Related
Oh god the camera is bad, all I ask for is a decent camera that can snap pictures of words on maybe a whiteboard from a distance when I'm in a meeting and god does the image look horrible when I zoom is, there is no detail at all sort of like an over sharpening of a blur image. God even the nexus 4 has a much clearer image than this although that's plagued by its far I share of focusing bugs
beerope said:
Oh god the camera is bad, all I ask for is a decent camera that can snap pictures of words on maybe a whiteboard from a distance when I'm in a meeting and god does the image look horrible when I zoom is, there is no detail at all sort of like an over sharpening of a blur image. God even the nexus 4 has a much clearer image than this although that's plagued by its far I share of focusing bugs
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey mate. Don't despair. Just load a 3rd party camera app. I'm going between Camera Zoom FX and Camera FV-5 at the moment. I think FV-5 is going to be my choice.
There's not much wrong with the optics on the Ultra just too much native compression from Sony's own app.
So with a better app I'm seeing much better results.
beerope said:
Oh god the camera is bad, all I ask for is a decent camera that can snap pictures of words on maybe a whiteboard from a distance when I'm in a meeting and god does the image look horrible when I zoom is, there is no detail at all sort of like an over sharpening of a blur image. God even the nexus 4 has a much clearer image than this although that's plagued by its far I share of focusing bugs
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah @pfatty is on the money!
check out my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481316
You'll need to test others if you think there is something else better out there.
Good luck.
I am using focal and finding that quite decent
hamdogg said:
yeah @pfatty is on the money!
check out my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481316
You'll need to test others if you think there is something else better out there.
Good luck.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
pfatty said:
Hey mate. Don't despair. Just load a 3rd party camera app. I'm going between Camera Zoom FX and Camera FV-5 at the moment. I think FV-5 is going to be my choice.
There's not much wrong with the optics on the Ultra just too much native compression from Sony's own app.
So with a better app I'm seeing much better results.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Trust me, ive tried. They look more or less the same, ive tried it all. The paid verions for fx, fv5, focal, motox camera, ics camera+ and hdr camera. They all look more or less the same, the details seems to be like a chalk painting when zoomed in. Even in the thread, the leaves edges seems to be like chalk smudge, i just need a fix that will let me take a goddamn picture of my office notes on a projected screen ahh
after root i threw in the gallery app from aosp and it included the camera app too. works fine. lets me to those photospheres too
beerope said:
Trust me, ive tried. They look more or less the same, ive tried it all. The paid verions for fx, fv5, focal, motox camera, ics camera+ and hdr camera. They all look more or less the same, the details seems to be like a chalk painting when zoomed in. Even in the thread, the leaves edges seems to be like chalk smudge, i just need a fix that will let me take a goddamn picture of my office notes on a projected screen ahh
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Beerope.
I'm with you on this.
I get the feeling that camera apps on google market still use the same sony provided codecs for compression when using a stock rom.
Sony ZU codecs and camera force a file size of under 2mb which is why the definition when zoomed in is so crap...
I have a theory that if you use a rom like CM10.x or AOSP that the picture quality will be greatly improved when using third party camera apps or even the native camera apps as those roms are using the standard android codecs.
This will also be evident in the file sizes generated by those camera apps.
Unfortunately I cant test as I need my phone for work purposes (so it remains on stock) at the moment and haven't got time to experiment with custom roms yet.
I'm currently on 510 and refuse to got to 526 or 532 due to the weird SODs I keep reading about.
My previous ZU had 526 and had so many problems with random screen clicking.
My current ZU is on 510 and I've had no problems at all - rock solid no random clicking but obviously the picture quality from the camera sucks...
---------- Post added at 01:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------
Also we may be able to improve the quality by using methods similar to those described in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030603
Obviously we'd need to identify the relevant files first.
qazzi76 said:
Hi Beerope.
I'm with you on this.
I get the feeling that camera apps on google market still use the same sony provided codecs for compression when using a stock rom.
Sony ZU codecs and camera force a file size of under 2mb which is why the definition when zoomed in is so crap...
