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Alright everybody,
I have had the mozart now for a few weeks and everything is outstanding on it, it's pretty far removed from WM6.5.
The only problem i'm having is the camera just seems to shoot a little blurry, I know some of the pics are me not quite keeping still, I was just wondering what settings it should be on for a good picture.
Thanks
Graham
Hi,
I've not changed any of settings and am getting pretty good results (when I remember to wait for the 2nd flash that is!).
Will have a play about with the settings over the weekend and post if I find anything interesting.
I'm currently thinking about getting a 7 Mozart myself and was wondering how the camera performs.
Could you please take some pictures and post them here?
Thank you very much in advance.
video Camera : 720p video camera on 7 Mozart
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video Camera : 720p video camera on 7 Mozart
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I'd say that's a superb quality for a mobile camera
Could you please post some pictures (preferably in bad lighting condition too) of the camera, too?
Thank you for your work
Here is the review with pics and everything:
h t t p://www.engadget.com/2010/10/21/htc-7-mozart-review/
Just remove the http spaces
How does the Mozart camera compare to the Omnia 7? I am considering either this for the camera or the Omnia for the S-Amoled.
I'm experience the blurred image as well and I did not change the setting either.
Just wonder how to take close ups with this camera e.g. when i take photos of a book the words are not readable, blurred???
EDIT: Wrong thread !
Anyway, I'm having the same issue with "blurry" pictures. Even my N900's 5Mpix camera is performing better... *Sigh*
ZeeShh said:
I'm experience the blurred image as well and I did not change the setting either.
Just wonder how to take close ups with this camera e.g. when i take photos of a book the words are not readable, blurred???
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This might sound a bit odd, but u know the button on the side to press to actually take the pic? .. Hold it in for about 5/6 secs and it seems to zoom in and crisp the focus ... then click to take a pic.
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Just wonder how to take close ups with this camera e.g. when i take photos of a book the words are not readable, blurred???
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Have you tried Macro mode? Works well for me.
I've not had any problems with blurry pictures.....unless I move after focus has locked. Unfortunately there's no Microsoft update coming for me being bad at keeping still!
Ok, we need to press the camera button for a while until it adjusts the focus, then close ups can be taken and once focus is locked then there is no blurr and images are just excellent. thank dov74.
any thing i'm missing in settings about macro mode? not sure where it is.
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thank dov74.
any thing i'm missing in settings about macro mode? not sure where it is.
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No Problem.
Macro mode is under camera/settings/scenes then it's the last option. I've not taken any proper photos with it but I've messed about with it and have gotten good results.
From memory, another member on here uploaded a picture taken in Macro mode - will have a look and see if I can find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=816072
thanks dov74, I've found it, never scrolled the scenes option further down
There is a post in the EVO 3D forums about how to add both panoramic and HDR camera features in. My problem is, when I try to decompile the .apk I get errors that cause compiling the .apk again to fail.
I actually already have the panoramic effect, but I'm hoping for HDR as well.
Can someone who has both of these features upload a copy of their HTCCamera.apk file?
EDIT: Trust me. I tried searching and fixing the decompile problem myself, but I cannot succeed.
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There is a post in the EVO 3D forums about how to add both panoramic and HDR camera features in. My problem is, when I try to decompile the .apk I get errors that cause compiling the .apk again to fail.
I actually already have the panoramic effect, but I'm hoping for HDR as well.
Can someone who has both of these features upload a copy of their HTCCamera.apk file?
EDIT: Trust me. I tried searching and fixing the decompile problem myself, but I cannot succeed.
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Several roms, including, kushdeck's, mine, freeza's, joelz9614's all have it.
SteelH said:
Several roms, including, kushdeck's, mine, freeza's, joelz9614's all have it.
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I'm already running viperROM v1.3 with a GingerBread theme, custom lockscreen, custom wallpaper, custom boot animation, and a few other features.
You can guess I'm not willing to flash a new ROM simply for the HDR upgrade.
Can one of you running the ROMs with both Panorama and HDR in the camera app upload your HTCCamera.apk file?
Quick question. What is HDR?
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Quick question. What is HDR?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+is+camera+HDR?
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There is a post in the EVO 3D forums about how to add both panoramic and HDR camera features in. My problem is, when I try to decompile the .apk I get errors that cause compiling the .apk again to fail.
I actually already have the panoramic effect, but I'm hoping for HDR as well.
Can someone who has both of these features upload a copy of their HTCCamera.apk file?
