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Samsung Camera Manager in Android

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Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Samsung Camera Manager in Android

I got a new phone, and while I can connect the NX3000 with the older app, the new one (for NX500/NX1) doesn't seem to work.

What do we know about it?

Cheers.

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otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

What version of android, nx firmware and Samsung Camera Manager? It works ok on Android 7 with latest versions.

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M43ForMe
M43ForMe Contributing Member • Posts: 516
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

Mine works fine for my NX1, but you have to have firmware 1.41. If you're wanting the bitrate hacks and other features like being able to access the dev menu and eliminate the recording limits, you're stuck on 1.40. And the 1.40 version of the app is not usable for me on Android.

otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

Mods work just fine on my up-to-date firmware NX500.

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OP Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
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otto k wrote:

Mods work just fine on my up-to-date firmware NX500.

That's the case here. I couldn't risk loosing any of the aforementioned, especially video limit and bitrate. I am hearing from a lot of people about loosing those on NX1.

I do not really care about the NX500 though, I could try that later tonight.

Any other NX users can comment on this issue?

M43ForMe
M43ForMe Contributing Member • Posts: 516
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

Kisaha wrote:

otto k wrote:

Mods work just fine on my up-to-date firmware NX500.

That's the case here. I couldn't risk loosing any of the aforementioned, especially video limit and bitrate. I am hearing from a lot of people about loosing those on NX1.

I do not really care about the NX500 though, I could try that later tonight.

Any other NX users can comment on this issue?

I've never been able to get into the hidden developer menu on 1.41. I've always had to roll back to 1.40.

It was my understanding that one of the main drivers behind 1.41 was to kill the access to the hacks. But I'm happy to have been mistaken.

OP Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

M43ForMe wrote:

Kisaha wrote:

otto k wrote:

Mods work just fine on my up-to-date firmware NX500.

That's the case here. I couldn't risk loosing any of the aforementioned, especially video limit and bitrate. I am hearing from a lot of people about loosing those on NX1.

I do not really care about the NX500 though, I could try that later tonight.

Any other NX users can comment on this issue?

I've never been able to get into the hidden developer menu on 1.41. I've always had to roll back to 1.40.

It was my understanding that one of the main drivers behind 1.41 was to kill the access to the hacks. But I'm happy to have been mistaken.

Are you mistaken though?!

We need more opinions people, step in with your Samsung Camera Manager experiences!

@Otto. Do you have no video limit in your NX500? Can you get into the dev menu?

otto k Senior Member • Posts: 2,252
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You cannot go to dev menu but mods can be installed. No idea on NX1

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GiM_6x Regular Member • Posts: 286
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

1.41 with The Hack is working fine.
Please check the last version. . .

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GiM_6x Regular Member • Posts: 286
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

On NX1, but it is not accessing dev menu.
It is a different hack, search for Otto's and Vasile's posts.

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headroom Regular Member • Posts: 484
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

NX 500 FW 1.12 and LG G5 Android 7.0 drive me nuts

Picture transfer works only

Witch settings does work ?

NFC ON

Bluetooht ON

Wifi ON & Bluetooht OFF

Wifi OFF & Bluetooht ON

grrrr.....

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headroom Regular Member • Posts: 484
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NX 1 1.41 Bluethoot code coupling succesfull then connected over WFI in the Smartphone to the NX 1 endless waiting. Bluethoot Shutter works

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headroom Regular Member • Posts: 484
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android

NX1 it worked this way

1.In the menus NX 1 the Wifi connection enter the Router password

2. In the smartphone go to Network WIFI choose:NX 1 EA : XX : XX then automatic Mobile Pics Preview apears then top right on tree dots tap Remote Viewfinder its coming on

NX 500 still "**ç%&%((

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Hirsti Contributing Member • Posts: 660
Re: Samsung Camera Manager in Android
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Kisaha wrote:

I got a new phone, and while I can connect the NX3000 with the older app, the new one (for NX500/NX1) doesn't seem to work.

What do we know about it?

Cheers.

One thing to be aware of with some Android phones/versions.

When you connect the phone to the camera wifi AP it connects  but sometimes a notification will  appear on the  phone for a short amount of time that informs you that the wifi you have connected to does not have internet connectivity and do you want to remain connected.  On my phone a Moto G5 Plus if I don't respond within something  like 5 seconds the notification disappears and the wifi connection is  dropped.  For me I have to select the notification and then select the keep connected  option.

Once I have done this then the Camera Manager App menu options now work.

If anyone knows how to turn off that behaviour I would be happy to know.

So my workflow for  connecting is as follows:

1.  Turn on Bluetooth and wifi on the camera, I use the menu options rather  than the  touch screen drop down as when I do it on touch screen drop down it prompts me to connect to a wifi AP

2. On your phone open up the Samsung Camera Manager App

3. If you haven't connected before then select the search button, this will eventually show the NX1, select the NX1 option and your phone should connect to your camera

4. The Samsung camera app should now give you the options Mobile Link, Remote Viewfinder, Bluetooth Shutter and Quick Transfer.

5 Select Mobile Link or Remote Viewfinder, these require Wifi connectivity.

6.Once you have selected one of the option the camera will now display a message saying connect to the AP_NX1

7.  On your phone go to your wifi connections and search for a wifi connection, there should be a AP_NX1 in the list, select this and it should connect.

8.  This is where some phone give you the above mentioned notification about no internet, just follow the steps I listed above.

This should now work.

I have noticed that sometimes it freezes and no matter what you do at this stage you cant connect, everytime you select something  on the phone app it says on the NX1 that it is already running.

You can get round this by going to you phone and deleting the wifi connection for the AP_NX1 and also go to your camera settings and go to my smartphone option and delete your listed smartphones.

Then repeat the above steps and it should now work.

Hope this helps

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