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Better camera app for panoramic shots on HD2?

is there a camera app that has a better panoramic feature than the one that's already built into the HD2? the one that's with the factory camera app doesn't stitch together well. Auto stitching would be great.

Agree on that, "autostitching" should realy be standard. Almost impossible to make a perfect panoramic photo atm...

I really hope someone can make an app with auto stitching cause the HD2 takes beautiful pictures. So having a panoramic feature that actually works right would make it 100x better

Best solution is take individual photos that overlap, transfer to PC, then make panoramas with one of the many progs available for desktop.

I concur. In fact, the best panorama software I had the pleasure to use was (believe it or not) windows live photo gallery.
Here are some examples I had shot with my Canon 720IS...
I challenge you to find any seems, the image was made of 8 images stitched together.
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chvvkumar said:
I concur. In fact, the best panorama software I had the pleasure to use was (believe it or not) windows live photo gallery.
Here are some examples I had shot with my Canon 720IS...
I challenge you to find any seems, the image was made of 8 images stitched together.
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Oh, that's easy to find seems in that picture
Bottom left, something wrong with the tiles on the floor and the handrail/(other english expression for it).
Also, look at the trees from right to left, you'll notice something on the far right side, colours are different too
But that's a pretty good result for Windows Live Photo Gallery!
I still use Photomerge in Photoshop for making panoramas though.
I haven't seen any camera program on a mobile phone do some good stitching and I don't think they are capable of stitching a XX MPix-Pano together well...
I'd be happy if anyone could prove me wrong on this!
Regards,
Lukas

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Oh, that's easy to find seems in that picture
Bottom left, something wrong with the tiles on the floor and the handrail/(other english expression for it).
Also, look at the trees from right to left, you'll notice something on the far right side, colours are different too
But that's a pretty good result for Windows Live Photo Gallery!
I still use Photomerge in Photoshop for making panoramas though.
I haven't seen any camera program on a mobile phone do some good stitching and I don't think they are capable of stitching a XX MPix-Pano together well...
I'd be happy if anyone could prove me wrong on this!
Regards,
Lukas
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You got me!!! (though, I still can't seem to find the tree anomaly that you speak of )
As for the colour correction, the source images did not go through any post processing, they were straight from the camera (in full manual with preset white balance, exposure compensation, shutter speed, aperture as well as ISO) I guess the colour variation might be the result of the weird angle of the sun
But, I guess that would be 'good enough' for 99% of users here.
Also, if you are using a mobile for creating panoramic images, that would be the least of your problems.

My wifes iPhone has pretty good app. It's called "auto stitch". It actually works pretty well. Oh well i guess if there's no mobile app for the HD2 I guess I will make panaramic images with PhotoShop. Would be nice to just have it done right on the phone.

Are you looking for something that shows you markers whilst you take the pic, or just something that can stitch pics together?
I think one of the problems is HTC's camera driver (which you'd need access to to write such an app) is a bit of a closed cupboard for developers It's easy in code to access the images after they've been taken (so it would be possible to have an app thatt could stitch existing photos), but not easy (impossible?) to access the real-time video feed bit so that you could overlay stitching markers whilst taking the pics. If you do it the way you're meant to in code I think you get a really low-res version of it from what I've read. Probably HTC being lazy (getting it to work for them but not for any developers). Shame as I reckon we'd have a few iphone-esque augmented reality type apps if things were a bit clearer on that front
James

I found a way to get pano pic´s on the HTC HD2!
Just install this cab... i tried to put it to work and it didn´t worked... I uninstalled it and after it keep on working fine...

I tried the above cab on my HD2
and in panarama mode it takes a very light/bright first image then freezes and reboots the phone in about 30 seconds. Just FYI.

Strange, because i having enabled panoramic photo function by my own registry mod and this mode working very good (of curse best results are when we set light, ISO etc. manualy).
Unfortunely panoramic photos maked in this mode having low resolution, so i suggest is better take few normal photos in different sides and join in some piece of software in PC, because this give much better results.

Captivate's Camera

What up guys..just got my Samsung captivate this week..but I'm not new to android scene.. (all hail ANDROID)...I have my personal cell a moto Droid.. and I had a nexus one, which I lost/got stolen
I missed my Nexus one..until yestarday..I was playing around with the camera app the captivate comes with and I found something that made my day...the PANORAMA MODE!!!!!
I have to say guys...so many extras..so many settings..so many modes...
thank you samsung..I always had choosen my moto droid over my nexus one..but now I have a new favorite ..

yeah the camera is hella good. man, especially the 720p recording!

