Re: [V4L2] EV control API for digital camera

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, DongSoo Kim wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> When we take pictures, sometimes we don't get satisfied with the
> exposure of picture. Too dark or too bright.
> 
> For that reason, we need to bias EV which represents Exposure Value.
> 
> So..if I want to control digital camera module with V4L2 API, which
> API should I take for EV control?
> 
> V4L2 document says that V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS is for picture brightness,
> but it is for "Image properties" and that "image" means the image
> frame of TV or PVR things.Am I right?

There's also V4L2_CID_EXPOSURE

> 
> If I may, can I use V4L2_CID_BRIGHTNESS for EV control of digital cameras?
> 
> or..otherwise I should make a new API for that functionality.
> 
> I'm little bit confused, because I think the brightness of picture
> could differ from exposure value of digital camera..help me ;(

Thanks
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D.
Freelance Open-Source Software Developer
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