All updates related to the Gcam Xperia project are found in this Reddit thread. Please read. Thanks!
The MGC_8.1.101_A9_PV0a work, a tip: just go to "Enable GL Camera preview" and the viewfinder now will not lag anymore
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the photographic quality is bad, full of noise in every light scenario and AWB it produce really cold photos but it is still a step forward, one of the important ones
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As an update to our bounty drive, the BSG team have responded! There is now an alpha Gcam port that doesn't crash and has working functionalities. Dev team said it is the 8.xx version and will work for 1 ii and 5 ii with a potential to get it working for 1 i and 5 i.
If you haven't done yet, please donate to the pledge bounty (link included in the Reddit post below.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/k7tqq2
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Where can I download the apk? I don't see it in the reddit forum
Shinotheweevil said:
Where can I download the apk? I don't see it in the reddit forum
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Donating in the bsg telegram channel and the joint the private beta channel
Hello, I am a Korean xperia 1 ii user. Can I share the project with the Korean community? Also I will donate 100$
htcmage said:
Hello, I am a Korean xperia 1 ii user. Can I share the project with the Korean community? Also I will donate 100$
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Of course, join bsg telegram channel https://t.me/BSG_googlecamera
donate to gain one single user access to the private bsg beta group, every donator can join the bsg beta group
Remember you cannot share apks from this group
MGC_8.1.011_A9_PV0b.apk (BSG, 2020-12-10) is out and now photos quality are great .. and awb is working great, it's a really good result
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MGC_8.1.011_A9_PV0b.apk (BSG, 2020-12-10)
Same results here : much better exposure.
I hope night mode and photosphere will work in the future, even if it's limited to the main sensor.
Can't wait till this is out fully to the public. And I appreciate the main goal for this project to get the camera fully functioning with its HDR components for both front and back cameras.
Can't wait to see some of the selfie shots particularly in lower lighting conditions like within an interior/living room.
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Can't wait till this is out fully to the public. And I appreciate the main goal for this project to get the camera fully functioning with its HDR components for both front and back cameras.
Can't wait to see some of the selfie shots particularly in lower lighting conditions like within an interior/living room.
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The problem is that the Sony Xperia 1.5 (Mark I and Mark II) has a system limitation on the front camera. I was able to fix Extended HDR, but the front camera won't work without RAW, which the front camera lacks. You can try to add another algorithm, but it will take a long time
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Hello, I am a Korean xperia 1 ii user. Can I share the project with the Korean community? Also I will donate 100$
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Hello! The Telegram group Gigio755 referred to above is the same team I'm working with directly. Hence, I will add you to the bounty pledgers accordingly. That's $100, right?
Here's the total tally of the bounty so far.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/k3csfd
@Gigio755, I'm working directly with Artem on this. To avoid confusion from the Xperia community, could we just align all donations towards the bounty, which all the pledgers will then give to your team?
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The problem is that the Sony Xperia 1.5 (Mark I and Mark II) has a system limitation on the front camera. I was able to fix Extended HDR, but the front camera won't work without RAW, which the front camera lacks. You can try to add another algorithm, but it will take a long time
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oh good man I trust the process if it's not going to be during this batch eventually I'm sure you guys will figure something out. I have absolutely no issues with the back camera on this device it's just if there's anything I can remotely fix or improve the self-equality so the images are more sharper than I'm game for it and I don't need raw images I know the software needs raw processing I get that but raw output for the images I don't need I have a DSLR for those.
I'm excited to see where the sense of going and I can't wait to get my hands on this app and test it out once it's closer to the way the devs envision it to be. Keep at it boss you guys are doing wonders!
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oh good man I trust the process if it's not going to be during this batch eventually I'm sure you guys will figure something out. I have absolutely no issues with the back camera on this device it's just if there's anything I can remotely fix or improve the self-equality so the images are more sharper than I'm game for it and I don't need raw images I know the software needs raw processing I get that but raw output for the images I don't need I have a DSLR for those.
I'm excited to see where the sense of going and I can't wait to get my hands on this app and test it out once it's closer to the way the devs envision it to be. Keep at it boss you guys are doing wonders!
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I think libpatcher will fix all these problems. This will give a huge advantage in photography.
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I think libpatcher will fix all these problems. This will give a huge advantage in photography.
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That's good to hear, BSG. I'm pretty sure Artem keeps you posted on our comms and I wanted to reassure you we're working closely together to fix the logistics of the bounty for your team. Cheers!
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I think libpatcher will fix all these problems. This will give a huge advantage in photography.
