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[REQ] Samsung Galaxy S camera bits...

Not sure if this is even possible but, my wife has just got a Samsung Galaxy S.
Overall the phone is quite nice, but while playing with the camera I came across the panoramic photo setting.
This is simply stunning.... the camera basically takes a series of 8 photographs, BUT this is the part - it tells you were to line the next picture upto, but I mean flawlessly and very quickly.
The stitching of the actual photograph in the end is fantastic.
I'd love this function on the Nexus, if you have played with one you won't grasp how easy and quick this function is. The best I've ever seen.

Did you take the attached panorama? That's amazing!

Fadakar said:
Did you take the attached panorama? That's amazing!
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Yep, taken with the Samsung in about 2 seconds.... bloody brilliant.

You know...for most of the Samsung Galaxy features I say "If you want it...go buy one" However this is something, personally I would love to see. It'd be fantastic to have so this earns my bump of approval.

Any other great features like touch focus and settings like htc desire cam?
If yes I'd rather get this cam instead of desire cam for 2.2

xPatriicK said:
Any other great features like touch focus and settings like htc desire cam?
If yes I'd rather get this cam instead of desire cam for 2.2
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Yes, it has quite a few nice features.
It has a decent selction of scenes.
Backlighting, Black and White...etc.
The macro mode is also very decent.
It has the touch screen focus also, so where ever you touch the screen it focuses on that point.
It has blink detection, but I haven't seen face detection as yet (trying to get it out of my wifes hands! )
I think on reflection I would have this over the Desire one.

Sounds great!! Thanks!

Amdathlonuk said:
Not sure if this is even possible but, my wife has just got a Samsung Galaxy S.
Overall the phone is quite nice, but while playing with the camera I came across the panoramic photo setting.
This is simply stunning.... the camera basically takes a series of 8 photographs, BUT this is the part - it tells you were to line the next picture upto, but I mean flawlessly and very quickly.
The stitching of the actual photograph in the end is fantastic.
I'd love this function on the Nexus, if you have played with one you won't grasp how easy and quick this function is. The best I've ever seen.
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I'd throw down a donation for this...

If the Desire camera could be ported, then maybe this could be done just as well?

Eclair~ said:
If the Desire camera could be ported, then maybe this could be done just as well?
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I sure do hope so.... lemme know if anyone plans to start work on this.
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Want this
BUMP!!
I too would be willing to donate to get this!!! Thanks for sharing. Hopefully it can get done!

I'd throw down on a donation as well..

Guys,
I've been playing with my wife's Galaxy for a while now and it's brilliant.
The camera is stunning, HD video recording is super stunning.
The Music is awesome and with the EQ settings and different 'scene' like live music and concert hall, even 5.1ch!
It's bloody fantastic in some ways, I think I'm going to sell my Nexus and get one!
The stupid part?!? I have a 16Gb unlocked one here on my table that I sold tonight - doh!!!

Just horrible there is no camera flash wtf were they thinking lol.

awdlexusis said:
Just horrible there is no camera flash wtf were they thinking lol.
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I know, that's what I keep stumbling on.
Can I live without the camera flash and the trackball notifications?
The Samsung takes VERY good pictures in low light on the correct setting, however you have to keep it still for as the shutter is open a long time in comparison.
The pics I took oon the Nexus with the flash were quite washed out anyway.....Hmmmmmmm, decisions, decisions.

that picture in the OP is amazing.
this feature would be nice if ported to the nexus.

Nice idea! Btw my old htc trinity on winmo 5 had this function, too.
Wow and now I'm dreaming of a "sweep panorama" function of the new sony cams
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I want the Panorama-Feature too on the Nexus
By the way: Its not that stunning. Done on Windows Mobile 2 Years before with the same "it tells you were to line the next picture upto, but I mean flawlessly and very quickly."... But its still a nice Feature

z3ntn3l said:
I want the Panorama-Feature too on the Nexus
By the way: Its not that stunning. Done on Windows Mobile 2 Years before with the same "it tells you were to line the next picture upto, but I mean flawlessly and very quickly."... But its still a nice Feature
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id be happy with it

awdlexusis said:
id be happy with it
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As would I
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[Q] Is the camera any better than HTC's normal standard in this area?