I have a theory that if you use a rom like CM10.x or AOSP that the picture quality will be greatly improved when using third party camera apps or even the native camera apps as those roms are using the standard android codecs.
This will also be evident in the file sizes generated by those camera apps.
Unfortunately I cant test as I need my phone for work purposes (so it remains on stock) at the moment and haven't got time to experiment with custom roms yet.
I'm currently on 510 and refuse to got to 526 or 532 due to the weird SODs I keep reading about.
My previous ZU had 526 and had so many problems with random screen clicking.
My current ZU is on 510 and I've had no problems at all - rock solid no random clicking but obviously the picture quality from the camera sucks...
---------- Post added at 01:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------
Also we may be able to improve the quality by using methods similar to those described in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030603
Obviously we'd need to identify the relevant files first.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
CM10.2 (flavours) are a little better. The file size is an issue as image artifacts are greatly reduced. It is a problem Sony needs to sort out. 3rd part apps can only improve so much. its up to firmware.
beerope said:
Oh god the camera is bad, all I ask for is a decent camera that can snap pictures of words on maybe a whiteboard from a distance when I'm in a meeting and god does the image look horrible when I zoom is, there is no detail at all sort of like an over sharpening of a blur image. God even the nexus 4 has a much clearer image than this although that's plagued by its far I share of focusing bugs
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
Would you load some sample shots? I'd like to buy this device, but it seems like the camera isn't very good.
Thanks!
ntdatter said:
Hi,
Would you load some sample shots? I'd like to buy this device, but it seems like the camera isn't very good.
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481316
pfatty said:
Hey mate. Don't despair. Just load a 3rd party camera app. I'm going between Camera Zoom FX and Camera FV-5 at the moment. I think FV-5 is going to be my choice.
There's not much wrong with the optics on the Ultra just too much native compression from Sony's own app.
So with a better app I'm seeing much better results.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just purchased Fv-5 but I didn't support video
Sent from my C6802 using Tapatalk 4
Hey guys, I'm returning from a recent trip to iPhoneland and I'm looking for the camera app that's closest to keeping up with the iPhone's camera.
I'm running cm11 and so far the best I've found is this one here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540030
This one takes a lot better pictures than the stock cm or the google camera from the play store, but it still lags behind the iPhone.
it's not about the camera app, it's about the hardware...
No camera app on LG G2 can match iPhone and/or Nokia just because of the camera hardware (sensor, lens,...) which is not that good on LG
To explore full benefits of LG camera hardware, you'll have to move to one of stock based roms and then try i.e. Xdabbeb camera...
60nine said:
it's not about the camera app, it's about the hardware...
No camera app on LG G2 can match iPhone and/or Nokia just because of the camera hardware (sensor, lens,...) which is not that good on LG
To explore full benefits of LG camera hardware, you'll have to move to one of stock based roms and then try i.e. Xdabbeb camera...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Alright that's what I was kind of afraid of. I know that there is a limit to how good the camera is going to be but I was hoping I hadn't found it yet. There is a significant variation between the different camera apps I have tried. It's too bad we can't use the camera to its full potential on aosp based roms.
I would strongly disagree with what 60nine just said, but that's just me. The main issue is the stock "camera" app is kinda crappy and does way too much processing on the image data from the sensor. It's not the best image sensor that's ever been made, no, of course not, but it is quite a nice one especially with the OIS as part of the hardware.
Having said that, I personally use Mi2raw nowadays which allows me to capture pure raw image data from the G2 sensor and dumps it as a DNG (Adobe Digital Negative) file which I then transfer over to my laptop for editing/post processing using Photoshop.
If you want some examples of what the G2's camera is capable of, look here:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/[email protected]/pool/
You can find more info about Mi2raw (available on the Google Play Market, it's free) in the main thread for it and yes there's more pics too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/general/app-mi2raw-enables-capturing-real-raw-t2837089
Again, we're not dealing with the best image sensor ever made but I've been damned happy with the results I've been getting with my G2 because of Mi2raw (I just got this G2 like 3 weeks ago).