EDIT: Trust me. I tried searching and fixing the decompile problem myself, but I cannot succeed.
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Here is HTCCamera.apk with all the three extra features pulled from Shooter-Rewind-3D-RLS2.1:
http://www.multiupload.com/LLTGOUT6S5
I messed around with it tonight, and I've noticed so far how Panorama and Burst modes will freeze up the camera application. The HDR mode does allow it to take pictures, but I'm not sure if it's actually doing its function.
My old HTCCamera.apk that didn't have the HDR and Burst modes had the Panorama part working fine. I'm not sure what's up with only the HDR mode working now, but I'll look around.
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Here is HTCCamera.apk with all the three extra features pulled from Shooter-Rewind-3D-RLS2.1:
http://www.multiupload.com/LLTGOUT6S5
I messed around with it tonight, and I've noticed so far how Panorama and Burst modes will freeze up the camera application. The HDR mode does allow it to take pictures, but I'm not sure if it's actually doing its function.
My old HTCCamera.apk that didn't have the HDR and Burst modes had the Panorama part working fine. I'm not sure what's up with only the HDR mode working now, but I'll look around.
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Deodexed, I presume.....
Nandroids are for sissies.
Bang.
Would love for this to happen! I'm running the stock rom and get an error when trying to install the above rom.
I get an error, also.. If I copy over the file to system/app, and change the permissions to match the original apk, it breaks my camera function..
Edit: Nevermind, I just updated to Freeza's 2.1 version.. I don't see any real difference between normal and "HDR..."
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I extracted this from Shooter rewind RLS3, and its working on stock deodexed ROM. No burst, but HDR and panorama both work, no crashing.
heres a link to it in my drop box. http://db.tt/3o0XvuP
again i cant take credit for it, all i did was unzip the RLS3 download and copy the HTCcamera app.
My own work
I've been working on the stock camera for a while. I didn't take any of this from anyone's ROM, except for the panorama from which I started. In fact, I didn't even know some of it already existed (should've checked). Anyhow my attached app has the shutter sound silenced, HDR and Panorama enabled, and the image compression set to 100. I don't think anyone else has fixed the image compression yet. You'll notice that the saved images are ~ twice as big as before at the same resolution.
I've also been working on trying to store the images in an uncompressed format, but it looks like Android is broken for RAW images. I'm still looking into Kernel mods.
-Jason
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I get an error, also.. If I copy over the file to system/app, and change the permissions to match the original apk, it breaks my camera function..
Edit: Nevermind, I just updated to Freeza's 2.1 version.. I don't see any real difference between normal and "HDR..."
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There is no really diference on the hdr photos so I do no bother with it , kind of sucks the iphone 4 got it in a software update I wish we could too
MGS on my iPad
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I've been working on the stock camera for a while. I didn't take any of this from anyone's ROM, except for the panorama from which I started. In fact, I didn't even know some of it already existed (should've checked). Anyhow my attached app has the shutter sound silenced, HDR and Panorama enabled, and the image compression set to 100. I don't think anyone else has fixed the image compression yet. You'll notice that the saved images are ~ twice as big as before at the same resolution.
I've also been working on trying to store the images in an uncompressed format, but it looks like Android is broken for RAW images. I'm still looking into Kernel mods.
-Jason
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Are the pictures taken with your modified apps both larger and higher quality, or just larger? Does the compression set to 100% make it better quality? Also can the shutter sound be toggled or is it permanently off? Thanks
They're better quality because there is no additional JPEG compression. However the pictures don't look amazingly better. I wish I could get hdr mode to do something. I could restore the sound if you want, just let me know if you like my mods.
In addition, after looking through the source code we should be expecting an update from HTC with burst mode and hdr enabled. There's drivers from a company called Scalado that are bring called for those modes. They're probably incomplete at the moment which is why they're probably not enabled yet.
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Would love this with the sounds on please
I flashed this and the settings were there then when I reboot the setting goes away help
Evo 3d in full affect
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I flashed this and the settings were there then when I reboot the setting goes away help
Evo 3d in full affect
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Completely uninstall the stock camera first with root uninstaller (free in the market) or titanium etc. Then after you reinstall, you will notice that the options remain.
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They're better quality because there is no additional JPEG compression. However the pictures don't look amazingly better. I wish I could get hdr mode to do something. I could restore the sound if you want, just let me know if you like my mods.
