Disable auto-focus on iSight?

Is it possible to disable the auto-focus and/or auto-exposure on the iSight?

Both iGlasses and iChatUSBCam will do what you ask.
Select the one you want based on which feature set and which apps you want to be using when you manually focus or manually set exposure.

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External isight auto focus noise

i have an isight that appears to be working fine (it focuses, displays image, has sound, etc) however i have not used it in quite some time.
my question is that i can clearly hear the focus mechanism in this external firewire isight and i am checking to see from someone who uses these a lot if that is normal.
i have used the built in isight in my macbook and i never hear any noise although i realize that they are very different units.
is it normal to be able to hear the auto focus noise for an external unit?

Thanks Tony,
I had this one as an Email at home.
Sent them here as well http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/EZJim/EZJimpage4.html
(how to Check your iSight is Functional)
7:59 PM Tuesday; September 11, 2007

ISight is not auto focusing .. any ideas?

that's it , it's not auto focusing, I can make it to focus using external apps like iGlasses....
**** , help ?

Are you sure you have not configured iGlasses to allow Manual Focus ONLY? If that is not your problem, consider the following.
iSight's auto-focus needs plenty of light to work best. If you are testing in a work area that is not brightly lit, add plenty of light and test again.
If you have not already done so, try another Firewire cable. You should also try plugging iSight into another Firewire port. Finally, try your iSight on another Mac. These suggestions will help you rule out cable, connection, or computer specific problems.
If you have not done so already, test with more than one application that can use iSight . This will help rule out program software problems.
See if the focus testing suggestions in the second part of How to test your iSight to ensure it is functional give you any ideas that you have not already considered.
My only other suggestion that might help you is to disconnect all Firewire cables from your G5 iMac. Then download and apply the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Combo Update (PPC). Repair permissions after you restart your Mac. Finally, reconnect and check your iSight again.
Users have reported fixes to a variety of audio, video, connectivity, and software conflicts and unreliability issues after properly applying the Combo Updater. Using the Combo Updater to update to the current Mac OS X version also often seems to correct problems that exist with earlier 10.4.x versions.
If the suggestions above do not help you correct your problem, my only remaining suggestion for restoring your iSight's auto-focus is to contact your Apple Service Technician for service. There are no user serviceable parts in iSight.
Jim
Mac OS X (10.4.8) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

How do I turn off auto focus/open/maximize when new email arrives?

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This is really annoying. It started happening with recent updates. Is there a way to turn this 'feature' off?
thanks.

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Hello Sony Z3 support,
I would like to address the developers of 4k video camera app. I know it's a stand alone application that shoots 4k.
I shoot video professionally and now experiencing the change from full hd to 4k.
Sony has the best 4k camera on the market these days, and me personally, I purchased this phone to be able to shoot 4k video using the smartphone.
Currently 4k app lacks some pro features to make the shooting, but that's ok. The main issue here is its auto focusing whenever picture changes. So many shots were ruined by this issue. It's not a bug or hardware problem, it's just lack of possibility to disable the auto-focus.
My feature request about 4k video camera app is as simple as this:
- ability to select between auto and manual focus
- focusing on tap
It's been already implemented on regular photo/video app, but not in 4k video app. Without this feature this 4k camera cannot be used for professional purposes.
I know it wasn't designed for a pro video, but I'm talking about something that may change the market like Canon DSLRs did with Full HD video few years ago.

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http://support.sonymobile.com/global-en/contactUs/

How do I stop Firefox from auto-focusing on text boxes?

How do I stop Firefox from auto-focusing on text boxes? Sometimes as a page is loading, I scroll down the page...only to have the page jump back to where there is a text box, with a blinking cursor, after the page is finished loading. It is an annoying feature and I want to turn it off.

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Like many users, I suspect, I use different desktops for different projects, each of which requires a variety of applications (finder, word docs, spreadsheets, etc). When I'm working on project 1 in desktop 1, I never want to be whisked away to desktop 2. In fact, I never want to be switched to a different desktop automatically. If I click on an application, I want it to open a new window for that application. If a new iteration of an app can't be opened (ie, Mail), I'd like it to pull Mail to me rather than send me off to it. Aren't apps supposed to come when we call, not the other way around?
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[SOLVED:] SLIM not reading slim.conf (no password auto-focus)

Yesterday I began having issues with SLIM. I'm not sure if they're related, but while running Puppy , I inadvertently deleted the desktop icon for my Arch home directory on /dev/sda8. I rebooted Puppy and it reappeared. After running Puppy, something went wrong with my clocks (system and hardware) and the times were all wrong. I fixed that with NTPD. I currently dual boot Arch and Windows 7 from the hard drive, and occasionally from a USB stick, Puppy Linux. I'm using an ASUS K50IJ laptop. I run Xfce4. I do not have any disk encryption enabled.
When I boot up, the SLIM login appears as normal, but rather than password auto-focus, I'm prompted for a username. If I enter the username and hit return, I'm still staring at the username prompt. After three or four iterations of entering a username + enter, I finally get a password prompt and can log in.
I have tried:
1. Reinstalling archlinux-themes-slim
2. Uninstalling archlinux-themes-slim and slim, then reinstalling slim
3. Removing old Xfce4 & Xfwm sessions
4. Removing slim.conf and entering a pristine version.
5. Reviewing /var/log/slim.log files for oddities. I found one:
Before the trouble started, I the message in the log was:
slim: waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
X.Org X Server 1.12.2
Release Date: 2012-05-29
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Build Operating System: Linux 3.0.32-1-lts x86_64
Current Operating System: Linux asus 3.4.4-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jun 24 18:5
9:47 CEST 2012 x86_64
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda4 ro
Build Date: 30 May 2012 07:24:13PM
Current version of pixman: 0.26.2
Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Sun Jul 8 15:30:48 2012
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
/usr/bin/xauth: file /home/rasteenb/.Xauthority does not exist
/usr/bin/startxfce4: X server already running on display :0.0
Now I get:
slim: waiting for X server to begin accepting connections.slim: unexpected signal 15
slim: waiting for X server to begin accepting connections.
slim: System is booting up.
slim: pam_authentication(): Authentication failure
slim: System is booting up.
slim: pam_authentication(): Authentication failure
slim: System is booting up.
slim: pam_authentication(): Authentication failure
slim: System is booting up.
slim: pam_authentication(): Authentication failure
slim: System is booting up.
slim: pam_authentication(): Authentication failure
Now I'm stumped.
Rob
Last edited by rasteenb (2012-07-17 11:16:03)

I solved this - slim was not the last daemon I started in rc.conf. By moving it to the end, I get password auto-focus and everything works.
Now my rc.conf looks like
# DAEMONS
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus acpid @network @wicd @openntpd @cupsd @crond slim)
I found this recommendation in the Display Manager wiki page while researching the problem:
Ensure you start the display manager last in the DAEMONS array, otherwise X will later allocate a tty device which was previously claimed by Getty (see /etc/inittab). Not placing the display manager at the end can cause X crashes, and is therefore unsupported.
I'd just been lucky before that there wasn't a conflict.
There is a "flicker" during login where I'm shown the XFCE splash, then the SLIM splash again, then the XFCE desktop. Not sure what's going on there, but it's no big deal.
Cheers,
Rob

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E71 camera flash not working with auto focus

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Recommendations?

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I expect better from Mozilla.
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