JB Camera - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A

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
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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) :$
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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

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[MOD][480X320 VID @ 15fps] Better camera mod for Wildfire CM7 [V4.2]

(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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"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"
}
(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!

[MOD][CAM]GBXperia S|Video 1080p >20mb Bitrate|720p >15mb Bitrate|>100% Image quality

[MOD][CAM]GBXperia S|Video 1080p >20mb Bitrate|720p >15mb Bitrate|>100% Image quality
Gingerbread only
Thanks to all the lovely people in the "Root XPS (63 & 67 FW) [Update: 08.03.12]" section I am now able to test my mods and install apps direct to System/app.
As with my previous camera mods this "initial" version increases video 1080p bitrate from 14mbps to 20mbps and 720p from 6mbps(pathetic) to 15mbps.
Also increases Image quality from 90% to some what over 100% by fiddling with the constants array-data and removing the 0x5A cap, image size will be bigger; I'll be able to check images better in the morning during the day.
This version should work with all firmware and roms versions for Gingerbread 2.3.7.
Normal install:
1. Extract the zip files to a folder.
2. Obtain a root file browser like rootexplorer or ES File Explorer.
3. Rename the current files on the phone before replacing.
4. Activate root access via the file browser of choice and copy SemcCameraUI.apk to system/app and media_profiles.xml to system/etc
5. Apply permissions and change owner to match any other file in the same directory for both the above files (06755 and root).
6. Reboot device.
7. Recommend to go into Settings then Applications then manage Applications and find the camera install settings under the All tab and press clear data to restore camera default settings.
ClockworkMod install:
1.Copy the file to your phone, reboot into clockworkmod recovery.
2.Select "install zip", then sip >> sdcard and browse for the file then click and 3.confirm to install.
4.restart your phone as normal.
Seems very smooth with video at these moderately increased levels, will see how high the bitrate goes.
I've tested most of the functions of the app and it should be fairly glitch free, let me know otherwise.
For more info on how I modded these files check my previous mods in my signature below.
Got a few more ideas and as always suggestions welcome.
Edit1:20120314
Seems the media_profiles.xml does have some side effects and i've had a few random force closes with video settings, if you experience this just replace the file with your backup version and restart the phone. I'm looking into this.
Edit2:2012317
New version of the files uploaded, fixed the above issue force closing with video settings.
Edit3:20120320
On comparison it seems the quality of even the 14mbps stock bitrate is extremely good, which says quite alot about the 12mp image sensor used, high praise indeed.
Edit4:20120420
Seems to be a Sony bug with Image stabilization set to on and changing the ISO setting, this actually disables the image stabilization.
Found on the Sony Xperia forums this is currently being looked at by Sony for a fix
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35449
-smc
Testing!
Solid Eye said:
Testing!
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What do you mean Solid, are you experiencing issues?
-smc
not an issue but I'm kinda missing the GS2 days
with Sony everything seems complex
Is there any room for sound quality improvements ?
taxas said:
Is there any room for sound quality improvements ?
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Yes tho the audio is already quite good at 128kpbs x 48khz in stereo, what sound quality would you prefer?
@ Solid Eye what other options did you want that the SGS2 had?
-smc
@ Jozinek tho i haven't had too much of an issue with it, the stabilization feature could be alot better in my opinion.
