people > > > will have phones with better cameras. > > > > Oh, ok. I wasn't aware of any of these. I only knew what I've seen > > in muine and in adverts for others. Thanks for the update. But, fwiw, > > even a 5 MP is only in the medium range (as is my 4 MP Nikon). You can > > definitely get some high quality images, as long as you don't try to > > enlarge them too much (my 4 MP Nikon is good to about 20x16, MAYBE up to > > 24x16...after that, it's pixelated ... and that assumes direct to TIFF > > photos, not JPEG). > > > > 13 MP is certainly getting into the higher end. If I remember correctly, > > one of the newest Nikon DSLRs is only up to about 16 or 18 MP (and I > > really want that one, but it'd take a few years of Ramen noodles for > > every meal, and not spending a penny beyond that and bills, just to get > > close to being able to buy one). > > > > Btw, I just got an Archos 101 Internet tablet, courtesy of a friend from > > college (to keep me from getting bored, and thus lowering my morale, > > while in the hospital starting in just over a week...when dealing > > with cancer, low morale can be lethal) and its camera is amazingly BAD. > > We're talking HORRIBLE! It MIGHT be as good as 0.5 MP (aka 500 kP)....or > > maybe not. But then, the only reason that matters is that it might not > > work for scanning barcodes for apps.... I wouldn't use it for real > > photography either way (the next set I do will use Ektar 100 Pro film). > > > > > Note that I'm not quibbling about anything with your post, other than > > > the prevalence of better-megapixel devices. > > > > And that's how I read it...just pointing out that they exist. :-) > > > > Later, > > --jim > > > > -- > > 73 DE N5IAL (/4) | "Now what *you* need is a proper pint of > > spooky1...@gmail.com | porter poured in a proper pewter porter > > < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > | pot.." > > ICBM / Hurricane: | --Peter Dalgaard in alt.sysadmin.recovery > > 30.44406N 86.59909W | > > > > Android Apps Listing athttp://www.jstrack.org/barcodes.html > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- ------------------ Raghav Sood CEO/Founder/Owner/Dictator/Tyrant at Appaholics (Basically all titles required to have complete control) http://www.raghavsood.com/ https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Appaholics http://www.appaholics.in/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