I thought panoramic was awesome too.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Remember to apply all the appropiate mods, and fixes to get your phone running 400% faster even though froyo's not even out yet!
This phone is stupid fast.

The panarama is better than any I tried before.the fact u don't have to snap each picture is ap plus
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my phone says 0.3M with a rectabgular shape around it kind of at the top left of the camera screen. any idea what that means?

,3M means 0.3 megapixels...thats probably the only downside..but the picture still looks great!!
I removed the twiz or whatever is called home app..and deleted all crapware..and yes..is really fast....faster than froyo on nexus one..I can believe is running android 2.1....what other mods can I install??

thindery said:
my phone says 0.3M with a rectabgular shape around it kind of at the top left of the camera screen. any idea what that means?
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Thats your camera's resolution. Change it by going into the camera settings....

well first read up on the pimp my captivate guide
http://www.multiupload.com/4X0O96JYTV
it'll explain the basics for backing up, nandroid, etc.
But here's my set-up:
Flashed stock JH2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7614957&postcount=6
(How to flash tut = here) Basically shows you how to access dl mode.
First download all the files for the JH2 (the firm, tar, and pit) then you must have odin running first, select the tar, and pit file in their respective directory and extracting. THEN you enable download mode in phone.
After you have stock JH2
SRE 1.0
here
Roots, overclock, integrated wireless hotspot/usb tethering, market fix, lag fix, ad block, market uncensor, allows you to install apks directly from phone, removes att crapware, and boot animation, adds fonts, and gps fix.
After all's ready, enjoy your amazing fast phone (Raped my friend's evo nasty)

This is from the Vibrant forum. They have the panorama feature as well.
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All of this is done INSIDE the phone. No post processing or anything needed. Press a button one time, just follow the green box and your done. Samsung makes real digital cameras by the way.
You can also make action shots when you select the action mode. Not sure if the Captivate has this:

I cant seem to change the resolution in panoramic mode

I believe thats normal. Having a higher pixel count might lead to massive picture sizes and would probably cause a problem for the phone imho.

Belaflek said:
I cant seem to change the resolution in panoramic mode
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Its resolution is fixed to 0.3 mp.

ConceptVBS said:
This is from the Vibrant forum. They have the panorama feature as well.
All of this is done INSIDE the phone. No post processing or anything needed. Press a button one time, just follow the green box and your done. Samsung makes real digital cameras by the way.
You can also make action shots when you select the action mode. Not sure if the Captivate has this:
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OMG!!! Do they have panoramic with a higher res or is that at the .3 mp res?

tytdfn said:
OMG!!! Do they have panoramic with a higher res or is that at the .3 mp res?
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I believe its the same 0.3mp

All cameras even high end sony digital cameras when shooting panaroma shoot in a lower then their native.

No big deal..ill use my 7d for that

Photostitch lets you make panoramas with a much higher res but you have to manually snap each shot. Anyone had success with vertical panorama shots?

I love the camera on the Captivate. It blows my old iPhone camera away. These pics aren’t the best, but its more than capable of performing well. The detail is amazing especially when viewing on the phone.

I took this panoramic today, was pretty excited to mess around with it
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Photaf 3D Panorama

Hi All,
I'm the Developer of the App, Photaf 3D Panorama and also an Asus eee Pad Transformer owner.
I've made my app fully compatible with the Transformer or any other Honey Comb tablet.
With Photaf, you can create beautiful cylindrical panoramas and view them in a 3D using your compass or by touching the screen.
There is a free version and pro version, so try the free version first:
Free Version:
https://market.android.com/details?id=obg1.Photaf
Pro Version:
MOD EDIT:NO PAID VERSIONS IN HEREScreen Shots:
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thanks! i will check this out.
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thanks mate, nice app!

Glad you've liked it
I'm also planning on adding support for dual core, so the stitching will be faster on Tegra2 devices.

Dude I totally love your app Was one of the first ones that i used

nice one! will definetly download
EDIT: whats the difference in pro and free version?

