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[GUIDE] Get the most out of X4 Camera [24/06/2019]

WARNING: I'VE TESTED THIS GUIDE ON STOCK FIRMWARE (OREO AND PIE) ONLY
Hey, just a moment before reading: did I help you? Then consider paying me a coffee or anything for my effort of course this isn't mandatory!
UPDATE: the reddit thread is dead! It will now only link to this guide since updating the same guide two times is pretty useless!
This is an expanded guide for all those people which want to reach the maximum camera quality on their X4.
Please note that this post is not intended to give advices on how to get the best shots on GCAM (but you can do it in comment or ask me, no prob!), but on how to get the best working GCAM possible setup! In other words I won't suggest parameters for HDR+ or Saturation, or custom libs etc...
FOA why you should choose Google Camera instead of the Motorola one? Well I think the following shots speak for themselves:
Cropped detail of an HDR shot:
Moto Camera HDR (taken with wide lens)
Google Camera HDR+ (taken with wide lens)
If you'd like to see more examples just look at this HQ album, you'll be amazed by the details.
Another field in which you can really apprecciate the potential of this camera is the selfie and portrait one. I will spare you from looking at my selfies (you can find one in the previous gallery), so just trust me, or do some googling!
What you need to do in order to use the GCAM on your X4 really depends on what you want to achieve:
1) GCAM 6.2.0.30 for normal lens
- Root needed: NO
- Unlocked Bootloader needed: NO
GCAM 6.2.0.30 adds Time-Lapse feature, and you can simply install it and it will run. There's a lot of ports avaiable, my suggestion goes to this one. Please remember that all the rights belong to Arnova, the original developer.
A couple of things must be tuned in order to get the best experience, so head up to the app settings and:
- on "About" check "advanced options"
- on HDR+ Options:
1) Disabled AWBGains Mod -> ON
2) RAW Format -> RAW10
3) Image Format -> YUV_420_888
4) GCAM wb Mode -> ON
Also, I suggest you to check the "Saturation adjustements" section, because this version really oversaturates photos. Try what levels are the best for you, in my case they were 1.0 - 1.0 for back camera and 1.1 - 1.3 for front camera.
2) GCAM 6.2.0.30 for wide lens
- Root needed: NOT NECESSARILY
- Unlocked Bootloader needed: YES
This is the 6.2.0.30 GCamera with Wide Lens support.
The apk is the same one
After the installation you must enter the package name (org.codeaurora.snapcam)inside the followind /system/build.prop lines:
1) vendor.camera.aux.packagelist
2) vendor.camera.aux.packagelist2
3) ro.camera.cfa.packagelist
You can do this either with a privileged file manager (i.e.: Solid) or with adb pull.
Then activate "Enable aux button" in Settings, and a little tree icon will pop up, allowing you to switch lens.
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FAQ:
Q: What works in these ports?
A: The following features are fully working:
- HDR +
- Portrait
- PhotoSphere
- Night Sight- Panoramic
- Video
- Slow Motion
- Pixel 2/3 AWB
- TimeLapse
- Motion
Q: What about AR?
A: I'm not interested in it and haven't checked, so I can't assure you that it will work
Q: 60fps videos aren't in 60fps?
A: You can shoot in 60fps by disabling video stabilization in Settings, otherwise 60fps videos will drops to nearly 28-30fps.
Q: Why does my selfie looks purple/green/any other ****ty color?
A: In that case just head over Input model in your port settings and change the front camera model (in my case to Nexus 6P with 6.1 and Pixel 3 for 6.2, but just try). This port also have specific fixes for certain titn problems
Q: I can't even start the camera!
A: this can happen on some devices. To fix try the following: long press on the app icon and use the "take a selfie" shortcut. Wait a moment and the camera should work, allowing you to use it in future just by opening it normally. If it is black even via the selfie shortcut long press the switch camera button, it should work. This procedure must he done only one time!
Q: The 6.2 ports gives me some weird greenish/yellowish balance in photos.
A: This is a problem with Pixel AWB. It reduces chromatic shifts to give you more natural photos, but it can ruin other ones. It usually happens when you are pointing an object which has an intense illumination behind it. If your port allows it just disable it, otherwise select from the viewfinder another White Balancement mode (Cloudy works best for my tastes). Pixel 2 AWB should be the best anyway, and I almost never encounter problems.
Q: Can't install the apk
A: Delete the old version before re-installing.

Best night site for me has been
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/a...09_MI8_V1a.apk

Thanks for posting this. As soon as I get Pie, I will be implementing option 3.

flipguyfromthepi said:
Best night site for me has been
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/a...09_MI8_V1a.apk
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Could you fix the link? It seems to be broke. TIA

is it possible to port a gcam pointing wide lens to the secondary camera of the Moto X4?

CypherPotato said:
is it possible to port a gcam pointing wide lens to the secondary camera of the Moto X4?
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Need root for it, just download any version compatible with wide lens and put the package name on this line inside build.prop:
vendor.camera.aux.packagelist2

Hi there!
Anybody has any idea why gcam (MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V1a_xcam_0.apk) does not want to take any shots without HDR?? I remember gcam 5.1 working fine without HDR and the shutter speed was obvs way faster. So sometimes I want to take a fast shot and gcam 6.1 won't let me. I already tried changing the input model.
Thanks!

