Working devices :
Ray (Me), Neo (mvoid533), Live with Walkman (P9vutha), Neo V (toshi_imsa)
Yet to be tested :
Arc, Arc S
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I'm here to present a revised Camera UI for stock ROM. I have modded it to become more similar to Xperia 2013 and AOSP. It also contains some elements from Sony α (Text :laugh
What's new?
See the screenshots! :laugh:
Screenshots :
v5 goodies :
v5 Changelog :
New Ev pointer.
New focus indicator.
GPS icon added holo colour.
Swapped Sports with Night Portrait. (Sports mode does not function properly in low light condition)
Requirements :
A working brain.
Xperia 2011 device with stock based ROM.
Disclaimer :
I'm not responsible for any damage to your phone. However, I have Ray with me to test the mod before releasing it here.
How to install?
Backup your old camera apk file --- [in system/app]
Copy this modded camera apk to system/app and set permission rwx, r--, r-- using any root supported file explorer.
Delete the old camera apk --- [in system/app]
Restart your phone.
Launch Sony α from app drawer.
Enjoy!
You may pair it with CyberShot mod : Install CyberShot mod first before installing this.
Credits :
DoomLord for the Xperia 2013 system dump.
jjdoctor for the Ray ICS system dump.
Bug reporters
Getting bad pictures?
Choose Low ISO instead of High ISO.
Photon (light particle) absorption for camera sensor is based on : Aperture, ISO, and Shutter speed. Since our phones are having fixed aperture (f/2.4 for 8MP device, f/2.6 for 5MP device), I'm not going to discuss about aperture. So, it is purely about the balancing of ISO and Shutter speed here. High ISO = High light sensitivity = More photons will be detected. But high ISO will introduce noise. The camera sensor in our phone is small, therefore even in low ISO, noise is present. After the denoise process, it will leave artifacts, making the image less appealing. At high ISO, shutter speed is high. At low ISO, shutter speed is low (needs more time to absorb same amount of photons). Low shutter speed can be a problem as the image might blur due to handshake. Keep your phone steady when using low ISO mode!
Ray vs EOS 1100D, the difference is big, even in low ISO. Don't expect such small sensor to do magic.
Turn off Super SteadyShot (Image Stabilizer)
When Super SteadyShot is turned on, the shutter will be forced at a higher speed to prevent motion blur and handshake. As a result, high ISO will be used to absorb the same amount of photons, which introduces noise.
Lowlight (Forced to use high ISO, as shutter speed is maxed out)
No choice, but to convert the image into black and white. The noise will give a grainy effect, which is nice in black and white picture. :good:
Gallery
Camera on our devices is pretty decent to do casual snapshots! Don't blame on gear, it is the skill that matters. Happy photographing! :laugh:
List of works done so far :
60fps video recording for 720p and 480p? (Remember to mod FPS to 60 in media_profile.xml as well to unlock FPS limit) [Looks smoother than before ]
Edited face detection up 10 faces (5 was the default) ? [No idea if it works ]
Added 3.2MP 16:9 resolution, but it didn't work.
v5 with stock camera icon.
Confirmed not working in Smultron 587
It says : Camera not available
Can you make it work??
alund said:
Confirmed not working in Smultron 587
It says : Camera not available
Can you make it work??
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Upload :
framework-res.apk
SemcGenericUXpres.apk
apk of your camera app
I shall try to make it for you.
Work on my neo
Just 8 mp 6 mp and 2 mp
So i am back to cyberahot
Keep mod
Sent from my MT15i using xda premium
alund said:
Confirmed not working in Smultron 587
It says : Camera not available
Can you make it work??
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I think he said its for ray, not for smultron..read dude.. READ
Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using xda premium
mvoid533 said:
Work on my neo
Just 8 mp 6 mp and 2 mp
So i am back to cyberahot
Keep mod
Sent from my MT15i using xda premium
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Added 5MP 4:3 Resolution. :good:
kingkingyyk said:
Upload :
framework-res.apk
SemcGenericUXpres.apk
apk of your camera app
I shall try to make it for you.
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Your requested files are Here
Thanks before :fingers-crossed:
Sparksys said:
I think he said its for ray, not for smultron..read dude.. READ
Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using xda premium
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dude, im just sayin, if i didnt try, i bet there must be a or some users that want this MOD too,
of course i read it, im just confirming
alund said:
Your requested files are Here
Thanks before :fingers-crossed:
dude, im just sayin, if i didnt try, i bet there must be a or some users that want this MOD too,
of course i read it, im just confirming
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Ok.
Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using xda premium
alund said:
Your requested files are Here
Thanks before :fingers-crossed:
dude, im just sayin, if i didnt try, i bet there must be a or some users that want this MOD too,
of course i read it, im just confirming
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Check out OP. I have uploaded MDPI version. :good:
P/S : Is there anybody wish to have an orange version for your Live with Walkman?
kingkingyyk said:
Check out OP. I have uploaded MDPI version. :good:
P/S : Is there anybody wish to have an orange version for your Live with Walkman?
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Thanks its working now but one bug
Camera force close when tap the gallery menu at the corner
alund said:
Thanks its working now but one bug
Camera force close when tap the gallery menu at the corner
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Did you try to clear the camera data? :good:
kingkingyyk said:
Did you try to clear the camera data? :good:
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Done but still force close
Here i attach a short video about it :good:
alund said:
Thanks its working now but one bug
Camera force close when tap the gallery menu at the corner
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The same issue here too
alund said:
Done but still force close
Here i attach a short video about it :good:
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What gallery do you have?
arvarobert said:
The same issue here too
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MDPI?
Anyway, try the apk below :
Gonna test it on Active within an hour.
Reporting back after testing...
Everything works on Active but it looks rather stupid...
Some icons are mixed up, some icons are wrong size...
It's not easy to use cuz of that.
Here are some screen's.
Active doesn't have 6MP and so...
If you need Active frameworks or something, you can always use ROM's provided by dev's
zagi988 said:
If you need Active frameworks or something, you can always use ROM's provided by dev's
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Which apk you used? MDPI or MDPI_test1?
Anyway, thanks for trying out. The problem is I don't have a MDPI device here .
Wondering is there any universal MDPI framework, as others mods support all MDPI devices in a single APK.
kingkingyyk said:
Which apk you used? MDPI or MDPI_test1?
Anyway, thanks for trying out. The problem is I don't have a MDPI device here .
Wondering is there any universal MDPI framework, as others mods support all MDPI devices in a single APK.
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I used MDPI.
I can test it out when you wan't, just PM me the apk's to test.
I don't think that there's universal framework but when you download almost any ROM with AROMA you can find all frameworks there
arvarobert said:
The same issue here too
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what gallery did you use bro?
kingkingyyk said:
What gallery do you have?
MDPI?
Anyway, try the apk below :
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im using Quick pic,
Uhmmmm.. in a normal camera application, if i tap the gallery menu, it should be directing to the "Select default application" menu if there is more than one gallery, if only have one, it should be directing to those application
Hope you get it , sorry for my bad english
alund said:
what gallery did you use bro?
im using Quick pic,
Uhmmmm.. in a normal camera application, if i tap the gallery menu, it should be directing to the "Select default application" menu if there is more than one gallery, if only have one, it should be directing to those application
Hope you get it , sorry for my bad english
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Yeah. What ROM you used?
Is _test1 or AIO pack working?
Related
(video provided by Joel5121)
~~~Latest Version~~~
Some tips related to taking good photos added, view 3rd post of this thread or press HERE.
----------Version 4.2------------
What's new?
-Higher video recording quality.
-Higher sound recording quality.
-Higher photo shooting quality.
[This mod is edited by cwk_and by using better camera mod Version 4.1 and compile into zip by me.]
Don't forget to flash this file everything you update you ROM.
Enjoy!
~~Previous Version~~
----------Version 4.1------------
What's new?
-Update of Version 4 due to unable to flash in clockworkmod3+
-Root users are able to flash this Media_ProfileV4.1.zip in clockworkmod+3 or ROM Manager
[If you've copied the media_profile.xml, you can ignore this version.]
This info was given by darkstep to cwk_and.
If you feel this mod is helpful, please thank them by pressing their name and hit a thanks!
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Don't forget to flash this file everything you update you ROM.
Enjoy!
-----------Version 4-------------
What's new?
-video recording at 480x320 @ 15fps discovered by cwk_and.
-bitrate is increased
-please copy the media_profile.xml from the zip to system/etc by using root explorer or ES file explorer.
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(imaged was provided by cwk_and)
Some of you will say the it is rubbish due to the bad quality.
Ya, the quality may be bad at night because wildfire doesn't have a quite good camera hardware. But it is really good in the morning.
Don't forget to flash this file everything you update you ROM.
Enjoy!
-----------Version 3-------------
Original posted by vegetaleb in Nexus one theme and apps [MOD] Better camera mod for CM7 RC3/RC4 Thread. and dont forget to Thank him for gread MOD!
Permission to post in Wildfire Theme and Apps is approved by OP.
-Edited vegetaleb media_profile.xml for Nexus One for our wildfire.
-increased bitrate, photo file size from 600kb-800kb to 2mb, an increasement of 250%
-video recording is in 720x480 @ 1fps [BROKEN camrecorder]
How to apply this to CM7?
