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   LINux on MOBile (linmob@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Sep-2022 19:42:15 JST LINux on MOBile

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   @lorendias IMHO: It's not worth it. The sensor in the Librem 5 seems to be good, but the software processing needs to get better, so that's what I would recommend invest time (and money?) into.

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     @lorendias Let's assume, you could find a 20 Megapixel camera module that would physically fit, software support would be a major hurdle: The module would need to have support in mainline Linux, and you would have to configure the entire messy user-space portion on your own.
     Also: The iMX8M lacks capabilies for video encoding, so if video is your objective... don't bother.

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     @lorendias At some point, the SoC i.MX8M is the limiting factor, with some quick internet research I could not find what the limits of the MIPI CSI-2 interface are, but I did not find it.

     While the Librem5 is designed to be modular regarding WiFi and Cellular, I don't think this applies to the camera; and overall, software support for this kind of camera in the Linux ecosystem is currently limiting the usefulness of the camera most.

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     𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖓 𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖘 (lorendias@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Sep-2022 19:42:25 JST 𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖓 𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖘

     I was wondering if anyone knew if it would be possible to replace the #Purism #Librem5 #LinuxPhone camera with a higher resolution one, or theoretically what the hurdles would be.