Also the video format profile is only [email protected] which doesn't allow for CABAC compression, might be able to change this if i find the profile code in the app.
The default-capability.xml file in the system/etc folder shows different format profiles which we may be able to play around with like H264 [email protected] at least which supports CABAC.
-smc
hi folks,
thxx for the mod, one question:
when i try to copy the new files, i get the message "not enough space for complete the operation" any idea why???
thxx for helping
best regards
herve
Th'ats because your system partition has 0 bytes left.
Flash sminki's one here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23729471&postcount=85
can t believe on a 32gb wich has almost nothing the fs is full.
how can i proceed then?
thx for helping
nocomp said:
can t believe on a 32gb wich has almost nothing the fs is full.
how can i proceed then?
thx for helping
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First read the answer carefully. Then click on the included link. Then read that thread and do what is needed but please don't start whining before reading.
somemadcaaant said:
Yes tho the audio is already quite good at 128kpbs x 48khz in stereo, what sound quality would you prefer?
@ Solid Eye what other options did you want that the SGS2 had?
-smc
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I don't know. But if it can be improved why not
gbil said:
First read the answer carefully. Then click on the included link. Then read that thread and do what is needed but please don't start whining before reading.
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<issue>
IN THE FUTUR PLEASE KEPP THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE && SEMANTIC FOR YOUR BOYFIREND OR THE TEENS OF YOUR SCHOOL! HERE IT S XDA, NOT YOUR BACKYARD !
</issue>
Now concerning the link you gave me, i was hoping a solution not only based on flashing an img, but more a cache cleaning option , specially when i am running .65 instead of .67
thx anyway for trying helping out, but pls change of attitude, this ain t usefull and necessary
nocomp said:
<issue>
IN THE FUTUR PLEASE KEPP THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE && SEMANTIC FOR YOUR BOYFIREND OR THE TEENS OF YOUR SCHOOL! HERE IT S XDA, NOT YOUR BACKYARD !
</issue>
Now concerning the link you gave me, i was hoping a solution not only based on flashing an img, but more a cache cleaning option , specially when i am running .65 instead of .67
thx anyway for trying helping out, but pls change of attitude, this ain t usefull and necessary
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You are writing on a dev thread not a FAQ thread, learn to read and accept what comes when you don't read. Also stop caps and learn what netiquette is.
i gonna keep it short, the post above in red is my first post ever made on xda using caps, it was my 339th post, so pls,spare me your lessons && morals about netiquette.
Asking questions is part of the life of a dev topic.
End of the story
danka
nocomp & gbil,
You will both end up being infracted if you continue spamming this Dev thread with your petty bickering.
Now stay on topic!
o.o, so much tremble...
Jozinek said:
I hawe 2 XPERIA S at home, so i record same video in same time by both of phones. One hawe this camera mod and one not. You can compare it.
Video wih camera mod - http://youtu.be/_OcRPEErkDk
Video without camera mod - http://youtu.be/BRB6Xixmk6k
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And what are your observations? Its quite hard to compare quality from shaky youtube videos. But maybe you have noticed any difference?
One thing I noticed was reddish tint on camera with mod. Is this normal?
taxas said:
I don't know. But if it can be improved why not
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Yeah good point, i'll be upping the audio and video bitrates soon and see if we still get a consistent framerate, as long as our min framerate stays above 25fps in low light then im happy.
@ asestar reddish tint I haven't seen yet sorry, is this in video and/or images specifically? Night or day shots? can you upload a sample here for us also?
I have yet to fiddle with default contrast, iso, sharpness etc values.
-smc
can we do this Mod on the Arc???