In addition, after looking through the source code we should be expecting an update from HTC with burst mode and hdr enabled. There's drivers from a company called Scalado that are bring called for those modes. They're probably incomplete at the moment which is why they're probably not enabled yet.
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Thanks for the APK! I very much enjoy the 100 compression. When you said, " I wish you could get the hdr to do something," were you reffering to the HDR mode looking exactly the same as 'no effect' ? This was my finding at least or maybe I dont know how to use it.
Thanks,
John
Updated!
I restored the sound and replaced the mode images for panorama and HDR with the images from the version posted from the ROM earlier in this thread. So credit goes to whoever made those icons.
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When you said, " I wish you could get the hdr to do something," were you reffering to the HDR mode looking exactly the same as 'no effect' ? This was my finding at least or maybe I dont know how to use it.
John
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Yes. There seems to be a bug in the HDR code. It should be taking three photos, each with a different exposure, then combining the three images. I don't think it's doing that. This is sort of the same feature as burst mode, which doesn't seem to work and is why it's not in my version of the APK.
-Jason
Can you make one without the burst and HDR since theydoesn't work (ocd) just with panorama, compression off and no sound?
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I was an iphone 5 user and made the switch over to the Note 2 recently. One thing I miss is this app called Simply HDR. It's a faux HDR that added some neat effects. I'm no photographer at all so I don't understand your basic photo settings which is why simply HDR was great because you could just choose a pre set and be done.
Does anyone know of an app that does pretty much the same thing, maybe one that I missed?
I have tried pretty much all apps i come across and the only one that comes close is HDR fx. Downside is it is way over done and the photos look over processed and terrible. There is also very few pre sets that create the desired effect.
Have you tried
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hbG1hbGVuY2UuaGRyIl0.
Dubv23 said:
I was an iphone 5 user and made the switch over to the Note 2 recently. One thing I miss is this app called Simply HDR. It's a faux HDR that added some neat effects. I'm no photographer at all so I don't understand your basic photo settings which is why simply HDR was great because you could just choose a pre set and be done.
Does anyone know of an app that does pretty much the same thing, maybe one that I missed?
I have tried pretty much all apps i come across and the only one that comes close is HDR fx. Downside is it is way over done and the photos look over processed and terrible. There is also very few pre sets that create the desired effect.
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Are you running a Custom ROM? The aosp cameras have an hdr function.
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So far ive tried a lot of different apps. I like the best 'Fotor' and 'Camerace'. The best photo editor is either PicsArt or Aviary.
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Dubv23 said:
I was an iphone 5 user and made the switch over to the Note 2 recently. One thing I miss is this app called Simply HDR. It's a faux HDR that added some neat effects. I'm no photographer at all so I don't understand your basic photo settings which is why simply HDR was great because you could just choose a pre set and be done.
Does anyone know of an app that does pretty much the same thing, maybe one that I missed?
I have tried pretty much all apps i come across and the only one that comes close is HDR fx. Downside is it is way over done and the photos look over processed and terrible. There is also very few pre sets that create the desired effect.
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I purchased the following apps and have had great success with them.
You can see some photos taken with Pro HDR Camera on my Flickr @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/
Pro HDR Camera
HDR FX Pro (Have to play with the settings quite a bit to get the desired effect)
Perfectly Clear (Used to clean up images before sending to HDR FX or perform additional touch-ups after processing with HDR FX)
Pixlr Express (Used to clean up images before sending to HDR FX or perform additional touch-ups after processing with HDR FX and useful for resizing images)
You may also want to take a look at Vignette Camera and Camera FV-5. In my opinion, Camera FV-5 gives you the most control over the settings and pics.
Hope this helps
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Hey im back... you can continue with life =)
Unfortuantely the only app that gets close to what im looking to accomplish was photo fx but it was way over processed looking. Ive got to spend time tinkering.
I got an email from the guys at Simplyhdr/JixPix and they plan in releasing simply HDR on android soon hopefully. Its not a natural hdr which most if the apps here seem to be doing actualy hdr function...taking multiple photos and stitching them together. Simlly hdr takes one and creates an hdr effect that seems more dramatic. Hard to explain.
try this...
Dubv23 said:
I was an iphone 5 user and made the switch over to the Note 2 recently. One thing I miss is this app called Simply HDR. It's a faux HDR that added some neat effects. I'm no photographer at all so I don't understand your basic photo settings which is why simply HDR was great because you could just choose a pre set and be done.
