So after the GB update i was like man can LG be anymore "dumb", but it turned out they're not.
I hate the GB stock camera and liked the froyo version better. until i figured out that LG did that on purpose, not only they didn't want to waste time on rebuilding the camera app to GB version but they are hopping to make more money on selling their LG camera app. i found it on the Market and it's called "LGCAMERA PRO" and of course theres a free version but on the internet you can find the pro for free *wink *wink.
Make sure you get the most up to date version cause it fixes the rotation bug.
And this works with GB?
Yes it has capability of 2.2 and beyond..... it even has more options.
does the GB video camera have autofocus?
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Yes it has capability of 2.2 and beyond..... it even has more options.
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I assume you are talking about this:
https://market.android.com/details?id=rubberbigpepper.lgCamera&feature=search_result
Which is definitely not made by LG.
There's a manual focus, and a forced auto focus, don't ask me what that means" for the camera. And for video has a lot more options like video bitrate up to 20mps and downgrade and upgrade the video guality.
Its not being sold by LG. But it looks like a promising alternative.
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Just tried it...IMHO Gb camera takes a better pic... I use my camera alot.. For work and personal use and right after installation I took a pic with it and compared it to a pic I took with the Gb cam... LG wasn't too good ...
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tantan20171 said:
There's a manual focus, and a forced auto focus, don't ask me what that means" for the camera. And for video has a lot more options like video bitrate up to 20mps and downgrade and upgrade the video guality.
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forced auto focus? How do you do that?
For forced auto focus go at the very bottom of the menu and youll see it... side note stupid me found out the app is not made by lg ;p but it is a better camera app rather than the gb stock
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For forced auto focus go at the very bottom of the menu and youll see it... side note stupid me found out the app is not made by lg ;p but it is a better camera app rather than the gb stock
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hmm. i guess that option is not present with cyanogenmod.
Open the camera app and press your menu button, than scroll down to the common settings option and it'll be there for the forced focus
there's the option checked off with the green check mark alittle advice is to uncheck that option while recording a video cause it'll not auto focus while video recording
Ha... rubbber big pepper
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lol i just noticed it too.... he should have been rubber big jalapeno.... maybe its a she 0_o
It has a ****ty interface
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As stated before, LG did not make this. Here is a link to LG's market apps which encompass a whole 3 user guides for specific phones and that's it.
Maybe tantan20171 is or is friends with the Dev.
But is it 1080p?
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No I'm not just an average Joe trying to find an alternative camera apparently that gives us the option the option of having a full 1080 capability because right now we lost that spec and this apparently gives us that option
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Been playing around with the camera since yesterday and I have to say I'm mildly disappointed. My Samsung Vibrant shot excellent photos for a cell phone camera (my daily driver is a Canon 5DMKII).
Looking at the specs and the size of the sensor this should be a dead ringer for top camera, but the dynamic range seems to be worse than the Vibrant and compression more heavy.
Are there good camera app alternatives that can use the Optimus/G2x hardware?
There is...
I've been using Vignette with my G2, and now that I have a G2X, this app comes in handy even more... besides taking really good quality shots... you can set the volume button as your shutter button. Voila: you got a physical camera button on your G2X.
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Been playing around with the camera since yesterday and I have to say I'm mildly disappointed. My Samsung Vibrant shot excellent photos for a cell phone camera (my daily driver is a Canon 5DMKII).
Looking at the specs and the size of the sensor this should be a dead ringer for top camera, but the dynamic range seems to be worse than the Vibrant and compression more heavy.
Are there good camera app alternatives that can use the Optimus/G2x hardware?
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This is the MIUI Camera app. It's a full screen camera app. Works better than default app. Download it and change the extension to .apk and install it via package installer or adb.
Camera 360 is a wonderful camera app
Makes ur camera work amazing wonders
Worth buying
But there are ways
I purchased mine abdbyave no regrets
very hi def and even made my mt4g camera look amazing
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Try lgCamera from the market, there's a free version too. It's made for LG phones, so hopefully it will work well.