[Camera][Stock ICS][Sony α+Xperia 2013+AOSP Style] UI v5

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
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mvoid533 said:
Work on my neo
Just 8 mp 6 mp and 2 mp
So i am back to cyberahot
Keep mod
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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
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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.
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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?

Use the new Google camera instead of the stock Sony camera?

Google just released a new camera app on the play store and it works for every device that has KitKat, have you guys tried it? How are you liking it? Can you still take 4k videos with it? How's the quality of the images? Can you take 16:9 or just 4:3 pictures?
www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/16/breaking-google-releases-stock-camera-app-to-the-play-store/
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You can only take 4:3 photos with that app......I wouldn't recommend using it.
I think that app is really for nexus 5 users who were (understandably) appalled at the sub-standard cam app that came with that handset.
You'll get the best results with sony's home-grown app. The software algorithms will be optimised for the z2's sensor.
Also, as always, for best results one needs to familiarze themselves with manual control (i.e. ISO and white balance)...which that app completely lacks..... so it's pretty useless for Z2 users in my opinion.
Google's Kitkat camera SUCKS! And it's one of the biggest reasons why I changed my phone.
Does anyone know if the camera app can be installed separately? Because I'm definitely not planning on using the stock ROM any longer than I really have to, but the camera seems really nice.
EDIT: Nevermind. Apparently someone already did the work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2667341
EDIT2: Apparently it only works with the stock ROM *sigh*
Just tried it last night, while it may not be a bad camera app I don't think it fares anywhere near the stock Sony camera. Too limited in functions. It will be great for Nexus users though.
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Seifer1975 said:
Google's Kitkat camera SUCKS! And it's one of the biggest reasons why I changed my phone.
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Google released a new camera app on the store , is far better than the stock one we had
paddylaz said:
You can only take 4:3 photos with that app......I wouldn't recommend using it.
I think that app is really for nexus 5 users who were (understandably) appalled at the sub-standard cam app that came with that handset.
You'll get the best results with sony's home-grown app. The software algorithms will be optimised for the z2's sensor.
Also, as always, for best results one needs to familiarze themselves with manual control (i.e. ISO and white balance)...which that app completely lacks..... so it's pretty useless for Z2 users in my opinion.
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Yeah, that's why I'm afraid of, and it sounds logical, Sony's app will be tailored to the phone, anyway google's camera app was released just yesterday so there's room for improvement, let's hope for the best, I'm sure more options will be added in the future.
By the way you can tweak the white balance, you just need to enable the option on settings (weird )
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Chad_Petree said:
By the way you can tweak the white balance, you just need to enable the option on settings (weird )
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No no, that's the white balance for the SCREEN.
There is a camera white balance that should be adjusted dependant on what lighting conditions you're shooting in. I haven't seen the Z2's options, but it should have the usual four: Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent & Incandescent.
They actually make a significant difference to the colour tones and how similar to the reality of the scene your shot ends up looking. In my experience phone cameras CAN NOT be trusted to calculate this correctly themselves (and I used to have a lumia 1020!).
Yeah this nexus app will be good for the n5 crowd but you're never going to get as good shots with an app like that (or apple's) without having the ability (and learning) to alter ISO and white balance manually.
Of course in proper photography the shutter speed and aperture are also important but unfortunately it's very hard to control these given the current CMOS limitations in phone implementation.
paddylaz said:
No no, that's the white balance for the SCREEN.
There is a camera white balance that should be adjusted dependant on what lighting conditions you're shooting in. I haven't seen the Z2's options, but it should have the usual four: Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent & Incandescent.
They actually make a significant difference to the colour tones and how similar to the reality of the scene your shot ends up looking. In my experience phone cameras CAN NOT be trusted to calculate this correctly themselves (and I used to have a lumia 1020!).
Yeah this nexus app will be good for the n5 crowd but you're never going to get as good shots with an app like that (or apple's) without having the ability (and learning) to alter ISO and white balance manually.
Of course in proper photography the shutter speed and aperture are also important but unfortunately it's very hard to control these given the current CMOS limitations in phone implementation.
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Yes I know you are referring to the camera white balance, that's why I said it's weird you have to activate it in the settings menu first, check it out
{
"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"
}
Chad_Petree said:
Yes I know you are referring to the camera white balance, that's why I said it's weird you have to activate it in the settings menu first, check it out
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That's not white balance though I think, isn't that just exposure-compensation?
paddylaz said:
That's not white balance though I think, isn't that just exposure-compensation?
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You are right, there's no white balance , sorry
Chad_Petree said:
You are right, there's no white balance , sorry
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no worries....the z2 app definitely has it though I'm sure (unfortunately still waiting for my bloody handset!!)
Tried it, found no option for 16:9 photos... Uninstalled it
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paddylaz said:
You can only take 4:3 photos with that app......I wouldn't recommend using it.
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Jiyeon90 said:
Tried it, found no option for 16:9 photos... Uninstalled it
Sent from my Xperia Z1
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I'm not sure but maybe you could take 16:9 shots if you decreased the resolution to 8 MP? Like in manual mode, you can only take 4:3 shots in 20.7 MP so I think the app is taking photos with the maximum resolution and that's why it's 4:3
leocooper said:
I'm not sure but maybe you could take 16:9 shots if you decreased the resolution to 8 MP? Like in manual mode, you can only take 4:3 shots in 20.7 MP so I think the app is taking photos with the maximum resolution and that's why it's 4:3
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you can always tried an app called camera fv-5 lots of settings possible, and high resolution recording, png or jpg (png create 20mb file)
nocomp said:
you can always tried an app called camera fv-5 lots of settings possible, and high resolution recording, png or jpg (png create 20mb file)
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Whilst Camera FV-5 is good I prefer 'A Better Camera'.
Has tons of options and gives excellent results.
Beards said:
Whilst Camera FV-5 is good I prefer 'A Better Camera'.
Has tons of options and gives excellent results.
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thxx for the tip, your link gives a "not found" result, can you post apk here?
thx
sorry just found it, i try.
thx
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quite nice, didn t found the setting menu
nocomp said:
thxx for the tip, your link gives a "not found" result, can you post apk here?
thx
sorry just found it, i try.
thx
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quite nice, didn t found the setting menu
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To get the settings to pop up all you need do is from the top drag down.This will display amongst others 'More Settings'.