Does anyone know of an app that does pretty much the same thing, maybe one that I missed?
I have tried pretty much all apps i come across and the only one that comes close is HDR fx. Downside is it is way over done and the photos look over processed and terrible. There is also very few pre sets that create the desired effect.
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Try the application called "Fotor"... It takes AWESOME HDR Photos....
Jimmy
jbl79705
Dubv23 said:
Hey im back... you can continue with life =)
Unfortuantely the only app that gets close to what im looking to accomplish was photo fx but it was way over processed looking. Ive got to spend time tinkering.
I got an email from the guys at Simplyhdr/JixPix and they plan in releasing simply HDR on android soon hopefully. Its not a natural hdr which most if the apps here seem to be doing actualy hdr function...taking multiple photos and stitching them together. Simlly hdr takes one and creates an hdr effect that seems more dramatic. Hard to explain.
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do you have a sample pic of what you're trying to accomplish?
Just use a camera ... I mean if you are that picky about HDR settings on a cellphone..
I've been having problems with my camera pictures being very fuzzy. I see the thread with all the best Z ultra pictures and I can never get a picture as crisp as any picture in that thread. I can't ever get a picture a picture that isn't fuzzy. I had this problem since I got the phone and it was still on stock firmware and the bootloader was locked, I'm currently on carbonrom so it doesn't matter the rom. Both the front and rear cameras are like this.
Can we get a photo sample of the issue? Be sure to take the photo outside, and not in the dark. Also be sure to wipe your lens before using it.
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Can we get a photo sample of the issue? Be sure to take the photo outside, and not in the dark. Also be sure to wipe your lens before using it.
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Well I guess the outside pictures are a bit better but the inside pictures suck here's examples of both.
Inside
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Inside
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two things to improve the photos:
1. Install a 3rd party camera app that allows you to set things manually (i use "a better camera" and FV-5, the latter is a paid app)
2. Set the ISO as low as you can 50 or 100 if you can
Inside macro, still some compression artifacts/processing by no means the best inside but just a quick sample of what it can do
blueether said:
two things to improve the photos:
1. Install a 3rd party camera app that allows you to set things manually (i use "a better camera" and FV-5, the latter is a paid app)
2. Set the ISO as low as you can 50 or 100 if you can
Inside macro, still some compression artifacts/processing by no means the best inside but just a quick sample of what it can do
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FV-5 is awesome, thank you for your help! Inside pictures are a lot better!
We finally got a version of 6.1 with the updated libraries and features (Night Sight, etc) that doesn't kill the front camera!
I've been working on this with DefconG and Cstark for a while now, trying to figure out how to fix the noise profile / black levels in the front cam so we aren't stuck with 5.1 (and its arguably inferior image quality and sharpness), and this seems to be the first major breakthrough!
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog924/
It says for Pie, but don't worry. It will install fine on Oreo. You may need to uninstall other 6.1 ports if you are having trouble installing it (on my device it conflicted with a 6.1 Arnova installation).
Front cam and both rear cams are fully supported with HDR+ Enhanced now. Night Sight is also an option. Some new funky feature too like zoom enhancements and other fun things that aren't entirely documented. Use the attached settings XML for the best V20 experience.
Definitely looks sharper, much more config options to fiddle. But after taking more than 2 photos it crashes, both with hdr, hdr enhanced, hdr off and hexagon dsp disabled.
If going for version 6 this looks like the choice.
Thanks for the good work.
Pardon my ignorance, but how do I apply the xml settings?
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I think I got it. Writing steps for others here. Thanks man! You're the hero we need.
1. A quick search led to this: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/settings09/
2. Downloading the xml seemed oddly difficult, so I downloaded it on my laptop and transferred it to my phone. It seems to be working fine
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Pardon my ignorance, but how do I apply the xml settings?
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Double click the any empty black area near shutter button, it will as for the config. But be sure to copy the xml file to your \gcam\configs directory first.
I'm guessing no 7.0 support?
Night sight seems to be crashing now.. on the main cam especially. Anyone else facing the same?
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I'm guessing no 7.0 support?
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As far as I know, any GCam after 5.1 needs Oreo or higher, and any GCam from 6.2 on needs Pie or higher.
Sadly doesn't work on H990DS Oreo, I have version mismatch maybe because of that.
Have to go back to 5.1
Hello everyone. First off thank you so much for your work and development. I have been playing around with the 6.1 camera and I think I have everything working, but lens blur keeps force closing while processing the image.