Use the Media_Profile.zip under in attachment and flash it via recovery by using ROM Manager or recovery mod.
[except MediaProfileV4.zip]
---------------------OR------------------------
Copy and paste it from the zip file to system/etc and REBOOT.
Thanks,
From Melvinchng
Was using CM7 Nightly
HTC Wildfire @ 710mhz/768mhz
16GB Class 4 Kingston SD card [1.1GB EXT Partition]
with 160/175mb phone momory available.
Special Thanks to vegetaleb, cwk_and for great MOD!
Please check the thread before asking questions.
Please press THANKS button if you feel it is useful and it can make me happy!
Bad link at the bottom of page.
Will try soon , when next nightly release
btw: I'd like to see this mod in my WF , thats awesome :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935918.Probably it have to be resized. Maybe someone tried this?
Tips for taking better photos
These are a few tips that is quite helpful for you guys to take good photos on your Wildfire.
1. Camera Advance Lite / Camera Advance
-There are a few settings that is quite useful and can apply it really quick.
-Useful settings, E.g: Burst setting, grid, EV, Panorama, reduced noise, OSD ......
-You can apply these setting really quick when you are in a hurry to take a good photos
2. Try not to use Zoom
-Zoom in mobile phones are fake! There are zoom, but not optical zoom and it is just digital zoom.
-If you want to enlarge focus of the photo, just go to gallery and enlarge it.
3. Take several photos instead of one
-Take a few photos and pick the best one to store it.
-Try to take from different angle and choose the best one.
4. Hold your camera steadily
5. Not to use flash
-Try to use EV/ISO to enhance the brightness of photo instead of using flashlight.
Hope these tips is helpful for you guys.
Give me a "Thanks" if this is useful =]
melvinchng said:
[MOD] Better camera mod for CM7 RC3\RC4 Thread.
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This one
THAnks for informing me.I was rushing to do this thread before I went out..
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA Premium App
Unfortunetally next bug has appeard , check that out there are two http:// and some other not neccesary marks
Formiak said:
Unfortunetally next bug has appeard , check that out there are two http:// and some other not neccesary marks
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Thank you once again! but there isnt two http... i dunno what gone wrong.. i just deleted it and relink.
Do we really need this? JPEG is designed to compress files with least possible visible quality impact.
If you zoom you will see more readable e.g. text
Formiak said:
If you zoom you will see more readable e.g. text
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I've never had ANY readability issues with the compression on. I take photos of school timetables and exam schedules all the time.
Edit: Just my opinion - i normally have over 150mb of camera pics already, without compression it would be 250mb-ish.
nhnt11 said:
I've never had ANY readability issues with the compression on. I take photos of school timetables and exam schedules all the time.
Edit: Just my opinion - i normally have over 150mb of camera pics already, without compression it would be 250mb-ish.
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watch the corner... without new profile, the four corner is bit blur.. with new profile.. it is better...
melvinchng said:
watch the corner... without new profile, the four corner is bit blur.. with new profile.. it is better...
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yeah its better, but unnoticeable unless you either zoom in or have a screen with such a low resolution that I would wonder why you're even viewing pictures on it.
nhnt11 said:
yeah its better, but unnoticeable unless you either zoom in or have a screen with such a low resolution that I would wonder why you're even viewing pictures on it.
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normally i snap in phone.. view and upload in computer lol... can u help me fix the video format?? I think if you have low compression, you will have sux high quality video.. cause wildfire has low processing processor...
melvinchng said:
normally i snap in phone.. view and upload in computer lol... can u help me fix the video format?? I think if you have low compression, you will have sux high quality video.. cause wildfire has low processing processor...
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your computer has a high resolution screen. I was talking about a hypothetical low-res screen, which you obviously dont have - which means that you dont need such high quality casual photographs. I'd rather have the 250% reduction in file size any day.
And I don't think you can fix the video quality easily. It depends on codecs which are built into the phone which I have no idea how to import from a HTC ROM.
nhnt11 said:
your computer has a high resolution screen. I was talking about a hypothetical low-res screen, which you obviously dont have - which means that you dont need such high quality casual photographs. I'd rather have the 250% reduction in file size any day.
And I don't think you can fix the video quality easily. It depends on codecs which are built into the phone which I have no idea how to import from a HTC ROM.
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i change the value of cm7 wildfire to the new profile... the image size reduct to 1mb, but the video size high and low resolution is working fine...
nhnt11 said:
Do we really need this? JPEG is designed to compress files with least possible visible quality impact.
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The pictures from the original thread look more detailed after the mod, I for one really like this.
Alex_GP said:
The pictures from the original thread look more detailed after the mod, I for one really like this.
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i for one?
melvinchng said:
i for one?