LG G2 Night camera MOD

Hey everyone, so decided to release some files I have worked on that gave me excellent night photos and long exposure images from our trusty G2.
First of massive shout out to @defcomg who inspired me and guided me along the way, non of this would be possible without his vast knowledge of working with libs and Android in general!
Download links:
V1 (MM/N (For sure) - try this on LP/Stock it might just work...): https://goo.gl/6qv41c
V2 coming soon (Hopefully it'll be compatible with Stock LG ROMs)
Got a Xiaomi Mi 5s, so this is as far as this mod goes. Cheers
Instructions:
1.) Download file from my Drive
2.) Unzip file so that you have a folder in your main directory called G2NightMod, inside this should be 4 folders
3.) I recommend you download some sort of script executor such as "SH Script Runner" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adamioan.scriptrunner)
4.) Once you are ready open the app (script runner) and navigate to the "G2NightMod/Scripts/" There are a few scripts which I will explain lower in this post
5.) Before running any of my scripts make sure to backup the following files found in /vendor/lib/:
-libmmcamera_imx135.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
-libchromatix_imx135_preview.so
6.) Execute the script you want, depending on your preferences
Explanation of each script:
Now Android Cameras have have a mode called ZSL, which allows fast image capture, however not all apps use it, so I had to make 2 versions, for apps that have it enabled and those that don't.
ResetAll: Resets all files back to stock, therefore no mod involved here
ResetZSL: Resets apps using ZSL back to stock
ResetLibMM: Resets apps not using ZSL back to stock
MediumNight and MediumNightZSL (Only one can be used at a time so if want to change between them just execute ResetAll first):
Enables this mod with a great improvement and longer shutter speed, not too long but long enough for dusk photos
ExtremeNight and ExtremeNightZSL (Only one can be used at a time so if want to change between them just execute ResetAll first):
Enables this mod with a massive improvement and very long shutter speed, Very long so you will need a tripod perfect for astrophotos, shoot ISO 400+ for good star pics.
Then we have the mother of all mods, UltraNight(ONLY-ZSL-APPS) (Only one can be used at a time so if want to change between them just execute ResetAll first): This can only be used with ZSL apps, this gives you a realtime view of what you will capture.
I repeat again, only use one mod at a time, otherwise I some unexpected behavior will occur. This mod also should not cause any bootloops or problems so no worries about that, if something does go wrong, just reflash ROM
Enjoy brothers and sisters! :fingers-crossed:
Many thanks to @defcomg
P.S: FreeDcam, Camera FV-5 and Open Camera all are non-ZSL. Snapdragon Camera, sock LG camera (ported and original are ZSL)
FreeDcam is my preferential app!
Please upload your shots to show others and I'll also post some samples.
Samples:
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"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
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Let me know if this is working/not working for you and especially those on LP/Stock ROMs, tell me if it works
Tnx man wil try it...
Sadly it doesn't work for me. Tested on D802 with CloudyG3 (LP) and stock-cam & Xcam. But thanks for your work!
Jan Philipp said:
Sadly it doesn't work for me. Tested on D802 with CloudyG3 (LP) and stock-cam & Xcam. But thanks for your work!
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Try the ultra zsl and and hold it still and just leave the phone for a few (5 - 10 secs) and see if the display becomes laggy?
It seems that it does not work on stock based roms. I have google edition 1.5 and tried ExtremeNight, ExtremeNightZSL and UltraNight. I tried them on Xcam, stock cam and Freedcam (option zsl disabled) and with ev +2 (that is the higher can set). None of these libs and apps seems to have any noticable difference in preview (it wasn't laggier than stock) and cannot get longer exposure than 1/9. I may try coping the files by myself in the folder just in case I did anything wrong while trying to run the script.
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shaneel1491 said:
5.) Before running any of my scripts make sure to backup the following files found in /vendor/lib/:
-libmmcamera_imx135.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
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Maybe you meant:
-libmmcamera_imx135.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
-libchromatix_imx135_preview.so
Antretng said:
It seems that it does not work on stock based roms. I have google edition 1.5 and tried ExtremeNight, ExtremeNightZSL and UltraNight. I tried them on Xcam, stock cam and Freedcam (option zsl disabled) and with ev +2 (that is the higher can set). None of these libs and apps seems to have any noticable difference in preview (it wasn't laggier than stock) and cannot get longer exposure than 1/9. I may try coping the files by myself in the folder just in case I did anything wrong while trying to run the script.
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Maybe you meant:
-libmmcamera_imx135.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
-libchromatix_imx135_preview.so
