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The Best Camera App?

We all know that the Stock Sony camera app sucks
Superior auto didn't live upto the expectations we had with the hardware(exmor rs sensor,etc,etc) that Sony provided to us ....and naturally we were forced to move to other 3rd party camera apps :-/
But the number of camera apps there is humongous and each and every camera app gave different results,had little different features,making it more difficult to choose one.
Many camera apps were ported from different devices (Z1,LG G2,Samsung S4 Google edition,Lenovo,..) each giving different results but altogether they gave better results than the Stock Camera app.
So I began testing different camera apps,,,ranging from ports to the basic playstore downloadables ..
Had to go through a lot of them ( Z1,LG G2,Samsung S4 Google edition,Lenovo,Camera mx,Camera zoom fx,camera FV-5,and many,many others that I don't remember right now )
I found that for full manual(almost) control Camera FV-5 was better than any other app that I tested,and the fact that it could save images in lossless format(PNG),,definitely made it superior.
And then I realised that manual controls was not every one's cup of tea , and also not suitable for capturing something real quick :-/
The need for "Full auto" arises
So the search began, all over again....
It finally came to an end on this app by ALMALENCE called 'A Better Camera'
At first I was not impressed by it's clunky UI, it's not bad but not great either,but for full auto mode,does that.really matter??
But when I started exploring the app furthermore,I realized that I had a decent set of features.Started clicking photos rightaway
It really takes some great photos in all lighting conditions ,and in various scene modes.The photos come out to be really sharp and crisp,color reproduction,saturation,contrast levels were really spot-on.
HDR was the true "icing on the cake" for this app..here I came to know what really HDR is meant to be ( a little noise is observed here,but can pe reduced from settings)
Panorama can capture full 360 degree resolution(20600 x 1892 )
Single Shot Jpeg images come out on an average 2-4 mbs.
Video mode takes decent quality videos too.
So the result was that this was the best camera app that I've tested till now.Also,the developers of this app are currently working on bringing PNG to this app,and hopefully making the UI b a little better
So those who are really disappointed by the stock Sony Camera App this is "the best"app to go for...Go ahead and try this app and compare,you'll definitely notice the difference (& upload them here)
Playstore Link : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
For Manual controls : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46111181
UPDATE : Sometimes, you simply can't note any differences between images produced by different camera apps,, this is because of the Bravia engine.
The Bravia engine saturates the colors evenly and sharpens the image,improves contrast,fixes exposures,etc,etc ... No matter how good or bad the photo has been clicked... and yes that's what it's for,and it does its job pretty neatly.But when u turn that off or transfer it to any other device or PC,, then u can clearly note the minute differences in exposure,saturation,vividness,and the details when fully zoomed in.Try it
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Thx Alot!
A better camera is really awesome!! Really remarkably better then stock
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Tested too all of them: ( Z1,LG G2,Samsung S4 Google edition,Lenovo,Camera mx,Camera zoom fx,camera FV-5,and many,many others that I don't remember right now )
Thanks a lot, I'll try and let you know!
The only thing that btw I didn't notice is the "lose-less" of FV-5 with png, but I'll happy to re-test it again.

Pro capture
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Ferranza said:
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yeah, that's a great camera app. enables me to to take 20.7mp photos in aspect ration 16:9 :good:

Ferranza said:
Pro capture
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But not iso control

Gemc666 said:
But not iso control
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Don't mind, really. I was looking for an app where I don't have to play with the settings and this is really good for instant shots
Sendt fra Z1

hi guys, can you upload here some samples with stock camera and different app? thanks

Hi, in a better camera app there's iso settings? i can't find it

I can attest to pro capture! Pictures in low lighting are way better than stock (as far as noise and lighting is concerned). Though I'm really disappointed about the z1's picture quality... I feel like cheated by Sony and reviewers that state the z1 takes good pictures!
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bdacier said:
I feel like cheated by Sony and reviewers that state the z1 takes good pictures!
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It does. Just needs some proper software.
@Rumman Shaikh: thanx for recommending "A Better Camera". BTW: there's a discount on premium features at the time.

I really miss a bigger 16:9 mode than my ZL had! My ZL had 9MP 16:9 mode I was using it all the time loved it. But here with the Z1 I have only 8MP 16:9 mode.
Whats the point of having a 20MP cam on a phone and cant shoot a 13MP 16:9 picture?

