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Camera modification

Is it possible to take focus off, cus I'm out basicly all the time and wanting to rake photos which don't have the focus delay.
Unless there's a way to make the continuous mode shoot more than 9 slides.
Thanks.
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Focus makes a REALLY BIG difference. I use Camerazoom instead of the stock camera. Takes REALLY GOOD photos compared to other cameras. I love it and highly recommend it.
I don't use any of the effects it brings but I've played with them and they're pretty awesome too.

SuperAce609 said:
Focus makes a REALLY BIG difference. I use Camerazoom instead of the stock camera. Takes REALLY GOOD photos compared to other cameras. I love it and highly recommend it.
I don't use any of the effects it brings but I've played with them and they're pretty awesome too.
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Yeah but really annoying , I will give it a try , cheers

Or you could try fast burst camera lite. Its free and it has zero lag when taking photos!(Yeah! Zero lag! )
And it can also take 35 pics per second maximum...try it and see!
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JDMBrooksy said:
Is it possible to take focus off, cus I'm out basicly all the time and wanting to rake photos which don't have the focus delay.
Unless there's a way to make the continuous mode shoot more than 9 slides.
Thanks.
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Use macro mode in settings

side_effect said:
Use macro mode in settings
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Lol..that's not what he meant!
He wanted to disable autofocus!
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Camera app

Is there a good camera app that takes clear pictures? I mean that before taking the picture its is amazingly clear and when I touch to take the the photo it changes a bit the collor (just a bit) and it goes a bit blurry. Why? Any chance to fix this? or some mod or app that is better than stock?

ilooze said:
Is there a good camera app that takes clear pictures? I mean that before taking the picture its is amazingly clear and when I touch to take the the photo it changes a bit the collor (just a bit) and it goes a bit blurry. Why? Any chance to fix this? or some mod or app that is better than stock?
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Kostja cm7 stock camera mod
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Shutter speed

Hi, I mostly use my camera for taking pics of my toddler and thus I need a fast shutter whats the best way to achieve this on my XZ without root?
I have found my wifes 18 month old arc s has a faster shutter speed..

scorpi786 said:
Hi, I mostly use my camera for taking pics of my toddler and thus I need a fast shutter whats the best way to achieve this on my XZ without root?
I have found my wifes 18 month old arc s has a faster shutter speed..
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Make a picture of the same object/area compare the pictures and tell us if you really need a faster shutter.
The pictures I've seen from the XZ were really really good. Of course there is a lot of noise when you look at the picture in full resolution, but it's not a DSLR.
Picture topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172712&page=49

Dsteppa said:
Make a picture of the same object/area compare the pictures and tell us if you really need a faster shutter.
The pictures I've seen from the XZ were really really good. Of course there is a lot of noise when you look at the picture in full resolution, but it's not a DSLR.
Picture topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172712&page=49
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Toddlers don't stay still for very long so yes faster shutter speed is better. quality is really good that's not a problem.

You need more light or a higher iso speed(more grain).
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tried my brothers s4 his shutter speed is faster too...

I know what you mean. Having kids you see why it's great having a smartphone that can take pictures fast and clear.
Yes, I have a dedicated camera but I don't take it everywhere I do my smartphone.
I'm know of apps that can take fast pictures but I think it also depends on if your camera supports it. Good luck. If you find one that helps you should share it in case it helps someone else.
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Has anyone tried using burst mode? It seems to make sense that the shutter speed would be faster for that.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong as I don't know much about cameras apart from how to point and shoot!
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kingvortex said:
Has anyone tried using burst mode? It seems to make sense that the shutter speed would be faster for that.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong as I don't know much about cameras apart from how to point and shoot!
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the first picture is still very slow I downloaded an app called fast burst camera and it takes pictures quite fast. so the camera is capable just the software is poor.

You need a galaxy nexus, it have zero shutter lag
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scorpi786 said:
Hi, I mostly use my camera for taking pics of my toddler and thus I need a fast shutter whats the best way to achieve this on my XZ without root?
I have found my wifes 18 month old arc s has a faster shutter speed..
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ditch this phone and get the Lumia 720 with F1.9

demon2112 said:
You need a galaxy nexus, it have zero shutter lag
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Shutter lag and shutter speed are different things

I have a feeling the OP means shutter lag.
The Galaxy Nexus isn't particularly fast, they changed it so it auto focuses before taking the photo (which it didn't at launch) because otherwise all you got were blurry pictures. The Nexus 4 auto focuses than the Galaxy Nexus faster and thus takes the picture quicker. The Xperia Z auto focuses the fastest out of the 3.
The Z's camera starts up much much slower.
In terms of shutter speed you could just set a higher iso to force the camera to pick a lower shutter speed?

My XZ has almost zero shutter lag with Cyanogenmod

shutter lag = time between you press "take picture" and time the picture is taken ?
On my old Xperia X10i you culd change the Focus from Macro or Auto to Infinite and shutter lag was nearly Zero.
Same works on Xz if you switch to Burst Mode.