Pro version:
1. No Ads
2. "HD" and "Super HD" modes for higher resolution panoramas
3. Use your panorama as a live wallpaper
4. Portrait mode to create panoramas with larger vertical viewing angle
5. Ability to mute the "beep" sound

Obg1 said:
Pro version:
1. No Ads
2. "HD" and "Super HD" modes for higher resolution panoramas
3. Use your panorama as a live wallpaper
4. Portrait mode to create panoramas with larger vertical viewing angle
5. Ability to mute the "beep" sound
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hmm.. sounds like must buy to me

I am having strange issues using the free version (thought I would try the free version first).
1. After program launches and I start to take the first shot I get a Compass Interference window pop up telling me to move away any interference or re-calibrate by waving Eee PAD in a figure motion.
This then causes the stitched images to be out of alignment.
Note: Even if I wait for this message to show and wave the pad in the air to get rid of the message, if I then start taking shots, when you then look at the stitched images they are again not aligned.
2. With the badly aligned panorama showing on screen I then tried selecting Compass Mode (from the menu top right).
All it shows is a black screen. When you then select Touchscreen the panorama stitched image is redrawn on screen.
Hoping you can cast some sense on these issues.
EDITED: The Compass Issue may well be down to the recent Honeycomb 3.2 update.

Beards said:
I am having strange issues using the free version (thought I would try the free version first).
1. After program launches and I start to take the first shot I get a Compass Interference window pop up telling me to move away any interference or re-calibrate by waving Eee PAD in a figure motion.
This then causes the stitched images to be out of alignment.
Note: Even if I wait for this message to show and wave the pad in the air to get rid of the message, if I then start taking shots, when you then look at the stitched images they are again not aligned.
2. With the badly aligned panorama showing on screen I then tried selecting Compass Mode (from the menu top right).
All it shows is a black screen. When you then select Touchscreen the panorama stitched image is redrawn on screen.
Hoping you can cast some sense on these issues.
EDITED: The Compass Issue may well be down to the recent Honeycomb 3.2 update.
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I have also had this same issue with the app on my tab. I have this on phone and on tab...so far better luck using on the tab except the issues you described above. This is a fun app when it works how it should.

Love the App, Thanks!!!

Awesome work man. Great app.

When I click on Settings I keep getting a Forceclose error with the Free Version of the app. I attempted to do a panorama shot and it worked (albeit not quite as well as I would have liked). I might consider purchasing if I can be sure that it won't force close when clicking on the Settings button....
Running stock 3.2 rooted.

darkhawkff,
It doesn't force close when I'm attempting it.
Maybe it has to do with the Rom.
Did you send a log report?

excellent ! Nice work and thanks!

[APP][2.2+]DeblurIt - fixing photo blur

DeblurIt
Version 1.1.0
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DeblurIt is a professional way to sharpen blurry photos. It provides unrivaled clarity and successfully removes motion blur, out-of-focus blur, gaussian blur from your images. Fix photo blur and sharpen non-blurred images with DeblurIt!
It uses progressive algorithms based on deconvolution technology. While commonly used "unsharp mask" filter just detects the edges and adds them to the original image, deconvolution uses information within the image to approximately restore the original state and fix photo blur. Deconvolution perfectly restores photos with large defects, recovering lost details. DeblurIt is the only app that supports deconvolution on Android (28.02.2013)
You can also use unsharp mask filter that removes blur in more standard way. It is the best fit for small defects.
Auto mode uses unsharp mask to quickly remove small blur from the photo.
For those who actually believe the picture at the top is fake: here is zip archive with sample images used on Google Play's page and appropriate settings for the application.
Free version: Google Play
Support developer (Pro version): Google Play
I hope you enjoy it.

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If you have some questions, please send me pm or e-mail us at [email protected]

Deblurit
This program is really good, so I want to instal it))

Application is updated to version 1.1.0
Changelog:
* All known bugs are fixed now.
* Speed up on some devices.
* Fullscreen preview (click on image).
* Added save & delete buttons in Finish activity.
* Deconvolution is now used by default in manual mode instead of Unsharp mask.

Congratulations you were featured on xda portal
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/deblur-those-dodgy-photos-with-deblurit/
Cheers
Tom

Thanks.
Szczepanik said:
Congratulations you were featured on xda portal
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/deblur-those-dodgy-photos-with-deblurit/
Cheers
Tom
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Thank you very much xda-developers team. We appriciate it.
Best Regards,
Standy66 and Smallboxes Software team.

Let's see if I can deblurIt those pictures she sent me.
Heh, heh.
Good job, Standy66.