FiremakerP said:
Whats the point of having a 20MP cam on a phone and cant shoot a 13MP 16:9 picture?
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Use ProCapture
Sendt fra Z1

Sorry but I paid good money for the best android camera phone out there.
I don't want to pay extra money for some other apps Sony can do better.
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Mmm, after few days I confirm that as for pro capture FV-5 and so on, those apps do not perform in any way better than stock.
Left Stock (manual), Right A Better (?) Camera
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More details in stock, more color.
I.e. The red of the bike or look at the leaf of the tree.

DAddYE said:
Mmm, after few days I confirm that as for pro capture FV-5 and so on, those apps do not perform in any way better than stock.
Left Stock (manual), Right A Better (?) Camera
More details in stock, more color.
I.e. The red of the bike or look at the leaf of the tree.
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Thanks for sharing. I use ProCapture instead of the stock Auto mode. If I want better details I use the stock manual mode, but often there's no time to go into the manual settings and adjust.

DAddYE said:
Mmm, after few days I confirm that as for pro capture FV-5 and so on, those apps do not perform in any way better than stock.
Left Stock (manual), Right A Better (?) Camera
More details in stock, more color.
I.e. The red of the bike or look at the leaf of the tree.
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Yes,u simply can't note differences,, this is because of the Bravia engine.
The Bravia engine saturates the colors evenly and sharpens the image,fix exposures,no matter how good or bad the photo has been clicked... and yes that's what it's for,and it does its job pretty neatly.But when u turn that off or transfer it to any other device or PC,, then u can clearly note the minute differences in exposure,saturation,vividness,and the details when fully zoomed in.Try it
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FiremakerP said:
Sorry but I paid good money for the best android camera phone out there.
I don't want to pay extra money for some other apps Sony can do better.
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Sorry, but if you spend 500 or 600 bucks on a phone what's another 2 bucks for a piece of software which might actually help you out.
In the end I don't think any of the custom apps actually produce better photos, but ProCapture indeed allows other resolution 16:9 pics which the sony app doesn't. So yeah, I wouldn't make such a big deal of spending these 2 bucks if it brings you waht you're looking for.

I also use ProCapture and i really like it. There's just one thing that's really bugging me with all those camera apps...
Isnt there any way to use the hardware button to start another app than stock cam "when screen is off"?
It is working when the screen is turned on but when it's off i always have to press the button twice :crying:
press 1 turns screen on
press 2 starts any cam app
i tried a lot to enable it with 1 press but none of it is working.

Ricochet23 said:
Isnt there any way to use the hardware button to start another app than stock cam "when screen is off"?
It is working when the screen is turned on but when it's off i always have to press the button twice :crying:
press 1 turns screen on
press 2 starts any cam app
i tried a lot to enable it with 1 press but none of it is working.
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It's not possible, unfortunately. I'm sure Sony could fix it if they really wanted to, but not likely.

[POLL] [APPS] Which is the BEST CAMERA App LG G3?

Let's vote which is the best camera app for our LG G3. In my opinion it's the STOCK MODED. the 60FPS for video rocks! however all the manual settings from the other apps are really nice.
StockMODED (60FPS)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2778570
XCAM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/app-xcam-lg-v5-1-0-t2873604
Lenovo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/mod-best-camera-audio-image-optimize-lg-t3071063
Open Camera
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/app-t3111944
A Better Camera
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-camera-one-camera-t2915314&sa=U&ei=qkxeVcO7H4zjsATQwIGIAw&ved=0CAQQFjAA&client=internal-uds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFYo8e_i_14ba1OmzCm-tnk7HnYog

My vote to xcam

My vote is for one that is not listed: A Better Camera. I haven't come across anything better than this.

Xcam is best app camera[emoji6]

IndianaBond said:
My vote is for one that is not listed: A Better Camera. I haven't come across anything better than this.
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Let me add it as a poll option. It will help others to discover new alternatives!

The link for the modded camera is down for some reason

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The link for the modded camera is down for some reason
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Thanks, I have fixed it. Of course these are all links to the original posts to take them as a guide.