Haldi4803 said:
shutter lag = time between you press "take picture" and time the picture is taken ?
On my old Xperia X10i you culd change the Focus from Macro or Auto to Infinite and shutter lag was nearly Zero.
Same works on Xz if you switch to Burst Mode.
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I'm talking about the time between when you press the take picture button to the time it takes it. Xperia arc s,s3 s4 HTC one are ask faster.
so this is quite messed up

scorpi786 said:
I'm talking about the time between when you press the take picture button to the time it takes it. Xperia arc s,s3 s4 HTC one are ask faster.
so this is quite messed up
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That's shutter lag. It's almost instant with Cyanogenmod so the problem on stock rom must be because on Sony's camera app, try a different app.

Michealtbh said:
That's shutter lag. It's almost instant with Cyanogenmod so the problem on stock rom must be because on Sony's camera app, try a different app.
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high speed camera is almost instant but why can't Sony implement it? such an important thing and they've neglected it.

I find if you keep the camera button pressed it will focus the camera and when you release it it will take a picture very quickly.
Interesting never knew this before, still not as good as instantly pressing the button so it takes a pic in half a second but its good enough,

Could someone post the camera apk from KitKat?

I'm very disappointed with the resolution of the default camera. The images are not sharp, and absolutely terrible in low light. I'm surprised Samsung is getting away with this.
Is the camera software on KitKat better, and could someone post it's apk? Thanks.
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incisivekeith said:
I'm very disappointed with the resolution of the default camera. The images are not sharp, and absolutely terrible in low light. I'm surprised Samsung is getting away with this.
Is the camera software on KitKat better, and could someone post it's apk? Thanks.
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Really? This is one of the best cameras out there. You're not gonna get much better unless you get a GS4 Zoom or a Nokia Lumina (the one with a 41 mp camera). You gotta learn how to play with the settings on the app

RErick said:
Really? This is one of the best cameras out there. You're not gonna get much better unless you get a GS4 Zoom or a Nokia Lumina (the one with a 41 mp camera). You gotta learn how to play with the settings on the app
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The OG Note has a much better camera with default settings, in my opinion. What main settings get you good pics on the Note 3?
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Highest quality, image stabilization on, auto mode. Just play with it, it has iso and exposure settings too. I have taken some really sweet long exposure shots with it propped up on a rock that look like they've been taken with slow exposure film.

Ever tried Camera Zoom FX?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.cameraZoom&hl=en
I'm REALLY fond of it. For me I had a lot of issues with the default Note 3 camera app. Forcecloses, videos that randomly kept the torch on until I rebooted... Camera Zoom FX makes it a lot easier to make great use of the Note 3 camera hardware.

BewareAlbatross said:
Ever tried Camera Zoom FX?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.cameraZoom&hl=en
I'm REALLY fond of it. For me I had a lot of issues with the default Note 3 camera app. Forcecloses, videos that randomly kept the torch on until I rebooted... Camera Zoom FX makes it a lot easier to make great use of the Note 3 camera hardware.
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Yeah, but that is only good for up to 8MP processing. I'd rather have the full resolution of what's built in.

RErick said:
Yeah, but that is only good for up to 8MP processing. I'd rather have the full resolution of what's built in.
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Mine goes to 12.8MP (4128x3096). I did notice it didn't do 4k video recording, but I can't find any third-party apps that do that. Does it maybe vary device to device? Might be worth trying out... I know the max MP stated for the Note 3 is 13 but for all I know that's an averages thing. I don't mind losing 0.2MP, since for all I know the full 13 is like I said just raising up.

[Q] Best camera app for low shutter lag?

Anyone have any suggestions for any camera apps that are quick and have low shutter lag? I'm not looking for any fancy effects or anything, just an ability to take photos quickly.
I noticed that the default Moto Camera has a lot of shutter lag.

jamesino said:
Anyone have any suggestions for any camera apps that are quick and have low shutter lag? I'm not looking for any fancy effects or anything, just an ability to take photos quickly.
I noticed that the default Moto Camera has a lot of shutter lag.
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I would also be interested if you find out anything. I've tried the Google stock camera as well, but not sure it's any better. Other possibilities are VCSO Camera or Camera FV-5. Whatever you try and find out, I'd appreciate your thoughts on it. I've tried both, but couldn't say for certain if it was quicker and haven't sat down to methodically test them.

cgalyon said:
I would also be interested if you find out anything. I've tried the Google stock camera as well, but not sure it's any better.
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+1
I was taking pictures at a family BBQ and the lag on the stock camera was between 1 and 3 seconds. Half the pics don't even have the person I was photographing in them. By the time it shot the pic, they had already moved on.
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enriquejones666 said:
+1
I was taking pictures at a family BBQ and the lag on the stock camera was between 1 and 3 seconds. Half the pics don't even have the person I was photographing in them. By the time it shot the pic, they had already moved on.
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Heh, I totally feel you. I have a 10 month old kid that I want to get pictures of while he's doing things, and the shutter lag means lots and lots of blurry pictures. I've often wondered, why is it that we cannot simply pull stills from video? For example, engage a "high-speed camera mode" that captures video for a brief period (~1-3 seconds) and breaks it up as stills that you can then choose. I imagine the image quality in the stills is poor and that you don't notice it while it's in playback mode, but less-than-ideal stills may still be better than blurred single shots. Just a thought... my knowledge of photography is very poor, so I imagine there are definite reasons why this hasn't been done, but I am curious.