UPDATE: for those who want GCAM 6.1 with Night Sight I updated the suggested apk, with one that looks more stable (the old one used to crash rarely on my phone).

uccollab said:
UPDATE: for those who want GCAM 6.1 with Night Sight I updated the suggested apk, with one that looks more stable (the old one used to crash rarely on my phone).
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In case anyone had any trouble editing the build.prop remove the following space:
vendor.camera.aux.packagelist2=com.motorola.ccc,co(THIS SPACE)m.dual.GCam,com.motorola.camera2
I realized it while typing, but if you only copy and paste you might not.

With all these camera mods, is there anyway to verify the security of them? I don't think I have ever had problems with an XDA app but these are all hosted offsite.

sleze said:
With all these camera mods, is there anyway to verify the security of them? I don't think I have ever had problems with an XDA app but these are all hosted offsite.
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I don't really check it, cause that's the official repo for the gcam ports, and all the developers (like Arnova etc..) are well known here.

uccollab said:
I don't really check it, cause that's the official repo for the gcam ports, and all the developers (like Arnova etc..) are well known here.
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I am on Moto Pie and using the gcam port from 2nd option. once I take a picture in night sight, I cannot take another picture till I force close the camera. Do you have the same issue as well?

munchy_cool said:
I am on Moto Pie and using the gcam port from 2nd option. once I take a picture in night sight, I cannot take another picture till I force close the camera. Do you have the same issue as well?
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Hi, I'm on stock Pie and not getting this issue, do you have other ports installed?

uccollab said:
Hi, I'm on stock Pie and not getting this issue, do you have other ports installed?
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nopes ..
i tried bsg's port and that works fine

Can anyone post a video of this? Trying to have my friend install this and it would help him to have a visual.

uccollab said:
2) Open up the buid.prop file (located in /system/system/). You can either do this by an adb pull command (after booting a custom recovery like TWRP) or with a privileged file manager if you're rooted. In the build.prop you must add the following line (or edit it, if already present): vendor.camera.aux.packagelist2=com.motorola.ccc,com.dual.GCam,com.motorola.camera2
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johnjingle said:
In case anyone had any trouble editing the build.prop remove the following space:
vendor.camera.aux.packagelist2=com.motorola.ccc,co(THIS SPACE)m.dual.GCam,com.motorola.camera2
I realized it while typing, but if you only copy and paste you might not.
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Had to remove the space as well, Night Sight works wonders!

I installed option 2 and the rear cam has a yellowish tint. Is there a fix?

Hi, just tried this out on my new moto x4 (The second one with night sight) and it works pretty smoothly. I was just wondering if there was a way to enable the actual front facing flash for selfies and not just brighten the screen up like it does on default (in the recommended app at least)

ALL i want to do is have the stock camera default to manual mode... Or at least REMAIN in manual mode after I set it to that so I don't have to switch to manual every single time I start the camera app. The Auto settings on the stock camera are GARBAGE compared to my Moto X2 (2nd Gen).

Thanks a ton

[Share] Stable gcams v6.2.030 with tips

Hi guys,
Here I'm sharing the most stable gcams after testing the new releases, which works in our mido (it depends on the sensor your phone is shipped with). All credit goes to the respective devs.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GCam-6.2.030_Arnova8G2_Urnyx05-v1.6.apk
Or
Try this from telegram channel(no external link available). It's working well and currently i'm on it.
https://t.me/rn4photography/107355
Everything works including rear portrait, night sight, time lapse but except slow motion as usual. If you want slow motion, use the attached oneplus cam, install as normal apk, go to settings give all permission & open, it should work.
P.S. - I tried only on pie roms.
Lag & fc fix:-
Use per app profile in kernel manager (fk kernel manager recommended) & create a profile with cpu & gpu governors in performance setting, save & apply for gcam app. Remember the more option you switch on it needs more ram & processing of pics takes more time, toggle only the options that are worth in settings.
I haven't faced any green tint issue, it depends on the sensor your phone has, if you face any, try this method or switch to some other builds.
Green fix in front camera:-
Go to settings
Enable hdr+ controls
Switch to front camera
Turn off hdr+ mode
Done.
Versions of 6.2.030 come to an end. Devs started working on 6.3
Hit thanks if it helped.

mkguru said:
Hi guys,
Here's the working version of latest gcam with no lag or fc (at least i haven't faced). I tried lot of latest version gcams but only this one worked nice & smooth for me, so i thought of sharing it along with the settings i use. All credit goes to the respective devs.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_6.2.030_B-S-G-based_v.0.2_TlnNeun.apk
Everything works including rear portrait, night sight, time lapse but except slow motion as usual. I use oneplus camera in side for slow motion, working like charm. Lemme know if you need that apk.
P.S. I tried only on pie roms. I recommend not to use any magisk module related to cam like fps fix, cam booster, etc (except camera2api enabler).
Lag fix:-
Use per app profile in kernel manager (fk kernel manager recommended) & create a profile with cpu & gpu governors in performance setting, save & apply for gcam app.
Attached are my settings(mostly default except few) & w/wo night sight. You can try various libs as well, need to be connected to internet to download those inside the app, i use google stock libs here, you can experiment with others.
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Why nothing lens blur mode on my mido? I use Pixel Experience CAF. Any solution?

