I bought a new gr5 2017 its a very awesome phone but we need more threads for best camera setup how to take better photos also best battery life guides and custom rom/ kernel whos agreed?
What do you mean with best camera setup, exactly? I think that the camera setup (except the automatic mode obviously) will always vary depending by different situations... So experimenting various modalities and camera settings is a great chance to take confidence and create a personal setup of yours. I agree on battery life threads, i mean there are already threads about it but new tricks and tweakings to prolong the duration would always be appreciated. Guides for custom roms, if i got what you're saying, are already in custom rom thread's OP... Or you was referring to something else?
I think he meant camera setup in pro mode (like ISO, shutter speed...etc)
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I think he meant camera setup in pro mode (like ISO, shutter speed...etc)
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Yes and it is just what i meant too. An unique camera setup won't never fits with all the situations you'll encounter, nor every ambiance obviously since that focus, aperture, iso and every you can modify to obtain a nice pic would immediately vary from a situation to another, so a "default" best camera settings isn't a doable thing to me
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Yes and it is just what i meant too. An unique camera setup won't never fits with all the situations you'll encounter, nor every ambiance obviously since that focus, aperture, iso and every you can modify to obtain a nice pic would immediately vary from a situation to another, so a "default" best camera settings isn't a doable thing to me
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Yes, it depends on the situation, the object, the lighting...etc there's not a perfect setup.
Unfortunately I'm not a photographer, I use auto mode always :silly:
PalakMi said:
Yes, it depends on the situation, the object, the lighting...etc there's not a perfect setup.
Unfortunately I'm not a photographer, I use auto mode always :silly:
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Same here ahahah now that we're in argument, the auto mode normally detects by itself the best settings for the environment on THAT moment, so it should automatically be classified as the best setup available, if we're not professional photographers and overall if Huawei's synchronized that function with the camera in a good manner.
I totally agree with you on this one
Do you guys use the EMUI camera app or another app ?
Thordelan said:
Do you guys use the EMUI camera app or another app ?
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I use EMUI camera
EMUI here too at the moment...
The only thing that makes me angry a little bit is that US model didn't get the update to use the monochrome lens only (unlik EU variant)
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Guys u can try if works this OP5 camera on 6X https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B63ZqpBoL_d8dHNHNFJMdmdUakk/view?usp=drivesdk
Here is small comparison https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-9/how-to/comparison-emui-camera-op5-camera-t3663761
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Some one tried by flashing the op5 zip but didn't worked .
Rommco05 said:
But this just apk, not flashable zip
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Ho my mistake , let wait for a try.
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Hello everyone!
My question is rather simple, which applications do you use as an alternative to the stock camera app?
I would like to hear opinions of people who have tried more of them and decided in the end for something else than stock.
Maybe also list pros and cons for each.
Thank you very much for your help!
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Hello everyone!
My question is rather simple, which applications do you use as an alternative to the stock camera app?
I would like to hear opinions of people who have tried more of them and decided in the end for something else than stock.
Maybe also list pros and cons for each.
Thank you very much for your help!
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We use stock, so...why do you what to change it anyway?
It' s very good.
Thank you for your reply. Personally, for me it's the interface where I need to go into Settings for any adjustment. Moreover, HDR is limited only to 8MP. And more choice when it comes to scene modes would be nice.
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Thank you for your reply. Personally, for me it's the interface where I need to go into Settings for any adjustment. Moreover, HDR is limited only to 8MP. And more choice when it comes to scene modes would be nice.
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In PlayStore you'll find some alternatives.
Some are paid apps, but just read the Description and the Reviews, to make up your mind.
TheTeslaCoil said:
In PlayStore you'll find some alternatives.
Some are paid apps, but just read the Description and the Reviews, to make up your mind.
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Thank you for trying to help, however what I'm interested in are experiences of people with different apps. For example, I was recommended Manual Camera app which turned out to be quite useless without the new API being supported by this phone.
I use Camera FV-5 and like it best...tried some others (stock, a better camera, google camera) and for editing i like pics art...
user91 said:
Hello everyone!
My question is rather simple, which applications do you use as an alternative to the stock camera app?
I would like to hear opinions of people who have tried more of them and decided in the end for something else than stock.
Maybe also list pros and cons for each.
Thank you very much for your help!
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I search for another camera app too. The stock camera app doesn't include effect for high res photo (8MP or more). Also, it doesn't produce vivid color like Samsung/LG G3 stock camera app. Up until now, i use Camera360 in its easy mode.