I tried lenovo and the HTC camera port, between those I would vote for the HTC port. Though I have not tried others listed about. Running cyanideL rom
LG G3 D850

xcam is the best for the lg g3 with andy rom !

alessa said:
xcam is the best for the lg g3 with andy rom !
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Im coming from a Nexus 4 too
Actually, I tested them all, and I still think all the other apps generates too much noise in the photo. Xcam I think is the best one after stock .

Another one I've found is quite good is Snap Camera.

You should add what rom you are using because it's a VERY different thing to ask for a best camera on STOCK than on AOSP.
Choices are completely different and results too.

MasterTB said:
You should add what rom you are using because it's a VERY different thing to ask for a best camera on STOCK than on AOSP.
Choices are completely different and results too.
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I agree with MasterTB. There is already one post for comparing cameras, with images as a samples. I made zoomed images 100% and made preview of exact same place with different cameras, so you can compare shadows, medium tones and high tones between all 3 cameras. The best was stock camera (stock rom), after that ported g2 camera (CM12) and after that CM camera.
So if you are using some custom rom witch is not based on stock, thats when you need to compare because you actually need better camera.
Anyway, as many people mentored xcamera as good one, i thing i will give it a test ride.

EmptySD said:
I agree with MasterTB. There is already one post for comparing cameras, with images as a samples. I made zoomed images 100% and made preview of exact same place with different cameras, so you can compare shadows, medium tones and high tones between all 3 cameras. The best was stock camera (stock rom), after that ported g2 camera (CM12) and after that CM camera.
So if you are using some custom rom witch is not based on stock, thats when you need to compare because you actually need better camera.
Anyway, as many people mentored xcamera as good one, i thing i will give it a test ride.
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Tried searching for this comparison? Can someone post a link as it's hard to findbtge comparison shots?? Thanks

jimmyboggust said:
Tried searching for this comparison? Can someone post a link as it's hard to findbtge comparison shots?? Thanks
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Original post can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/foto-comparison-t3004932
Here are images.
Read tones and highlight
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Black/White contrast
Shadows/Black tones
Blue, Yellow, Black and white

EmptySD said:
Original post can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/foto-comparison-t3004932
Here are images.
Read tones and highlight
Black/White contrast
Shadows/Black tones
Blue, Yellow, Black and white
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Wow!! What a differance!!! Thanks

jimmyboggust said:
Wow!! What a differance!!! Thanks
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Yes, it's huge difference. I hope that someone will port stock G3 camera. I planned to download few more app's and do tests but dont have time for that.
If someone want to take shots, i will be glad to make 100% zoom and compare them. Generally looking at the picture, you dont notice that much difference, there are few but not much. When you zoom image you can see that images are completely different.

This proves that stock roms are better if you like photos
Sad I just installed Bliss and liked it ? wanted a stock camera
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Hell of a test you did there mate. Been trying to do it myself but lack patience :b
Well done! Stock is with no doubt a winner, would be cool to see other cameras (F5V, Google Camera) on AOSP. Maybe I'll try them tomorrow and post

Im running blisspop - first time in a year that i flashed a non stock rom, why? - cause i heard that it now supports 4k, unfortunately it doesnt really work properly at all, the quality i NOTHING like 4k or even near to 1080p.
Ive been using Google Camera - ive tried many but this seems to be best when HDR is enabled.
My HTC port still has Chinese language enabled, not helpful.

[BOUNTY] Port MIUI camera to CM 12.1/13 rom

I dont know about you guys but I belive the MIUI camera is excellent, it has fast shutter speed and image processing. I have tried a lot of camera apps when I was on CM rom and none of them could match it.
Other members are welcome to donate (I will update the post) and to start of I will be putting $10 in the bounty for anyone who can port the MIUI camera to CM.
@xiaobai112220
@ekkilm
Donations:
Me $10
kar5ten 10€​

ermacwins said:
I dont know about you guys but I belive the MIUI camera is excellent, it has fast shutter speed and image processing. I have tried a lot of camera apps when I was on CM rom and none of them could match it.
Other members are welcome to donate (I will update the post) and to start of I will be putting $10 in the bounty for anyone who can port the MIUI camera to CM.
@xiaobai112220
@ekkilm
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Have you tired this?
Snapit Lenovo Super Camera. Just exelent quality. I recommend this camera app for now.