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I'd like to think lip patcher will fix them as well period I relied on lib patcher settings heavily when using the Google camera PX mod on the pixel 4 xl.
That camera selfie quality was utterly atrocious especially in indoor settings I despised it but when I got the PX mod I was able to tweak the lib patcher settings to something more pleasing and suitable for the front camer
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I'd like to think lip patcher will fix them as well period I relied on lib patcher settings heavily when using the Google camera PX mod on the pixel 4 xl.
That camera selfie quality was utterly atrocious especially in indoor settings I despised it but when I got the PX mod I was able to tweak the lib patcher settings to something more pleasing and suitable for the front camer
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I think it will be added in the near future, but to make a high-quality libpatcher, you need a lot of tests, then we can achieve the correct result. Google worked in the 8.x update and the front camera shoots better than 7.x
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Hello, I am a Korean xperia 1 ii user. Can I share the project with the Korean community? Also I will donate 100$
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Hello! Please share the link here. This also includes steps to donate and have early access to the beta Gcam. Thanks!
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/k3csfd
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Hello, I am a Korean xperia 1 ii user. Can I share the project with the Korean community? Also I will donate 100$
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Hello! Please share the link down below. This also includes steps to donate and have early access to the beta Gcam. Thanks!
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/k3csfd
Lawliet918 said:
@Gigio755, I'm working directly with Artem on this. To avoid confusion from the Xperia community, could we just align all donations towards the bounty, which all the pledgers will then give to your team?
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sure, I'm just a simple user and spectator here, go ahead as it is best
The MGC_8.0.101_A9_V0.apk can no longer be installed with Android 11. With Android 10 it was possible.
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Just got a RAZR MAXX and I love the handset, screen, build quality, size, weight and battery life, but the camera absolutely sucks. It is beyond dreadful for a phone of this spec/price.
I am thinking it isn't just me because I saw a few threads complaining about this, but also if you compare the sample shots at GSMarena with say the SII and Galaxy Nexus (can't post links) then you can see this camera absolutely sucks, even compared to the 5MP Galaxy Nexus. My own experience is that it is barely acceptable in good daylight (even then the colours and contrast are dreadful) but in artificial light or poor light it is completely hopeless. Also it takes way too long to focus.
Is there anything I can do to improve it or should I just send it back and swap it for something else?
Keep the camera shutter button pressed until you are ready to take a pic. The camera will focus and when you are ready to take the pic just release it.
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Just got a RAZR MAXX and I love the handset, screen, build quality, size, weight and battery life, but the camera absolutely sucks. It is beyond dreadful for a phone of this spec/price.
I am thinking it isn't just me because I saw a few threads complaining about this, but also if you compare the sample shots at GSMarena with say the SII and Galaxy Nexus (can't post links) then you can see this camera absolutely sucks, even compared to the 5MP Galaxy Nexus. My own experience is that it is barely acceptable in good daylight (even then the colours and contrast are dreadful) but in artificial light or poor light it is completely hopeless. Also it takes way too long to focus.
Is there anything I can do to improve it or should I just send it back and swap it for something else?
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Keep the camera shutter button pressed until you are ready to take a pic. The camera will focus and when you are ready to take the pic just release it.
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Yes but the picture it takes is still absolutely terrible - noisy, bad detail, terrible colour reproduction, bad contrast. Seriously, go to GSM Arena and compare the test photos, or grab someone's Samsung/HTC/iPhone and do a few shots yourself - there is just no comparison. I've had 2MP Nokia dumb phones that take better snaps.
dude, activate 8mp, u probably have it on 6
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dude, activate 8mp, u probably have it on 6
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I'm not an idiot. I have tried every setting combination and the thing just sucks big time. Have you ever seen the pics from a SII/S|II/4S/any Sony phone? Or done the comparison at GSM Arena? This just doesn't compare - it is embarrassingly bad. As bad as my old Acer Liquid MT and that is a £120 phone.
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I'm not an idiot. I have tried every setting combination and the thing just sucks big time. Have you ever seen the pics from a SII/S|II/4S/any Sony phone? Or done the comparison at GSM Arena? This just doesn't compare - it is embarrassingly bad. As bad as my old Acer Liquid MT and that is a £120 phone.
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what do u want us to do? sell the phone and buy an SII/S|II/4S/any Sony phone?
IT'S A phone not an system camera
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K
what do u want us to do? sell the phone and buy an SII/S|II/4S/any Sony phone?
