Open Camera Remote
The Open Camera Remote app is a modified version of Open Camera. It gives you focus and shutter trigger control remotely over a local WiFi network. You send this app broadcast control messages to operate focus and shutter release using another app, WiFi Remote Capture, install at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andymodla.remotecapture&hl=en
You trigger and capture photos and videos nearly simultaneously on local network connected phones running this app. Depending on your local network, the number of phones can range from 253 to 4093 maximum.
For security reasons some WiFi routers will block broadcast messages. You may have to set up your own private router that allows broadcast messaging.
There is a built-in Web HTTP server you can enable for downloading your photos with a Web browser. It only works with your local network while the camera app is running. In Settings there is a option to turn on the HTTP server and to show the URL of the server as a QR code or text.
Information about using the Open Camera app can be found at :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera&hl=en
The Open Camera Remote app has Settings under More Camera Controls for photo and video filename suffix and Time/Number format for filename with reset. The suffix string appended to the filename helps you determine from which phone camera a photo was shot. This allows you to merge all the photos from multiple cameras into a single folder for editing.
You can capture 3D images by taking sequential left and right eye photos when choosing a Settings option. The filenames will automatically add suffixes _l and _r. View 3D photos by purchasing https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andymodla.apps.vrstereophotoviewer&hl=en (not supported by all phones). This app can be launched from preview thumbnail button if you select the 3D/VR Stereo Photo Viewer.
Another feature lets you align the scene you are shooting with your previous photo to help with taking 3D (left/right), composite, or stitched photos when you edit using other apps.
The open source code for Open Camera Remote (modified from version 1.46 Open Camera) is available at
https://sourceforge.net/u/ajavamind/opencamera/ci/master/tree/
Modifications for Open Camera Remote were added by Andy Modla.
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Category : Photography
Reviews (27)
It is called "Open Camera Remote" but you cannot remotely view and control another camera with it. If you read someone else's critical review of this app you will see a link from the developer telling you to read a Blog whose instructions should have been linked directly from the overview description of this app but they are not. It doesn't matter since those instructions make absolutely no sense and I am a professional computer technician that can also diagnose and fix my own car.
Good in concept but for some reason yoi never know when it takes the pocture you always have to keep tipping the shutter button loke 5 or 6 times for one of them to do it
Working as expected, but not easy to set up. People that say is not working they didn't read the documentation or have insufficient tech knowledge to understand how to set it up.
Why not include a http api to trigger a photo? Why do I need to pair with another phone or send broadcast msgs? A simple /trigger url would be awesome.
Last time can put silent. Now cannot le. The sound on and off is missing. Can fix, I dun like the sound
Great app, Can I use web API to trigger the shutter instead of network broadcast?
WOW.. Spot on works straight from the box, very fast..
This is not a remote, it is just a camera app. There is no instruction on how to use it.
No clear instructions on how to pair phoned
Bad app no remote control... Via hotspot or blutooth
How can I connect my wifi action camera to use with this app ?not in installing. I have an action camera with wifi. Now how can I connect this app through wifi so that I can access its camera on my device.?
Worst app! It is not that it shows.🤬
Photos cannot be seen or stored.
How to connect with other phone, please reply 🙏🏻🙏🏻
This app is the same as open camera
I needed a remote for my action cam
plz help me to connect this to othr phone
Not what I wanted
Nice app. I hav xperia z1 and its camera doesn't hav updat so i tried another app from playstore..tried many apps but,i like this app verymuch.i hopeit helps well.,you have to try because it is low size.and no need it for marshsllow or later versions
does the job but it would be great if it works on hot spot too
The app is great but video settings like frame rate not functioning!
Versatility: ****j
very cool
It's grate
Please add option for GPS stamp with latitude and longitude only, no elevation
Disapointment, cant see preview on remote capture. Useless for me.
All Open Camera + Remote... but why I can't save to sdcard? -- I've tried using Storage Access Framework before but sometimes I can't save to sdcard.. after some trial I've found that if I delete the last picture on saved folder at sdcard, it also delete the folder so when I try to take another picture it failed to save because the folder doesn't exist anymore.