Apps that use front facing camera?

are there any apps out yet that use the front facing camera kind of like facetime? where you're talking to someone using your front camera as live feed with something like stickam, skype, ect? just curious, thank you!

Apple aren't here. This is a user-to-user forum only.
When in the Camera app, what happens when you tap the icon to switch to the front camera?
Have you made sure that Settings > General > Restrictions and make sure Allow: Camera is on.

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tqtclipper wrote:
hello, my eyesight issue happens occasionally, from time to time i run multiple apps that use the isight camera...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/HT2411: Your camera can be used by only one application at a time.
(Over time, Apple has changed the built-in camera's name on newer Macs from "iSight" to "FaceTime" and then to "FaceTime HD." Regardless of the name of your Mac's built-in camera, the same info and troubleshooting applies.)
tqtclipper wrote:
... Is there a way to use activity monitor to identify and kill the process controlling the isight? ...
http://support.apple.
com/kb/PH5147: You can quit any process you can see in those listed in the window that opens when you use Activity Mornitor's
Window >
Activity Monitor
menu command.
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HT201263 Has anyone got an answer as to WHY the front facing camera isn't working on iPad 2? We have 3 iPad's that the front facing camera isn't working. Back camera is fine.

Please help! Apple I hope you're listening.

Apple aren't here. This is a user-to-user forum only.
When in the Camera app, what happens when you tap the icon to switch to the front camera?
Have you made sure that Settings > General > Restrictions and make sure Allow: Camera is on.

Is there a video chat app that can use the Charge's front facing camera?

Is there a video chat app that can use the Charge's front facing camera?
Edit: for video chat between the Charge and a PC.
Thanks!

I tried Tango, Qik, and ooVoo.
The only one that can use the Charge's front facing camera AND video chat with a PC is the ooVoo.
Works perfectly!
Tango and Qik ad mobile-to-mobile only at this time.
Thanks!
P.S. .... this really makes me wonder why Skype cannot work with the front facing camera if other
companies can do it on the Froyo? I guess Skype developers are really lazy(or have no incentive
to make it work)

Why does my screen keep flashing white when I use my front facing camera?

I have an iPhone 4s running iOS 5.1. Whenever I use my front facing camera, the footage I take shows a white flash on the screen every second or so. It looks almost like the glare that you get from looking straight into a flashlight. This doesn't happen every time time I film, and when it does, it can easily be solved by stopping and restarting again, but it's still annoying.

This issue is associated with your graphics driver not being compatible with PS' hardware acceleration. Updating the driver if possible would be advisable, otherwise turn off OpenGL drawing under Preferences --> Performance.
Mylenium

My iphone 4 camera shutter won't open. I have already done a restore and I am using the latest iOS. The front facing camera works during FaceTime but crashes when I switch to rear camera. in Camera mode I can't switch to front camera.

My iphone 4 camera shutter won't open. I have already done a restore and I am using the latest iOS. The front facing camera works during FaceTime but crashes when I switch to rear camera. in Camera mode I can't switch to front camera. I plan on replacing this phone with an iphone 5s when it comes out but I need this phone to work until then.

When you did the restore, did you restore from a backup or restore as new? The final step of user troubleshooting is to restore as a new device, not from a backup. If you restore as a new device and the camera still does not function, it is probably a hardware issue. Make an appointment at the Apple Store Genius Bar and have the device checked by a Genius.

My camera and flashlight stopped working suddenly, only my front facing camera works. The camera app freezes and has to be ended every time. What the heck...help?

My camera and flashlight stopped working suddenly, only my front facing camera works. The camera app freezes and has to be ended every time. What the heck...help?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
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My iphone 4s front facing camera won't work. How do I fix it?

My iphone 4s's front facing camer freezes like it's about to work but I don't know how to make it work. It just stays frozen.

Hi Avir,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will provide some troubleshooting steps for the issue you are having with your camera.
Get help with the camera on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
Make sure that there’s nothing blocking the camera lens. If you’re using a case, try removing it.
Force the app to close, then open the Camera app again.
Restart your device, then open the Camera app again.
If your device has a front and rear camera, try both cameras by tapping the camera swap icon . If you see the closed lens or black screen on only one camera, take your device to an Apple Retail Store or Authorized Service Provider for more help.
- Judy

Front facing camera not working for video chat on Revolution

How come the front facing camera doesn't work on Tango? I wanted a new phone with FFC to use on Tango and for when Skype goes video on phones and it seems it don't work on Tango. Is it just Revolution or is it the same on all phones? I don't need a FFC phone to take pics of myself I have had no problem doing that on other phones, would love the feature to do what it is supposed too.