IT'S A phone not an system camera
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I know, sorry, I'm just gutted because I love everything else about the handset (it is an amazing design) and prefer it above all other current handsets, but the camera is just such a massive let down. I'm going to take it back tomorrow and see if I can exchange it... probably go for a Xperia S which was my original choice but I was put off by the crappy plastic design, lack of SD slot, and stupid flap over the USB port.
I should have stuck to my original choice but the MAXX turned my head!!
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what do u want us to do? sell the phone and buy an SII/S|II/4S/any Sony phone?
IT'S A phone not an system camera
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Instead if attacking the guy, read his post. He asked if there were any known fixes or should he exchange it. That is the problem I'm seeing in the RAZR forums, to many people just flaming each other instead of helping.
As to your question, there is something with the compression that moto used, and a post on how to fix it. Not sure were, but search the forum and you should find it. Not sure if it will help you, but it did seem to help my photo quality. You could also try camera ics from the market or any other third party to see if it helps.
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Instead if attacking the guy, read his post. He asked if there were any known fixes or should he exchange it. That is the problem I'm seeing in the RAZR forums, to many people just flaming each other instead of helping.
As to your question, there is something with the compression that moto used, and a ***** on how to fix it. Not sure were, but search the forum and you should find it. Not sure if it will help you, but it did seem to help my photo quality. You could also try camera ics from the market or any other third party to see if it helps.
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Thanks dude. I have tried other apps, and I don't much like the look of the patch and suspect it wouldn't help as I don't believe it is a JPEG compression issue... more a sensor/lense/hardware issue so there is a limit to how much any software processing can help. Absolutely gutted as I love the handset but it's going to have to go back - my main reason to update from the Acer was for a better camera and this just doesn't cut it.
From looking around seems the best cameras are on SII/SIII and Xperia S. The Xperia has many other drawbacks though which means I might end up with a SIII which is annoying because I hate having the same phone as everyone else
I honestly think Motorola were SO CLOSE with the handset. Maybe the HD will have a better camera.
No problem just figured I'd offer some suggestions. I figured you had tried them already, but you never know. So of I was you I would choose the s3, at least it's comparable to the Maxx.
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I figured out that the pictures quality is more better with another rom. Just with Black Widow AOKP Rom the pictures are much better than the other pictures taken with ICS stock rom.
do u mean is bad when u view it on the phone? cause when i transfer them to a pc or a tv there just average, i dont say they are good but there are just average 8mp pic. the difference with the nexus 5mp is when u zoom
That's interesting about the rom influencing image quality.
I was, and still am a bit impressed by the camera quality on the dinc, and I bought my Dare in part based on the lens/mp, but that was before I was more educated in photography. I'm by no means impressed by the Razr's camera, but knowing it's a cell phone, I see the camera as a convenience. I generally carry my canon s95 just in case, and will have one of my nikon's on hand if I know I'll be shooting. The razr's IQ may be sub par compared to other phones, but if my photos are a priority, I'm not looking to my phone as my camera.
Agreed. The camera is my biggest complaint with my maxx. I have a few third party camera apps but the quality is still lacking.
I'm gonna search for that patch mentioned earlier in the thread.
Stock ICS /w Root and some kernel tweaks.
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I don't really think that the kernel modules are responsible for the picture quality..
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arisgoku said:
do u mean is bad when u view it on the phone? cause when i transfer them to a pc or a tv there just average, i dont say they are good but there are just average 8mp pic. the difference with the nexus 5mp is when u zoom
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I took a ton of photos yesterday in different conditions and with different lighting. Uploaded them to my PC and the results weren't good. It is very strong at close-up shots in good light which give really excellent detail and colours, but any long, mid-range, motion, or low light shots are extremely poor in comparison to the latest offerings from Sony/Samsung/HTC.
In the end I swapped it for a Galaxy S3, which I reluctantly admit is an awesome bit of kit.
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I don't really think that the kernel modules are responsible for the picture quality..
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Who talked about kernel modules? I was talking about mortifying the media profiles file to change the compression.
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I had the Samsung Charge before the Razr Maxx, and I loved the Charge's camera. The Razr's camera isn't that bad, I don't know what you're talking about. Here's a picture I just took of my dog:
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BlueC78 said:
I'm not an idiot. I have tried every setting combination and the thing just sucks big time. Have you ever seen the pics from a SII/S|II/4S/any Sony phone? Or done the comparison at GSM Arena? This just doesn't compare - it is embarrassingly bad. As bad as my old Acer Liquid MT and that is a £120 phone.