rulim34 said:
Why nothing lens blur mode on my mido? I use Pixel Experience CAF. Any solution?
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It looks like it's not available in this build. I don't use it so i think i haven't noticed it. Try these builds and lemme know.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GC_RN7P_6.2.030_V1FINAL.apk
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_6.2.030_RN7_V1a_FINAL.apk

Always fc for me i am using PIXEL EXPERIENCE 9.0 room AOSP..
But if i open durectly for selfie mode (front camera) it work.. pls help

mkguru said:
It looks like it's not available in this build. I don't use it so i think i haven't noticed it. Try these builds and lemme know.
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The first app still nothing lens blur mode.
The second app there is nothing lib setting

rulim34 said:
The first app still nothing lens blur mode.
The second app there is nothing lib setting
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Did you connect to internet, if you're using any firewall give access to camera app, recently they added this libpatcher to reduce app size & it should work, idk why. I just try all the general builds in the official port site & sharing here the ones which works best for our mido.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_6.2.030_DCIP3Version_Bulkin043_V8.2.apk
Recently i tried this, it has lens blur as well and working but sometimes fc occurs, if you're ok with that u can try this one. Attached is the libs selection screen.

Mozar3lla said:
Always fc for me i am using PIXEL EXPERIENCE 9.0 room AOSP..
But if i open durectly for selfie mode (front camera) it work.. pls help
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Have you tried the lag fix mentioned in the post? Because gcam needs lot of ram to process pics. You can try other three builds i shared here and lemme know which one works for you.
Fyi - I use descendant pie rom.

mkguru said:
Have you tried the lag fix mentioned in the post? Because gcam needs lot of ram to process pics. You can try other three builds i shared here and lemme know which one works for you.
Fyi - I use descendant pie rom.
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Finally,, it work for me.. i will keep trying the features, i hope there is no fc anymore.. thank you sir 7
I am using bulkin version (last link u shared)
Redmi note 4x mido using PE 9 latest build.

mkguru said:
Did you connect to internet, if you're using any firewall give access to camera app, recently they added this libpatcher to reduce app size & it should work, idk why. I just try all the general builds in the official port site & sharing here the ones which works best for our mido.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_6.2.030_DCIP3Version_Bulkin043_V8.2.apk
Recently i tried this, it has lens blur as well and working but sometimes fc occurs, if you're ok with that u can try this one. Attached is the libs selection screen.
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I've tried this one too, works fine.., but still facing fc problem....

rulim34 said:
I've tried this one too, works fine.., but still facing fc problem....
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Yes i mentioned already fc's happen in these builds with lens blur & sometimes while processing night mode. If you really need lens blur then wait for future builds, for stability use the first one (almost no fc's like i said)?
Edit:-
Try the second one in the my first post, added after testing but no photobooth, all are working(ofc except slow motion) and i haven't faced any fc's so far. Try for yourself n lemme know.

Mozar3lla said:
Finally,, it work for me.. i will keep trying the features, i hope there is no fc anymore.. thank you sir 7
I am using bulkin version (last link u shared)
Redmi note 4x mido using PE 9 latest build.
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??

The apk in OP show me front pics green and dont have settings to change, why?

Aijen said:
The apk in OP show me front pics green and dont have settings to change, why?
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Try the steps that i added n lemme know if it works. Also i renamed the thread as i changed the versions to recent ones & settings doesn't affect anymore. I'm using with default options, no issue here. Also i added one more link, try that as well.

hey bro looks like I'm confused with all these links i read in ur post nice job btw, but can u reply to me with the best gcam for my note 4x aosp extended rom pie? Thx so much

Abo Magdy said:
hey bro looks like I'm confused with all these links i read in ur post nice job btw, but can u reply to me with the best gcam for my note 4x aosp extended rom pie? Thx so much
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Try the second one, that's telegram link. I'm currently on that and it works well.

Hello everyone, I recently installed AOSP Extended(Android P)on my Redmi Note 4 Snapdragon with Samsung Sensor but I'm having trouble with GCAM. I tried the the GCAM build by Urnyx05 mentioned at the first post of this thread as well as many other builds by Arnova8G2 but although somehow stable they still face some issues. I have trouble with video capture, slow motion, taking HDR photos when zooming in, etc.
Which GCAM from here: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/ would you recommend for me to install that is stable and almost all functions working for Samsung sensor (and if possible is somewhat a recent version)??
Also, is there any gcam build that supports manual shutter?