Being as my Arc has a fairly decent camera and knowing what HTC's normal camera quality is like. Would changing from the Arc to the Sensation be a big step down in this area? Same goes on the video recording side of things?

Super Chimp said:
Being as my Arc has a fairly decent camera and knowing what HTC's normal camera quality is like. Would changing from the Arc to the Sensation be a big step down in this area? Same goes on the video recording side of things?
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Pathetic camera believe me,just like the one on N1,Desire HD.
Really it's a big big step down if you are moving from Arc{such a great camera phone} to this rubbish HTC one{HTC are pathetic in this area,multimedia sucks big time in HTC}

android_master said:
Pathetic camera believe me,just like the one on N1,Desire HD.
Really it's a big big step down if you are moving from Arc{such a great camera phone} to this rubbish HTC one{HTC are pathetic in this area,multimedia sucks big time in HTC}
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That's poor and after the reports they were supposed to be improving in this area.
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wow you dont even have the phone for the judgement :/
Also Googling could have got you better results http://esphoneblog.smugmug.com/Phon...5DWbf/1/1259293391_nRTQmBK#1259293391_nRTQmBK
Stills look amazing for point and shoot camera
Video is the best of the bunch, better than any tegra phone or GSII ( Jelly cam exists there ). [email protected] 30fps with stereo sound, u couldnt get any better from a phone

I'm very impressed with the camera on it. Taken some great shots so far and the touch to focus feature is very cool.

android_master said:
Pathetic camera believe me,just like the one on N1,Desire HD.
Really it's a big big step down if you are moving from Arc{such a great camera phone} to this rubbish HTC one{HTC are pathetic in this area,multimedia sucks big time in HTC}
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Care to post any actual comparison photos or vids demonstrating this claimed "rubbish"?

Yeah, those pics look really good.

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Care to post any actual comparison photos or vids demonstrating this claimed "rubbish"?
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Just a troll from GSII forum, let him pass by

I already see an HTC troll as well, claiming the SGII has a "jelly cam" but somehow the Sensation does not. Where is the roach spray? You have to clean your own litterbox before accusing stray turds from another forum.

http://www.viddler.com/explore/engadget/videos/2721/ see the bus passing by, OMG there goes ur jelly cam on GSII
Now find me a video with jelly cam on HTC Sensation
Also Samples of sensation videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DKoCL-DQg

silverwolf0 said:
I already see an HTC troll as well, claiming the SGII has a "jelly cam" but somehow the Sensation does not. Where is the roach spray? You have to clean your own litterbox before accusing stray turds from another forum.
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Don't bother about him. He is all over the forums as if sponsored by HTC. I bet someone will even tell you that it's better than a N8 camera and I know mp count does not mean s**t
EDIT: If this is good http://esphoneblog.smugmug.com/Phon.../1/1259293391_nRTQmBK#1259293466_Ghqf8RS-O-LB
I won't say anything else.

rd_nest said:
Don't bother about him. He is all over the forums as if sponsored by HTC. I bet someone will even tell you that it's better than a N8 camera and I know mp count does not mean s**t
EDIT: If this is good http://esphoneblog.smugmug.com/Phon.../1/1259293391_nRTQmBK#1259293466_Ghqf8RS-O-LB
I won't say anything else.
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SCRATCH THAT. (this is an edit)
he had it on 16:9 settings which brings it down to a lower res.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14015256#post14015256
THIS is full 8MP quality, but they don't look that much better, but they're also much bigger.

daivik said:
Link to pics
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1088453
Look for danfard (recent post) and download his zip file.
He's got 4 pics - 2 indoors, and 2 outdoors. They're in full resolution.
Can't really say anymore.
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He needs to confirm those were shot at 8MP. Unless the meta data is lying they are 3264x1840=6MP.
So maybe there is more to say...

samnada said:
He needs to confirm those were shot at 8MP. Unless the meta data is lying they are 3264x1840=6MP.
So maybe there is more to say...
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read the edit. ^.^

