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What is the best camera App for IQ?

Hello,
How are you?
SInce I am using my note a bit more to take pictures, I was wondering if there is a camera App that is better than the stock camera in regard to overall image quality, either by lower compression of files, or by better use of the camera hardware.
So, dear note users, what is your take on this?
Thank you.
Cheers!

I use as photo application Camera ZOOM FX https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.cameraZoom is very good camera App :good:

I'm running Paranoid Android and find the stock Camera to be pretty poor. The best alternative I found is:
Pro Capture
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neaststudios.procapture&hl=en
I should say though, that the stock TW camera is better.

CameraZoomFX is good if you plan to add effects and stuff to your pic's. if you want a more DSLR/professional like handling of the cam app and .png files instead of .jpeg, you should take a look at FV-5 Camera https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.lite there is also a paid version with even more features.

I'm using Pudding Camera and it's really cool but the stock app in TouchWiz is enough for daily use.

I use the Camera X or even the Shot Control Camera.. They have many customizable options like a pro at your finger tips

I am using shot control too.
Dev seems responsive according to comments.
Have emailed regarding geolocation support and custom folder support.
Other than that, it is a pretty sweet app that allows you to access features on the main screen.
So you can control ISO, and exposures, and focus modes easily.
You can also map to hardware keys.
The Note's large screen does help a little here.
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Camera360
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@Markuzy Totally agree with you.. Shot control screen is just great on the galaxy note considering the screen size. The feature request is also just what i was looking for.

Is there any mod for the camera on the note? Like there is for the HTC One X?
Cheers
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camera 360

Honestly my dream camera app will be something that can do everything from HDR merging to fast capture to panorama.
Unfortunately I have yet to find an app that does all that. Only the individual apps for each feature can be found.
One thing I found out is that localized touch focus on Gingerbread Galaxy Note is proprietary to Samsung while it is native to ICS.
This may be something that you are missing out on 3rd party camera apps unless you are on ICS already.
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Try Camera FV-5. It has all controll on the screen.
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Touchwiz camera vs any AOSP camera

I really like the camera functions and modes on the stock TW. However I have been trying out various AOSP roms and I feel that the camera quality is not the same and the modes for the AOSP camera dont seem to work very well like the TW do. Has anybody compared them? Or is it just my imagination?

Aosp camera is not as good as tw one
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This has always been the case for me. It sucks since I do enjoy aosp. But the Samsung camera on the s4 is really nice.
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I was in the same situation with my old htc inspire. The sense roms had the best camera but the aosp, aokp, even miui couldn't compare.
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I wish there was a way to get the best of both!
AT&T S4

When I had an AOSP rom running, I clearly noticed the downgrade in camera performance. For one thing, AOSP took about 1-2 seconds to snap a shot, whereas the TW rom (which I now have loaded) was pretty much instantaneous. The quality of the photos was lacking on the AOSP rom as well.
Yeah that would be awesome to have a TW camera version on AOSP, because I really do like everything else about AOSP.
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You aren't alone.
I loved using aokp by task but unfortunately the camera was sluggish and slow compared to tw camera.
So I switched over to cleanrom which is essentially stock with all the bloatware gone. Thankfully scott was able to make it happen. Even now, I am using tw camera. I could care less all the features in tw camera but the quality and speed are very nice compared to aokp's.

one of the reasons I'm sticking with a TW rom.

As much as i love the camera on TW, I just can't stand the legginess on tw.
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There is no comparison
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AOSP camera has and will always be garbage. That's the only thing that keeps me coming back to TW or any stock rom on my devices. it just so awful, there's really no comparison between any stock rom camera and the garbage AOSP camera.

eortizr said:
AOSP camera has and will always be garbage. That's the only thing that keeps me coming back to TW or any stock rom on my devices. it just so awful, there's really no comparison between any stock rom camera and the garbage AOSP camera.
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Try flashing the Google Play edition ROM, camera app is flawless. It literally takes pictures just as good as the touch wiz camera. And you get working photosphere
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cundiffr said:
Try flashing the Google Play edition ROM, camera app is flawless. It literally takes pictures just as good as the touch wiz camera. And you get working photosphere
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What ROM is this? I would just like the camera app to compare.