It adds support for autofocus in video mode! I hope that feature works for the G2x
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This is the MIUI Camera app. It's a full screen camera app. Works better than default app. Download it and change the extension to .apk and install it via package installer or adb.
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This is a great app. Thank you so much for the post. I recommend this for all G2x users!
i personally would not use MIUI as HD 720P seems not to work
BUT on the plus side it is made by XDA-Developers
they always make good stuff and are the leaders in innovations for the smart-phone market
(shameless plug maybe I'll get a cookie for it )
i don't see how this app would do anything to improve image quality on the G2X
as the app was generally made to replace the clunky and overblown GUI software that came with the Galaxy S / Vibrant,
so how will that improve the image quality on the G2X
as DataJunkie wants, he did not ask for a better GUI but better quality pictures
maybe i miss-understand
anyway the app can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996867
and a review of the app here
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-miui-custom-camera-app-on-samsung-galaxy-s-vibrant/
Just my 2 cents,
i realize i did not try or test this app on the G2X,
so my 2 cents maybe worthless
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I use camera 360 ultimate, i love that app, is awesome, it has hdr mode and a few other modes, you should try it.
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Strange I used to switch between camera 360 and vignette on my MT4G but now when I try those apps on this phone it seems really anyone else notice this?
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The miui app just force closes for me
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These are all really good suggestions, thanks guys.
I think I'm going to do a test with 3 different camera apps and lock down the phone on a tripod to compare. I'm interested in knowing how much the camera is held back by software and how much it can be improved upon.
Now all I want is a cameraphone that can shoot RAW.
Where can I get camera 360? I can't find it in the market?
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I know, it's weird, you have to type it as "camera360" or else it won't show up.
Okay i see it now, thanks
G2X
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Been playing around with the camera since yesterday and I have to say I'm mildly disappointed. My Samsung Vibrant shot excellent photos for a cell phone camera (my daily driver is a Canon 5DMKII).
Looking at the specs and the size of the sensor this should be a dead ringer for top camera, but the dynamic range seems to be worse than the Vibrant and compression more heavy.
Are there good camera app alternatives that can use the Optimus/G2x hardware?
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I was disappointed with the Camera app on my MT4G and went with Camera 360 due to extensive compression (at leat 2 to 1) on stock app.
I think this one is much better, and it makes large files per picture which indicates it does not compress that much. Have you checked out all the settings?
The flash goes off too soon with Camera 360, just tried it out.
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These are all really good suggestions, thanks guys.
I think I'm going to do a test with 3 different camera apps and lock down the phone on a tripod to compare. I'm interested in knowing how much the camera is held back by software and how much it can be improved upon.
Now all I want is a cameraphone that can shoot RAW.
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did you ever find out the result?
I like Camera Zoom FX the best then Vignette. Both of these have hardware hotkeys. Camera Zoom FX has stable shot mode that Vignette doesn't have. Camera360 Ultimate is ok for me. Stock camera app seems to have brightest flash and very noticeable.
Does anybody have a .apk of the MIUI app? I'm having a hard time with the .zip :/
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Does anybody have a .apk of the MIUI app? I'm having a hard time with the .zip :/
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18421884/Android Apps/MiuiCamera.apk
it doesnt even take 720p anymore! tested the youtube high and regular high on gb camera they both take crappy 23fps 1080p sucks.... i feel screwed
I feel it is dark as well. Unless the area is well lit. Photos are coming up DARK!!
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I feel it is dark as well. Unless the area is well lit. Photos are coming up DARK!!
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I definitely agree. Idk why they would switch the camera.
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yea the gb camera really sucks and I also noticed its darker. The focusing isnt as good and I feel that the quality of the pics is decreased. I used to love taking pictures with the factory lg camera. Is there a way to get the lg camera back, even if it means going back to 2.2? im guessing root and flash one of the 2.2 roms?