True, you would expect better. In general, it's pretty good
But it's a phone guys If you do want a good camera, buy a real camera. There are always going to be limits on what they put in a phone

daivik said:
SCRATCH THAT. (this is an edit)
he had it on 16:9 settings which brings it down to a lower res.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14015256#post14015256
THIS is full 8MP quality, but they don't look that much better, but they're also much bigger.
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You're still jumping the gun. Photo 1 is 5MP. The others are 8MP. Numbers 2 and 3 look good. 4 is in very low light without flash. High ISO isn't good on many digital cams let alone phones.

madindehead said:
True, you would expect better. In general, it's pretty good
But it's a phone guys If you do want a good camera, buy a real camera. There are always going to be limits on what they put in a phone
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comparing to pics from my gfs sony 8 mp cam i would say not bad not bad at all.... its good enough for my intended uses... not like im gonna open a studio with it. you guys need to be realistic

I am disappointed with the camera a little. Outdoors, it is good. Indoors is a different story. A shame really as the flash seems exceptionally bright.
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familyhousing said:
I am disappointed with the camera a little. Outdoors, it is good. Indoors is a different story. A shame really as the flash seems exceptionally bright.
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Like to see some samples if you can post them.

I'll try to post some tomorrow. It's better than any HTC I've seen before but not a patch on Nokia for example.
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[Q] sensation have a better camera than g2x

ok guys a friend of mine bough the sensation and i must said the only thing i like about the phone is the way you can see the front facing camera... big a clear
when the g2x its small and the quality sucks. even on the gb roms...
ok here is my deal is there a camera app that would make this better?
even though the sensation has a 8mp and 1.3 mp ffc just as the g2x
the software of the sensation looks cleared than the g2x...

gypsy214 said:
ok guys a friend of mine bough the sensation and i must said the only thing i like about the phone is the way you can see the front facing camera... big a clear
when the g2x its small and the quality sucks. even on the gb roms...
ok here is my deal is there a camera app that would make this better?
even though the sensation has a 8mp and 1.3 mp ffc just as the g2x
the software of the sensation looks cleared than the g2x...
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Really? I've always thought HTC cameras were the worst.
By the way, you don't compare cameras by megapixels, ever.
See NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/technology/08pogue.html
The quality of a camera should be judged by its lens and image sensor.
As for your question, the sensations camera may just have better hardware.
Have your friend download a mirror app from the market and compare it with yours using the same app to examine your software theory.

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By the way, you don't compare cameras by megapixels, ever.
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QFT!
10char

For some reason, zooming in on the photo on the G2x internal viewer looks really bad/pixelated. Once you get it on a computer it looks much better. No reason it can't be displayed properly without getting a separate viewer or typing it into the browser... Come on Elle Gee.

^Fs said:
Really? I've always thought HTC cameras were the worst.
By the way, you don't compare cameras by megapixels, ever.
See NYT article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/08/technology/08pogue.html
The quality of a camera should be judged by its lens and image sensor.
As for your question, the sensations camera may just have better hardware.
Have your friend download a mirror app from the market and compare it with yours using the same app to examine your software theory.
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never though about that!! next time will do it an compare..

I like the camera app on my G2X better than my Sensations. That being said. The Sensation has the best camera HTC put on a phone yet and in my opinion it takes better pictures than my G2X. Another guy who owns both as well posted comparison pics in these forums and everyone in here picked the Sensation. One more thing. It also records better video and produces better sound since it records in stereo unlike mono like the G2X.
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Sensation camera destroys the g2x.. Thats the only thing I miss from my sensation. Also the video could refocus and take awesome macro videos...

Would you rely on the MT4Gs for vacation photos?

Basically as the title suggests.... If going on vacation, would you rely on the MyTouch 4G Slide as your vacation camera? Is the quality okay? Would the lack of a zoom stop you? What about that if you want someone else to take your picture, you have to hand over your phone to them!?

