Re: [RFC PATCH RESEND v2 3/3] v4l2-ctrls: document the changes about auto focus mode

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Hi,

On Thursday 03 March 2011 14:17:10 Kim HeungJun wrote:
> 2011. 3. 3., 오후 7:08, Laurent Pinchart 작성:
> > On Thursday 03 March 2011 03:16:34 Kim, HeungJun wrote:
> >> Document about the type changes and the enumeration of the auto focus
> >> control.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Heungjun Kim <riverful.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml    |   31
> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++--- Documentation/DocBook/v4l/videodev2.h.xml |
> >> 6 +++++
> >> 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >> 
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
> >> b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml index 2fae3e8..889fa84 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
> >> +++ b/Documentation/DocBook/v4l/controls.xml
> >> @@ -1801,12 +1801,35 @@ negative values towards infinity. This is a
> >> write-only control.</entry> </row>
> >> 
> >> 	  <row><entry></entry></row>
> >> 
> >> -	  <row>
> >> +	  <row id="v4l2-focus-auto-type">
> >> 
> >> 	    <entry
> >> 
> >> spanname="id"><constant>V4L2_CID_FOCUS_AUTO</constant>&nbsp;</entry> -
> >> <entry>boolean</entry>
> >> +	    <entry>enum&nbsp;v4l2_focus_auto_type</entry>
> >> 
> >> 	  </row><row><entry spanname="descr">Enables automatic focus
> >> 
> >> -adjustments. The effect of manual focus adjustments while this feature
> >> -is enabled is undefined, drivers should ignore such requests.</entry>
> >> +adjustments of the normal or macro or continuous(CAF) mode. The effect
> >> of +manual focus adjustments while this feature is enabled is
> >> undefined, +drivers should ignore such requests. Possible values
> >> are:</entry> +	  </row>
> >> +	  <row>
> >> +	    <entrytbl spanname="descr" cols="2">
> >> +	      <tbody valign="top">
> >> +		<row>
> >> +		  <entry><constant>V4L2_FOCUS_MANUAL</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
> >> +		  <entry>Manual focus mode.</entry>
> >> +		</row>
> >> +		<row>
> >> +		  <entry><constant>V4L2_FOCUS_AUTO</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
> >> +		  <entry>Auto focus mode with normal operation.</entry>
> >> +		</row>
> >> +		<row>
> >> +		  <entry><constant>V4L2_FOCUS_MACRO</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
> >> +		  <entry>Auto focus mode with macro operation.</entry>
> >> +		</row>
> >> +		<row>
> >> +		  <entry><constant>V4L2_FOCUS_CONTINUOUS</constant>&nbsp;</entry>
> >> +		  <entry>Auto focus mode with continuous(CAF) operation.</entry>
> > 
> > I should have asked this sooner, but what's the difference between normal
> > AF and continuous AF ?
> 
> Let's assume that the whole focus process(of course the sensor-internal
> process automatically) is below : 1) pointing the object focussed
> 
>     : mostly this is possible to be a middle spot, or pre-given orient x &
>     : y set from register.
> 
>     (The mode using given orient x & y, may be defined V4L2_FOCUS_TOUCH or
> whatever, but I know touch auto focus suggestion is determined nothing so
> far, because of that, after this I will suggest to discuss about it one
> more.) 2) starting and completing the move of the motor to control lens,
> using the focusing internal algorithm 3) check whether the lens position
> is proper or not, using the focusing internal algorithm, too. (If the
> position is not proper, the image may looks defocused)
> 
> In the Normal AF mode, the sensor do the whole focusing process once, and
> after completing to move lens, even though the sensor failed focusing
> process. On the other hand, the sensor repeats 1~3 in the Continuous AF
> mode periodically, regardless of success of failure.

OK, that was my understanding as well. How will that work with the proposed 
focus menu control ? Don't you need a button control for normal auto-focus ?

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart
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