As far as other apps, I use Aviary (it was free a few days ago, with every single filter they had for free too so I grabbed it all and backed it up safely), PerfectlyClear which gave away their Android app for free last week (it's not too bad, actually), and Photoshop Express (which can load the DNG files directly on the G2 directly from Mi2raw for quick viewing).
There's also XCam LG which adds a lot of functionality to the G2 including giving it 4K video recording capability (just make sure to read the details in the thread):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2548974
XCam LG has a settings app to tweak it further located on the Play Market as well, it's worth the price if you need it.
For me personally I just use Mi2raw for most every picture I snap these days then do editing/PP work when I get back home, it's what works best for me at this time.
Hope this helps...
Try Cymera. It's free and has good editing tools. Drawbacks are that it takes a bit to load and is not too stable. It's the only camera app that focuses correctly and has a proper white balance!!!! The resolution is small 1 Megapixel?, but the image is sharper and better than any 13megapixel shot from other camera apps or stock.
Otherwise just take the stock LG camera app as a daily driver.
br0adband said:
I would strongly disagree with what 60nine just said, but that's just me. The main issue is the stock "camera" app is kinda crappy and does way too much processing on the image data from the sensor. It's not the best image sensor that's ever been made, no, of course not, but it is quite a nice one especially with the OIS as part of the hardware.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
why would you disagree if its known that iPhone and Nokia use way better sensor and lenses? (and i'm not an iphone fanboy, far from that )
i didn't say that LG hardware is crap - i'm just saying that it's no match to those two... or to say it better - "close but no cigar"
Nokia & iPhone give much better low light images than LG (partly due to better sensor, partly due to smaller f-stop lens number which lets more light onto the sensor)
for comparison
LG G2 has F/2.4 lens < iphone/nokia use F/2.2 lens (smaller the f-stop, more light comes in)
Having said that, I personally use Mi2raw nowadays which allows me to capture pure raw image data from the G2 sensor and dumps it as a DNG (Adobe Digital Negative) file which I then transfer over to my laptop for editing/post processing using Photoshop.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i didn't mention mi2raw app on purpose because it's not for everyone... and since i'm a photo hobbyist and DSLR owner, it gives me a bit of real camera world in a mobile device...
and what i like about mi2raw (besides its raw capability) is that the photos taken with that app don't look "painted" or "blurred" because of too much noise reduction that other camera apps produce
mi2raw would be too complicated to use for an average user... but hey - it's free, and everyone can try it and see
everything else you wrote - i second...
+ Snapseed is an image app worth mentioning especially with its ambiance setting that gives an image a nice "bump" in every way if it's used correctly...
personally i'm currently "stuck" with mi2raw, xdabbeb's XCam (because of those extra options you mentioned) and google camera (because it's the best for panorama/sphere images)
cheers...
In my opinion the best camera so far has been the one with CloudyG3 ROM
Sent from my LG-D805 using XDA Free mobile app
br0adband said:
Hope this helps...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the Mi2RAW suggestion, I'll check that out. I work with raws from my dslr but I don't know how badly I really need to have all my phone pictures shot as raw. I'll see how it goes
marchina said:
In my opinion the best camera so far has been the one with CloudyG3 ROM
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
which is basically a stock cam app that uses xdabbeb's advanced binaries (so it's pretty much the same as XCam, but Xcam gets updated by xdabbeb every now and then)
---------- Post added at 06:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------
StevenInMichigan said:
Thanks for the Mi2RAW suggestion, I'll check that out. I work with raws from my dslr but I don't know how badly I really need to have all my phone pictures shot as raw. I'll see how it goes
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sometimes you just want that bit of extra image customization that raw offers
since you have dslr as well, you know what i'm on about
60nine said:
which is basically a stock cam app that uses xdabbeb's advanced binaries (so it's pretty much the same as XCam, but Xcam gets updated by xdabbeb every now and then)
---------- Post added at 06:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------
sometimes you just want that bit of extra image customization that raw offers
since you have dslr as well, you know what i'm on about
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did not know that thanks
Sent from my LG-D805 using XDA Free mobile app
"a Better Camera" app is what I use on non stock Roms and it's very good. LG camera hardware is not that good? You make me laugh... Can IPhone camera record 4k?Does it have ois?