I would put another $10 in

ekkilm said:
Have you tired this?
Snapit Lenovo Super Camera. Just exelent quality. I recommend this camera app for now.
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There are another options, as the OPO cam that has been ported to many devices, or the Cyanogen Camera, that it's which I have been using till now. That last is very good, it has many options to configure, including HDR and Slow-Mo video recording in HD. It's in another thread of xda.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/themes-apps/apps-cyanogen-camera-gallery-t3187041
Regards.

ekkilm said:
Have you tired this?
Snapit Lenovo Super Camera. Just exelent quality. I recommend this camera app for now.
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I've tried one and its good but sadly shutter speed isnt as fast as miui. There are about 20 different apks which one did you choose?

ermacwins said:
I've tried one and its good but sadly shutter speed isnt as fast as miui. There are about 20 different apks which one did you choose?
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For now I've been used Snapit Lenovo super camera.

ermacwins said:
I've tried one and its good but sadly shutter speed isnt as fast as miui. There are about 20 different apks which one did you choose?
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For now I've been used Snapit Lenovo super camera.
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I flashed the one from here (ver 5.8 ) and its working great, with very good picture quality (i would say its like stock miui camera, only some options dont work). What i find very cool is the "moving people" Option. It realy takes clear pictures, even if someone is moving fast (good when you have a little child, which never stands still ). With this Option i get shuttertimes faster than 1/300 sec.
I only miss the HDR PRO Option from miui camera.
Thanks @ekkilm for the tip and the link in your forum on your Website

rob rich said:
I flashed the one from here (ver 5.8 ) and its working great, with very good picture quality (i would say its like stock miui camera, only some options dont work). What i find very cool is the "moving people" Option. It realy takes clear pictures, even if someone is moving fast (good when you have a little child, which never stands still ). With this Option i get shuttertimes faster than 1/300 sec.
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Thanks, I was on 3.6 and thought I'll try 5.8 and I can confirm the shutter speed is definitely faster than 3.6 so I'm happy with that. Which rom you on now?
After a few tests, indoor at lowlight, miui takes clearer photos I.e. better focused.
I'll try this when I try cm at some point but I'm still hoping for a miui camera port.

ermacwins said:
Thanks, I was on 3.6 and thought I'll try 5.8 and I can confirm the shutter speed is definitely faster than 3.6 so I'm happy with that. Which rom you on now?
After a few tests, indoor at lowlight, miui takes clearer photos I.e. better focused.
I'll try this when I try cm at some point but I'm still hoping for a miui camera port.
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I'm on TS Cm12.1, but I'm going to flash their CM13 now

Can somebody port Xperia Z4 camera?

I would also donate 20$ via Paypal for the port.
It's not about the handling/design of the MIUI camera app. It's more about the (probably closed-source) libraries to use all features of the Sony camera/lense and to get the best picture quality.

Try the oppo camera: it is the best. Dont forget install plugins. http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/port-coloros-camera-cm11s-t3030369

bezke said:
Try the oppo camera: it is the best. Dont forget install plugins. http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/port-coloros-camera-cm11s-t3030369
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thanks for recommendation
for me it's far better than MIUI or lenovo super camera, as it doesn't use so aggressive noise reduction which is especially visible at higher ISO levels - for me, MIUI camera smears away way too much detail.
also, the shutter speed seems very good
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EDIT: a bug found!
after you run oppo camera, all camera apps use only warmer flash, the colder one stays off, some camera apps don't enable the flashlight at all (even if you force the flash) - like CameraMX. only the system torch works properly
can't tell what's the reason, but as soon as you uninstall the oppo camera app, both leds return to normal work

kevinkvothe said:
There are another options, as the OPO cam that has been ported to many devices, or the Cyanogen Camera, that it's which I have been using till now. That last is very good, it has many options to configure, including HDR and Slow-Mo video recording in HD. It's in another thread of xda.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/themes-apps/apps-cyanogen-camera-gallery-t3187041
Regards.
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The Cyanogen Camera does seem to work very well. Thank you for pointing me there. Shutter sound can not be disabled, but that can be fixed.
How did you manage to get slow-motion working?
Will try Opo Cam as well.

bezke said:
Try the oppo camera: it is the best. Dont forget install plugins. http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/port-coloros-camera-cm11s-t3030369
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Maybe you could point us in a direction where we can get the plugins? They have been taken down due to DMCA claim.

Opo cam is not that good. some plugins crash the app, overall it is not as good as Cyanogen Camera imo. Are there any other good alternatives?
And yes, would be nice if miui cam got ported.