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Oh, my GOD, you're RIGHT! This is AWFUL!!!
/sarcasm
BlueC78 said:
I took a ton of photos yesterday in different conditions and with different lighting. Uploaded them to my PC and the results weren't good. It is very strong at close-up shots in good light which give really excellent detail and colours, but any long, mid-range, motion, or low light shots are extremely poor in comparison to the latest offerings from Sony/Samsung/HTC.
In the end I swapped it for a Galaxy S3, which I reluctantly admit is an awesome bit of kit.
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Is there a chance we can see a sample of what the SIII can do?
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Not sure if anyone else is experiencing or noticing this, or if it's just me, but the pictures produced by my HTC One are often soft around the edges while sharp in the middle and seem to have a fair bit of noise. Attached are sample images. I have not unlocked the bootloader, it is completely bone stock.
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Not sure if just me or if my expectations of the camera were higher than they should have been.
The camera is one of questionable execution. 4mp bundled with a high quality image sensor capable of 13mp and image cpu. I would not be surprised if HTC releases a camera update that lets the end user choose above 4mp.
I'm still skeptical of the camera but this phone is the most powerful I've owned.
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8125Omnimax said:
The camera is one of questionable execution. 4mp bundled with a high quality image sensor capable of 13mp and image cpu. I would not be surprised if HTC releases a camera update that lets the end user choose above 4mp.
I'm still skeptical of the camera but this phone is the most powerful I've owned.
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It's got to be something I am doing wrong. I have yet to take a photo on this thing that doesn't have copious amounts of noise.
dmobile1337 said:
It's got to be something I am doing wrong. I have yet to take a photo on this thing that doesn't have copious amounts of noise.
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Try taking down Sharpness to -1 or -2.
yea same dmobile1337. i dont know if i have to change some setting or what. every time i take a picture, i notice lots of noise and when i zoom in a little, clarity is significantly gone. i know a 4mp cant have the same res as a higher mp camera but after reading that the htc one camera is short of amazing, i am now starting to wonder if i got a defective unit.
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and i think the camera is fine give the devs some time and its going to get lots better the default camera on the onex was great after some tweaks it was OMFG !!! good
The softness is the ois. If you read anandtechs review he points this out. Its a software bug I imagine HTC will fix.
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yea same dmobile1337. i dont know if i have to change some setting or what. every time i take a picture, i notice lots of noise and when i zoom in a little, clarity is significantly gone. i know a 4mp cant have the same res as a higher mp camera but after reading that the htc one camera is short of amazing, i am now starting to wonder if i got a defective unit.
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It is kind of awkward for HTC to brand an "enhanced" 4mp camera for it's "epic" phone, but then again compare it to other phones on the prepaid side that are still stuck with 5mp cameras and run on decent hardware, the quality is noticeably better on the HTC one.
The unit is not defective, I doubt HTC would have left out the option to utilize a high quality 4mp mode with the ability to shoot in higher resolution.
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The Camera is Beautiful take i assure you. i mean its not no SLR but still :good: this is a picture of the virgin Mary statue i have in my home
I've had the same problem. If I take a picture of something, the entire picture doesn't seem in focus. There's usually a corner of the picture that's blurry or soft and it's really aggravating me. After what all the reviews said about the camera I'm just not seeing anything to be impressed about. It's also really noisy like someone else said.
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Yeah, camera feels not much better than my note 2 personally, but I wish I still had it so I could compare and find out, as it is I've just got a samsung focus flash to compare with, and of course that offers no real comparison.
Buy a dslr? Jk lol
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The Camera is Beautiful take i assure you. i mean its not no SLR but still :good: this is a picture of the virgin Mary statue i have in my home
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That picture looks great! Tell me though, are you stock or running a custom rom? The international base is a later revision than stock ATT and I read somewhere when I was drunk (so I guess it might have been nothing but I remember reading it...) that HTC made some camera improvements later on. Makes me wonder if those are in the base that the international version is running, or that the lion's share of custom roms available to us are on.
Not trying to gripe, I love everything about this phone. In fact, it's such a great device that I expect it is something I am doing wrong or something that HTC has already fixed that hasn't trickled down yet.
I've been pleasantly surprised with the quality of pictures, particularly in daylight.
This is through a pollen-covered windshield, real quick snap before my light turned green.
dmobile1337 said:
That picture looks great! Tell me though, are you stock or running a custom rom? The international base is a later revision than stock ATT and I read somewhere when I was drunk (so I guess it might have been nothing but I remember reading it...) that HTC made some camera improvements later on. Makes me wonder if those are in the base that the international version is running, or that the lion's share of custom roms available to us are on.
