RE: [RFC PATCH 3/4] v4l: Add V4L2_CID_WDR button control

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Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laurent Pinchart [mailto:laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 9:13 AM
> To: HeungJun, Kim
> Cc: linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx; hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx;
> sakari.ailus@xxxxxx; s.nawrocki@xxxxxxxxxxx; kyungmin.park@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] v4l: Add V4L2_CID_WDR button control
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Thursday 29 December 2011 06:52:55 HeungJun, Kim wrote:
> > On Wednesday, December 28, 2011 10:57 PM Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 28 December 2011 07:23:47 HeungJun, Kim wrote:
> > > > It adds the new CID for setting White Balance Preset. This CID is
> > > > provided
> > >
> > > I suppose you mean wide dynamic range here.
> >
> > Right, it's my miss.
> >
> > > > as button type. This can commands only if the camera turn on/off this
> > > > function.
> > >
> > > Shouldn't it be a boolean ? A button can only be activated, for one-shot
> > > auto- focus for instance.
> >
> > Any type can be possible, and fine to me. But, it depends on the whole
> > hardware architecture. The WDR is proceeded and used only in the ISP or
> > another engine processing image. And, the cases I've seen ever, are just
> > one - The ISP exists in the sensor.
> >
> > In M-5MOLS use-case, the ISP is in the M-5MOLS sensor. To the position of
> > developer,
> > it's just ok to turn on/off for using this. But, in the other architecture
> > it might be need more.
> 
> You can't turn a button control on or off. A button control can only be
> activated, it has no state. On/off controls are boolean controls.
Ah, ok. I'll modify this to Boolean for next version. You're right.

> 
> > But, I anticipate if the other architecture use this function, probably
> > any other setting seems be not needed any more. The photographer just says,
> > "turn on the WDR!", not says "adjust parm 1, 2, 3, and turn on WDR!". :)
> >
> > So, IMHO, I think the any other setting is not needed more for now.
> 
> --
> Regards,
> 
> Laurent Pinchart

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