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LOL, l2r english
The construction 'I for one' is similar to: Speaking personally I/From my point of view/As I see it. It gives the idea that the speaker is just talking about what they think and nobody else thinks.
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I admit I missed some commas here and there...
I, for one, bla bla is the correct form, if I am not mistaken.
Yeah :-D
Works better than before. There is visible change!
Thanks!
You can optimize the camera Xperia S with some Mod or Script?
Maybe inspired by the file camera system Xperia T or V...
Thanks
Up!
i think this is a good idea.
added filters in camera app
So what?
Not that easily.
KA16.1 Xperia SSpeed
Has done it...Its has brought the quality of camera a little higher...
I have requested him for a "camera tweaks flashable zip" for stock rom....But no rply yet...
K900 said:
Not that easily.
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It's possibile, but you have to have time and be experts.
Sorry English k900
ddddanger said:
KA16.1 Xperia SSpeed
Has done it...Its has brought the quality of camera a little higher...
I have requested him for a "camera tweaks flashable zip" for stock rom....But no rply yet...
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Dddanger maybe try again!! would be a perfect tweaks
News?!
i hope
ilrisolutore said:
You can optimize the camera Xperia S with some Mod or Script?
Maybe inspired by the file camera system Xperia T or V...
Thanks
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i have a sony xperia S
while Recording 1080p , it skips heavily every 5 seconds , Its annoying as hell and never happened until i updated to ICS
*( i hope someone finds a fix that is Idiot Friendly(kinda me (able to learn)
I think so. I saw some metrical in china forum which can do this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1945470
Ok, i Upload my tweaked media profiles xlm file, has better compression, if not at all, still CLEARLY better than stock settings.
this week ill upload it here for yall.
Hi people,
This is not my work, I just make this thread for people that not aware of Gandhar's amazing work on JB camera, so choose the file for CM10.1 or CM10, then flash it in recovery, after flash it I wiped cache & dalvik, but I think it's not necessary, anyway if something doesn't work just make those wipes. Enjoy.
Known bugs are:
Panorama & HDR only works on android 4.2
Special thanks of course to:
gandhar
iriijo
mauam said:
Hi people,
This is not my work, I just make this thread for people that not aware of Gandhar's amazing work on JB camera, so choose the file for CM10.1 or CM10, then flash it in recovery, after flash it I wipe cache & dalvik, but I think it's not necessary, anyway if something doesn't work just make those wipes.Enjoy.
Known bugs are:
Panorama & HDR only works on android 4.2
Special thanks of course to:
gandhar
iriijo
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Exellent work Gandhar and also muam ( for creating this thread ).
im using 4.2 but panaroma and hdr dont work??? :good:
Joy Bangla said:
Exellent work Gandhar and also muam ( for creating this thread ).
im using 4.2 but panaroma and hdr dont work??? :good:
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panorama doesn't work on either 4.1 or 4.2.
HDR is confirmed to work on cm-10.1 , not sure about other 4.2 roms.
gandhar said:
panorama doesn't work on either 4.1 or 4.2.
HDR is confirmed to work on cm-10.1 , not sure about other 4.2 roms.
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i flashed the new zip HDR works but pic is messed up. using cm10.1
Joy Bangla said:
i flashed the new zip HDR works but pic is messed up. using cm10.1
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the camera needs to be absolutely stable while clicking all the 3 photos.
you can google hdr, to see what it does exactly.
Ok HDR is working...
But how to turn it off HDR there is no option of it.
Hmmm..tested on AOKP ROMs, work well but i wish there a preview on the picture were have taken in camera....its a bit annoying that we have to go to gallery just to view/delete what we have taken then go back to camera to take more picture just to get a great picture...back and forth on camera and gallery can take so much time....
Thanks!!!! Works on my Live with walkman cm10
swar12894 said:
Ok HDR is working...
But how to turn it off HDR there is no option of it.
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turn it off the same way you turned it on,
iPusak Gaoq™ said:
Hmmm..tested on AOKP ROMs, work well but i wish there a preview on the picture were have taken in camera....its a bit annoying that we have to go to gallery just to view/delete what we have taken then go back to camera to take more picture just to get a great picture...back and forth on camera and gallery can take so much time....
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you can swipe right to left in the camera to go to gallery in filmstrip view, then you can swipe down an image to delete it.. its one of the best features of the 4.2 camera according to me.
iPusak Gaoq™ said:
Hmmm..tested on AOKP ROMs, work well but i wish there a preview on the picture were have taken in camera....its a bit annoying that we have to go to gallery just to view/delete what we have taken then go back to camera to take more picture just to get a great picture...back and forth on camera and gallery can take so much time....