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Good find thanks. I will see if I can find some answers of making this work on stock, seems LG framework might bypass the libs, maybe. I'll upload some test files tomorrow modded from Cloudy and that will be V2, then you can test that. Anyway thanks for the effort, I'll try to get it working!
Some quick thinking. Both GE1.5 and Cloudy 3.3 use the camera binaries of xdabbeb and I have installed the XCam Settings. Is there any chance to produce any conflict with your mod ?
Antretng said:
Some quick thinking. Both GE1.5 and Cloudy 3.3 use the camera binaries of xdabbeb and I have installed the XCam Settings. Is there any chance to produce any conflict with your mod ?
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I think it's actually the LG framework that stands in the way, AOSP and CM use a different wrapper to interface with the camera, which is why people claim Stock ROM quality is better than CM/AOSP, which I would disagree, when shooting in RAW, you get equal quality. I posted in xdabbeb's thread to ask which libs it gets the camera settings from, so I'll just have to wait for him to respond, Maybe if someone could also just pull a log of opening the camera and taking a pic on a stock based ROM I could maybe have a look at that.
Well the main difference is the jpeg engine. So the unedited RAW files cannot have any difference for same ISO (I think the stock libs can push the ISO a little bit further in low light). However the stock libs I think they use some kind of multiframe NR so the final jpeg have big difference in terms of noise
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shaneel1491 said:
Maybe if someone could also just pull a log of opening the camera and taking a pic on a stock based ROM I could maybe have a look at that.
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I would be glad to help but I am not sure what you mean (I am noob). How can I pull a log ?
It' workink perfect. Cr droid android 7.1 rom. I m using freedcam.
gokhanbilgin said:
It' workink perfect. Cr droid android 7.1 rom. I m using freedcam.
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Awesome, this is exactly what I hoped we'd get when making the mod. Solid pic mate :good:
Antretng said:
Well the main difference is the jpeg engine. So the unedited RAW files cannot have any difference for same ISO (I think the stock libs can push the ISO a little bit further in low light). However the stock libs I think they use some kind of multiframe NR so the final jpeg have big difference in terms of noise
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I would be glad to help but I am not sure what you mean (I am noob). How can I pull a log ?
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I think the noise reduction has a lot to do with which ever apk you use, I can get quite good noise reduction from ported LG apk.
Too pull a log you must download any log cat app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nolanlawson.logcat&hl=en) then start the catlog app and click home button, open camera, take a pic, then go back to catlog, and click pause/stop. Then click the menu button to bring up options and just save. Then you can upload it here Thanks
work in Miui 8 (cm13 based)?
petersonldp said:
work in Miui 8 (cm13 based)?
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Yes, it should work
I just flashed the stock camera libraries of lp (not the advanced of xdabbeb). Again there is no difference when I use your libs. However, when I increase the minimum shutter speed on xcam settings it lowers the maximum iso that it can reach (e.g. If i increase speed to 1/15 I cannot get iso higher than 1000). This wasn't an issue on the advanced libraries. Furthermore, if I use non zsl apps I can reach a 1/6 shutter speed at iso 3100 which is longer exposure than the one it could be reached with advanced, i.e. 1/9 shutter and iso 2900.
I don't know if those finding are any helpful but I felt that it might be worth to share.
Can you make this for LG G Pro 2 running Cm13? It have same camera/SoC
Antretng said:
I just flashed the stock camera libraries of lp (not the advanced of xdabbeb). Again there is no difference when I use your libs. However, when I increase the minimum shutter speed on xcam settings it lowers the maximum iso that it can reach (e.g. If i increase speed to 1/15 I cannot get iso higher than 1000). This wasn't an issue on the advanced libraries. Furthermore, if I use non zsl apps I can reach a 1/6 shutter speed at iso 3100 which is longer exposure than the one it could be reached with advanced, i.e. 1/9 shutter and iso 2900.
I don't know if those finding are any helpful but I felt that it might be worth to share.
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Thanks, I contacted xdabbeb and he said he'd help me look into it, so maybe in the next week or so, we will make some progress, hopefully.
coavasic said:
Can you make this for LG G Pro 2 running Cm13? It have same camera/SoC
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Attach, 3 files from /vendor/lib
-libmmcamera_imx135.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
-libchromatix_imx135_preview.so
I'll look into it
shaneel1491 said:
Thanks, I contacted xdabbeb and he said he'd help me look into it, so maybe in the next week or so, we will make some progress, hopefully.
Attach, 3 files from /vendor/lib
-libmmcamera_imx135.so
-libchromatix_imx135_snapshot.so
-libchromatix_imx135_preview.so
I'll look into it
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