I would definitely replace my point and shoot with this phone. The different options on the mytouch are nice, and the quality looks superior. Then again, my camera is a few years old. And there is zoom on the phone; you can use the volume keys to zoom in and out.

giangdude said:
I would definitely replace my point and shoot with this phone. The different options on the mytouch are nice, and the quality looks superior. Then again, my camera is a few years old. And there is zoom on the phone; you can use the volume keys to zoom in and out.
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Thanks. The zoom is digital though - not optical. Technically speaking, there is no reason to ever use a digital zoom. It is better to take the whole picture and crop it later.

Oh, I didn't know that's what you meant. I'm not much of a photography buff, but for simple things like vacation pictures I think that the quality and digital zoom are more than sufficient. And since I would likely be bringing my phone along anyway, the convenience is great.

Easily. It's a great camera.

Hell no.
My son is 9 months and is constantly moving. I just can rarely ever get a good shot of him! Any tips?
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I will, cause i'm lazy and don't want to lug around a camera and phone to universal studios.
The pictures will be as they will be, good or bad. I just dont have the pocket space for all the devices

I work in photography for a living. That is why I chose this phone and I have been very pleased with my photos using this phone. I personally no longer carry a point and shoot.

I voted no.
If you compare the size of the lens with one of a good point and shoot (don't even try to compare with dslr) then you'll know that there's a quality difference.
The phone makes pretty good snapshots but i expect a little more when i'm on holiday.
http://www.robvonk.com/digitale-fotografie/fotos/

Absolutely YES.
I'm a professional photographer and have been shooting for over 10 years.
Let me just keep it simple. 99.9% of the time (nowadays) when you shoot pics you just end up emailing them, uploading them to FB, keeping it on your computer etc...
The MT4GS camera is excellent for producing pictures to share online or to even print.
There is no need to have a separate point and shoot. The MT4GS has great built in options to do action, micro, panorama etc....utilize those and you'll be amazed.
Just buy a few extra batteries: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224178
...and a good SD card: http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-MicroSDHC-Memory-Reader-LSDMI32GBSBNAR/dp/B004AM610M
You're all set. Have fun on your vacation!

iunlock said:
Absolutely YES.
I'm a professional photographer and have been shooting for over 10 years.
Let me just keep it simple. 99.9% of the time (nowadays) when you shoot pics you just end up emailing them, uploading them to FB, keeping it on your computer etc...
The MT4GS camera is excellent for producing pictures to share online or to even print.
There is no need to have a separate point and shoot. The MT4GS has great built in options to do action, micro, panorama etc....utilize those and you'll be amazed.
Just buy a few extra batteries: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224178
...and a good SD card: http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-MicroSDHC-Memory-Reader-LSDMI32GBSBNAR/dp/B004AM610M
You're all set. Have fun on your vacation!
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Thanks! Very helpful! Anyone else?

Bump - especially curious about indoors, party, family shots, etc.

More than adequate for casual indoor photography. The most important thing to keep in mind is how the photos will be viewed. For many, it will be online. And for the rest, 5x7s will be as high as they go. This device is perfect for those scenarios.
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Awesome feedback. Based on blog reviews, I didn't expect the votes to be in such favor of "Yes!".

hah2110 said:
Awesome feedback. Based on blog reviews, I didn't expect the votes to be in such favor of "Yes!".
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Well don't forget: most people call themselves photographers because they know how to set their camera phone to "black & white".
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rorytmeadows said:
Well don't forget: most people call themselves photographers because they know how to set their camera phone to "black & white".
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How does that affect what they think of the image quality?

BUMP......

I love this camera. I sold my point and shoot the day I got this.
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bump............

AGAIN.......

Camera vs older 8mp phones?

How would the photo quality be vs older phones 8mp camera like the HTC Sensation. I always hear talk about megapixels not being the main concern, so I wonder if I replaced an HTC Sensation with 8mp with the Moto G, if the photo quality would be on par or better due to difference of optics or focal size?

i recently upgraded to the Moto G from Sensation, and i think the quality is about the same.. However i think the colors are better on the Moto G but that may just be me.

jufa2401 said:
i recently upgraded to the Moto G from Sensation, and i think the quality is about the same.. However i think the colors are better on the Moto G but that may just be me.
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Thanks for much for your reply! So you aren't dissatisfied with the camera coming from the Sensation, right?