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what do you mean by going to the gallery? you know the shortcut right? you need to swipe from right to left (just like you swipe pictures in gallery to see next picture) to get to the gallery instantly. that's the best part of this camera app for me
gandhar said:
you can swipe right to left in the camera to go to gallery in filmstrip view, then you can swipe down an image to delete it.. its one of the best features of the 4.2 camera according to me.
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dato02 said:
what do you mean by going to the gallery? you know the shortcut right? you need to swipe from right to left (just like you swipe pictures in gallery to see next picture) to get to the gallery instantly. that's the best part of this camera app for me
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Really???? wow i never notice that features
thanks for the info friend :highfive:
iPusak Gaoq™ said:
Really???? wow i never notice that features
thanks for the info friend :highfive:
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no problem
---------- Post added at 11:58 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:39 AM ----------
iPusak Gaoq™ said:
Really???? wow i never notice that features
thanks for the info friend :highfive:
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by the way you know how to zoom in right? no need to use volume buttons just pinch to zoom just like pictures
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when you go to galleries to delete picture just swipe that picture up or down.
Video quality bug
Am I the only one, who has JPEG quality and color effects options instead of video quality (720p/480p) in video mode? (CM10 mango) :$
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Btw. big thanks for this camera. (Y)
banciii said:
Am I the only one, who has JPEG quality and color effects options instead of video quality (720p/480p) in video mode? (CM10 mango) :$
Btw. big thanks for this camera. (Y)
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don't worry, same here just ignore it and use high (i think its 480p because super (witch i think is 720p and if it is it shouldnt work ) doesnt work for me).
Mouse squeaking
And it is still impossible to fix the little mouse squeaking noise in the background during a video record, right? :$
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dato02 said:
don't worry, same here just ignore it and use high (i think its 480p because super (witch i think is 720p and if it is it shouldnt work ) doesnt work for me).
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I am in super and the video recording is working, so i don't think that JPEG quality is the video quality.
banciii said:
And it is still impossible to fix the little mouse squeaking noise in the background during a video record, right? :$
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what mouse? i dont here anything i thing i read something about that and its hardware related and not software. but try recording with slided out keyboard. lets see if that helps
i am making a new thread for this, since i need to be edit the first post easily.
thanks a lot for making this mauam.
you can find the new one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42161157
Do you need this thread closed, please let me know Via PM.
Thanks
We all know that the stock Sony camera App isn't the greatest.
-8 megapixel with an Exmor RS sensor,
-16x digital zoom with auto focus,
-1080p HD recording, HDR,
-Burst mode,
-Face detection.
Sounds great in theory, however the applications Sony issues with its camera its utter rubbish.
So I decided to run a test on 4 different camera apps to find the best one. Take a look at the images below, and decide what you feel is the best for you. Three of the four are paid apps, but are under $4, a good investment if you want to take better pictures with your Ultra... [I didn't test the stock Ultra camera, as I have previously done a test comparing it to the Z1 camera, and it wasn't as good]
** Just tested Focal: Results were not very good zooming in. However this was not the same time of day, not 'exact' location sample, so not much point in uploading. Just didn't look as good as Z1 or even Camera Zoom FX
Settings:
Each App had it set for HDR. Some camera Apps have a huge amount of features, and I kept them at default. This included: 8Mp, ISO=Auto, WB=Auto, Focus=Auto, Quality=SuperFine
My thoughts:
The camera App "Camera FV-5" has a massive amount of features. These sound really good at first glance, however each other application has these features set for the maximum anyway. eg. It has the option to set jpeg quality to: Low, Fine, Superfine. Where as all other apps are set for super fine, and there are no options to change to lower.
However... it does have more WB and ISO flexibility. You can also change the colour saturation, and when I tested it, the images came out very green. Basically came out looking a lot like the HDR + camera app.
So because you can have that over saturation feature, and the image accuracy when zoomed in, it would have to be my pick...
1st=Camera FV-5 (2.9Mb) (features) PlayStore LINK
2nd=HDR+ (3.6Mb) (colour saturation over done) PlayStore LINK
3rd=Z1 Camera (2.5Mb) [Flash in CWM LINK]
4th=Camera Zoom FX (1.9Mb) PlayStore LINK (was a better overall image, but once zoomed in the Z1 camera had slightly more accuracy)
HDR Camera+ (3.6Mb)
Camera FV-5 (2.9Mb)
Camera Zoom FX (1.9Mb)
Z1 Camera App (2.5Mb)
HDR +
Camera FV-5
Camera Zoom FX
Z1 Camera
hamdogg said:
We all know that the stock Sony camera App isn't the greatest.
-8 megapixel with an Exmor RS sensor,
-16x digital zoom with auto focus,
-1080p HD recording, HDR,
-Burst mode,
-Face detection.