I did download the XML file and double tap in the black area next to the shutter button change to the correct config file. But I'm still having the issue with lens blur is there something that I'm missing? Also, is there a way to make it save directly to the SD card? And any way to brighten up lens blur?
Thanks again for the awesome work. It would be really nice to only need one camera!
Onnit vs995 running Alpha Oreo 1.3.1
kaluna00 said:
Hello everyone. First off thank you so much for your work and development. I have been playing around with the 6.1 camera and I think I have everything working, but lens blur keeps force closing while processing the image.
I did download the XML file and double tap in the black area next to the shutter button change to the correct config file. But I'm still having the issue with lens blur is there something that I'm missing? Also, is there a way to make it save directly to the SD card? And any way to brighten up lens blur?
Thanks again for the awesome work. It would be really nice to only need one camera!
Onnit vs995 running Alpha Oreo 1.3.1
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Haven't tried Lens Blur yet, but regarding directly saving to SD card, that's not a feature since no Google Pixel phone has an SD card slot. You'll have to rely on an automatic process to move the files for you via something like Tasker or a specific app that someone made:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-gcam-tool-automatically-photos-t3752115
In Settings I changed both front and back cameras to be 16:9. However if I press the camera switch button then the settings does not stay. It goes like this:
Main Camera (16:9) -> Front Camera (16:9) -> Wide Camera (4:3) -> Front Camera (16:9) -> Main Camera (4:3)
Is it possible to fix this behavior so that switching to the Wide camera doesn't remove my Main camera settings?
Apologize for my ignorant. Does this app need root? What is the xml file for?
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Apologize for my ignorant. Does this app need root? What is the xml file for?
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From my experience:
1. No root required
2. Xml file sets the settings/parameters which are optimal, and also somehow save the app from crashing.
Someone else might be better informed though.
@Dishe
Thanks for your work, really appreciate it
I've noticed that the link goes straight to the Joker version. I've tried latest one: "eldiablo" and it seems to be working fine. Should I stick with the joker version or eldiablo is just fine?
I'm on h990ds with lineage 16
Just installed this on my H990DS. Is there a wide angle option?
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Just installed this on my H990DS. Is there a wide angle option?
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Yes widescreen works fine on h990ds.
itm said:
Just installed this on my H990DS. Is there a wide angle option?
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Yes widescreen works fine on h990ds.
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There's a couple of ways to toggle the cameras which can be set in the settings menu. One is to long-press the front/back toggle button, the other is to alternate each time you go from rear cam to front cam. The long press seems makes more sense on paper, but in reality it then pauses as it resets the app. Toggling to front cam and then back to rear seems to happen faster so you are ready to take a picture sooner. But then it is confusing because taking a selfie and then back to rear you forget which camera you are on now at first. I wish there was a toggle that worked like in the stock LG app, but the quality of Gcam is so good its worth it.
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Just installed this on my H990DS. Is there a wide angle option?
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Yes widescreen works fine on h990ds.
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EnterTHEvoiD said:
@Dishe
Thanks for your work, really appreciate it
I've noticed that the link goes straight to the Joker version. I've tried latest one: "eldiablo" and it seems to be working fine. Should I stick with the joker version or eldiablo is just fine?
I'm on h990ds with lineage 16
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I haven't tried it yet- I'm just reporting info as the guys tweaking LG cams are filling me in.
The V20 is my wife's phone, and while I spent a considerable amount of time trying to make it take awesome pictures for her, I haven't tried the latest updates. She doesn't always like me stealing her phone to tinker. Let us know how it goes?
Dishe said:
There's a couple of ways to toggle the cameras which can be set in the settings menu. One is to long-press the front/back toggle button, the other is to alternate each time you go from rear cam to front cam. The long press seems makes more sense on paper, but in reality it then pauses as it resets the app. Toggling to front cam and then back to rear seems to happen faster so you are ready to take a picture sooner. But then it is confusing because taking a selfie and then back to rear you forget which camera you are on now at first. I wish there was a toggle that worked like in the stock LG app, but the quality of Gcam is so good its worth it.
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Quality of this camera is rather impressive, better than the other 6.1 I had. Is it OK to use eldiablo version or should we use joker one? Thanks
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Quality of this camera is rather impressive, better than the other 6.1 I had. Is it OK to use eldiablo version or should we use joker one? Thanks
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Doesn't hurt to try it and let us know!