I believe I found a perfect GCAM 6.2.30 for RN4X
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog595/
Change back cam setting to Pixel 2XL for Night Mode works better (without green tint)

MelquiXDA said:
I believe I found a perfect GCAM 6.2.30 for RN4X
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog595/
Change back cam setting to Pixel 2XL for Night Mode works better (without green tint)
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It works great, thanks!!

java59 said:
It works great, thanks!!
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Test this too (I found this, better):
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog590/
Config:
Front: Pixel 5X
Back: Pixel 2 XL

mkguru said:
Hi guys,
Here I'm sharing the most stable gcams after testing the new releases, which works in our mido (it depends on the sensor your phone is shipped with). All credit goes to the respective devs.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GCam-6.2.030_Arnova8G2_Urnyx05-v1.6.apk
Or
Try this from telegram channel(no external link available). It's working well and currently i'm on it.
https://t.me/rn4photography/107355
Everything works including rear portrait, night sight, time lapse but except slow motion as usual. If you want slow motion, use the attached oneplus cam, install as normal apk, go to settings give all permission & open, it should work.
P.S. - I tried only on pie roms.
Lag & fc fix:-
Use per app profile in kernel manager (fk kernel manager recommended) & create a profile with cpu & gpu governors in performance setting, save & apply for gcam app. Remember the more option you switch on it needs more ram & processing of pics takes more time, toggle only the options that are worth in settings.
I haven't faced any green tint issue, it depends on the sensor your phone has, if you face any, try this method or switch to some other builds.
Green fix in front camera:-
Go to settings
Enable hdr+ controls
Switch to front camera
Turn off hdr+ mode
Done.
Versions of 6.2.030 come to an end. Devs started working on 6.3
Hit thanks if it helped.
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Rom - Pixel Experience Android Pie (latest 20190823 build)
Kernel - EnglezOs r23
Device - Mido 4GB/64GB Variant
Which Gcam will be best for me?

Google Camera 7.2 Astrophotography For Realme X2

I making this thread for Realme X2 Gcam 7+ because the settings and tweaking are a bit different from the the 6.2 and 6.3 Here
This is to avoid confusion as I won't have time to do tweaks on both 6+ and 7+ so, that it.
After trying over 25 different Gcam ports, I finally got a Gcam 7.2 that works for Realme X2 but you have to tweak the settings like I did to get the best.
The full tutorial is on YouTube Here:
I will drop some camera samples and the screenshot of my settings here incase you don't have time to watch the tutorial.
While you are there, you can also watch Adobe photoshot camera for Realme X2 too. I was surprised it worked fine.
It blew away the stock cam in Night sight there is no need to talk about the Astrophotography and I didn't bother uploading the samples comparisons between Night scape and Astrophotography - it's not a fair fight. But you can see it in the video.
Low noise, more details, close to real life color reproduction, and ability to tweak makes this 7.2 a thing of joy.
Still no 4k video but 1080p 30/60fps works fine.
No slow motion and wide angle lens too.
Apart from these, everyother thing works fine.
Great credits to @Urnyx05 who ported the camera for ( several devices) of which realme-x2 isn't one of.
I added a new seperate Youtube video tutorial Mastering Gcam v7.2 Advanced Settings for Realme X2
So you can watch that if you want to get the best images from your Gcam.

I am adding the direct link of the of the Gcam 7.2 by Unryx05 I used to be sure some people don't download the wrong one and have other issues I didn't experience. As I said in the video, I've tested over 25 different Gcam ports so make sure you are using the exact one I am using so as to Easy replicate the issues you are experiencing with my device. And talking about devices mine is Realme X2 EU Version (8/128G) RMX1993.
DOWNLOAD
GCAM 7.2.010...

Hello,Thankyou for such a good video guide!
I have my settings all set as you said.
Bt the Gcam crashes after taking a photo.
Thoughts?
TIA

Vishnuisgod said:
Hello,Thankyou for such a good video guide!
I have my settings all set as you said.
Bt the Gcam crashes after taking a photo.
Thoughts?
TIA
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Turn off motion pictures and make sure your
Google photos is up to date.
Clearing app data might help.
Also let me know what operation you carry out before it crashes.

Hmmm Curious, when I toggle on, enable 2nd and 3rd lenses, I cant even open the app. I have to reinstall.

Added additional screenshots of my settings and tweaks. When I am less busy I'll write the full details here but until then, you can watch the video tutorial for now.

Interesting......
I grabbed the lastest from celsoazevedo, and I was using the latest Urnyx: Urnyx05: GCam_7.2.010_Urnyx05-v1.5.apk
but yours is v1.4.
v1.4 works.
I wonder what the small change is....(rhetorical)
still cant get the wide angle to work. But i found out by clearing cache I dont have to reinstall it....

