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A few days ago, I saw the "Sony Panorama Beta!" thread that allows other devices to use it. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work on Atrix as the app works only on NEONs. I searched for other alternatives and found out that the BlurCamera.apk from Droid X supports panoramic pictures. I downloaded the original file from here http://www.droidforums.net/forum/92...ix-update-panorama-assist-etc.html#post887590
The app actually worked without modification but I modified it for 2 reasons:
1. The package name is com.motorola.Camera which is the same as my stock Camera/Camcorder app and it is not as simple as replacing the stock Camera app in /system/app. I had to reset the data partition before my Atrix recognized it.
2. It has a lower resolution than the stock app. maximum resolution is 3MP only.
To avoid conflict, I changed the package name to “com.panorama.Camera” and the app name to “Cam-norama” (to distinguish it from the Camera app). I also removed the Launcher icon for the Camcorder since the stock Camcorder is better.
I experienced FCs when I opened "Settings" and "Switch to video" but it seems to happen only the first time after installation.
:::: By the way, the stock OlympusCamera.apk can be modified to take panoramic pictures but when I tried to start recording, I got an FC. The maximum resolution for panorama is also set at 3MP.
2011-06-29: Added BlurCamera5MP.apk to allow 5MP panorama. The highest resolution I got was 1889px height for a 2-frame shot compared to 1499px in 3MP mode. But the more frames you capture, the resolution gets lower. It should still be better than the 3MP version though.
I tried to set the panorama maximum as 5MP Widescreen but it seems like it takes lower resolution even if I select the 5MP as the current setting so I finally made it to allow 5, 3, 2 & 1 MP only.
I got it to install (and got the first time FC like you described), however I cannot find how to set it to take panoramic photos. I can take video and photos just fine.
EDIT: I'm silly, have to hit menu and then camera modes...
And now a beautiful [and kinda blurry D:] picture of my kitchen
http://i.imgur.com/0nczM.jpg
Just so everyone knows, I use an app called Photaf and it makes panorama pics awesome!!! You can pay for a pro version that does hi-def! Worth every cent, the pics are great! Check one out!
2leaponover1 said:
Just so everyone knows, I use an app called Photaf and it makes panorama pics awesome!!! You can pay for a pro version that does hi-def! Worth every cent, the pics are great! Check one out!
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+1 for Photaf.....although I will never complain about a free alternative.
thanks OP, this works a lot quicker and better than photaf
I have to try both apps. That way I got two options.
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Thank you droidrx! Works great for me.
Wow! This works great. Thanks so much for this!
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awesome thank you for this!
love this app! thanks so much!
Great work. Thanks
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Can anybody tell me "how it is faster and better than photaf"? Just wondering the major differences, not that it's so difficult to install this, won't have my Atrix until Tuesday though so just wondering.
2leaponover1 said:
Can anybody tell me "how it is faster and better than photaf"? Just wondering the major differences, not that it's so difficult to install this, won't have my Atrix until Tuesday though so just wondering.
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Unless photaf has changed since I last used it a few months ago, it takes forever for photaf to stitch the photos together, and you have to really have a steady hand, otherwise it looks like crap.
Maybe I missed a setting, but I didnt like photaf. The best pano app Ive used is the one built into the SGS camera app
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The best pano app Ive used is the one built into the SGS camera app
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thats one of the few things I miss about the captivate, its panoramic feature
The app has a guide to help you take the next shot. It is also fast at stitching the pics together.
The app is great! i took a pic from my balcony. This took 4 shots. The far end pic on the right is my satellite. I didnt realize that I would hit it.
PanoBalcony:
PanoBalcony 2:
I accidentally pressed cam-orama camera icon while my phone was connected to my pc. When I unplugged the phone and tried the app, it reverted back to the old camera app. I tried restarting and it was still the same. I reinstalled the .apk and it was still the same. I clicked the cam-orama app again in the drawer and it worked. Perhaps this is a bug. It still works good and I posted the 2nd shot above after that bug that I encountered.
this works great! Thanks! Do you think higher-res photos are possible?
is it possible to apply any fix for old droid/milestone family too?
francisdrake said:
is it possible to apply any fix for old droid/milestone family too?
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I dont know if it works in milestone but it's from moto too so it might. It's pretty safe to try as it doesn't change any system file.
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thanks so much! works great! Have been jealous of the Droid crowd for having this as a stock feature.
tush said:
this works great! Thanks! Do you think higher-res photos are possible?
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I've updated the first post to add a 5MP version.
Ok guys we've all read the reviews hyping the camera as one of the best on a phone available right now. There are a plethora of settings within the camera app, whether its exposure value, ISO, effects, etc.
Lets start with some of the settings you guys are using to provide the best quality pics
BTW, I'm no photographer, by any means, just trying to get the most out of this camera. Have at it.....