OTOH, I think the new camera does better with flash photos. With the original stock camera, things close to the camera were all overexposed and blown out. A couple of test photos in a dark room with the flash really came out looking very nice, much better than the old camera.
Does the GB camera take Panoramic pics and art pics?
I'm confused about the discussion of the cameras with gb mean we lost our specs with our original camera functions with froyo? If so what did we lose
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Does the GB camera take Panoramic pics and art pics?
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Nope! One of the perks with the LG camera that's sorely missed.
Common Sense is learned..........
LG G2X
HTC Sensation
Yea and it takes forever to take a phota even longer then LG camera app, man I could go take a **** and come back for the pic and still have to wait and that's with the timer off! And yes the fps is lower the LG camera in 2.2. And it also had more options why the hell would they do that, so so stupid for real, I bet it was to much of a pain for them to incorporate into gb
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Yea and it takes forever to take a phota even longer then LG camera app, man I could go take a **** and come back for the pic and still have to wait and that's with the timer off! And yes the fps is lower the LG camera in 2.2. And it also had more options why the hell would they do that, so so stupid for real, I bet it was to much of a pain for them to incorporate into gb
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They just aren't willing to do the work. This "update" was likely started a month ago, its also likely there won't be another. Just a feeling, LG seems clueless.
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There is a thread in the dev section dedicated to porting the Cam.over. i am working on doing this for you along with 2 others.
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Is there an advanced camera app that works on the G2X? I haven't rooted my phone yet but I'd do it if a rom has a better camera app or something. I'm looking to being able to control my shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and possibly aperture (Although I'm not sure if camera phones even have adjustable aperture).
Camera360 has a good amount of options, you should check that out.
When They took the lg camera away I tried every camera app in the market and none of them were any good I wasted alot of money buying the pro versions and they all sucked most were not even as good as the stock vanilla android camera that we go with the GB update and certainly not as good as the froyo LG camera app. Sorry to sound negative. On a good note you can now get the LG froyo camera on GB it has been done I have it and you dont even need to be rooted
Please explain how you got the LG Cam without being rooted...
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When They took the lg camera away I tried every camera app in the market and none of them were any good I wasted alot of money buying the pro versions and they all sucked most were not even as good as the stock vanilla android camera that we go with the GB update and certainly not as good as the froyo LG camera app. Sorry to sound negative. On a good note you can now get the LG froyo camera on GB it has been done I have it and you dont even need to be rooted
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You know you get a 15 min window to get a refund on apps bought in the market, right?..
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I've recently purchased Camera Zoom FX (after using Camera 360 for a while). It works with the front-facing camera and has some good basic requirements. It also has tons of extras I will probably never use, but then I just want to take a fast shot that is clear and crisp.
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Please explain how you got the LG Cam without being rooted...
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Hahahahaha +1
Thanks for all the help guys. Camera360 doesn't have any of the exposure settings I wanted except for white balance but I'll root and flash a rom with the LG Cam and see how that goes.
After I flashed weapon onto my phone. There have been 2 problems with my front facing camera, one that it comes out rotated 90 degrees for photo capture and when I try to use it for video it comes out completely messed up with 4 different screens, 1 with a green area, a blurred image of the camera and 2 other messed up views of the camera. Is there any fix for this? Thanks.
That happened to me while trying Skype. As for the bad screen I changed the Res, for the upside down I just rotated my phone. The finally I. Just said screw the stock cam and installed LG cam 3.0 which all works great except no Skype video
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naeem03 said:
After I flashed weapon onto my phone. There have been 2 problems with my front facing camera, one that it comes out rotated 90 degrees for photo capture and when I try to use it for video it comes out completely messed up with 4 different screens, 1 with a green area, a blurred image of the camera and 2 other messed up views of the camera. Is there any fix for this? Thanks.
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That's a known issue with LG Cam App... Try installing the stock Gingerbread Camera.
naeem03 said:
After I flashed weapon onto my phone. There have been 2 problems with my front facing camera, one that it comes out rotated 90 degrees for photo capture and when I try to use it for video it comes out completely messed up with 4 different screens, 1 with a green area, a blurred image of the camera and 2 other messed up views of the camera. Is there any fix for this? Thanks.