Bolumstar said:
I making this thread for Realme X2 Gcam 7+ because the settings and tweaking are a bit different from the the 6.2 and 6.3 Here
This is to avoid confusion as I won't have time to do tweaks on both 6+ and 7+ so, that it.
After trying over 25 different Gcam ports, I finally got a Gcam 7.2 that works for Realme X2 but you have to tweak the settings like I did to get the best.
The full tutorial is on YouTube Here:
I will drop some camera samples and the screenshot of my settings here incase you don't have time to watch the tutorial.
While you are there, you can also watch Adobe photoshot camera for Realme X2 too. I was surprised it worked fine.
It blew away the stock cam in Night sight there is no need to talk about the Astrophotography and I didn't bother uploading the samples comparisons between Night scape and Astrophotography - it's not a fair fight. But you can see it in the video.
Low noise, more details, close to real life color reproduction, and ability to tweak makes this 7.2 a thing of joy.
Still no 4k video but 1080p 30/60fps works fine.
No slow motion and wide angle lens too.
Apart from these, everyother thing works fine.
Great credits to @Urnyx05 who ported the camera for ( several devices) of which realme-x2 isn't one of.
You can download it Here from the thread. Version 7.2. 010 was the one I tested.
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Hi, thank you so much for the detailed guide and feedback, I'm waiting/looking for a version with slow motion and wide lens working, but still had no success. Please let we know if you find something.:fingers-crossed:

For those who are looking for a working Gcam, I am working on one with the great devs for Gcam including Urnyx05. The problem with Realme and BBK devices are they do not have correct color for gcam to process. Arnova helped greatly to fix it, and Cstark's apk works somewhat now. Also we will never be able to access the ultrawide lens or any other lens as Realme did not grant camera2 ID or access to them. Potentially root could work, but I am rooted but nothing works. We really need a kernel dev for our devices.

xterminater07 said:
For those who are looking for a working Gcam, I am working on one with the great devs for Gcam including Urnyx05. The problem with Realme and BBK devices are they do not have correct color for gcam to process. Arnova helped greatly to fix it, and Cstark's apk works somewhat now. Also we will never be able to access the ultrawide lens or any other lens as Realme did not grant camera2 ID or access to them. Potentially root could work, but I am rooted but nothing works. We really need a kernel dev for our devices.
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thankyou for your work on this.

Vishnuisgod said:
Hmmm Curious, when I toggle on, enable 2nd and 3rd lenses, I cant even open the app. I have to reinstall.
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I said earlier that the secondary lenses don't work and will make the camera crash.
Just clear app data to use the camera again - it's quicker than reinstalling but you will lose your settings

Vishnuisgod said:
Interesting......
I grabbed the lastest from celsoazevedo, and I was using the latest Urnyx: Urnyx05: GCam_7.2.010_Urnyx05-v1.5.apk
but yours is v1.4.
v1.4 works.
I wonder what the small change is....(rhetorical)
still cant get the wide angle to work. But i found out by clearing cache I dont have to reinstall it....
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It took a lot of testing and trying with plenty crashes and issues to come up with the v1. 4 as the best for Realme X2 for now. I am still trying and testing more especially for wide angle...

xterminater07 said:
For those who are looking for a working Gcam, I am working on one with the great devs for Gcam including Urnyx05. The problem with Realme and BBK devices are they do not have correct color for gcam to process. Arnova helped greatly to fix it, and Cstark's apk works somewhat now. Also we will never be able to access the ultrawide lens or any other lens as Realme did not grant camera2 ID or access to them. Potentially root could work, but I am rooted but nothing works. We really need a kernel dev for our devices.
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I almost gave up on Gcam because of that 'annoying' color processing from realme. But once I learnt to tweak it, I got a higher saturation with Gcam more than the stock cam, I knew that the Realme X2 has a great future with custom Roms. We just have to wait at least for Indian lunch on 17th Dec and maybe the customization will bloom.

Vishnuisgod said:
Hello,Thankyou for such a good video guide!
I have my settings all set as you said.
Bt the Gcam crashes after taking a photo.
Thoughts?
TIA
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Same for me, even when disable motion picture, i’m using 1.6.

jjfgsyg said:
Same for me, even when disable motion picture, i’m using 1.6.
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Now everything OK with 1.4 version
Enviado desde mi RMX1993 mediante Tapatalk

I did a full tutorial on how to tweak Gcam 7.2 Mastering Realme X2 Gcam 7.2 advanced Settings
I believe this will help everyone get the best pictures from their Gcam.
Please make sure you download from the link or if you are downloading from Urnyx05 thread download version 1.4 of Gcam 7.2

jjfgsyg said:
Same for me, even when disable motion picture, i’m using 1.6.
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Use version 1.4

Bolumstar said:
Use version 1.4
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It's working fine in ver 1.9

vNa5h said:
It's working fine in ver 1.7
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Thanks mate, I'll try it. Tried 1.6 and 1.8 but they crash often or snap but don't save image

vNa5h said:
It's working fine in ver 1.9
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for me version 1.9 crash very often, don`t save pictures. Do you have disabled any options?