Nice app, good job

lol, Russian juice on attached thumbnails

http://legitreviews.com/news/14385/
what about this tool
heard lots of great things about this

qwerty warrior said:
http://legitreviews.com/news/14385/
what about this tool
heard lots of great things about this
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ummm... yeahh... quite a bit off topic. not even phone related...
but anyways great work with the app dev, supported with pro version can't wait to see what's in store next

The interface is far from perfect but it does quite a good job. Here's a test-picture. The text is complete unreadable in the original. The app made it readable again. From now on I won't be so sceptical anymore when someone in a movie says "can you enhance that security cam picture?".

the title says 2.3+ but market shows 2.2+. ....
and can you attach apk in attachments please?

I have been looking for something like this but unfortunately I can't get it to work on any testing I have done including out of Focus, Gaussian and Motion blurred pics. I tried all settings and at least 10-15 tests for each setting and still cant see any improvement at all. Maybe I don't understand the app but for me it didn't work. EVO LTE with Evolve 4.2.2

CnC-ROCK said:
the title says 2.3+ but market shows 2.2+. ....
and can you attach apk in attachments please?
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Yeah, it's actually 2.2+, i made a mistake in the title. Fixed. Also I attached apk file to the message and added sample images used on application's google play page.
drdionysius said:
The interface is far from perfect
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Please, if you have any suggestions, speak it out.

Standy66 said:
Please, if you have any suggestions, speak it out.
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With motion blur it would be nice to see an example of the angle. Is 0 a vertical blur and 90 a horizontal blur?
It would be nice to see a detail of the picture when previewing because on the small image I can't see much details.
The checkbox 'greyscale' isn't clear (it only applies to the final image I guess). The preview is always greyscale.
Pinch to zoom would be nice.

Really useful app, thanks!
Сады Придонья, хех

Is this you or just the same technology used which has been open sourced?
https://github.com/Y-Vladimir/SmartDeblur/downloads
http://yuzhikov.com/projects.html

awesome
awesomeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
good work best for college students:good::victory::highfive:

[UPDATED 2015/07/02] GEAK CAMERA with Powerful Real-time Filter

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Looks very nice so far, everything seems to be working fine, will be be the ability to change which folder it stores the images/videos to or to choose from Internal or SD Card (External) in the future?
Thanks. :fingers-crossed:

just installed this and I must say I really like it. reminds me of how fast taking photos was on my 6 plus
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Looks cool. I'd love to see an option to save photos to sd card tho

it'd be nice to have access to my full gallery when I tap on the bottom left after taking a photo...it only let's you look at the last one you took..
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ViolentR said:
Looks very nice so far, everything seems to be working fine, will be be the ability to change which folder it stores the images/videos to or to choose from Internal or SD Card (External) in the future?
Thanks. :fingers-crossed:
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okay, fine~ we will consider your suggestion, dear.
We will update more functions in the second stage.
Welcome to give us feedback any time

Only getting 2.1mp images from my Nexus 5 running 5.1 and there's no option to change it to 8mp
Also the video is 720p only and video quality is very bad.

Ui is perfect, bet the viewfinder is rather slow, and focus as well.
Add some more options to the gallery, like showing all picture folders.
Improve these things and i have a new daily driver!

I love the design however it looks too identical to the one on iOS, try making the design your own? Something unique but good looking.
You should add exposure functions and other camera functions. If that happens I will definitely ditch Google Camera for this.

Looks good so far. Is there an option for HDR?

Need a panorama mode and a settings section otherwise great app

Getting "Fail to connect the camera. Please turn off the flash or reboot your phone and try again." Tried rebooting and it stay this way. Google camera works fine. I'm using Samsung Captivate i897 running OMNIrom 5.0.2 Lollipop

i tried it on my nexus 5 , the video quality is very low and there is no option for change it !!
thank you for this application

OK, I tried this out a bit earlier and I'm digging the filters.. My only question is whether or not a soft back button can be implemented? It would make switching from the camera to another app a lot easier, instead of having to click on the gallery/last picture I snapped to get that functionality..

Only black in preview screen.. but capture is ok..
NOTE 2 with Android 4.4.2 dr.Ketan Rom
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Implement Camera2 into this and it will be fantastic.

powerful?
Picture size is 1280x720 normal
switched to square and it's 2322x2322
switched back to normal and it's 4128x2322
Video is 1280x720
The only available setting is Flash. And it doesn't work.
Is that really worth mentioning at http://www.xda-developers.com/new-app-spotlight-geak-camera/ ?
Galaxy S4 TW 5.0.1

this is great, i would like to see an ability of saving the image in the sd card instead of internal memory. Please add the features from AOSP camera. like manual exposure and changing the image size and others. thanks and keep the good work up

just add small setting menu
and hdr
and i will move to these app
oh, and i like your compass and calculator apps