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You are using stock cam right? And skype?
I also have that issue with skype.
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What's the difference between stock GB cam and LG Cam 3.0? Does it look different?
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What's the difference between stock GB cam and LG Cam 3.0? Does it look different?
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Yes.
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barqers said:
What's the difference between stock GB cam and LG Cam 3.0? Does it look different?
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It looks different, has a couple features stock does not, and most importantly can record video in 1080p, something no other camera app on the G2X is capable of.
Here's a thread discussing the LG camera and what it can do if you're really curious. I personally don't find it necessary; the MIUI camera can do almost everything LG can do and Camera Advance can do everything (and more!) other than 1080p video, which I don't need.
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It looks different, has a couple features stock does not, and most importantly can record video in 1080p, something no other camera app on the G2X is capable of.
Here's a thread discussing the LG camera and what it can do if you're really curious. I personally don't find it necessary; the MIUI camera can do almost everything LG can do and Camera Advance can do everything (and more!) other than 1080p video, which I don't need.
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Thank you, reading through that thread
Myyy bad for the late response yea i am using the stoxk
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LG CAM 3.0
Where can I find the .apk? I didn't see it on Market.
Nervermind,sorry. I found it. Also, it is a good app so far. I like knowing at what MP my pictures are as well as what size the video is recording at. Much btter than the standard GB cam app.
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Only bad thing so far is that it doesnt work with Skype. I keep the stock cam zip file to flash via CWM when i need to make a skype video call.
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I was browsing the LG Nitro HD forum this morning and in one of the threads somebody mentioned this app so I checked it out and am digging it so I thought I'd share.
The app is called Camera ICS, according to the developer it's an improved version of the official camera app in ICS.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5tb2JseW54LmNhbWVyYWljcyJd
Features
- Color effects (mono,sepia,negative,...)
- Silent mode (no shutter sound, might not work on some devices)
- Picture quality setting (low/medium/high/ultra)
- Video bitrate selection (normal/2x)
- Video stabilization on/off (only 4.0)
- 720p face effects (only 4.0)
- Panorama mode and time-lapse video on Honeycomb tablets
It's not a perfect camera app but for some of us it's perfect for our use. Like me. If I want or need something better then I'll bust out my DSLR. I like it and now use it as my daily camera app. I've done very little testing...taken some pics with this app compared to stock app, recorded a quick video with both and here's my opinion so far:
Faster focus
Better video recording
Less time between shots
Fewer options
No full screen viewfinder
Have to double tap pics to view them full screen
But other than that, it's lovely and fits perfectly with my ICS themed phone.
Trying now
Edit: LOVING THiS CAMERA....try it out
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Same here, it's pretty fast and does what I need it to do
Just wish we could set it up to open with our camera button....only minor annoyance
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Just wish we could set it up to open with our camera button....only minor annoyance
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??????
ICS camera opens up for me when I press the camera button
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916x10 said:
??????
ICS camera opens up for me when I press the camera button
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Hmm...my stock camera opens...
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Not gonna lie bro....when u said this I tested it on mine and my previous camera app opened (zoomfx). I closed that then opened ics camera, closed that then pressed the camera button again and ics camera opened up. Not sure why but no complaints.
**Edit**
Tested again, stock camera app came up but fc'd and the ics camera immediately came up. I went to manage apps and cleared data for the stock camera app, froze the stock camera app, now its all good.
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916x10 said:
Not gonna lie bro....when u said this I tested it on mine and my previous camera app opened (zoomfx). I closed that then opened ics camera, closed that then pressed the camera button again and ics camera opened up. Not sure why but no complaints.
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I believe u....its probably user error....i still love it tho
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I like it, however
-Wish it could take widescreen pictures/video
-Wish it had drag/tap to focus functionality
Thanks for the heads-up!
cogeary said:
I like it, however
-Wish it could take widescreen pictures/video
-Wish it had drag/tap to zoom functionality
Thanks for the heads-up!