Working Gcam Astrography for one plus 7 pro

I was looking for a working Gcam with astrography on my One Plus 7 pro and i tried more than 30 different apks by different modders all had issues with astro and i accidentally discovered that the version PMGC_7.2.014_Relesed_V1.apk from Parrot043 with working astrography. I have uploaded few pics with astrography.
Know bug : Astrography will start but it will not end automatically you have to manually end it after the timer stops.
PS : I take no credit of this application as well as bugs. All credits go to the developer Mr.Parrot043
Link to dev page : https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/
Link to download APK : https://ff.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.2.014_Relesed_V1.apk
For some reason XDA'S upload not working so i have uploaded the sample images to GDrive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=12kKZQTGh6Z4k3A8JCz4g1FlUAX-NYltk

RaDi004 said:
I was looking for a working Gcam with astrography on my One Plus 7 pro and i tried more than 30 different apks by different modders all had issues with astro and i accidentally discovered that the version PMGC_7.2.014_Relesed_V1.apk from Parrot043 with working astrography. I have uploaded few pics with astrography.
Know bug : Astrography will start but it will not end automatically you have to manually end it after the timer stops.
PS : I take no credit of this application as well as bugs. All credits go to the developer Mr.Parrot043
Link to dev page : https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/
Link to download APK : https://ff.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.2.014_Relesed_V1.apk
For some reason XDA'S upload not working so i have uploaded the sample images to GDrive : https://drive.google.com/open?id=12kKZQTGh6Z4k3A8JCz4g1FlUAX-NYltk
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hi thanks for sharing it other functions are working?

Will have to check
Well as far as i know lens changing is not working, full zoom fc, others will have to see

All three lens are functional. Thanks

For me this mod is crashing on launch. I was cleaning app data.

front camera crashes app when on portrait mode
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Works pretty werll despite being in a light polluted metropole

Thanks for sharing, i can confirm it works on 7 pro ob7.
Btw i shared the exact same apk on a telegram group for our device, i think there was a guy named "sir tavares", she insisted on that astro cant be done on op7pro, go buy pixel etc. Then she banned me when i shared the apk to the group ?
just be careful guys this type of people are toxic in your life beware of them and their group.btw i have screenshots of his language i can share if anyone wants to see it.more like "sir moron".

JimmyJurner said:
All three lens are functional. Thanks
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How are your switching between lenses? I can only access the main rear and front cameras.
Also, can confirm that Slow Motion and Selfie Portrait crash the app. (currently on OP7pro 10.3.0)

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How are your switching between lenses? I can only access the main rear and front cameras.
Also, can confirm that Slow Motion and Selfie Portrait crash the app. (currently on OP7pro 10.3.0)
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In the settings

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How are your switching between lenses? I can only access the main rear and front cameras.
Also, can confirm that Slow Motion and Selfie Portrait crash the app. (currently on OP7pro 10.3.0)
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Portrait works fine. Slowmo crashes. I don't use it

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Portrait works fine. Slowmo crashes. I don't use it
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Regular Portrait works, Selfie Portrait crashes.
That's really odd about the settings, mine looks totally different. Are you using some magisk module or custom kernel?
(I'm using the version you linked in the first post.)

arpitp said:
Regular Portrait works, Selfie Portrait crashes.
That's really odd about the settings, mine looks totally different. Are you using some magisk module or custom kernel?
(I'm using the version you linked in the first post.)
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That's my front can in portrait. Right now I'm running bliss 10. I did use the app before flashing it and was on beta 7. Try to flash a pixel mods in magisk. I noticed I had to flash gapps for it to even run on bliss alone

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That's my front can in portrait. Right now I'm running bliss 10. I did use the app before flashing it and was on beta 7. Try to flash a pixel mods in magisk. I noticed I had to flash gapps for it to even run on bliss alone
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Hmm, it must be some combination of Bliss Rom/kernel that is enabling a different menu and front Portrait. I'm on stock 10.3.0.
I read in another thread that the GCam app needs to be a system app (in the system/priv-app folder) to enable access to the aux cameras. I tried moving the app folder there, but it just moved itself back after a reboot. I'm seeing if I can move the app some other way. Not sure if any of those Magisk modules from your screenshot would help with the app settings.
Edit: successfully converted the app to a system app using the App Systemizer Magisk module. Made no difference for the settings (still don't see options for aux cams). Oh well, must be a rom/kernel issue. Thanks for you help!

arpitp said:
Hmm, it must be some combination of Bliss Rom/kernel that is enabling a different menu and front Portrait. I'm on stock 10.3.0.
I read in another thread that the GCam app needs to be a system app (in the system/priv-app folder) to enable access to the aux cameras. I tried moving the app folder there, but it just moved itself back after a reboot. I'm seeing if I can move the app some other way. Not sure if any of those Magisk modules from your screenshot would help with the app settings.
Edit: successfully converted the app to a system app using the App Systemizer Magisk module. Made no difference for the settings (still don't see options for aux cams). Oh well, must be a rom/kernel issue. Thanks for you help!
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systemizer is for 7t/pro . if you have 7 pro flash this module . auxiliary for gcam

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In the settings
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please can you tell us if the quality of wide and telephoto lenses on gcam is better than the stock or not? can you post some photos?
im thinking to root my phone just for getting aux lenses work with gcam, thnx