Anti shake and blink detection really improved my photos
grr.. just waiting for instagram to build a freaking app for the android.
i always leave iso at 100 though. auto iso is bleh.
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grr.. just waiting for instagram to build a freaking app for the android.
i always leave iso at 100 though. auto iso is bleh.
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Yeah Iso 100 looks a lot better
Eliminate delay
My camera has about a .5 second delay between focusing and taking the picture. Can that be eliminated?
shortcuts.. but I don't know why it deletes the shortcuts when I exit the camera app.
Second that .5 delay question, damn near impossible to get action shots.
Vignette seams to work without a delay.
Anyone know how to save your new edited shortcuts? Exiting the Camera app on task manager results in shortcuts being removed/deleted and have to put it on the screen again and again.
It automatically saves for me
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I pretty much use all auto, no flash unless i HAVE to, and keep photo rez at the 2.4 wide. So far, so very very good.
ISO at 100. No auto anything except occasional auto focus. I've found the flash on this is far better than my point and shoot. It's a more natural white, and much brighter. Barely touches battery, too.
In fact, try turning on a flashlight app. I can go 3 minutes or more on 1% of my battery. 10% for half an hour isn't bad.
Can you guys aware me on these picture resolutions?
It seems like the 2.4M takes just as good pictures as the 8M does?
Camera Shortcuts
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Anyone know how to save your new edited shortcuts? Exiting the Camera app on task manager results in shortcuts being removed/deleted and have to put it on the screen again and again.
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If you use GTG's NoNamed rom it will auto-save the camera shortcuts all the time.
(even if you force close the camera app using taskmanager).
If you want everything to work properly, why settle for anything less than the NoNamed rom......
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Vignette seams to work without a delay.
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Thanks a lot!
Not going to lie, going from the Galaxy S (Captivate) to this phone, they removed the "Add Me" feature which was pretty epic, but I guess the rest of the settings make up for it. Fyi, Add Me allowed for people to be duplicated among a picture extremely easily, but yeah, that's gone now...
CollegeProfesor said:
Can you guys aware me on these picture resolutions?
It seems like the 2.4M takes just as good pictures as the 8M does?
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Even lesser will produce as good pictures as the max one. Until you print them out/enlarge them.
Quality-wise, its all about the lenses and the sensor, not max megapixage a camera has, hence why most cells will never compare to POS or better cameras.
So, if you plan on viewing/printing pics on large mediums/high quality/large screen rez, you don't really need a large base image rez.
I like to use spot meter and the exposure compensation....
I usually ttake photos of items up close....
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If you use GTG's NoNamed rom it will auto-save the camera shortcuts all the time.
(even if you force close the camera app using taskmanager).
If you want everything to work properly, why settle for anything less than the NoNamed rom......
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The stock ROM does this...
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The stock ROM does this...
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2nd that actually, I haven't really had ANY issues with anything on stock just yet.
Hello Forum!
Just upgraded my SGS2 to Jelly Bean. Trying to get used to do everything in new ways, but I am very annoyed by the "updated" stock Picture Frame widget.
In the previous version it did present the pictures in original aspect and crystal clear. Now the pictures are forced to respect the aspect of the tiles (4 x 4) and all pictures are presented very grainy. I have of course tried to open the same photos in Gallery and they are perfectly sharp.
Any help or comments?
I prefer to use stock apps - as long as they work!
Anders
Nobody up for a test?
Nobody out there who could give the picture frame widget a try and see if they also get very bad quality photos?
I've just updated to JB 4.1.2 from ICS 4.0.4 And the stock picture frame viewer its working well, exactly the same as before the upgrade. the pictures are clear, not grainy and a 4x4 crop of the original photo its displayed I.e. the original photo is not compressed to fit the frame of the widget.
Not much help for your problem but it does point towards a problem with your set up rather than with the widget in general.
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Sv: [Q] Jelly Bean - Stock picture frame widget got worse?
Hi Mickey!
Thanks! Looks like I'll have to do a factory reset then...
Thanks again!
Anders
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If your not on touchwiz.. "which most of us arent lol" this is an awesome camera replacement.. and I think its even better than the stock camera even if you are on TW.. I figured id post this for everyone to easily find..
Lenovo's Super Camera consists of two applications: SNAPit Camera and the SEEit Gallery, both of which are installed through a single file:
Super Camera Download Link:
https://db.tt/rZH7pkWq
Using the Super Camera:
In the viewfinder, you'll find icons for camera settings, effects, flash, switch camera, shutter, and camera type. You'll also see several indicators, notifying you if whether or not specific settings are enabled.