AdamE_VZW wrote:
Hi bulldog69!
To answer your question, some of those video chat applications have additional 'plug-ins' that need to be downloaded from the Market as well. Just search for "tango" in the Market and see if anything pulls up. If this is not the case, try to uninstall and re-install the application from the Market. I recommend trying another video chat app to see if that works as well. If you can take photos and video with the FFC, there's no issue with the device.
Hope that helps! Keep us posted.
Thank you!
Well we have two Revolutions and i tried the uninstall and reinstall and no good. Couldn't find any plug ins.
What other video chat apps do you know of that might work? Tried Fring and tha was junk. Thanks for any of your help that you give me

The shutter on my Front Facing Camera won't open.

It would open when I had it on the rear facing camera, but it freezes when I click to switch.
And then when I try to open the camera app, the shutter won't open, I'm guessing because it's in front facing mode.
And even when I Skype, the app freezes if I try to use the front facing camera, so I have to use the rear facing camera for skype (which is annoying)
I have the latest software update...
Anyone know how to fix this?!

Same Problem. Have had the iPod 4G since it first came out and everthing fine till now.
To: just after installing IOS 5.0
The camera(s) shutter will be closed for a while, unable to be used.
Also, camera(s) will no longer switch between modes (shoting regular pic vs. shoting self)
As others have mentioned, I also did the common things to try to fix this:
- I closed the Camera app and restart it
- I rebooted the iPad Touch 4G
- I did a hard reset
None of this helped.
This happens on ALL the camera apps I have (four or five).
Which makes me think it's a Bug
Note: I'm posting this on all threads as I become aware of them.
Update: A Partial Fix, I did the 'dramatic,' decision of doing a full Reset/Restore (System>General>Reset) and after that the front shutter now works again, so I can take pics of things in the normal way, but one of my camera apps made it clear it gets an ERROR when trying to switch to the self-photo/Facetime mode, so I'm avoiding doing that to the Apple Camera app.
Since it started for me with a software change, and it got partially fixed with a system Reset I more firmly believe it must be a bug. It looks like a bug. It acts like a bug. It's a bug.
Apple is a good company and if they get the word I'm sure they will do what's necessary to fix this problem. So keep talking it up on Discussions and send Feedback is all we can do and many of us don't have a Genius Store nearby (plus, it can't be good for business to be returning products because of software issues).
On the plus side of the camera and new IOS5:
I found out how to get that cool function to being able to use the camera right away, from the lock screen.
Very nice. And very, very nice to be able to use the volume button to snap pics.

My front Facing camera just won't work It freezes everytime

My front Facing camera just won't work It freezes everytime

Please tell me that it has NEVER been jailbroke. If that's the case, here are some standard repair procedures:
First, try a system reset. It cures many ills and it's quick, easy and harmless...
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears. You will not lose any apps, data, music, movies, settings, etc.
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At the end of the basic Restore, you will be asked if you wish to sync the iPad/iPod. As before, say "yes." Note that that sync selection will disappear and the Restore will end if you do not respond within a reasonable time. If that happens, only the apps that are part of the IOS will appear on your device. Corrective action is simple - choose manual "Sync" from the bottom right of iTunes.
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Lumia 920 Front facing camera blury, exaggerated s...

Hi,
I'm trying to understand if my frontfacing camera has a defect or it really is supposed to be that bad on a 920. I started noticing the images are always sort of blurry even though i try to hold it extremely still and that the colors are kind of bad.
What really put me over the edge was seeing my wife's iphone's result side by side. hers was crisp, clear, beautiful while mine looked like it was from a first generation digital camera.
Is this expected? has anyone else compared iphone 5 and 920 FF camera results side by side?
thanks