Sounds great in theory, however the applications Sony issues with its camera its utter rubbish.
So I decided to run a test on 4 different camera apps to find the best one. Take a look at the images below, and decide what you feel is the best for you. Three of the four are paid apps, but are under $4, a good investment if you want to take better pictures with your Ultra... [I didn't test the stock Ultra camera, as I have previously done a test comparing it to the Z1 camera, and it wasn't as good]
Settings:
Each App had it set for HDR. Some camera Apps have a huge amount of features, and I kept them at default. This included: 8Mp, ISO=Auto, WB=Auto, Focus=Auto, Quality=SuperFine
My thoughts:
The camera App "Camera FV-5" has a massive amount of features. These sound really good at first glance, however each other application has these features set for the maximum anyway. eg. It has the option to set jpeg quality to: Low, Fine, Superfine. Where as all other apps are set for super fine, and there are no options to change to lower.
However... it does have more WB and ISO flexibility. You can also change the colour saturation, and when I tested it, the images came out very green. Basically came out looking a lot like the HDR + camera app.
So because you can have that over saturation feature, and the image accuracy when zoomed in, it would have to be my pick...
1st=Camera FV-5 (features) PlayStore LINK
2nd=HDR+ (colour saturation over done) PlayStore LINK
3rd=Z1 Camera [Flash in CWM LINK]
4th=Camera Zoom FX PlayStore LINK (was a better overall image, but once zoomed in the Z1 camera had slightly more accuracy)
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Tried Camera Zoom on the XZU and had good results. Just loaded Camera FV-5 and I think it's improved again. Thanks.
I also tried A better cámara from Google play and it is better.
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Which one is the best for low light?
natispain said:
I also tried A better cámara from Google play and it is better.
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Camera FV-5 has ISO settings from that start at 50 and go right up... so it has better low light
And what camera is the best to make video?
Does any of the other camera apps have underwater mode? Or does auto mode work fine?
3mL said:
Does any of the other camera apps have underwater mode? Or does auto mode work fine?
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Aqua Z camera takes pictures under water buy using the proximity sensor..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=am.tir.z.proximitycamera&hl=en
Terrible quality photos. (
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Terrible quality photos. (
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always good to have a troll on board... welcome!
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It's not trolling, it's fact. Thanks for your work, but camera is terrible with any app.
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It's not trolling, it's fact. Thanks for your work, but camera is terrible with any app.
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Anddd this is why we don't like you right now, Lex:
Everything you're saying is relative. "Terrible" is a qualitative and comparative term, not scientific and factual. Is the camera not as good as other flagship and SLRs? Obviously. But this comparative. It's a "trolling" statement because you're making a comment that is not helpful and also, is likely to piss off everyone who has posted before you. This is obviously a passable camera for many of those who have bought the phone and have kept it.
That being said, this is also a comparative thread, relative to the XZU. If the camera, with the native launcher, shoots at a 6/10 - just a number out of a hat, don't shoot me lol - then the OP is really just helping us find an app that brings it up to a 7/10. It's that simple.
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Aqua Z camera takes pictures under water buy using the proximity sensor..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=am.tir.z.proximitycamera&hl=en
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Alright, but from what I've heard it is possible to use the volume buttons as shutter key?
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Alright, but from what I've heard it is possible to use the volume buttons as shutter key?
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I know with Camera FV-5 you can make the volume key the "focus and shutter" .. not sure about the other apps. I'm sure you can
Hi Hamdogg.
Can you list the filesize generated by the top 4 apps you listed.
Also can you specify whether you're using a stock or custom rom.
From experience the stock roms all produce jpg file sizes under 2mb while custom roms may produce files that ar larger.
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Hi Hamdogg.
Can you list the filesize generated by the top 4 apps you listed.
Also can you specify whether you're using a stock or custom rom.
From experience the stock roms all produce jpg file sizes under 2mb while custom roms may produce files that ar larger.
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Yes I'm interested to see the file sizes as well.
I'm averaging 1.7meg from the stock camera and I just installed the lenovo camera app and they are averaging 2.2meg. The quality looks better on the lenovo app, I suspect because its no compressing the images as much.
qazzi76 said:
Hi Hamdogg.
Can you list the filesize generated by the top 4 apps you listed.
Also can you specify whether you're using a stock or custom rom.
From experience the stock roms all produce jpg file sizes under 2mb while custom roms may produce files that ar larger.
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Yep will do guys.
Running a stock Sony ROM, deodexed.
baileyjr said:
Yes I'm interested to see the file sizes as well.
I'm averaging 1.7meg from the stock camera and I just installed the lenovo camera app and they are averaging 2.2meg. The quality looks better on the lenovo app, I suspect because its no compressing the images as much.
