It's theoretically possible though not straightforward which is why the feature isn't there yet I'm afraid (by default Android apps go into standby mode when screen is off, so it needs to be rewritten to run as a service).
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I support this request. There are other more or less kludgy ways of turning off the screen, but I have yet to find any app that rivals the Open Camera camera function and stability. Running a black screen app is not ideal either, at least I have not found anyone that is reliable. My specific application is remote water meter reading. Currently 88% of the power used is used by the screen even at minimum brightness.
So Mark, please, please, take a look at the feature again...
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Especially DailyRoads is very stable, and even allows running other apps on the foreground. However, all of them other limitations that make them less than perfect.
You can add me to the list of people wishing for the possibility to turn the screen off while taking photos! :-)
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plus one for reducing power to the screen.s there a way to draw a tiny screensaver instead of the camera image, so that screen is technically on?
I just un-borked a Note3, and so far this has been the most stable interfermoter app I found.
Sending you a donate anyway.
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Hi,
another PLUS ONE from me!
I'm also on the time-lapse issue. Therefor I was reading about OpenCamera far before I got my first smartphone. Now that I got it and gave it a first try, I was wondering that the screen had to be turned on constantly, so the battery was drained very fast. :-(
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+1 also missed this feature to take timelapse video. Screen is draining battery ;(
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also missing this option.
it's not only the battery drain. if you let a device work for a long period(e.g. for hours every day) with enabled display, the device can get realy hot. it's possible to damage the battery this way.
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What would be the best camera under $1k?
I just started my YouTube channel a couple months ago. free netflix I’ve been using my iPhone X for the most part. I’m looking for a good video camera. It should be able to do photos too. tech news I’m mostly filming in the day, but I plan to do some night shots. I wish I can afford the Panasonic gh5. What do you guys think I should get?
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Pixel 8a, Android 16 and Open Camera 1.55, still no option to take time lapse photos with screen off. Tried tweaking battery settings in the app to run unlimited in the background but still it suspends on screen off.
If there are no easy fixes, could it be possible to add an option to cover the screen with black to reduce burn in or similar? I would like to avoid fixed drawings on the screen for hours (with a powerbank attached).
Thanks!
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Changing Settings/On screen GUI/"Immersive mode" to "Hide everything" would remove the on-screen icons. A possible workaround to make completely black might be Settings/Camera preview/"Ghost image" if you have a completely black image to supply, although currently the max opacity you can set to is 80%
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Is it possible to have a feature for the phone to take pictures with the screen turned off?
I would like to set the burst mode interval to 5 minutes and also to unlimited pictures and leave it with the screen turned off to save on battery
It's theoretically possible though not straightforward which is why the feature isn't there yet I'm afraid (by default Android apps go into standby mode when screen is off, so it needs to be rewritten to run as a service).
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Thanks mark! it would be great if you find the time to implement it.
cheers
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I support this request. There are other more or less kludgy ways of turning off the screen, but I have yet to find any app that rivals the Open Camera camera function and stability. Running a black screen app is not ideal either, at least I have not found anyone that is reliable. My specific application is remote water meter reading. Currently 88% of the power used is used by the screen even at minimum brightness.
So Mark, please, please, take a look at the feature again...
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Just and FYI example that it's possible, there's is this app on the android playstore which has it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zeronoiseapps.secretcamera&hl=en
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Secret Camera is not available anymore, but there are several other photography apps that allow to turn the screen off:
Especially DailyRoads is very stable, and even allows running other apps on the foreground. However, all of them other limitations that make them less than perfect.
You can add me to the list of people wishing for the possibility to turn the screen off while taking photos! :-)
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plus one for reducing power to the screen.s there a way to draw a tiny screensaver instead of the camera image, so that screen is technically on?
I just un-borked a Note3, and so far this has been the most stable interfermoter app I found.
Sending you a donate anyway.
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Hi,
another PLUS ONE from me!
I'm also on the time-lapse issue. Therefor I was reading about OpenCamera far before I got my first smartphone. Now that I got it and gave it a first try, I was wondering that the screen had to be turned on constantly, so the battery was drained very fast. :-(
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+1
The screen "eats" a lot of battery.
A "collaboration" with another open source DVR app such as CosyDVR (that has timelapse option):
https://f-droid.org/packages/es.esy.CosyDVR/
Hope that helps/inspires !
+1 also missed this feature to take timelapse video. Screen is draining battery ;(
also missing this option.
it's not only the battery drain. if you let a device work for a long period(e.g. for hours every day) with enabled display, the device can get realy hot. it's possible to damage the battery this way.
What would be the best camera under $1k?
I just started my YouTube channel a couple months ago. free netflix I’ve been using my iPhone X for the most part. I’m looking for a good video camera. It should be able to do photos too. tech news I’m mostly filming in the day, but I plan to do some night shots. I wish I can afford the Panasonic gh5. What do you guys think I should get?
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Pixel 8a, Android 16 and Open Camera 1.55, still no option to take time lapse photos with screen off. Tried tweaking battery settings in the app to run unlimited in the background but still it suspends on screen off.
If there are no easy fixes, could it be possible to add an option to cover the screen with black to reduce burn in or similar? I would like to avoid fixed drawings on the screen for hours (with a powerbank attached).
Thanks!
Changing Settings/On screen GUI/"Immersive mode" to "Hide everything" would remove the on-screen icons. A possible workaround to make completely black might be Settings/Camera preview/"Ghost image" if you have a completely black image to supply, although currently the max opacity you can set to is 80%