Not trying to gripe, I love everything about this phone. In fact, it's such a great device that I expect it is something I am doing wrong or something that HTC has already fixed that hasn't trickled down yet.
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i am running a international ROM. Revolution. touch sensitivity is not an issue either. these things will eventually get fixed in the ATT phones soon i am sure. cant wait until we have S-OFF or super cid
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i am running a international ROM. Revolution. touch sensitivity is not an issue either. these things will eventually get fixed in the ATT phones soon i am sure. cant wait until we have S-OFF or super cid
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Just finished unlocking the bootloader, installing a recovery and getting AR HD installed. It was clearly a random software issue that not everyone is experiencing, and has been corrected. My camera seems better than ever at the moment. Thank you all!
Its because the international ROMs have updated software. Past several ROM leaks improved the camera, video, and other stuff
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Its because the international ROMs have updated software. Past several ROM leaks improved the camera, video, and other stuff
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Yeah, it's a pretty big improvement. Still noise but not nearly as bad.
I wonder how many months it will be until the AT&T model gets this simple update?
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I wonder how many months it will be until the AT&T model gets this simple update?
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They are probably busy compatibility testing their preloaded apps or making updates and tweaks of their own for performance. Or making sure that if you use one of their preloaded apps on the new build it doesn't brick the device or something horribly sinister like that. I am an instant gratification type, but working in corporate america taught me that software updates are far from an overnight thing. I wish it had come out closer to release so I didn't have to install a custom ROM but I am sincerely glad I took the time to do so. Back button hold for menu is a real life saver in some apps and the camera improvements are worth it as well. If you choose to wait and keep stock, good things are right around the corner.
Did someone found a difference in sharpness and noise(high ISO) between AOSP and Stock based roms? I have the sensation of some kind of blurred images when i use AOSP ...
Thanks!
stock camera takes better images, yes
images will blur if you've not got a steady hand. Its more apparent to me on aosp cameras
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Stock Camera shoots better videos, audio quality is defenatly better, but also pics quality
Hmm disagree there. Yes, the stock AOSP maybe, but once you use the modded one with ultrapixel, you'll wonder why everyone thinks the Sammy camera is better (until you get into low light or if you have Parkinsons or something)
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Hmm disagree there. Yes, the stock AOSP maybe, but once you use the modded one with ultrapixel, you'll wonder why everyone thinks the Sammy camera is better (until you get into low light or if you have Parkinsons or something)
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This is the ultrapixel mod ? http://mobility.forumsee.com/a/m/s/...-ultrapixel-any-phone-camera-code-posted.html
Thank you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746611
[APP][MOD] SIII AOSP Camera v2.60
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[APP][MOD] SIII AOSP Camera v2.60
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Thanks! :good:
There are literally no bad cameras, AOSP or not, only bad photographers. I mean, the One doesn't have the best camera around but there are some awesome shots to be taken with it, if you're a master photographer.
All phone cameras have their own issues. Its hardware mainly. Compare the s3 camera to almost any dedicated compact of the same "on paper" specs and you'll see.
Oems just can't afford to make the phone camera that good. With the S3, its low light. With the Xperia T its the flash....
That said, you can get some good shots with them. Its just the tolerance on the perfect conditions is much smaller than a compact.
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Newbiee question.
Does the use of 3º party software changes anything?
I say this because i use for photos "Camera FV-5" software...and i think is sometimes much better than stock one (at least has more options).
Using Last Sentinel Rom.
Tks.
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Newbiee question.
Does the use of 3º party software changes anything?
I say this because i use for photos "Camera FV-5" software...and i think is sometimes much better than stock one (at least has more options).
Using Last Sentinel Rom.
Tks.
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It uses all the existing drivers and libraries for the device, but often a different app can bring additional / different functionality with it.
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Stock (Camera_HX-MOD_1.52-100%-automatic ISO)
AOSP (Ultrapixel-100%-automatic ISO)
Colors and constrast were edited in Capture NX2 in the automatic mode.
Same focal point and 8MP on both pictures.
Theshawty said:
There are literally no bad cameras, AOSP or not, only bad photographers. I mean, the One doesn't have the best camera around but there are some awesome shots to be taken with it, if you're a master photographer.
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Not at all, my friend. A bad camera (and bad lenses) can ruin a good photo, for example :chromatic aberration and moiré... But i agree about who is working with the camera...
victorreis777 said:
Not at all, my friend. A bad camera (and bad lenses) can ruin a good photo, for example :chromatic aberration and moiré... But i agree about who is working with the camera...