adrianhughes wrote:
Hi Amakhan,
Traditionally front facing cameras have not had much technical focus as most people use the back facing cameras to take photos. However, with the advent of the Facebook-photogenic generation, there has been a sharp rise in the use of front facing cameras for impromptu poses.
Now, there are differneces in the hardware between the phones you have listed. For one, the Nokia 920 only has a 1.3MP front camera, while the HTC 8X has a 2MP snapper (which HTC claim is even better with their proprietary imaging technology). Obviously, photos are going to look better on the HTC as they have obviously focussed effort on their cameras. The same case could be made for the iPhone, as their adverts always seem to have people making FaceTime calls.
It all depends on your needs, if you find your front facing camera more important than your back facing camera, then by all means the HTC or iPhones are the phones for you. In upcoming firmware updates for the 920, the imaging of the front facing camera may be improved, but complaints about the quality are few and far between.
I sure hope the firmware updates will address this issue. This is my primary request at this time.
I don't think its right to have a dismissive attitude toward wanting a decent front facing camera. Nokia put the camera there, it should take good pictures. Facebook, youtube and myspace have been around for a long time. Many people like to take pictures of themselves. I dont think its wise to write off this segment of the market.
All i'm saying is that the phone has a camera. I'm sure it is able to focus. They just need to use some of the technology they use for the main camera in this one. I dont expect it to be as good, but it needs to be better.
For example, FF cameras are usually used to take pictures of the user -- someone with a face. you can use the algorithm published over a decade ago (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/viola/Pubs/Detect/violaJones_IJCV.pdf), find the face, and focus on it like even the cheapest point and shoot cameras are doing these days.
The attitude that "this phone is not for that" is exactly why the iphone has done so well. Otherwise, why should we have internet or apps on the phone either -- heck, its for making calls.
It might seem petty, but I was literally in the car with my wife. we were goign to go return her iphone and ger her a lumia. she happened to snap a photo of herself on my camera. it was terrible. we turned around and went home. That's one sale lost. There are lots of poeple that use Facebook and want to take and post photos of themselves. Lets not give up on that market because we dont want to put some software into one of the cameras on the phone known for its camera.

Front facing camera shots mirrored?

I was updating my Facebook photo using the new camera and noticed that all my shots mirror. It's hard to notice unless I have an object behind me and it switches places when I take a shot no matter the application.
* Point the front facing camera to you
* Add an object to one side like a vase
* Take a photo
The object swapped places.

The image displayed by the camera app while taking the picture is mirrored. The image recorded is not. Place something in the frame with printing on it. The image displayed by the camera is mirrored, just like if you hold an object with printing on it in front of a mirror. But the image recorded in photos is flipped to the correct orientation. I think Apple got this one right.

Front Facing Camera Refuses To Work Since Upgrade To Ios7

Since I have upgraded to ios 7, for what ever reason my front facing camera will not work. Regardless of this been tried on the camera App or Facetime. When I switch to it, it just blurs the screen and hangs. Nothing else happens. Is anyone else having this same problem since upgrading? And if so has anyone got a solution to this?
Many Thanks
Luke.

hello all,
I can confirm the same behaviour with an iPhone 4S, white, 64GB. We own 3 iPhone 4S in our family. 2 of them work flawlessly after the update to iOS7. The only visible difference is the white colour. With the white iPhone 4S we cannot use the front camera any longer. The camera app freezes, switch back to the rear side camera only works, after removing the camera app from the multitasking pane. Reinstalling with iTunes or via DFU mode or via settings-general-reset-contents&settings didn't help. A staff member of an Apple retail shop tried again, but again without success. We both agreed that it must be a software issue. All apps using the front camera (Facetime, Tango, Skype Camera+ etc.) do not work.
The front camera worked well before upgrading to iOS 7.
But 2 other iPhone 4S working without a problem even with the identical iOS 7 leads me to the question if Apple used different camera modells or even different suppliers for the front camera for production of the iPhone 4S. My only explanation from an engineering point of view is that there were different cameras used in production and one of it now has a problem to connect correctly to the iOS 7, which indicates in this case a driver problem.
2 possible solutions:
wait until Apple releases a new version of the iOS which hopefully also covers this problem.
let the front camera replace in a repair shop which will cost between 49 and 69 EUR (this morning I have investigated into some Internet shops offering this service)
Cheers, Claus

Front facing camera options lumia 820

Since I have a Lumia 820 with front facing camera apart from taking my pic and Skype are there any apps that use it to make video calls

So you are not seeing this icon in the camera view??
Else.. what app are you on about?
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