Enable i8000 front camera to take photos

[Guest ray1234]

Just found an easy way to enable the front camera of i8000 to take photos.... just put in the following registry :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Samsung\Camera

"SupportFrontCamera"=dword:1

Afterwards, you'll notice in the camera software there is an additional choice for self protrait photos, choosing this mode will enable you to take photo using the front camera

Edited December 30, 2009 by ray1234

[Guest awarner (MVP)]

Once I sort out my resco registry code I'll be giving this a go.

Nice find :)

[Guest hiperjp]

Doesn't work for me.

[Guest jojo0821]

Great ! Very Good for me .

[Guest sundaymario]

does not work for me..

there is no option in the camera..

[Guest awarner (MVP)]

Without trying it myself, have you done a soft reset after making the registry changes?

[Guest AndrewTan]

Not working, even restart also no extra option to choose self potrait

[Guest rickybalb]

not working for me no option

[Guest GeneNZ]

Not working, even restart also no extra option to choose self potrait

Nice find. Working well for me.

[Guest hiperjp]

Nice find. Working well for me.

What's your ROM version?. I have secany's L5.

Edited December 30, 2009 by hiperjp

[Guest Delvius]

Didn't work for me either (IL5). But:

As I like to investigate things I found a solution for the problem:

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Samsung\Camera

"SupportFrontCamera"=dword:1

Seems like Samsung changed the structure a bit.

[Guest tacchan23]

I added it some days ago to the Tweak thread:

Front Camera

• Taking pictures with front camera (DOESN'T WORK WITH VERIZON i920: if you applied the tweak anyway and you camera isn't working anymore, all you have to do is change the HKCU/Software/Samsung/Camera "shooting mode" reg key to 0 after deleting the front camera reg tweak)
  
  

Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Samsung/Camera

Create new Dword: SupportFrontCamera = 1

Start camera

Go to "Shooting mode" (second left icon from the top)

Select "Self"

and you have your front camera (640 x 480)

[Guest kenzoo]

What's your ROM version?. I have secany's L5.

Please change the location to HKCU.

If works for me. No need to reset ur device.

[Guest ray1234]

Didn't work for me either (IL5). But:

As I like to investigate things I found a solution for the problem:

HKEY_Current_User\Software\Samsung\Camera

"SupportFrontCamera"=dword:1

Seems like Samsung changed the structure a bit.

Oops.... my bad.... mistype the registry. I've changed it in the first post now.

[Guest AndrewTan]

thanks a lot, it is working now :)

[Guest hiperjp]

Please change the location to HKCU.

If works for me. No need to reset ur device.

Yes!, now it's working... thanks to Delvius.

[Guest chrissonwee]

Fantastic find!!! :)

Thanx to every1 ;)

[Guest sundaymario]

okie.. change the registery.. now working..

thumb up!

[Guest Uboy]

Nice tweak thanks guys :).....Just wondering if there might be anything else that the camera can do that samsung have not bothered to enable by default?

[Guest dickycheng]

is working for me, very good

:)

[Guest bacchu]

working for me on WM 6.5

[Guest damienloh]

Just found an easy way to enable the front camera of i8000 to take photos.... just put in the following registry :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Samsung\Camera

"SupportFrontCamera"=dword:1

Afterwards, you'll notice in the camera software there is an additional choice for self protrait photos, choosing this mode will enable you to take photo using the front camera

It works! Thanks.

[Guest h4x0r3d]

works great thank you :)

[Guest Amauta]

Very nice find, thank you!

[Guest cythe]

Works like a charm. Wonder why Samsung chose to disable it by default?