The only thing that iPhone is better at is the image processing. That's it. (period).
I use the G2's stock camera app on AICP. It's okay, but the images look washed out compared to my Optimus G.
Sent From Capsule Corp.
60nine said:
it's not about the camera app, it's about the hardware...
No camera app on LG G2 can match iPhone and/or Nokia just because of the camera hardware (sensor, lens,...) which is not that good on LG
To explore full benefits of LG camera hardware, you'll have to move to one of stock based roms and then try i.e. Xdabbeb camera...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bulsh*t of the month/year? :fingers-crossed: Only way to reveal the potencial of any and I mean ANY camera HW is to shoot RAW only! You can say Lg stock camera is bad and I will agree but not talk about HW whenn you didnt see pure RAW data. Just look at the samples I shot with the best android camera for photo enthusiasts: Mi2raw camera which is capable of capturing pure DNG files without freaky Lg jpeg engine, which is IMHO the worst I ever seen. I took indoor photos on ISO400-800 so dont blame the small sensor of more noise, no such a small sensor will perform any better. Still great results in todays mobile photography. Even Xdabbed camera which is great contribution cannot match results from RAW data and personal approach for photography. One minute for one photo and the results are uncomparable.
Anyone tried porting the Pixelmaster camera app from the various Asus Zenfones? It takes really incredible low light photos by reducing resolution to 2 megapixels and it is awesome (the only reason I fell envious of my brother's otherwise mediocre zenfone 5). Check here too, someone had plans of porting but not sure what happened to him since... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712403
jimakos29 said:
Anyone tried porting the Pixelmaster camera app from the various Asus Zenfones? It takes really incredible low light photos by reducing resolution to 2 megapixels and it is awesome (the only reason I fell envious of my brother's otherwise mediocre zenfone 5). Check here too, someone had plans of porting but not sure what happened to him since... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2712403
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why should I want 2Mpx photos from 13Mpx camera? From 13Mox->2Mpx I will do awesome photos too! 2Mpx=fullHD , 2160p=4K got it? Rather show us those amazing photos
kultus said:
Why should I want 2Mpx photos from 13Mpx camera? From 13Mox->2Mpx I will do awesome photos too! 2Mpx=fullHD , 2160p=4K got it? Rather show us those amazing photos
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
again. it takes normal pics at full resolution, then there is a night mode which takes very very nice pics in dark situations at full resolution (better than almost any other phone out there) and then there is a special night mode that reduces pic resolution to 2 megapixels, but boy those night pics are the best I have ever seen.... Check this for example. and no worries about zenfone 5 camera being 8 megapixels. the zenfone 6 has 13 and same software...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_TPqwDYStI
so you still live in a world where more megapixels mean better images?
i.e. see why HTC went for lower mpx in its flagship devices...
about my "bullsh*t of the year"... do some reading and know some basics of the digital photography...
i never said that LG G2 camera is bad, read my post again & read hardware tech specs of the other devices...
i like the mi2raw app very much (see my posts there in the app thread) - it's the best thing that happened to this device considering the camera/photo...
and i think LG G2 camera hardware can do much more - especially on the strange "painted like" image compression effect which i hate so much...
i'd say - LG G2 is close, but no cigar
kultus said:
Bulsh*t of the month/year? :fingers-crossed: Only way to reveal the potencial of any and I mean ANY camera HW is to shoot RAW only! You can say Lg stock camera is bad and I will agree but not talk about HW whenn you didnt see pure RAW data. Just look at the samples I shot with the best android camera for photo enthusiasts: Mi2raw camera which is capable of capturing pure DNG files without freaky Lg jpeg engine, which is IMHO the worst I ever seen. I took indoor photos on ISO400-800 so dont blame the small sensor of more noise, no such a small sensor will perform any better. Still great results in todays mobile photography. Even Xdabbed camera which is great contribution cannot match results from RAW data and personal approach for photography. One minute for one photo and the results are uncomparable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because of RAW the G2 is one of the top android cameras, that is true. However, the flagship Lumia devices also shoot RAW.