Very usefull, and i think its better in some aspect (like saturation and effect).
But i'm still looking for the best app.
Try Snap cam. I use it all the time. It takes great shots
Hi folks,
I am thinking of upgrading to Lollipop to profit from the new camera-controls. From what I read, there is an app called "Manual Camera" (not allowed to post external links, hmpf) which makes use of Lollipop's Camera2 API to gain more control over camera settings like shutter-speed, aperture etc. This attracts me a lot, since I am quite a photo-geek.
BUT BUT BUT: everything runs super-smooth with my rooted stock 4.4.2 system on my N9005 right now (see specs below), and it is my one and only phone in everyday use. So, I am really not sure if I should throw the L-word to it?!? ...I was already about to do it, made all the neccessary backups, but then started to brood.
After all: it seems not so clear if there will be a way to root it again afterwards?! Anyone knows anything about the issue? After a lot of searching I downloaded a 6.48.4 PhilZTouch Recovery, that is said to be compatible with Lollipop. Even if that was true, havn´t found a rooted kernel yet...
Not to talk about the re-configuration-struggle...
So, I would love to hear your opinions, in order to somehow make some progress with this decision...
Thank you so much!
PS: It seems I won´t get any update via Samsung servers because of the rooting... possible?
My Phone:
SM-N9005, hlte, CSC: BTU (orig. & act.)
PDA: N9005XXUGNG1
CSC: N9005OXAGNJ3
I'm quite curious how an app would be able to change a hardware-fixed aperture...
Plenty of camera apps that allow manual settings, as much as the hardware permits. Personally I quite like ProCapture and Camera FV-5. Though I find I generally reach for my DSLR when I intend to take a decent photo, rather than my Note 3.
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I'm quite curious how an app would be able to change a hardware-fixed aperture...
Plenty of camera apps that allow manual settings, as much as the hardware permits. Personally I quite like ProCapture and Camera FV-5. Though I find I generally reach for my DSLR when I intend to take a decent photo, rather than my Note 3.
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Hi Lea, I already expected this objection to come but I wasn´t sure if the aperture was fixed or not. Does not really matter to me anyway, because even with the fixed aperture, there could be much more control over the exposure settings than there is at the moment.
I have been using ProCapture for years and recently tried Camera FV-5 to see if it would satisfy my needs. Unfortunately it does not. Here are some examples of what I would like to do, and what should be possible from the hardware aspects, but none of the available apps seem to allow.
But before the examples, here is the reason, why I would love to get the max. out of my Note3's camera: I use to be in the austrian mountains a lot doing all kinds of mountain-sports. Mostly it is not an option whatsoever to take my Nikon D700 with me. I have ordered a Canon Powershot S200 a few days ago to fill the gap, but if I could do all the work with my Note3 (e.g. taking good pictures in addition to navigating, communicating, route planning etc.) I would be even happier because often times I really need to be strict about weight...
1) Bracketing for later HDR processing.
Often times (e.g. small but strong light source from the front) the exposure metering of the phone does not find the correct setting as a starting point for the bracketing. That can easily lead to the point, that not even the "furtherest away exposure" (plz. excuse my english) of the bracketing (e.g. +/-2 ) neither is what I want and that makes the whole series unusable for later HDR processing. With ProCapture, Bracketing is not available at all and with Camera FV-5 when using Bracketing, the manual exposure compensation is not available.
2) Timer + Bracketing.
If you give this a try, you will see what bloody nonsense Camera FV-5 does: it runs the timer before every exposure of the series when all I want is to later create an HDR image on which I appear myself. -> Not possible.
3) ISO control.
Camera FV-5 shows the ISO values when taking a picture. Assuming it tells us the truth, there can also be values below 100 ISO. But why can´t I set such values manually?
Conclusio: I don´t know anything about the hardware, as you already revealed but I assume there must be much more than the current software allows to get out of N9005's lens.
@don-juan i tried to install but its not compatible on my n9005 lollipop 5.0.
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@don-juan i tried to install but its not compatible on my n9005 lollipop 5.0.
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Hi thank you!
Do you mean, Manual Camera was not compatible on your device running Lollipop?
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@don-juan i tried to install but its not compatible on my n9005 lollipop 5.0.
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Same here with lolipop aryamod rom.