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Im a litle confuse here.....
So, since i use a AOSP ROM (Liquid Smooth 2.5) and a 3º party software, i have worse photos than original ROM?
Apart the photographer detail, is this correct?
Mord0rr said:
Im a litle confuse here.....
So, since i use a AOSP ROM (Liquid Smooth 2.5) and a 3º party software, i have worse photos than original ROM?
Apart the photographer detail, is this correct?
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Yes. I Love SlimKat and SOKP (also CM11 with my previous phone), BUT the picture quality is worse compared to stock sammy roms. Fully working HDR mode is not easy in AOKP roms.
Hello everybody,
Can you please tell me which custom ROM I should install to get the best camera (photos&videos) experience?
I´m running LiquidSmooth right now and although I have great battery and high customisation, photos and videos aren´t really that great, specially comparing to the original Samsung ROM the phone came with.
Can you please help suggesting me some other options?
Thank you all!
Hello,
I was very disappointed on sony since their official lollipop release, check it here https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-Ultra/sony-z-ultra-5-0-update-bugs/m-p/970604#U970604
And, begging for small devs to find why the device, when using a custom rom, has a very small, low, volume recording while recording with the camera app, snapchat, and, even shazam cannot recognize the sound because it's very low.
And, there's a second issue, we need to port the camera app from Kit Kat to CM12, because the camera app that they has released lags a lot...
I bet that for developpers, or even regular people that knows what to do could easily do something... This is just to edit some letters or words in a file or some files for the sound, and the camera port, it's just to create something but I don't know how...
Do you think that would work ?
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digitalizeur said:
Hello,
I was very disappointed on sony since their official lollipop release, check it here https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-Ultra/sony-z-ultra-5-0-update-bugs/m-p/970604#U970604
And, begging for small devs to find why the device, when using a custom rom, has a very small, low, volume recording while recording with the camera app, snapchat, and, even shazam cannot recognize the sound because it's very low.
And, there's a second issue, we need to port the camera app from Kit Kat to CM12, because the camera app that they has released lags a lot...
I bet that for developpers, or even regular people that knows what to do could easily do something... This is just to edit some letters or words in a file or some files for the sound, and the camera port, it's just to create something but I don't know how...
Do you think that would work ?
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Hi Digitalizeur
I see that nobody cares your project, that is very bad, you have good ideas
I don't have the experience to help you, sorry
But one thing I can say, you cannot Port KK Stock camera to CM12, but LP Stock Camera is possible to port, I don't know how but I know that is possible ?
the-cortana-project said:
Hi Digitalizeur
I see that nobody cares your project, that is very bad, you have good ideas
I don't have the experience to help you, sorry
But one thing I can say, you cannot Port KK Stock camera to CM12, but LP Stock Camera is possible to port, I don't know how but I know that is possible
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Should I get an iPhone 6 Plus ?
Because I hate every stock rom from sony, and, I hate every cyanogenmod based rom because they don't work for audio capture and audio reproduction.
That's a shame. (it's ain't even hard to allow a decent recording volume for the device, I don't understand why they don't work on this).
I used to hate acer for their liquid mini (E310) that lagged as hell, then I got the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, it was so laggy on stock, couldn't even draw anything in a online game, I could only use the kernel for CyanogenMod 11 that I was able to overclock to get a decent fluidity... Now I have this Z Ultra that nobody works on it
the worst part of this issue is to not be able to record a song with shazam
digitalizeur said:
Should I get an iPhone 6 Plus ?
Because I hate every stock rom from sony, and, I hate every cyanogenmod based rom because they don't work for audio capture and audio reproduction.
That's a shame. (it's ain't even hard to allow a decent recording volume for the device, I don't understand why they don't work on this).
I used to hate acer for their liquid mini (E310) that lagged as hell, then I got the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, it was so laggy on stock, couldn't even draw anything in a online game, I could only use the kernel for CyanogenMod 11 that I was able to overclock to get a decent fluidity... Now I have this Z Ultra that nobody works on it
the worst part of this issue is to not be able to record a song with shazam
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Have you tested a Nexus device? A phone with only Gapps and no Manufacturer bloatware which does Ram Fully
Good cameras, very fast, latest Update is android 5.1.1
Don't buy an iPhone, iOS is ****, Battery capacity is a shame, iOS is not configurable,...
digitalizeur said:
Should I get an iPhone 6 Plus ?