Full Potential
I was looking through some files from the EU weekly ROM and found some interesting files. As you can see in the image there is files in system/vendor/lib such as imx258_HFR_120. HFR stands for high frame rate and 120 suggests 120fps recording while the stock camera app for me seems to record at about 49 fps at 720p. The specifications of the camera sensor found here: http://www.sony.net/Products/SC-HP/IS/sensor1/img/products/ProductBrief_IMX258_20151015.pdf say the sensor is capable of 1080p at 60fps. Can someone please try unlock the full potential of our camera?

darer99 said:
I was looking through some files from the EU weekly ROM and found some interesting files. As you can see in the image there is files in system/vendor/lib such as imx258_HFR_120. HFR stands for high frame rate and 120 suggests 120fps recording while the stock camera app for me seems to record at about 49 fps at 720p. The specifications of the camera sensor found here: http://www.sony.net/Products/SC-HP/IS/sensor1/img/products/ProductBrief_IMX258_20151015.pdf say the sensor is capable of 1080p at 60fps. Can someone please try unlock the full potential of our camera?
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Isn't it used for the slow motion? The full HD is indeed consistent at 29-30 fps and 4K videos are nearly half of it, not sure about 720p though.

That's what I mean, I only get 49fps at slow motion and other camera apps can't record at higher than 30fps.

i'm using cm and i miss a feature from my previous smiui.
in smiui i could take pics while pressing volume down.
i like to take a quick photo without wasting time.
i looked around and just found those spy stuff things but nothing like the miui feature.
would it be possible to port this with the original camera ?
i would also donate some money (10€ or more) for a port of these features.

One plus camera [working slow motion]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/themes-apps/motorola-moto-x-oneplus-one-camera-app-t3298078
Everything works great , also in the link there is the moto x camera and gallery but I have not tested. Enjoy!!

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Everything works great , also in the link there is the moto x camera and gallery but I have not tested. Enjoy!!
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Fully functional on 6045Y Slim rom and the camera is upgraded from playstore thanks.:good:

would be great if the colorOS from oppo camera would be ported it can take up to 50mp pictures yes its true heres a sample: http://imgur.com/tTsceE8

If you don't have root (like myself), here's another option to install Moto Camera: http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-install-the-new-Moto-Camera-app-on-your-Android-phone_id76816

gecko702 said:
would be great if the colorOS from oppo camera would be ported it can take up to 50mp pictures yes its true heres a sample: http://imgur.com/tTsceE8
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How can the camera app take 50MP if our phone's hardware can't support it?
The idol 3 can only take 13MP, even if someone ported the app that's all it will take

ElliSkyline said:
How can the camera app take 50MP if our phone's hardware can't support it?
The idol 3 can only take 13MP, even if someone ported the app that's all it will take
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by actually stitching zoomed pictures by the software thats what the color OS camera tricks to do it to make it to 50mp

The thread is gone. Broken link?
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Slow motion is not working for me. Does anybody have the same problem?

slowmotion fail
i have same problem error when activate slowmotion mode .......mi hopes lost please help to install and resolve problem

Yes this camera work ok,only slow camera not work

Is this the same H2OCamera?
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is it possible to port miui camera for LOS/AOSP?

hi guys is it possible to port miui camera for LOS/AOSP?

@Arnova8G2 has ported a lot o cameras. Check his work here.

Thanks I'm look for miui port too to try stereo camera on los

I tried to flash miui camera and its working 100%

How is the quality on MIUI camera? Is it better than Snap camera? For me Snap camera makes really ****ty pictures :/

thewarrior2 said:
I tried to flash miui camera and its working 100%
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Really? It has the same quality and features as in MIUI?

xhoi said:
Really? It has the same quality and features as in MIUI?
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Yes but you can't use both camera at the same time
Other feature is working with nice quality

thewarrior2 said:
Yes but you can't use both camera at the same time
Other feature is working with nice quality
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Not possible to use the b&w sensor? Or the refocus?
I found the miui camera 1.5 but it has not the special functuions for mi5s plus double camera ?...

freccia said:
Not possible to use the b&w sensor? Or the refocus?
I found the miui camera 1.5 but it has not the special functuions for mi5s plus double camera ...
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Its the aosp problem