We don't have the proper camera2 API on our lollipop ROM. It's just a wrapper of the old camera API.
Lollipop is the most unstable Android so far for me. In every single way. Going back to kitkat
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Lollipop is the most unstable Android so far for me. In every single way. Going back to kitkat
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your decision of course but can you perhaps elaborate at least a little bit. i'm asking because i cannot say the same but then it's possible that your usage defers significantly from mine so that i just did not encounter your issues. what exactly is unstable for you ?
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Hi thank you!
Do you mean, Manual Camera was not compatible on your device running Lollipop?
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exactly
@thahim: are you on a stock rom or other?
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@thahim: are you on a stock rom or other?
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Stock TouchWiz
as the title says, i dont want to revert back to stock firmware, but would like to make use of the original camera app, since every other one doesnt really utilize the available hardware to its full potential...
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as the title says, i dont want to revert back to stock firmware, but would like to make use of the original camera app, since every other one doesnt really utilize the available hardware to its full potential...
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As i know, i don't think you can, but try to use the Camera FV-5,looks very good to me
Have u tried my emui 4.0 camera port ?
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Well, for a fully working one...honorust provided the camera blop
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As i know, i don't think you can, but try to use the Camera FV-5,looks very good to me
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Helped me.
gopinaidu77 said:
Have u tried my emui 4.0 camera port ?
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im not quite sure what you mean, but the hwcamera from either honor8 or p9 are not working on a CM ROM. it needs libs to actually be shown as an installed app.
i tried every proper camera app: cameringo+, retrica, fv5, camera-fx, open camera
and even silly ones: 360, candy camera
all of the above either dont run at all, produce sub-par results since they dont address the camera api/kernel properly, and none can capture video properly at min 30fps.
as long as this very decent camera in this phones pricerange isnt properly used in custom ROMS, im not even bothering with any builds. its just a waste of time, when the core selling point for this phone isnt working properly.
id love to keep using resurrectionremix, since i love that ROM, but as mentioned above - waste
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im not quite sure what you mean, but the hwcamera from either honor8 or p9 are not working on a CM ROM. it needs libs to actually be shown as an installed app.
i tried every proper camera app: cameringo+, retrica, fv5, camera-fx, open camera
and even silly ones: 360, candy camera
all of the above either dont run at all, produce sub-par results since they dont address the camera api/kernel properly, and none can capture video properly at min 30fps.
as long as this very decent camera in this phones pricerange isnt properly used in custom ROMS, im not even bothering with any builds. its just a waste of time, when the core selling point for this phone isnt working properly.
id love to keep using resurrectionremix, since i love that ROM, but as mentioned above - waste
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This is something you deal with when you CM/aosp based roms. People think they can have their cake and eat it to. This is not the case. CM has had bad camera code for years and they really can't do anything about it without recording their libs and system from the ground up.
HI comunity!
I'm pretty much noob in practice... I do not think it will work.. But if I take XZ's camera software, and install it on another cellphone (along with the camera), can it work? Or if someone is already working on it?
What for? Surely all current Sony phones are running pretty much the same camera software with different features enabled depending on the hardware?
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What for? Surely all current Sony phones are running pretty much the same camera software with different features enabled depending on the hardware?
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In practice I would install the camera on another smartphone , Because I prefer (except for automatic mode, but I do not use it ever) it, As well as being able to make superslowmotion (960 fps), the photos are more natural, and not oversatureted likely s8/g6 etx, Good details, good stabilization.. etx
I went a bit ot, anyway, basically I want to install the XZp/s's camera (hardware) on another device , and make it running, And so I think I would need a software (probably special, Although I hope [though I doubt] that I can run with sony software) to turn it into another smartphone
Well without the camera sensor found on the XZP/s you can't do super slow motion as it has built in DRAM to cache the video.
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Well without the camera sensor found on the XZP/s you can't do super slow motion as it has built in DRAM to cache the video.
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isn't it install on the sensor?
so is not possible to try to install the camera in orther smartphone?
ps: sorry for bad english
No
Xenoyr said:
isn't it install on the sensor?
so is not possible to try to install the camera in orther smartphone?
ps: sorry for bad english
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It's DEFINITELY not possible to use key features on other phones. It's all about hardware sensors, not only software.
There are "general" camera applications that can be installed on pretty muh every phone. This is a specific application, designed for XZP.
Anyone else using the Google camera app on their s8 or s8 plus, specifically the snap dragon models? If so what is your opinion of it versus stock camera?
