How to: Physical Camera button...
 

I assigned Camera.exe in \Windows\ to my double press start menu button. I found today that while in the camera app, if I double tab the key (basically attempt to launch camera again) it takes a photo. So the same shortcut key you use to launch it is used to take the picture.

For KB control, install sdkcerts.cab and RhodiumKbdControl_CDMA.cab (in that order) and assign a key to launch camera.exe (the settings are at start>settings>system>keyboard options.) Options are long key press, double press, or click. Always assign click to "default key action" if you're not gonna do anything with the default click function.

I saw a thread a while back asking if this was possible and tonight I found a solution accidentally. If this has been posted please forigve me. The search didn't find it.

Re: How to: Physical Camera button...
 

you can actually make it do more stuff
like i have long press of volume up open the camera
one press of volume up in camera takes a picture
long press of volume down in camera exits the camera program

Re: How to: Physical Camera button...
 

not a bad idea

i guess this was discussed in another thread?

Re: How to: Physical Camera button...
 

yea there were a few threads about it.
actually pressing the "enter" button on the hard keyboard takes a picture
so if you program a button to emulate "enter" when it's in the camera program it will also take a picture
i'm using rhodium keyboard controller 1.4, it's great because you have have buttons do different things in general or only in certain programs

Re: How to: Physical Camera button...
 

I just put a shortcut to the camera on my home screen on SPB Mobile Shell.

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i like having a hardware key to bring it up, you never know when you need to suddenly take a pic

This comment shows me you didn't read what we're discussing. I'm not just talking about launching the camera, but using a physical button to take pictures

Re: How to: Physical Camera button...
 

Not only that, but putting a shortcut on the desktop in SPB Mobile Shell (like I said) launches it just as quick and easy as if you had a hardware button (just no hardware button to take the picture).

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thats great to know, thanks to adding to the discussion.

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Not everyone uses SPB Mobile Shell. For people still using Manila 2.1 (like me) you can't put shortcuts on the home screen (like in Manila 2.5). Having a physical button launch the camera is great for me. Another benefit is you can launch the camera from any window or app. Meaning if I'm using another program and I see something I quickly want to snap a pic of, I can just long press my volume up button get to the camera and just press the volume up button to snap the pic! Using the volume up button as a camera button is great because I can just flip the phone upside down and it feels just like a standard digi cam.