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It does take widescreen pics and video, it just looks like it doesnt when viewed in the gallery. It also has drag to zoom via slider on the screen and u can also use the volume buttons for zoom too.
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It does take widescreen pics and video, it just looks like it doesnt when viewed in the gallery. It also has drag to zoom via slider on the screen and u can also use the volume buttons for zoom too.
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OK, thanks for the clarifications about widescreen.
Sorry, I meant to say "drag/tap to focus"
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OK, thanks for the clarifications about widescreen.
Sorry, I meant to say "drag/tap to focus"
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Yes sir....it doesn't have drag to focus but does have tap to focus....tap the shutter button, it'll focus and take the pic. And it focuses quick too.
I tried this a few weeks ago and thought it was awful. The stock 2.3.6 is much better than ZOOMfx or this ICS one.
Chrisruns said:
I tried this a few weeks ago and thought it was awful. The stock 2.3.6 is much better than ZOOMfx or this ICS one.
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Thats the lovely thing about the Market, u have plenty to choose from. We all have different needs/expectations so its nice to have options......I have used stock, CameraZoomFX, Camera360.....I prefer ICS Camera for its faster focus, better quality pics and overall speed. It's also not bloated with a bunch of features I don't need so for me its perfect.
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Yes sir....it doesn't have drag to focus but does have tap to focus....tap the shutter button, it'll focus and take the pic. And it focuses quick too.
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Ah, there it is . And right you are, it focuses very quickly.
I think this could be my default camera. Panoramic mode is flawless, and although it has ads... well, that's why we have a hosts file . There's only one more thing that bothers me - barely any integration with the default gallery. I think that the default gallery is actually quite functional and has a bunch of settings that are lost when using this app.
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Ah, there it is . And right you are, it focuses very quickly.
I think this could be my default camera. Panoramic mode is flawless, and although it has ads... well, that's why we have a hosts file . There's only one more thing that bothers me - barely any integration with the default gallery. I think that the default gallery is actually quite functional and has a bunch of settings that are lost when using this app.
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I was blown away at how fast and acurrate the focus is, very impressive. I ditched the stock gallery long ago, been using QuickPic and absolutely love it....and the recent ICS UI update to it is pretty nice too.
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I was blown away at how fast and acurrate the focus is, very impressive. I ditched the stock gallery long ago, been using QuickPic and absolutely love it....and the recent ICS UI update to it is pretty nice too.
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Tried QuickPic its amazing! and camera ICS as well! Thankz..
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Tried QuickPic its amazing! and camera ICS as well! Thankz..
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Glad you like 'em. QuickPic is my favorite app of all
QuickPick is indeed great.
I actually think that, while ICS Camera is definitely better than the stock 2.3.4 camera, the improvements with the 2.3.6 camera outdo it. With the stock camera it focuses very quickly especially in low light, and although the theme isn't as pleasant on the eyes it is more configurable. Additionally, the video recording capabilities of ICS Camera are very limited. If you take a video in portrait, it is skewed, stretched, and cropped to be in landscape. Also since I'm on 2.3.6 and I haven't edited my hosts file the camera's ads are pretty annoying.
Just my opinion but I'm sticking with stock.
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QuickPick is indeed great.
I actually think that, while ICS Camera is definitely better than the stock 2.3.4 camera, the improvements with the 2.3.6 camera outdo it. With the stock camera it focuses very quickly especially in low light, and although the theme isn't as pleasant on the eyes it is more configurable. Additionally, the video recording capabilities of ICS Camera are very limited. If you take a video in portrait, it is skewed, stretched, and cropped to be in landscape. Also since I'm on 2.3.6 and I haven't edited my hosts file the camera's ads are pretty annoying.
Just my opinion but I'm sticking with stock.
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All very good points. This app isn't for everybody, it all depends what your needs are. For me, it's perfect and is now my daily camera app.