Because I hate every stock rom from sony, and, I hate every cyanogenmod based rom because they don't work for audio capture and audio reproduction.
That's a shame. (it's ain't even hard to allow a decent recording volume for the device, I don't understand why they don't work on this).
I used to hate acer for their liquid mini (E310) that lagged as hell, then I got the Galaxy Note GT-N7000, it was so laggy on stock, couldn't even draw anything in a online game, I could only use the kernel for CyanogenMod 11 that I was able to overclock to get a decent fluidity... Now I have this Z Ultra that nobody works on it
the worst part of this issue is to not be able to record a song with shazam
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IPhone would be a fine choice. I quite like iOS.
I get the feeling that you'll find something to hate about any phone that you have.
I've never used Shazam so im afraid that i struggle to empathise.
Good luck.
A new hope ... May be
I'm still with my xperia.... With that stock rom, advertissements, slow keyboard typing, laggy, slow ui, no customisation, sound sucks...
I need links to reinstall custom rom pure android environement
digitalizeur said:
I'm still with my xperia.... With that stock rom, advertissements, slow keyboard typing, laggy, slow ui, no customisation, sound sucks...
I need links to reinstall custom rom pure android environement
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Well, didn't bought iPhone? [emoji14]
Sent by D6603 running Project Desire and DesireROM
PDesire said:
Well, didn't bought iPhone? [emoji14]
Sent by D6603 running Project Desire and DesireROM
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Still not yet... But still planning... No money : /
I am thinking of buying the new Z1 pro. Have not seen any real reviews. Is this phone good to buy? Any thoughts from owners?
rvs80 said:
I am thinking of buying the new Z1 pro. Have not seen any real reviews. Is this phone good to buy? Any thoughts from owners?
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for the moment just http://community.umidigi.com/article-334-1.html
http://community.umidigi.com/article-333-1.html
The PROCESSOR is the same as you think the z's root method works?
Just wait a little longer.
I will not buy a device from UMIDIGI before I have read a detailed and INDEPENDENT test.
UMIDIGI always promises very much, but can not keep much of it.
marco.deluxe said:
Just wait a little longer.
I will not buy a device from UMIDIGI before I have read a detailed and INDEPENDENT test.
UMIDIGI always promises very much, but can not keep much of it.
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I'm also undecided between z1 and ASUS Zenfone 3, which seems to me to be more solid as a reputation, but UMIDIGI seems to have, on paper, good catheterization.
Yes, on the paper the devices of UMIDIGI are good.
In reality, however, it looks different.
At the UMI Super it was called the display is Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
That was a fake.
In the UMI community, so many people have reported about their broken display.
Better spend a few more Euros and buy the device of a well-known brand.
The displays of UMIDIGI break relatively quickly and no one in Europe will install you a new one.
There is no service here.
marco.deluxe said:
Yes, on the paper the devices of UMIDIGI are good.
In reality, however, it looks different.
At the UMI Super it was called the display is Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
That was a fake.
In the UMI community, so many people have reported about their broken display.
Better spend a few more Euros and buy the device of a well-known brand.
The displays of UMIDIGI break relatively quickly and no one in Europe will install you a new one.
There is no service here.
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In fact, what brakes me is that there is no reviews around and then, since I'm a flashaoilic, I did not find anything interesting about
Here you will find a lot of information about the Z1 Pro.
http://community.umidigi.com/forum.php?mod=forumdisplay&fid=160
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You can also look in the other forums and read what the customers write about other UMIDIGI devices.
So you get a good impression what you expect when you buy a device of this brand.
cieffe54 said:
I'm also undecided between z1 and ASUS Zenfone 3, which seems to me to be more solid as a reputation, but UMIDIGI seems to have, on paper, good catheterization.
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Thanks for suggesting zenfone 3. Same price bracket and very good specs if not the best. I think I will go for Asus. Only thing i may miss is Dual camera system for the bokehs.
For me the bokeh mode is just a nice gimmick.
A good single camera, which makes good pictures even in poor light conditions, I find much more important.
There's better options and no root for z pro, camera is OK and bokeh as said is gimmick.
Support is lousy from UmiDigi also ROMs have pretty much no extras included to tweak. Thing twice
Redskull reviewed the Z1 / pro on youtube and is not soo impressed. Especially for the current price:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnrDXj4r8T4
In my opinion UMIDIGI produces one smartphone after another and does this in too high frequency without any good quality.
Just spend your money on a better brand. If you're into Chinese phones, buy a Xiaomi (for good camera quality the Mi5s for example).