Dark Fear said:
systemizer is for 7t/pro . if you have 7 pro flash this module . auxiliary for gcam
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Thanks for this. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for the Parrot version, only the Urnyx. The colors on the Parrot version are pretty bad, and the selfie cam won't work (3/4 cameras not working) so I've switched to Urnyx, and have the tele/zoom/selfie lenses all working now, but lost Astrophotography. Oh well, I give up.
tafo said:
please can you tell us if the quality of wide and telephoto lenses on gcam is better than the stock or not? can you post some photos?
im thinking to root my phone just for getting aux lenses work with gcam, thnx
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For me, the colors on the PMGC 7.2.014 were terrible (initially pale, unsaturated; improved a bit with saturation settings) but I just couldn't get the white balance right.
I've attached 4 pics: Stock 10.3.0 cam (default), Stock 10.3.0 HDR forced on, Urnyx05 7.2.010 (1.6), and PMGC 7.2.014.
(Note: It seems you can get different settings based on your rom/kernel, so your results may vary.)
I preferred the Urnyx05 7.2.010 (HDR always on) slightly over Stock with HDR (though, depending on how you like your shadows, you might even prefer stock). The color accuracy between these 2 was the same. Stock without HDR didn't handle shadows well, and PMGC needs settings adjusted before it's functional.

tafo said:
please can you tell us if the quality of wide and telephoto lenses on gcam is better than the stock or not? can you post some photos?
im thinking to root my phone just for getting aux lenses work with gcam, thnx
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The above review and attached screenshots refer to the main camera. I just realized you were asking about the aux cams. I compared the Stock HDR vs Urnyx Gcam HDR (I suspect the PMGC will have similar results as the Urnyx after adjusting the color/saturation settings):
Telephoto (Zoom): Stock starts "3x", Urnyx Gcam is labelled "2x" but is showing only a slightly wider field of view than stock. Stock appears to be zooming/cropping some of the native image. Color accuracy is about the same. Default settings in Gcam make the picture undersaturated (like PMGC), but given the Lib Patcher settings, contrast & saturation can be boosted to match stock. About a tie here once you play with the Gcam settings.
Wide: Once again, Stock cam crops/zooms into the native image more, so the Urnyx Gcam has a wider image. However, Urnyx Gcam makes no lens correction and the edges are pretty distorted. The colors on this lens showed the most difference, with the stock being slightly more saturated with a much better HDR result, while the Urnyx Gcam is lighter/less saturated (likely adjustable in GCam's additional settings), but not a great HDR output. Stock cam wins here, with the significantly better HDR and lens correction. (Note: attached images are cropped for privacy; upper-right ~75% of the image is shown)

arpitp said:
The above review and attached screenshots refer to the main camera. I just realized you were asking about the aux cams. I compared the Stock HDR vs Urnyx Gcam HDR (I suspect the PMGC will have similar results as the Urnyx after adjusting the color/saturation settings):
Telephoto (Zoom): Stock starts "3x", Urnyx Gcam is labelled "2x" but is showing only a slightly wider field of view than stock. Stock appears to be zooming/cropping some of the native image. Color accuracy is about the same. Default settings in Gcam make the picture undersaturated (like PMGC), but given the Lib Patcher settings, contrast & saturation can be boosted to match stock. About a tie here once you play with the Gcam settings.
Wide: Once again, Stock cam crops/zooms into the native image more, so the Urnyx Gcam has a wider image. However, Urnyx Gcam makes no lens correction and the edges are pretty distorted. The colors on this lens showed the most difference, with the stock being slightly more saturated with a much better HDR result, while the Urnyx Gcam is lighter/less saturated (likely adjustable in GCam's additional settings), but not a great HDR output. Stock cam wins here, with the significantly better HDR and lens correction. (Note: attached images are cropped for privacy; upper-right ~75% of the image is shown)
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Thank you so much for your detailed review, Its so beneficial and informative.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81298109&postcount=897
7.2. astro working and everything else

Is there a mi 10 ultra gcam now?

i need gcam for mi 10 ultra.
thanks for answer me. ?

ruj1989 said:
i need gcam for mi 10 ultra.
thanks for answer me. ?
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the latest Nikita is working well for me on all rear lenses: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1322/

many thanks.

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the latest Nikita is working well for me on all rear lenses:
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Can I ask what config file you are using and how are your results compared to the in built camera app?
Thanks

There was a guy on a thread here saying he needed testers for gcam
Now I am on EU ROM I think I will test

sootyvrs said:
Can I ask what config file you are using and how are your results compared to the in built camera app?
Thanks
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So I ended up trying a couple more ports and, for the moment, Greatness 2.1.1 (Urnyx based) is working best for me overall.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1346/
It has all of the rear lenses showing and working with proper toggle names already. Also, I found that all of the 7.4 builds ended up giving me really noisy results with the ultrawide lens, which doesn't seem to be an issue with 7.3 builds.
Here's my personal config if you want to try it.
So far I think gcam vastly improves the ultrawide lens in all shooting conditions. It also lets the 5x lens have a proper night mode. The stock camera app is really good imo for the main lens; not sure gcam adds much there yet. For some reason sabre is crashing on the 5x lens (not sure why, since its a Sony sensor). Hopefully that can be fixed, would definitely help zooming with gcam.