So far from my brief usage of the app I think it far surpasses the galaxy camera app.
Hold on, Getting Google Camera right now.
I have it with a pixel hdr mod and it's great here's some sample photos
Way worse than stock imo. Poor processing, less detail, worse colors. I think it's terrible honestly
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I have it with a pixel hdr mod and it's great here's some sample photos
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The Google camera app that I have has HDR plus as an option and that seems to worn really well. Is that the same thing as the pixel HDR mod? If not point me in the right direction.
crixley said:
Way worse than stock imo. Poor processing, less detail, worse colors. I think it's terrible honestly
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Wow. I've taken several photos and compared them side by side and each time the Google camera app has better colors and all around looks better, even my wife and kids think so. I guess since they look so different it's throwing you off, but it is by far not terrible at all, at least in my experience.
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Wow. I've taken several photos and compared them side by side and each time the Google camera app has better colors and all around looks better, even my wife and kids think so. I guess since they look so different it's throwing you off, but it is by far not terrible at all, at least in my experience.
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Hardly. Are you saying it from the point of view of someone with photography experience? If not, I respectfully disagree entirely to put it lightly. From someone very into photography, it pales in comparison.
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Hardly. Are you saying it from the point of view of someone with photography experience? If not, I respectfully disagree entirely to put it lightly. From someone very into photography, it pales in comparison.
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Photography experience or not I think it's safe to say and widely agreed upon that Samsungs camera oversaturates images and leaves them far too bright. In my experience tons of details are missing from the s8 stock camera app as opposed to the Google camera app. Perhaps your experience is different for whatever the reason may be. I can't speak on that.
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The Google camera app that I have has HDR plus as an option and that seems to worn really well. Is that the same thing as the pixel HDR mod? If not point me in the right direction.
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The normal hdr+ is good but I recommend downloading the one I have and giving g it a try with these setting and let me know how it goes
*I do not take any credit for this mod*
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQpnOahwbnGnUGUFB10IsDysO-QfELBb/view?usp=drivesdk
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Photography experience or not I think it's safe to say and widely agreed upon that Samsungs camera oversaturates images and leaves them far too bright. In my experience tons of details are missing from the s8 stock camera app as opposed to the Google camera app. Perhaps your experience is different for whatever the reason may be. I can't speak on that.
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Argue all you want, or go ask someone else with experience. Regardless of your opinion on color saturation, examine more than just that. Blow up an image and zoom in. Fine detail is slaughtered in the Google camera app. You're neutering your camera in order to avoid color saturation lol
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The normal hdr+ is good but I recommend downloading the one I have and giving g it a try with these setting and let me know how it goes
*I do not take any credit for this mod*
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQpnOahwbnGnUGUFB10IsDysO-QfELBb/view?usp=drivesdk
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This is even better.
crixley said:
Argue all you want, or go ask someone else with experience. Regardless of your opinion on color saturation, examine more than just that. Blow up an image and zoom in. Fine detail is slaughtered in the Google camera app. You're neutering your camera in order to avoid color saturation lol
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That's actually the exact opposite experience that I've had. Detail is leaps and bounds better for me using the Google camera app, even zooming in.
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The normal hdr+ is good but I recommend downloading the one I have and giving g it a try with these setting and let me know how it goes
*I do not take any credit for this mod*
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQpnOahwbnGnUGUFB10IsDysO-QfELBb/view?usp=drivesdk
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Even better. Thanks
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Even better. Thanks
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Happy to help
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That's actually the exact opposite experience that I've had. Detail is leaps and bounds better for me using the Google camera app, even zooming in.
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I guess you have a magic version of the app
crixley said:
I guess you have a magic version of the app
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maybe I do. ?
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maybe I do. ?
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Hook me up then lol. What is the version number?
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The normal hdr+ is good but I recommend downloading the one I have and giving g it a try with these setting and let me know how it goes
*I do not take any credit for this mod*
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQpnOahwbnGnUGUFB10IsDysO-QfELBb/view?usp=drivesdk
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Can't download for some reason
fridaycider said:
Can't download for some reason
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQpnOahwbnGnUGUFB10IsDysO-QfELBb/view?usp=drivesdk
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oQpnOahwbnGnUGUFB10IsDysO-QfELBb/view?usp=drivesdk
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I can't download this. Please give us a good link and tell what is the best settings in that Gcamera mod. Thx a lot