Yes I know, iphone can shoot RAW too, so android is behind somehow...
60nine: Ive read everything you've written, thats why I had to react. I know a lot about photography, HW a more, so Im OK. Thanks. And about pixels, even 8Mpx iphone camera is worse than 16Mpx SGN4 camera so give me a break...HTCs cameras are the worst from the biggest flagship manufacturers. HTCs cameras lags of detail and lost every shootout with competition. And I will tell you something, you will need at least 2160p for viewing on upcoming 4K display devices...so now the pixels matters. I know that more pixels suffers from dynamic range and more noise, but it will be hidden in more Mpx photo with good postprocess. So if you find comparison between IP6 and LG G2 in RAW at same settings and same scene and IP6 will be better, youll have my respect and appologies.
Sent from my LG-D802 using XDA Free mobile app
i won't bother answering to a person who thinks more mpx means better images (on a same sized sensor), so cheers...
raw is not for an average users anyway
On the lg v10 as we know there is a dual camera. Well im having an issue with it. When using the normal camera app its all good. But the thing is when i use apps like snapchat the selfie camera cant be switched from wide angle to normal so its always on wide angle and i cant get good selfies with it. I really need to find a way to be able to switch the selfie camera in use in external apps (mainly snapchat). If i anyone can help please do. Thanks! Btw im new here so sorry if im a noob.
You'll have to wait for the third party apps like Snapchat to build this into their software.
Sent from my VS990 using Tapatalk
Off topic question, but how are the quality of the Snapchat photos with the LG v10? Thanks in advance.
soninjazilla said:
Off topic question, but how are the quality of the Snapchat photos with the LG v10? Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm on the T-mob variant. Photos are good on both the front-facing and rear cameras. Videos from the front-facing camera is good, but the rear camera is just a bit choppy/low-framerate (but the actual image quality is still good unlike on my GS3 where the video was pixelated).
Both look garbage , front camera on Snapchat looks so fuzzy and has a lot of noise compared to original app..might trade my v10 for nexus 6p for this reason ..
I've noticed this too. It looks pretty bad. Luckily for me I really don't use snapchat.
Sent from my pretty nifty brand new LG V10
I don't have an issue with Snapchat if I have the proper lighting. That's with any forward facing camera. Only issue I have is that the Snapchat software makes the image mirror but that's Snaochat's problem.
Sent from my VS990 using Tapatalk
soninjazilla said:
Off topic question, but how are the quality of the Snapchat photos with the LG v10? Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In my case, I'm suscribed in beta versions and looks great. In dark areas (night, low light) doesn't look good. Btw I like the wide angle sensor in Snapchat. For me, is better.
Every morning i wake up i plug my phone to LG Bridge.Well today I recieved 20E. It is 2.93 gigs.Very large file.Downloading now
jimrfraser said:
Every morning i wake up i plug my phone to LG Bridge.Well today I recieved 20E. It is 2.93 gigs.Very large file.Downloading now
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So what is ur model H870?
What changes you see after update?
Only Canadian model.Research lol.H873 is canada
No idea yet about changes.Its a huge 3 gig file.Its taking awhile.Any other Canadians getting this?I should mention my model is carrier unlocked and unbranded
Ok so its been rebranded to lg g6 thinQ.New AI features.New camera update.Gonna have to give it a good 24 hours to see how everything works
Wow good stuff. Lookin forward to seeing eu version.
Hope bugs are fixed and battery life improved this time.
