Questions tagged [sony]

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Official developer website

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Sony Developer World Mobile for mobile, tablets and smart watches.

Sony SDKs

Sony Add-on SDK (for mobile, tablet and smartwatch)
Sony Camera Remote API (for Sony digital cameras)
Sony Google TV Add-on SDK (for Sony Google TV devices)
Sony SmartEyeglass SDK (for Sony SmartEyeglass)
Lifelog API (for Lifelog)

Tutorials & Sample Apps

Mobile, Tablet and Smartwatch sample apps
Camera Remote API tutorials
Google TV tutorials

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Sony, Camera: interface

Good Evening, I'm starting the develop of an App with the Action Cam FDR-X1000, and I have 2 questions about the capabilities of the system: - can I manage the camera (using Camera Remote API) by the usb interface instead the Wifi? - using the…
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Facial location coordinates for DSC-WX500

The liveview data for this camera does not return a frame that includes facial location(s). Is there a way, using the remote camera API for this camera, to collect the facial location data that appears on the LCD screen but not in the liveview…
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sony-smarteyeglass: How to add description above menu of notification view

I am trying to modify HelloNotification sample code given in SonyEyeGlass SDK samples. As described in https://developer.sony.com/develop/wearables/smarteyeglass-sdk/guides/notifications/ we can add a menu to be shown in the notification view when…
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Does Sony Smarteyeglass output video in H.263 or H.264 format?

From SmartEyeglassControlUtils class, it states that the camera output can be 2 modes. •Picture : Take and store a still image •JPG Stream : Get JPEG stream data for image recognition Does it possible to output a real-time video stream in H.263 or…
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Sony Stock Messaging App Problems

So with Stock Sony Xperia Messaging App, it is the only app that can utilize T-Mobile's Wi-Fi Calling which allows sending and receiving MMS/group messaging over Wi-Fi. T-Mobile has locked the use of T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling to only stock messaging…
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Cannot transfer video from Sony HDR-AZ1 to iOS device via the CameraRemoteAPI

We are developing an application to record short video snippets with the HDR-AZ1 and so far can only transfer images. We also need to transfer the mp4 files, but cannot find the documentation to perform this task. Has any one implemented a…
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USB Multi Cable

I noticed that most of the Sony Cameras I have been testing with the JSON API come with support for the Multi USB Connection. I was interested in if Sony has published the communication spec for this port or if anyone has found a creative way for…
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Sony sony-smarteyeglass other smartphones

is it possible to run Sony-smarteyeglass SDK on devices of other manufactures or can it run on only Sony devices like SonyExperia?
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Mobile Device not displaying in eclipse

I am using Sony Xperia C mobile to debug the android application. When i connect the phone to laptop via USB then eclipse not detect my phone. My Laptop configuration is 64 bit Operating System, Windows 8.1. but if I use it with 32 bit Operating…
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Sony Enterprise API version on Xperia Z3 Compact

The description for Android App "Airwatch Sony Service" on the Google Play Store, mentions "Currently, devices with Sony enterprise API version 3-5 have been certified by AirWatch." Would any of the developers or Sony staff know what version of the…
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Sony Camera API: What state events should happen after calling actTakePicture

Reading the Sony camera API reference it states that I should see the following events after calling actTakePicture: Camera status: "IDLE" -> "StillCapturing" -> "StillSaving" -> "IDLE" I never see the StillSaving event. For me it seems to go from…
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Sony Camera Remote API Sample Giving IOException

Been trying to use the Sony camera API and I've been experimenting with the Remote API Sample app. This App seems to work fairly well, but I've notice that sometimes when launching the Camera Activity with the live view I'm getting an…
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Xperia Z2 Tablet ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE

I am an Android developer trying to get our app working on Xperia Z2 tablet. Our app has a functionality to allow the user to take pictures using 'Camera' app which comes by default on Android device. The functionality works fine, except after we…
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no launcher activity found smartatch

I'm trying to run sample for Sony site. I attached SmartExtensionAPI and SmartExtensionUtils. I used Properties->Android->Library and checked is library. When I ran a sample (for example HelloWidget) on Eclipse, I get this error on the…
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I can't boot into bootloader on Sony Xperia S (unlocked and rooted)

I'm looking to flash another operating system (Ubuntu-touch) onto my xperia S. But in order to do that I need to be in the bootloader. I have already unlocked the bootloader (as evidenced by the ##7378423## menu). I have also rooted my phone, as I…
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