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• Second Test

  setCREATE • 04/25/2021 at 20:19 • 0 comments

  Today I tested the time laps upgrade for the second time and it made a huge difference comparing to the last one. here's the link to the video:

  https://www.instagram.com/p/COFjK4CAYnM/?igshid=1dx568k5vz3wr

  Must of the previous problems are solved, there is a bit of vibration which is caused by a miscalculation from me, I positioned the phone angle a bit low and at the end, the top part of the print would be out of the frame, so I tried to fix that mid-print, which worked but made that shake.

  Also, I downloaded an app called Open Camera from google play, which has an option to lock the focus and exposure of the camera and also prevents the camera from closing itself.
  

  All and all, I'm happy with the results, but I believe the third test that I did tonight will be even better. I'll share a log as soon as I edited the video.

• First Try Results

  setCREATE • 04/23/2021 at 21:48 • 0 comments

  Today I tested the time-laps feature for the first time. the video below is the final result.

  (sorry Im reale tired to upload a video on YT rn, its 2am, so I just share a link to the video on Instagram)
  

  https://www.instagram.com/p/COBNvK_LL4X/?igshid=1o4ct1o8tplpe

  As you can see, the time laps is not good at all, which means it needs some modifications.

  First of all, the lighting.

  As you can see the lighting is really bad and it changes constantly. a small part of it is caused by me walking in my room and blocking the light, but the major part is caused by the phone not being able to focus at the right spot and change the scene saturation at the right time. the first part can be solved easily with a constant source of light on the subject.

  But the second part is a bit difficult. it needs to be fixed in both software and hardware. for the hardware fix, I need to mess with the phone camera settings a bit, which is hard because my old Galaxy J7 doesn't give me a lot of options in the camera app... but the G-Code mod should be easier, I need to add a dely before taking the picture so the camera will have enough time to correct the scene lighting.

  The second annoying thing about the footageis the camera moving. I placed the camera mount on the same desk that the printer is sitting on, leading to the mount shaking.

   all I have to do is to place it on the ground or to an another desk.

  The third problem, is the focus. This part is kinda out of focus in the footage and I dont like it. this can also be fixed within the G-Code.

  And the fourth and the most important one is the camera turning off. It seems like that all Samsung phones, have a feature/problem that the camera app will close itself automatically after a minute or so of inactivity. I dont have any idea of how to fix it rn, I'll be happy if anyone  could help me.

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