---------- Post added at 02:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 PM ----------
jimrfraser said:
Ok so its been rebranded to lg g6 thinQ.New AI features.New camera update.Gonna have to give it a good 24 hours to see how everything works
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Witch security patch is included ?
jimrfraser said:
Ok so its been rebranded to lg g6 thinQ.New AI features.New camera update.Gonna have to give it a good 24 hours to see how everything works
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
dear friend! could U please extract camera apk? I am having oreo on h870ds and there is nothing like ai cam app. It would be great to have it! pleaaaase
jimrfraser said:
Ok so its been rebranded to lg g6 thinQ.New AI features.New camera update.Gonna have to give it a good 24 hours to see how everything works
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bro, can you share AI CAM screenshot and software information screenshot?
Downloading right now as well, well see what it has, Done; Bright Camera and Google Assistant, Boot screen.
I installed it... Besides the new boot screen I don't notice any difference... :/
There are no AI cam features for me in the camera
danial.aw said:
There are no AI cam features for me in the camera
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here. At first glance, the camera looks exactly the same. And, just based off of a few pictures I took of my keyboard, GCam still takes better pictures.
Hmmmm not sure what update you guys got but mine is absolutely 100 percent new AI cam and new ThinQ brand with all update features.Even on my cam it now has a little moon that say bright mode and the fonts in the settings are yellow lol its pretty cool
Just researh the changelog for 20E and you will see all the new features
I would share screen shots but I have no idea how to do that
fegitoli said:
Same here. At first glance, the camera looks exactly the same. And, just based off of a few pictures I took of my keyboard, GCam still takes better pictures.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
why i cant take good pictures with Gcam ? when i take pic they are not good i can see pixels on picture but with original camera app photos are better
my biggest problem is still selfie camera its like one of my phones in the past like Xperia SP i tried flash and reset but still the problem is exist one of wonder things is my LG G3 has a better selfie camera than G6 why ?
jimrfraser said:
Hmmmm not sure what update you guys got but mine is absolutely 100 percent new AI cam and new ThinQ brand with all update features.Even on my cam it now has a little moon that say bright mode and the fonts in the settings are yellow lol its pretty cool
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes cool i saw how the camera is in a video identical to g7's cam just portrait mode is missing i think.
How about security patch is it june or july?
Acording to the same video after speed test surprisingly lg g6 thinQ is nearly as fast as G7 ??
jimrfraser said:
I would share screen shots but I have no idea how to do that
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you're writing a post press the paperclip icon then the plus icon that appears. You can attach a picture from there.
---------- Post added at 08:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:15 AM ----------
Ok I'll be checking LG bridge for European version. Any improvements to performance, stability, security patch level?
MDW 100 said:
When you're writing a post press the paperclip icon then the plus icon that appears. You can attach a picture from there.
---------- Post added at 08:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:15 AM ----------
Ok I'll be checking LG bridge for European version. Any improvements to performance, stability, security patch level?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
have you been offered an Update?
monaco_bavarese said:
have you been offered an Update?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haven't looked. I'm at school right now.
Greetings.
I would like to try some custom roms, especially because of the camera and battery life. Unfortunately I cannot find any comparison between stock & custom roms on these two issues.
Please, can anybody post some screenshots or experiences?
mejgs said:
Greetings.
I would like to try some custom roms, especially because of the camera and battery life. Unfortunately I cannot find any comparison between stock & custom roms on these two issues.
Please, can anybody post some screenshots or experiences?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When I tried out aosp and resurrection remix I noticed a drop in camera quality, and loss of image stabilization. I tried different camera apps but none were as good as the stock one. The good thing is that the lineage beta now has the stock sony camera (thanks to modpunk).
Would it be possible to get GCam using AOSP Rom?
RisingNoob said:
Would it be possible to get GCam using AOSP Rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Probably not. Sony disabled RAW image support which is needed for Google Camera HDR processing. I tried all GCam ports and all of them are crashing because of that.