Ignore-
thought one of the previous pages was the last page...my question has already been answered

You can download and install the Nexus Experience camera (without ROOT may I add) on your stock rom. It works perfectly. I really love the fact that I can use my TW camera and when I feel like using PhotoSphere or something I can just open the other camera. You can download the file in the link below. Just installs like any other APK
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...a-from-google-play-edition-devices-root-only/

Found this, don't know how well it works but they're getting there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341770
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neriamarillo said:
Found this, don't know how well it works but they're getting there!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341770
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::grabs popcorn:: i'm watching that thread

The aosp camera takes just as good of quality photos as the touchwiz variant. If you doubt this statement then show me proof. I use cm10.1 on this device and I've got a pretty good knack for photography owning a nicer Sony nex.. So understanding the settings and your environment is most important to capturing a good photo.
Guys, don't believe the fluff around the touchwiz camera, its not any better - its the same hardware and that's what matters.

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The aosp camera takes just as good of quality photos as the touchwiz variant. If you doubt this statement then show me proof. I use cm10.1 on this device and I've got a pretty good knack for photography owning a nicer Sony nex.. So understanding the settings and your environment is most important to capturing a good photo.
Guys, don't believe the fluff around the touchwiz camera, its not any better - its the same hardware and that's what matters.
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So what youre saying is that I will get the same exact picture with either camera? I have tested the newer AOSP cameras and it has gotten better but I think on a few modes, like for example night mode, pictures do come out better on TW. Please clarify this because im itching to stay on AOSP and the camera is one of the biggest falls for me to stay on TW.
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Any comparison must include not only sample pictures/video but also account for the user experience while in the camera app. If AOSP cameras take longer to focus and snap pictures, that means the experience using the camera is worse than on TW, even if the actual pictures are equal in quality. It's all subjective anyway. (objective? I always mix those two up)
Comparing the two is like trying to compare SLCD to Super AMOLED screens. You will never ever get everyone to agree one is better than the other and the debates will go on and on.

Port of Samsung camera APP?

Hello. Is there any port of Sammy or other camera app to N5? Stock is terrible in panoramas - it stitches worse panorama than my previous budget sammy and totally uncomparable to gs3 panoramas.
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Since most of these oem cameras can't be ported onto aosp roms for the same phone, im going to say its unlikely. Try 3rd party apps or aosp cameras
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Since touchwiz is a closed deal, I would assume that their apps that go along with it are also closed.

piecho said:
Hello. Is there any port of Sammy or other camera app to N5? Stock is terrible in panoramas - it stitches worse panorama than my previous budget sammy and totally uncomparable to gs3 panoramas.
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try doing a panorama with photosphere instead. its quality will be much higher. and you would need much more than the samsung camera app to make it work, youd need the framework, the cpu, and kernel support for it.

Thanks for quick reply. True - panoramas are muuuuuch better with photosphere. Not as good as with gs4 but good enough. Br!
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Just pray someday Google will fix their camera software someday that is near.
It's a shame Google markets the camera like as if it's the best camera ever on the market. Don't market something if your not gonna make your camera software AWESOME.
Even the GSIV and HTC ONE looks crappy if you use an AOSP ROM with the Stock AOSP Camera.
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[**16th April**] |New Google Camera Update|

Update from today on Nexus devices, apparently it works on other devices also. I no longer have a Note so cannot check, some niceness added.
Try it and have fun.
DOWNLOAD
*Photo Blur
*Panorama
*Manual Exposure
PLAY STORE LINK

It doesn't have HDR (from what I can tell anyways, but it does on Nexus devices).
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HDR has some issues on non stock Google roms, Slimrom team done a fix for nexus devices, but I imagine someone will fix it soon for the N3
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Does it fix the vertical lines issue many of us have with the camera and wifi??

senectus said:
Does it fix the vertical lines issue many of us have with the camera and wifi??
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Highly doubtful as it's Google's camera and not Samsung's. You may see different behaviour though.

So far no crashes on my N3. Love the Lens Blur feature!

Camera for CM11

Hi guys
Only thing stopping me from leaving touchwiz to CM11 is the fantastic camera app we have. I love slow motion video, smooth motion and 4k video.
I don't suppose there is any way of getting best of both worlds? - lauchers are just not as smooth as they were on stock (e.g. Nova has tiny but noticeable stuttering when looking at widgets compared to my friend's N5) , so that is not really an option.
Opinions please!
Thanks

have you tried Apex launcher? Nova always stuttered with me too but Apex is smooth
The Camerais not as good on CM11as TW Roms,also the sPEN apps are not as polished as TW.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2427015 try this. For camera.
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Apex doesn't seem that much better. I don't think I can try that camera withoutflashing and therefore rooting. What does it add?

Also it seems a little odd that we can port the note camera to the s4 bit not to custom ROMs..
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Apex doesn't seem that much better. I don't think I can try that camera withoutflashing and therefore rooting. What does it add?
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I like the new Google Camera app so much (despite the lack of HDR on the hlte) that I would use it even if I were running TouchWiz.