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done
Sony Z Ultra with Camera FV-5
already set ISO manual
The ISO function is always automatic (not customized really)
see the photos detail
how to fix it?
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Camera FV-5 has ISO settings from that start at 50 and go right up... so it has better low light
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the iso settings no function, always use ISO Auto and cannot set manual
also already ask the fv-5 support but no any reply
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done
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I bought camera FV-5 based on this and yes I do prefer the output from it... For me its still only generating 1.9Meg Images though so I don't know if I'm missing something... Also is there an HDR setting somewhere or is it automatic?
However its worth noting that you can also capture lossless png images. You just need to change from jpeg to png in the settings... I can't really discern if the image quality is better as i'm just a casual snapper, but the file size of the png came out at 10Meg.
Hi everybody I want to share this mod I made following the next thread:How to increase camera stats
All I made, after some testings, increase almost all values regarding to camera quality(encoder decoder audio video and image), and set it up as high as Note 3. The results are good, as I saw.
10/08/14 v1:
I doubled the audio quality from 128kbs to 256 kbps for all resolutions. High resolution is up to 288kbps
Increased video bitrate
Increased image bitrate
I able support to wmv and wma
I set estero channel to recording for all resolutions
Increased back and front camera values
And many more goodies I don't remember
11/08/14 v1.3:
Increased a little bit more bitrate values according to video
increased a little bit image quality. I think it's the max possible, but I keep trying to increasing it, to see any difference.
14/08/14 v1.5:
Increased audio quality to 320kbps
Re-adjusted values
added different FPS mod versions
--This is version #1 because I didn't increase all the low values. I installed it in my own phone, and everything is working superb.
Next release I will try to set it higher, as S5 and see what happens, if it's working or not. But by now we have achieve something good.--
Here are some previews: here you can see a little differences regarding to standard values vs. increased ones. Using HDR - strong. Stock Note 2 camera! I realize that after made the modifications the pic is more weighty. I hope you can see the difference in the previews, because I have to low the quality to upload it faster, in tinypic. Sorry.
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Thanks to @mohit1234 for this helpfull guide
Download link ONLY SAMMY ROMS:
NEW VERSIONS:
-14/08/14-
Camera TWEAKS v1.5- 15FPS
Camera TWEAKS v1.5- 30FPS-stock
Camera TWEAKS v1.5- 60FPS
YOU TELL ME WHAT RUNS BETTER FOR YOU! I TESTED ALL VERSIONS IN MY OWN PHONE.
PREVIOUS VERSIONS:
[OFFLINE]Camera TWEAKS v1.3[/URL] -> Changelog: increased a little more- 11/08/14
Camera TWEAKS v1 - 10/08/14
Download link ONLY AOSP based ROMS:
INITIAL RELEASE Camera TWEAKS v1 AOSP - 10/08/14
FLASHABLE INSTALLATION!
INSTRUCTIONS:
Download file and put it on your external sd
Reboot into recovery
Install Camera Mod
Clear Cache/Dalvik Cache (Just to be safe...)
Reboot!
I didn't test the flashable zip, I only moved the file to "/system/etc" using root explorer and setting permissions, but you tell me.
The idea brings to my head, after testing S5 camera. When you open camera you can see an image super clear and in a higher quality, but when you take a pic, the quality was lower.
TO DEVS: PLEASE BEFORE YOU TAKE ANYTHING, PLEASE ASK ME FOR PERSMISSION. IT TOOK ME A SUNNY DAY TO MAKE IT.
REMEMBER THAT THIS WIILL NOT MAKE ANY MAGIC JAJAJA BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING ALREADY
ENJOY AND HAVE FUN!!
THANKS!
Will it work on 4.1.2 roms?
I will try. I use DN3 v5.2
Great work @Austtin
I was for so long looking for a way to get better camera quality, because I don't know why but after the camera firmware update within the 4.3 the camera quality seemed lower than 4.1.2.
It was more of a disaster to take pictures and I can't carry my cameras everywhere.
So thanks a lot.
Wish something like this could be done on AOSP too, the picture quality isn't as good as touchwiz
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Looks promising ! it looks better if im not having placebo , thanks.
macklalt said:
Will it work on 4.1.2 roms?
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It should, but If you like you can give me your "media_profile.xml" file and add it for you :highfive:
nmtuan.pnt said:
I will try. I use DN3 v5.2
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I'm using it on emotion v7 rom. So it should work on all kitkat sammy roms!
I Will try now thanks Austtin
xantrk said:
Looks promising ! it looks better if im not having placebo , thanks.