Yeah im definitely satisfied with the camera.:good::good:
I also feel that Moto G takes it's shots faster, but that can just be because i had a buggy rom on my sensation.

I always thought my Sensation took great pictures, with pretty fast shutter speed. If this is relatively similar, I could live with that.
I set my mother in law up with a nexus 4, coming from a sensation, and she asked me why it takes longer to take a picture.
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It was probably just my sensation then .
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I think the camera is terrible. Granted, I'm coming from an iPhone 5, but still. I'm pretty sure it's also worse than the Galaxy Nexus, which was no gem either.

My Moto G camera is so bad that I start thinking it's faulty. Needs perfect conditions and fair amount of luck to take a decent photo.
Video slows down at times so it's practically unwatchable. My phone is Tesco UK branded. Even my three year old Galaxy Note's camera seems totally different league.
leppo said:
I think the camera is terrible. Granted, I'm coming from an iPhone 5, but still. I'm pretty sure it's also worse than the Galaxy Nexus, which was no gem either.
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leppo said:
I'm pretty sure it's also worse than the Galaxy Nexus, which was no gem either.
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No, it's not, I own both.
The main problem of the MotoG camera is the noise reduction and blurring, but this is done in software.
I modded the cam app and made test photos in stock condition (filename with NR) and the same photo with my modded cam app without noise reduction.
The chip is able to get decent details but the software blurs the sh*t out of it
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aaah, XDA resizes and coverts to jpg. Watch the original png's here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...n-zur-kamera-bildqualitaet-5.html#post6803183

Alright then... All I know is I had more "keeper" photos with the GNex than I do with this.

What about using a different camera app to bypass the software adjustments that Moto makes?
Like camerazoom, camera360, or snap
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i change my razr i for the g and its an amazing phone but the cam its not good like the i but take decent pictures, try with the app vignette it's a better option from stock

dinomovil11 said:
but the cam its not good like the i but take decent pictures
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I compared the MG with the RZi here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...fotos-schnappschuesse-videos.html#post6750093
MG vs RZi vs S3:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...n-zur-kamera-bildqualitaet-2.html#post6758301
MG vs RZi (haha )
http://www.android-hilfe.de/motorol...n-zur-kamera-bildqualitaet-2.html#post6758317
No upload to XDA due to converting and resizing images here.
I wouldn't say, it is generally worse than RZi.
Both cams are mid range, MG has by far(!) more capabilities in the dark, whereas RZi has some more detail in bright light condition.

The camera needs an update. Those pics are clearly being ruined by crappy software.

CADude said:
The camera needs an update. Those pics are clearly being ruined by crappy software.
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It seems its using the latest motorola camera software, same app that moto x uses

What's the speed at which the pictures are taken? I know they aren't the best quality, but how's the shutter speed?
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Currently I have a Sensation as well, and very strongly considering to buy the Moto G. My only concern is indeed the camera, which needs to be decent because no one is going to walk around all day with an DSLR. A Dutch review of the Moto G contains some pictures made with it, and those look pretty bad to me: Sample pics
Let's hope it's something software-wise which can be fixed with another app or through an update.

artov said:
Currently I have a Sensation as well, and very strongly considering to buy the Moto G. My only concern is indeed the camera, which needs to be decent because no one is going to walk around all day with an DSLR. A Dutch review of the Moto G contains some pictures made with it, and those look pretty bad to me: Sample pics
Let's hope it's something software-wise which can be fixed with another app or through an update.
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As much as I hope it could be the software, I just think its the sensor or w/e.
Surely they would've ensured the software worked well to produce decent pictures after the Moto X backlash, which they fixed.
Hey maybe I'm totally wrong who knows maybe the next Camera update will tweak the camera and its app.
Photos may improve too when gogole allows raw images through their new api they're working on, which should improve quality.
Thread here with pictures, they dont look that bad but majority were taken under decent lighting.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2543003

i have the moto x stock camera from android 4.4 its the same that moto G (but u can't upgrade from play store) but the version from moto x have a better performance, i taste with Camera Awesome its amazing the best camera app, better than stock camera