Zooming in keeps with the style of most other camera applications, with a pinch-to-zoom feature for up to 4.1x
Shooting Modes:
To access the different shooting modes, tap on the circle icon with a triangle in the middle, which will bring down a scrollable side menu consisting of:
Panorama - captures elongated fields of view
HDR - reproduces a greater dynamic range of luminosity
Low Light - better looking pictures in low light/nighttime
PIP - picture in picture
Burst - hold down the shutter to take many pictures quickly (freezes, might not work for you)
Speech picture - lets you save 9 second of audio with any picture
Night portrait - takes better portrait pictures in low light
Beautify - softens facial features, making you "prettier"
Self-timed - automatically takes picture when it recognizes a human face
Smile - takes picture when it recognizes a smile
Macro - takes better close up pictures
Timed picture - timer for 3, 5 and 10 seconds
Self-timed seeks out human faces and when it recognizes one, it takes a picture. The feature worked extremely well, recognizing faces in split seconds.
Macro is another feature that works exceptionally well. The camera takes very detailed close ups
Effects:
In Effects (small icon with wand and stars), you'll find three different types: Lens, Magic and Color.
SEEit Gallery:
In the gallery you'll find Photo and Album, with the former segregating pictures by timestamp into building blocks of various sizes and the latter showing your photos by album.
After selecting a picture, you can cut, rotate, share, or edit it by adding filters after-the-fact, as well as applying "beautify" and adding circular or line blurs to the photo.
Tapping on the pinwheel in the upper right hand corner will let you access the following:
Lenono SNAPit - camera
Facial Effects - beautify by messing with facial features
GIF - create GIFS
Puzzle - create collage
Settings:
Options such as resolution, image quality and save location (external or internal memory).
Advanced settings include white balance, stroscopic (auto, 50Hz, 60Hz), touch control shot, light metering, camera animations, volume key selection, and focus mode.
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This looks interesting. Great write up none the less. I'll try this out over the weekend. Thanks for the contribution.
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Downloaded it and love it....thank you for taking the time and posting this! Thanks sent!
-Greg
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Sample pic playing with post edit settings:
I have read good things for this app allready downloadind
Do I need to be rooted for this to work? I hesitate to root because my first note 3 had hardware failure(mic stopped working) so I haven't attempted root yet.
WTF?
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WTF? View attachment 2622682
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Lookout has been doing that to me past few days on apps from playstore. Keyboard and xda app. Few others. I hit ignore.
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Loving it
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I downloaded this and tried it. It works when I save my pictures to the internal memory, but when I tell it to save to the sd card, the pictures are blank.
Great camera app, thanks for posting it.
Yes thank you.
I'm getting a "page not available" message. Is the link still active? thanks this camera looks awesome. I've been having trouble with the stock camera on beast mode kernel for some reason.
Galaxy Note running MiniN3 Maximus 5.8
benjaminclaw said:
I'm getting a "page not available" message. Is the link still active? thanks this camera looks awesome. I've been having trouble with the stock camera on beast mode kernel for some reason.
Galaxy Note running MiniN3 Maximus 5.8
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Really? I'm running the same kernel, what kind of problem is the stock camera giving you?
It keeps force closing. I'm in MiniN3, which is super debloated. Dev recommends stock kernel, but I was trying to see if I could get away with using freeza's kernel. Camera had been my only issue.
Galaxy Note running MiniN3 Maximus 5.8
benjaminclaw said:
It keeps force closing. I'm in MiniN3, which is super debloated. Dev recommends stock kernel, but I was trying to see if I could get away with using freeza's kernel. Camera had been my only issue.
Galaxy Note running MiniN3 Maximus 5.8
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Ah, non-stock kernels are very tempting aren't they? Snapit is a wonderful alternative to the stock camera, I hope you can get just as much enjoyment out of it. I've been having a good time trying out all its features. Many thanks to voredroid of course!
Got it! Thanks this camera is great and hasn't FC at all. I greatly appreciate having the alternative and the options are nice and numerous.
Galaxy Note running MiniN3 Maximus 5.8
I have searched the forums and I can not find an answer.
My question is, is there a way to enable photo / video stabilization on the VS985? Anytime I try to record video with my phone the video is very wavy do to vibration when I have the phone in the dash mount. If I hold the phone in my hand to do is fine. Never had this problem with any other phone like the S3, S4, or HTC. The main reason I bought this phone was because of the camera. I have installed a Xcam and Open Cam does the same thing in those as well. I have tried on stock KK & LP.
Open Cam settings says my devise is not capable of stabilization. I really hope this is not the case. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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I can't answer your question but I can tell you the reason that any camera app other than stock reports that stabilization isn't possible/doesn't exist is because the third part app just doesn't support our camera's optical image stabilization (or laser focus, but that's besides the point), which it most certainly does have.
I have tried on stock KK as well. I don't even see an option for stabilization in the settings on stock. All I get are wavy videos when I drive and record. ?
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The stock camera app performs optical image stabilization without a setting. I have no idea if the optical image stabilization doesn't apply to video, only still images, which would account for your problem.
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Yeah, I read that somewhere. I just wonder if there is a build prop edit or something to enable it on our devices.
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