PlayMemories Camera App ideas (RX100 m4/others)

[paperwastage]

You can actually install apps on certain Sony cameras (with WiFi/Android subsystem)

https://www.playmemoriescameraapps.com/portal/

Someone has reverse engineered the protocol, and it doesn't seem that complicated to create new apps for it.

https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE

Does anyone have special ideas/apps that they want?

I'm looking to buy a RX100 m4 to upgrade my m1... One useful idea would be continuous 4k recording until overheating warning (keep auto-triggering the record button after 5-minute limit)

EDIT:

looking at the key callbacks, it seems like we can completely replace the entire UI to something else (both dials are accessible, all buttons). You still have to launch the app (every time you start the camera?) to get the replacement UI.

https://github.com/ma1co/PMCADemo/b...m/github/ma1co/pmcademo/app/BaseActivity.java

 

[Saint 112]

Does anyone have special ideas/apps that they want?

Yes. I would like to be able to completely reorganize the menus and most of all add some features that would be software implemented.

Nick

 

[mgillespie]

You can actually install apps on certain Sony cameras (with WiFi/Android subsystem)

https://www.playmemoriescameraapps.com/portal/

Someone has reverse engineered the protocol, and it doesn't seem that complicated to create new apps for it.

https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE

Does anyone have special ideas/apps that they want?

I'm looking to buy a RX100 m4 to upgrade my m1... One useful idea would be continuous 4k recording until overheating warning (keep auto-triggering the record button after 5-minute limit)

EDIT:

looking at the key callbacks, it seems like we can completely replace the entire UI to something else (both dials are accessible, all buttons). You still have to launch the app (every time you start the camera?) to get the replacement UI.

https://github.com/ma1co/PMCADemo/b...m/github/ma1co/pmcademo/app/BaseActivity.java

Upload to Google+ (Google photos)

 

[SFuller123]

You can actually install apps on certain Sony cameras (with WiFi/Android subsystem)

https://www.playmemoriescameraapps.com/portal/

Someone has reverse engineered the protocol, and it doesn't seem that complicated to create new apps for it.

https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE

Does anyone have special ideas/apps that they want?

I'm looking to buy a RX100 m4 to upgrade my m1... One useful idea would be continuous 4k recording until overheating warning (keep auto-triggering the record button after 5-minute limit)

EDIT:

looking at the key callbacks, it seems like we can completely replace the entire UI to something else (both dials are accessible, all buttons). You still have to launch the app (every time you start the camera?) to get the replacement UI.

https://github.com/ma1co/PMCADemo/b...m/github/ma1co/pmcademo/app/BaseActivity.java

If this works as claimed, its a game changer...

 

[zhanknight]

I'd like a good bracketing app for the RX100. As far as I know, the current bracketing app doesn't run on the RX100, and I seem to recall that I can't get more than +/- .7EV out of the regular camera firmware.

 

[jennifer2012]

How about custom bitrate? Most people cut bitrate in post production anyway so to help alleviate the overheating issue, we could drop the bitrate and lessen the load on the processor.

1080p@ 120fps 25M

should be the same as

1080p@ 60fps 50M

Since Sony only integrated 120fps at 50M it's not possible as is.

What do you think?

 

[paperwastage]

How about custom bitrate? Most people cut bitrate in post production anyway so to help alleviate the overheating issue, we could drop the bitrate and lessen the load on the processor.

1080p@ 120fps 25M

should be the same as

1080p@ 60fps 50M

Since Sony only integrated 120fps at 50M it's not possible as is.

What do you think?

Might be difficult

I haven't looked deep into the video options yet... don't see any easy way to "tweak" the bitrate. it might not be possible either... need to take a deeper look

 

[Felix E Klee]

As mentioned in another thread, I'd like to overlay a custom image in the viewfinder. This may for example be an old image of the location I am at, making it easier for me to match perspective for a new image.

 

[paperwastage]

Api for streaming/live video broadcast

(Eg twitch uses rtmp )

 

[mreynolds767]

How about an app that reverses the horrible implementation of the app system so apps don't take over the camera and all of your function buttons to be used?

Sorry to be negative but for me the Sony app system is a complete fail because of this and I really hope they correct it in firmware.

 

[kamatt]

4k photo mode. Or a frame grabber app for already recorded clips

 

[xerophytenyc]

Bitrate tweaking is not simple math. Need to modify I-P-B settings, and once you do that there may be overheating of the chips as they're calculating the changes. I guess if someone is willing to hack, and run the risk of frying the circuits...

 

[SFuller123]

How about an app that reverses the horrible implementation of the app system so apps don't take over the camera and all of your function buttons to be used?

Sorry to be negative but for me the Sony app system is a complete fail because of this and I really hope they correct it in firmware.

Huh?