[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-26 Thread David Karr
On Friday, March 25, 2016 at 12:29:57 AM UTC-7, gjs wrote: > > Hi again, > > Well I suspect you are also getting low resolution / low quality video due > to missing - > > mediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH)); > > > See

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-26 Thread gjs
Hi, To check the video metadata / properties I'd transfer the .mp4 video file(s) you have recorded with your app from your Android device to a PC, then use VLC ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html ) and select Media Information->Code Details and examine the Resolution values. High Quality

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-25 Thread David Karr
On Friday, March 25, 2016 at 12:29:57 AM UTC-7, gjs wrote: > > Hi again, > > Well I suspect you are also getting low resolution / low quality video due > to missing - > > mediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH)); > > > See

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-25 Thread gjs
Hi again, Well I suspect you are also getting low resolution / low quality video due to missing - mediaRecorder.setProfile(CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH)); See http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/camera.html - you could verify that by examining the metadata

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-24 Thread David Karr
On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 3:49:52 PM UTC-7, gjs wrote: > > Hi, > > Re - I imagine I'm doing something horribly wrong, > > Well yes, particularly for this code, calling methods on a null object ??? > - > > if (mCamera == null) { > mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder); ... > > >

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-24 Thread David Karr
On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 3:49:52 PM UTC-7, gjs wrote: > > Hi, > > Re - I imagine I'm doing something horribly wrong, > > Well yes, particularly for this code, calling methods on a null object ??? > - > > if (mCamera == null) { > mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder); ... > >

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-24 Thread gjs
Hi, Re - I imagine I'm doing something horribly wrong, Well yes, particularly for this code, calling methods on a null object ??? - if (mCamera == null) { mCamera.setPreviewDisplay(holder); ... I'd suggest waiting a little after starting the Camera Preview before initiating a

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-23 Thread David Karr
On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:06:47 AM UTC-7, gjs wrote: > > Hi, > > For the focus / fuzzy issue try initiating auto focusing of the camera > before you start recording your video - > > >

[android-developers] Re: Camcorder app produces video that is out of focus, and upside down

2016-03-23 Thread gjs
Hi, For the focus / fuzzy issue try initiating auto focusing of the camera before you start recording your video - http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#autoFocus(android.hardware.Camera.AutoFocusCallback) - you can also do this whilst the video is recording as