tab00t^2 said:
So I ended up trying a couple more ports and, for the moment, Greatness 2.1.1 (Urnyx based) is working best for me overall.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1346/
It has all of the rear lenses showing and working with proper toggle names already. Also, I found that all of the 7.4 builds ended up giving me really noisy results with the ultrawide lens, which doesn't seem to be an issue with 7.3 builds.
Here's my personal config if you want to try it.
So far I think gcam vastly improves the ultrawide lens in all shooting conditions. It also lets the 5x lens have a proper night mode. The stock camera app is really good imo for the main lens; not sure gcam adds much there yet. For some reason sabre is crashing on the 5x lens (not sure why, since its a Sony sensor). Hopefully that can be fixed, would definitely help zooming with gcam.
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Thanks. Will give that version a try

tab00t^2 said:
So I ended up trying a couple more ports and, for the moment, Greatness 2.1.1 (Urnyx based) is working best for me overall.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1346/
It has all of the rear lenses showing and working with proper toggle names already. Also, I found that all of the 7.4 builds ended up giving me really noisy results with the ultrawide lens, which doesn't seem to be an issue with 7.3 builds.
Here's my personal config if you want to try it.
So far I think gcam vastly improves the ultrawide lens in all shooting conditions. It also lets the 5x lens have a proper night mode. The stock camera app is really good imo for the main lens; not sure gcam adds much there yet. For some reason sabre is crashing on the 5x lens (not sure why, since its a Sony sensor). Hopefully that can be fixed, would definitely help zooming with gcam.
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Hi, how do i download your personal config? I can't find any XML file for mi 10 Ultra in GCam hub. Or should i use mi 10 pro?

micshang said:
Hi, how do i download your personal config? I can't find any XML file for mi 10 Ultra in GCam hub. Or should i use mi 10 pro?[/QUOTE
It's the xml file I attached to my previous post. To be honest though at this point I'd recommend switching over to the latest Wichaya 2.8.1 port; it's working even better imo.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1348/
There's a good xml by Dennis posted in the Mi 10/Pro/Ultra TG group for this port.
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micshang said:
Hi, how do i download your personal config? I can't find any XML file for mi 10 Ultra in GCam hub. Or should i use mi 10 pro?[/QUOTE
It's the xml file I attached to my previous post. To be honest though at this point I'd recommend switching over to the latest Wichaya 2.8.1 port; it's working even better imo.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog1348/
There's a good xml by Dennis posted in the Mi 10/Pro/Ultra TG group for this port.
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Thank u very much for your advise. Sorry but I'm a bit of noob here.
I do not see any .XML file. When I click on XML file on your previous post, it shows the details, No way I can save or download it as XML file.
When I click on the link that u shared, it prompted this message;
!! Configs from 2.7 (or older) may not work well with new versions. Use the new ones from this page or create your own config !!
Do I download the apk file onto my phone, and the xml file is in there?
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micshang said:
tab00t^2 said:
Thank u very much for your advise. Sorry but I'm a bit of noob here.
I do not see any .XML file. When I click on XML file on your previous post, it shows the details, No way I can save or download it as XML file.
When I click on the link that u shared, it prompted this message;
!! Configs from 2.7 (or older) may not work well with new versions. Use the new ones from this page or create your own config !!
Do I download the apk file onto my phone, and the xml file is in there?
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Hmm, tbh ot sure why it won't let you download the file. Def recommend checking out the telegram group though or maybe try this link:
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To load a config: after you download and install the Wichaya apk, open the app and go to Settings > Configs > Save and then just save any config name. That will create a GCam/Configs7 folder in your root storage with whatever you named the config xml saved in it. Then whenever you download an xml config for any port, you can just move it into that folder. Then, after you open the gcam app, the xml can be loaded by double tapping the black area around the shutter button.
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tab00t^2 said:
micshang said:
Hmm, tbh ot sure why it won't let you download the file. Def recommend checking out the telegram group though or maybe try this link:
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To load a config: after you download and install the Wichaya apk, open the app and go to Settings > Configs > Save and then just save any config name. That will create a GCam/Configs7 folder in your root storage with whatever you named the config xml saved in it. Then whenever you download an xml config for any port, you can just move it into that folder. Then, after you open the gcam app, the xml can be loaded by double tapping the black area around the shutter button.
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Thank u very much for your help
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Any chance you could post comparison pics of stock vs gcam, in day and low light?

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tab00t^2 said:
Thank u very much for your help
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Have a look here for daylight shots
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4512297?page=2
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Thanks for links. Would be great to see some low light pics. I wonder how the phone handles Gcam as in shutter lag after pressing the button, ability to "tap to focus", how fast it processes pictures, and if the HDR produces purple grain in some low light situations.
Would ofcourse think the gcam will only get better and better as development continues for this phone.

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