Noxxit said:
Redskull reviewed the Z1 / pro on youtube and is not soo impressed. Especially for the current price:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnrDXj4r8T4
In my opinion UMIDIGI produces one smartphone after another and does this in too high frequency without any good quality.
Just spend your money on a better brand. If you're into Chinese phones, buy a Xiaomi (for good camera quality the Mi5s for example).
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Damn this phone is horrible for the price.
Heck, vernee mars pro which has a faster CPU costs less than this.
I would switch to a better known brand.
I have the impression that many of the Chinese smartphones come from the same factory.
Look at the UMIDIGI Z Pro, Ulefone Gemini Pro and NOA H10.
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This is no coincidence.
Never ever buy a umidigi phone !
Adds look good ! all reviews are paid.
Umidigi has very bad developers in their team, every rom has new and bigger buggs. And the problems never get fixed.
Every phone has huge battery drain + bad camera because of bad optimized software.
The sourcecode is not opensource, so you can not get custom roms of devs that know how to make one.
Your stuck with those stupid guys from umidigi who can't make roms and are fckn slow. Also they delete every negativ review/post.
DONT GET FOOLED LIKE ME!
Nark0tiX said:
Never ever buy a umidigi phone !
Adds look good ! all reviews are paid.
Umidigi has very bad developers in their team, every rom has new and bigger buggs. And the problems never get fixed.
Every phone has huge battery drain + bad camera because of bad optimized software.
The sourcecode is not opensource, so you can not get custom roms of devs that know how to make one.
Your stuck with those stupid guys from umidigi who can't make roms and are fckn slow. Also they delete every negativ review/post.
DONT GET FOOLED LIKE ME!
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I totally agree with you.
I just bought the Z1 Pro and how disappointed I'm am, I can almost cry!
They seem good on paper but rubbish in real life.
I made this mistake for not investigating more about this make.
It's a hard way of learning your lesson!
No one should but and Umidigi phone ever!
Keep away!
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By the way, I'd like to ask this please:
Can anyone tell me if a phone with a double camera if you put your finger on top on each of the lenses, should the image on the screen always be blocked on both of the lenses?
The reason I'm asking is because this only happens on my Umidigi Z1 Pro on one of the lenses only so I'm thinking that the other lense is only there as a gimmick or its fake!
Can this be possible?
By the way the picture quality is so bad it's unbelievable!
As an owner of Z pro I say save your money - Don't buy UMIDIGI phone (not this model and not other model)
Software includes many bugs and there is no decent support
They fix one bug and add 2 new
juv3nal said:
I totally agree with you.
I just bought the Z1 Pro and how disappointed I'm am, I can almost cry!
They seem good on paper but rubbish in real life.
I made this mistake for not investigating more about this make.
It's a hard way of learning your lesson!
No one should but and Umidigi phone ever!
Keep away!
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By the way, I'd like to ask this please:
Can anyone tell me if a phone with a double camera if you put your finger on top on each of the lenses, should the image on the screen always be blocked on both of the lenses?
The reason I'm asking is because this only happens on my Umidigi Z1 Pro on one of the lenses only so I'm thinking that the other lense is only there as a gimmick or its fake!
Can this be possible?
By the way the picture quality is so bad it's unbelievable!
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I speak as an ignorant user.
From what I know, bokeh effect requires 2 cameras?
So I tried bokeh effect first covering the lens on the left (if you're looking at the lens) and then with both lenses open.
From the gallery, the first image had the refocus option greyed out. For the second, (file name included "STEREO"),I could refocus the picture.
So I assume from this that both cameras on my Umidigi Z pro is real and present.
Sorry if the picture is blurred - I don't have really steady hands.
chooks06 said:
I speak as an ignorant user.
From what I know, bokeh effect requires 2 cameras?
So I tried bokeh effect first covering the lens on the left (if you're looking at the lens) and then with both lenses open.
From the gallery, the first image had the refocus option greyed out. For the second, (file name included "STEREO"),I could refocus the picture.
So I assume from this that both cameras on my Umidigi Z pro is real and present.
Sorry if the picture is blurred - I don't have really steady hands.
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Edit...
Took a shot in auto mode, focus point on the banner, no flash, at dusk 7.30pm GMT+8..
chooks06 said:
Edit...
Took a shot in auto mode, focus point on the banner, no flash, at dusk 7.30pm GMT+8..
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Further edit.. About 15 min later, same settings..
Quality is bad..I got better results on my old Asus Zenfone 2... May swap back to that..