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yeah, I read that it could be placebo. But increasing the bitrate, the image is more weighty. taken the same pic, at the same place and same thing it increase from 2.xx mb to 5.xx mb. So it should increase the quality. The increasing of audio is something real, you can notice the bitrate when you play some sound recorded using camera. And in 480p I increase the (don't remember exactly I should check it) the heigh or width too. In a few days gonna see if I can add support for 4k pics, or if it gives me some forceclose or issue. And also I want to increase the camera values as high as S5, and then test and try again the s5 camera, and how it looks. I think some modification of the camera app, should be done. So this is the beginning.
KNIGHT97 said:
Great work @Austtin
I was for so long looking for a way to get better camera quality, because I don't know why but after the camera firmware update within the 4.3 the camera quality seemed lower than 4.1.2.
It was more of a disaster to take pictures and I can't carry my cameras everywhere.
So thanks a lot.
Wish something like this could be done on AOSP too, the picture quality isn't as good as touchwiz
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Thanks Knight, I do my best. Always for help. Not only me if not others. I'm still testing, and I realize that the quality si better so far. Regarding to AOSP, I should check the files involved and what's the camera app too.
liyonking said:
I Will try now thanks Austtin
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you're welcome. enjoy it! :highfive:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vpgbg2g9zdd0v1/media_profiles.xml
Here you have the media_profiles.Xml from liquid smooth 3.2
Check if you can alter things and I'll test it out for you.
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Guys!! this is really amazing, take a look at this photo I just take: it's about 5pm here in my country, and using the day light (sun light, not the inside of my home) the pic looks really really great. Now we can compare to the photo taken before. In the previews 1 of the pics was taken during day(with sun light-I'm not talking about the camera effect if not the light of the day or sun jaja), and the other one was taken during night inside of my home using artificial light, the ones inside of your home (sorry I'm still not good enought with my english), so now I can confirm that this's really working!! the bad thing (or contra) is that now the pic is kind heavy weight (about 5 mb) but the quality is higher as you can see. I rather higher quality and weighty pic than poor quality.
that's why 1 of the pics looks kinda yellow and the other one looks whiter.. in OP
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vpgbg2g9zdd0v1/media_profiles.xml
Here you have the media_profiles.Xml from liquid smooth 3.2
Check if you can alter things and I'll test it out for you.
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Knight at first sight of your file, I can see some differences between your values and even sammy ones. For example, in lower res you have 3gp as video file format, and in sammy we have mp4. And many more differences, but I can adjust it for you and AOSP users. Let me check and I increase all values. The bad thing is that I'm not on AOSP rom, so I can't test by myself
I don't know what could happen if I change the file format, but at first I can play with values, leaving the rest as you have, and then you can test.
I'll test out and report.
It's 2 am in the morning here, so I guess it would be better if I go to sleep, hahaha
But don't worry, try making both version and I'll test it out thoroughly. I can deal with the errors and all. In always keep a backup of my needed stuff on a daily basis, so nothing can stop me from being a mad flashaholic
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I'll test out and report.
It's 2 am in the morning here, so I guess it would be better if I go to sleep, hahaha
But don't worry, try making both version and I'll test it out thoroughly. I can deal with the errors and all. In always keep a backup of my needed stuff on a daily basis, so nothing can stop me from being a mad flashaholic
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If you can wait, in about less than 10 or 5 mins, I upload it!
Austtin said:
If you can wait, in about less than 10 or 5 mins, I upload it!
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I can wait, but won't be able to download, too limited 3g data pack[emoji28]
That's why I have to wait till morning to turn on my WiFi
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I can wait, but won't be able to download, too limited 3g data pack[emoji28]
That's why I have to wait till morning to turn on my WiFi
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It's just ready, download it. It's not heavy weight file. it's 211kb zip file!
edit: I increase it as note 3 values, in sammy and, now with your help, aosp. Notice that the pic is more weight than before. In the next days I'm gonna try to increase values as S5, and even see if I can config the correct values to use s5 camera. It's all a matter of give it a try and test.
I try stock note2 and s5 camera, the result: I can assure you, note 2 stock camera is taking better quality photos, after my configs, than s5 on my phone. So I think to use s5 camera, and take photos with a high quality, it needs some configs to do. I'm really enjoying note 2 camera, with this tweaks. The photos are more clear, and are more detailed, than before. I surprised by myself. I realize about it, when I make zoom in photos in gallery app.
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It should, but If you like you can give me your "media_profile.xml" file and add it for you :highfive:
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Can't find it....Can you please tell me where is this xml file? Searched in to root directory.....:good:
macklalt said:
Can't find it....Can you please tell me where is this xml file? Searched in to root directory.....:good:
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using root explorer or any other explorer move to "/system/etc" there you have a file named as "media_profile.xml"