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iPhone Much better low-light performance & wider field-of-view for iPhone 4/4S/5/5s, iPad3/4

borgqueenx said:
I didnt select wide in the app. I forgot that haha, It works now. No difference in low light performance though, and having the top bar constantly in screen is annoying too.
I thought your deb only chanced some plists and didnt add an app.
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The point in having an app is the ability to quickly

- switch back to the default mode (in many cases, you will want to prefer that - for example, if you need the image stabilization or shoot sports under lower light). I too frequenly switch between the two modes, depending on the scene I'm shooting ("do I need the wider FoV?", "Is it almost pitch dark, where the additional low-light performance enhancement would help?" etc.)

- switch between encoding bitrates. You don't necessarily need 17 Mbps to encode a video with little movement (e.g., one shot from a tripod with few and distant subjects moving - a typical, say, conference recording) - then, you can decrease the bitrate to even 1/8th of 17 Mbps to conserve a LOT of storage.
 
WAM2 said:
Not as much as I'd like, but Ive got a couple 30 second shots.
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Great to hear it worked.

Now, I wish Apple did offer 4K video recording and/or OIS and/or stereo audio in the iPhone 6. 4K and stereo works just great in the Note 3 so the former is certainly more than feasible.
 
Tried removing your tweak and reputting in the n53 folder i had a backup of...unfortunatly there status bar is still there in the camera app...and restoring is alot of work. Any idea how to remove it from camera app?
 
borgqueenx said:
Tried removing your tweak and reputting in the n53 folder i had a backup of...unfortunatly there status bar is still there in the camera app...and restoring is alot of work. Any idea how to remove it from camera app?
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The status bar is caused by the JB itself, not my hack. There's even a separate thread, started by me about a week ago, on it.
 
Menneisyys2 said:
Thanks! Added the DEB file as officially working one to the OP.

Now that all the other three configurations work just fine, I give another shot to the iPhone5 N41 (AT&T) version:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...5videocameraenhancer7att_1.0_iphoneos-arm.deb

Could please someone test it? Again, iPhone 5 and AT&T only.
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YES!!!! It works!!! At last!!!

A million thanks to iAlphard for testing and confirming. That is, now, AT&T iPhone 5 users can also use my hack.

I will update the OP to reflect the changes and to link to the four different versions (two pairs for the iPhone 5 and 5s). I'll also rename them in my Cydia repo so that the main list already shows which version they are.
 
I've cleaned up and streamlined my Cydia repo so that you can quickly find the version you'll need (AT&T vs. rest; iPhone 5 vs. 5s). NOTE: trying to install the wrong version is safe as the installation will simply fail.

In the screenshot below, I've annotated the two times two tweaks:

cydia-camhacks.jpg
 
Menneisyys2 said:
YES!!!! It works!!! At last!!!

A million thanks to iAlphard for testing and confirming. That is, now, AT&T iPhone 5 users can also use my hack.

I will update the OP to reflect the changes and to link to the four different versions (two pairs for the iPhone 5 and 5s). I'll also rename them in my Cydia repo so that the main list already shows which version they are.
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Cheers, glad i could help. The downside of this tweak for the 5 is only the fps hit. But as you said, it is great for still video such as scenery video, sunset video looks gorgeous because of the wide fov and also more light can be captured.
But no problem on fps hit on 5s just like the title stated and confirmed.

Kudos to you for your brilliance and hard work for making this enhancer possible, easy to install and to set. ;)
 
Ive been trying to install your app in my 4s device (NON A&T) to no avail.. nothing works . IOS 7. Is there something im missing?
 
diaolosh said:
Ive been trying to install your app in my 4s device (NON A&T) to no avail.. nothing works . IOS 7. Is there something im missing?
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No 4S-specific version available yet. However, you can help me creating it if you tell me the name of a specific directory under /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaToolbox.framework/. It should look something like NXX, where XX is a number. For example, it's either 41 or 42 for the iPhone 5.

As soon as you answer, I compile a version specifically for the 4S.
 
non-AT&T 5S is returning the following error when I try to install: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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And strangely the AT&T version just installed without a hitch. Is it possible Apple gave me an AT&T 5S and put it on VZW?
 
nooaah said:
non-AT&T 5S is returning the following error when I try to install: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

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And strangely the AT&T version just installed without a hitch. Is it possible Apple gave me an AT&T 5S and put it on VZW?
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1. Thanks, I change the description.

2. Unfortunately, I haven't access to US iPhones here. They differ from international ones (the ones available here) in some regards; for example, the camera-specific directory names in the file system. This is why I can't test every US mobile operator's device myself.
 
Menneisyys2 said:
1. Thanks, I change the description.
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Description changed and I also added a restriction only allowing for installation on 7.0+ firmware versions (Depends: firmware (>= 7.0) in both Packages.gz and control). An 5.1.1 screenshot showing it in effect:

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NOTE: as I've only remade the non-US iPhone 5 DEB file but not the other three, currently, Cydia says there's an update while there isn't. After making my Cydia package creator scripts more automatized, I update the other three packages as well.

Also, I'll add iPhone 4S-specific packages soon. (Feel free to tell me if you need them ASAP.)
 
Menneisyys2 said:
No 4S-specific version available yet. However, you can help me creating it if you tell me the name of a specific directory under /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaToolbox.framework/. It should look something like NXX, where XX is a number. For example, it's either 41 or 42 for the iPhone 5.

As soon as you answer, I compile a version specifically for the 4S.
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Thanx for the Help!

The folder you mention is named N94 on my 4s iphone
 
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