# ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak

Unlock your Sony camera's settings

Repository: https://github.com/ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openmemories-tweak
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-01-21T09:12:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3785, "days_push": 955, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1390, forks 125 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.539539+00:00)

## What it is
An Android app that runs on Sony cameras supporting PlayMemories Camera Apps to unlock hidden settings such as the 30-minute video recording limit, region/language locks, and NTSC nag screens. It also enables developer features like telnet and ADB daemons for root shell access and firmware dumping.

## Use cases
- remove 30 minute video recording limit on sony camera
- unlock language menu on region-locked sony camera
- disable ntsc nag screen on startup
- get root shell on sony camera via telnet
- dump sony camera firmware to sd card
- install android apps on sony camera via adb

## When to choose
- you own a Sony camera that supports PlayMemories Camera Apps and want to unlock recording limits or region settings
- you are a developer wanting root access or firmware dumps from a Sony camera

## When to avoid
- your camera does not support PlayMemories Camera Apps
- you are unwilling to risk bricking your camera, since the tool is based on reverse engineering and unsupported by Sony

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, embedded-systems, reverse-engineering, photography
- platform: embedded
- tags: sony-cameras, pmca, camera-tweaks, firmware, telnet, adb, java, android, linux

## Member repositories
- ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.539539+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:39.653824+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ma1co/OpenMemories-Tweak (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.539539+00:00, sha 82f711779133)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.