Firefly 8S MODx custom firmware.

[nutsey _m_o0_m_ Find all posts View Profile Close nutsey]

MODx custom firmware for Firefly 8S action camera.



Please put the link to this forum thread in your video description / credits / titles if you are using my MODx firmware.


V69 MOD1 DOWNLOAD

Changes:
1. Bitrate values changed.
2. Video quality adjustments from MOD#5 by Kaliningrad.

Impotant notice: This custom firmware is intended for shooting footages much more suitable to be processed in post comparing to any stock firmware. Please expect no visual improvements if videos are going to be used without further editing.

Please use this script if you have problems with Hawkeye Firefly Android App: V69-MOD1-fix.zip


V72 MOD2 DOWNLOAD

Changes:
1. Bitrate values adjusted.
2. 'Watermark Logo' removed.


V72 MOD3 DOWNLOAD | U72 MOD3 DOWNLOAD

Changes:
1. S.Fine bitrate values increased (see readme.txt).
2. Video quality adjustments from (180119) MOD#1 by Kaliningrad.
3. 1080p100 mode with no pixel binning (HFOV ~55 degrees).


V73 MOD4 DOWNLOAD | U73 MOD4 DOWNLOAD

Changes are listed here.


V74 MOD5 DOWNLOAD

Based on U74 by AC-Robin with the latest settings by Kaliningrad.


V74 MOD5.1 DOWNLOAD (includes both V and U version).

Video mode OSD icon removed for HDMI capture.

Script for modifiyng bitrates for 1080p120/100 and 2k60/50 modes (46 - 80 - 100 Mbps). Works with MOD5 and MOD5.1.


V78 MOD6 DOWNLOAD (includes both V and U version).
Changes:
1. CA (chromatic aberrations / purple fringing) reduction enabled. Thanks v_max (original discussion in Russian is here).
2. Distortion correction from V73 firmware.
3. UI font fixed to get the 'g' letter in place.


V79 MOD7 DOWNLOAD (includes both V and U version).

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Firmwares above are obsolete and will not be supported.

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V81/U81 MOD2 (based on V110/U110 MOD2 for FF8SE)

V81:
DOWNLOAD WIDE/170 version
DOWNLOAD NARROW/90 version

U81:
DOWNLOAD WIDE/170 version
DOWNLOAD NARROW/90 version

DO NOT RENAME FIRMWARE FILES!!!

Please post your feedback on these MODs in comments below!

[nutsey _m_o0_m_ Find all posts View Profile Close nutsey]

MOD1 compared with stock V69 (V1.0.69) in 4K30 video mode (MOD1 is below):



Fullsize PNGs: MOD1 FW / Stock FW (10+Mb each).

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MOD1 bitrate table:

'Normal' (Low) - direct uploading to youtube,
'Fine' (Med) - video storing as is,
'S.Fine' (High) - editing and/or re-encoding.

1080p120 bitrate values are 17 - 35 - 70 Mbps for MOD1.

[relaxman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close relaxman]

Very nice, no sharpening?

What else is possible? Custom menu items, flip picture, real 1s timelapse, etc?

[nutsey]

Actually it's not only 'no sharpening' here. This FW includes several dozens of tweaks for things like coring, anti-aliasing, ISO, black level, highlight compensation and so on.

[scortis Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close scortis]

Hello, is it for U or V version of camera?

[nutsey]

It's for V. The 'U' version is also ready, but I can't test if it works fine.

[relaxman Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close relaxman]

Thanks,
can you list the available commands which 8S can understand?
I like to use auto recording when external power connected, but my cams with U fw. freeze after 2 sec, my V don't freeze.
External power is from 5V 3A DCDC converter. I don't know whats the difference between V and U besides DDR type.

BUT when i disable car mode or quick capture, just power on the cam, and start record manually, U cams also doesn't freeze.
So i like to know the command for: delay 5 sec, then start rec.
And i'm interested in other commands too, if possible please share.

thank you!

[nutsey]

You can use this script to get the list of supported commands: https://www.goprawn.com/forum/ambare...t-for-a12-cams

[nutsey _m_o0_m_ Find all posts View Profile Close nutsey]

And as usual don't forget to use full-range RGB:

'Video - Decode Format...' in VirtualDub.

[nutsey _m_o0_m_ Find all posts View Profile Close nutsey]

If you can't connect your Firefly 8S to Android App use the 'autoexec.ash' script which fixes the problem (see the 1st post above). Note, that you need to be registered GoPrawn.com user in order to download direct links here.

[Anuku Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Anuku]

Ok, so, i need to put the bin on sd card, then use the normal procedure for Fw upgrade. But what about the fix? How do i use autexec?

[nutsey]

The script file ('autoexec.bat') should be copied to the root of your memory card. It will be loaded each time when the camera boots up.

[Anuku Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Anuku]

ok thanx. Will try

[kubais Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kubais]

Nutsey, could you please up the bitrates a bit? Especially 1080/60, 1080/120 and 2k/60? Similar to what ILDAR mod had (1080/60 at 60Mbps, 2kk/60 at 80 etc.)? It makes huge difference used in very fast movements - 36 vs 60 Mbps for example.

[nutsey]

Sure. Can you provide the full list of bitrate values for all modes?

[ILDAR Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ILDAR]

Nutsey, could you please up the bitrates a bit? Especially 1080/60, 1080/120 and 2k/60? Similar to what ILDAR mod had (1080/60 at 60Mbps, 2kk/60 at 80 etc.)? It makes huge difference used in very fast movements - 36 vs 60 Mbps for example.

Maybe I can increase the bitrate on the modified firmware. Do I need to make it as before?

[kubais Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kubais]

Here are mentioned bitrates from ILDAR´s mod. I checked those from 1080 and up and all seem to be working fine. The only thing I am missing is upped bitrated of 1080/120.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...postcount=1652

[nutsey]

Actually the bitrate for 1080p120 is already increased to 70 Mbps... I forgot to change this value in the table above.

[kubais Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kubais]

Would it be possible to make other changes apart from upping the bitrates? Mod made for U version as well?

[Q100 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Q100]

Hello, is it for U or V version of camera?



It's for V. The 'U' version is also ready, but I can't test if it works fine.

I can test your Modded Firmware U69. Where can I download it?

[nutsey]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bPz...ew?usp=sharing