Hubik82 said:
Probably not. Sony disabled RAW image support which is needed for Google Camera HDR processing. I tried all GCam ports and all of them are crashing because of that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
on OREO gcam is work. if you open it in google photo there will be a video. https://mega.nz/#!l3YUhSbR!I7QuvqlmUOF6Qg3AMQlhxfZkngqXhxWqcZ7djq08ETs
tolya-666 said:
on OREO gcam is work. if you open it in google photo there will be a video. https://mega.nz/#!l3YUhSbR!I7QuvqlmUOF6Qg3AMQlhxfZkngqXhxWqcZ7djq08ETs
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
including the hdr+ and portrait?
maniaccrack said:
including the hdr+ and portrait?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes. also ARCore
tolya-666 said:
yes. also ARCore
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what gcam version so you use?
is aosp is necessary?
tolya-666 said:
yes. also ARCore
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
is it stock rom or not?
and which version working without issues?
thanks
maniaccrack said:
what gcam version so you use?
is aosp is necessary?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes, AOSP
I'm on stock now, I need slowmo
---------- Post added at 12:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 PM ----------
arslancn said:
is it stock rom or not?
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
AOSP
I made a post on r/sonyxperia about my experience on russel5's AOSP extended ROM. I can't post the links on xda yet but if you go on that subreddit and search AOSP xz1c you will find it. There is also a link to a photo album in a comment reply so you can see some sample shots.
In short the camera is far better thanks to the working gcam mod and the battery remains almost the same, perhaps slightly better on stock.
---------- Post added at 11:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:28 PM ----------
RisingNoob said:
Would it be possible to get GCam using AOSP Rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is absolutely possible. Flash russel5's AOSP Extended ROM.
@rkf10
I struggle to get an unblurred shot in gcam on AEX. The rom is excellent, except for my photos using gcam.
I come from a dying stock z5c that just took unblurred photos on auto.
I bought this XZ1C new, backed up DRM, unlocked then flashed this ROM, without thinking to try camera first, doh.
Any suggestions on how to get best shots with gcam?
goon-heaven said:
@rkf10
I struggle to get an unblurred shot in gcam on AEX. The rom is excellent, except for my photos using gcam.
I come from a dying stock z5c that just took unblurred photos on auto.
I bought this XZ1C new, backed up DRM, unlocked then flashed this ROM, without thinking to try camera first, doh.
Any suggestions on how to get best shots with gcam?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My experience with the XZ1 compact is that it's really slow to focus, the slowest of any Sony mobile I've ever owned. Forget the PR blurb about laser focus, you need to hold it still for at least three seconds before pressing the shutter. Also try pressing the screen to take the picture rather than the camera button, sometimes the action of pressing the button adds to the blur.
For best results put it in a tripod and use a bluetooth shutter release or put it on self timer, the difference in quality is noticeable.
I haven't tried the GCAM mod from Russle, but I think general consensus is that using manual settings on the stock camera outperforms any third party apps, so if pictures is your priority, then flash a stock rom and use janjan's modded kernel to fix the camera.
goon-heaven said:
@rkf10
I struggle to get an unblurred shot in gcam on AEX. The rom is excellent, except for my photos using gcam.
I come from a dying stock z5c that just took unblurred photos on auto.
I bought this XZ1C new, backed up DRM, unlocked then flashed this ROM, without thinking to try camera first, doh.
Any suggestions on how to get best shots with gcam?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I found I get the best shots when I open the camera app and let it autofocus itself. For me it usually focuses well (only struggling sometimes in low light). However once I start tapping on the viewfinder, I find it almost locks itself in an unfocused state. Closing (not killing) and reopening the app usually refocuses the image straight away. It's not ideal but I get much better results than stock this way, especially in high dynamic range environments which I guess makes sense.
I went through the trouble of setting up AEX and have to agree that the GCam ports I tried, while fully working, do not produce good results. With default settings the shots are grainy and full of color noise. Focus hunts so slowly that the only shots I got in focus were mostly accidental. I went in and played with all the settings but nothing really helped. I'm comparing the results to my Galaxy S8 running a GCam port with phenomenal results using default settings. It's odd because the DNG files side-by-side look very similar so I have no idea why the computational secret sauce isn't working.
I considered using AEX as a daily driver just for the novelty of having an Xperia device with full RAW support but found it slow/unresponsive compared to LOS so I've switched back.