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Is there any possibility to improve the camera on OB?

all the pictures are blurry and the videos taken with the camera stops eventually for half a second (I guess this is because of the stock sdcard).
Is there any possibility to improve the camera performance to get clean pictures?
Thank you in advance,
Haitzo

I've no problem with my camera (good picture) or for video recording (except strange ration for 720p).
I think it's maybe your LG black who has defect ?

I agree with guyTam

I mean with not good light conditions, all the pictures are blurry. I have read the same problem on other users. The video issue is probably because of the stock sd card.
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haitzo said:
I mean with not good light conditions, all the pictures are blurry.
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That's with all phone cameras. They only work in perfect conditions. Sensor is too small for quality photo taking. Maybe with some Carl Zeiss, yes, you will get some nice looking photos.
Does that happen when you take landscape photos or with closer objects too?
I had similar problems with video recording but since started to use NOVA ROM, I don't any more. I have stock SD card.

No problems taking photos to landscapes, just in interiors and night pictures. I am using Pays rom, do you recommend me using nova? I am reading the thread and I thinks is still a little bit buggy?
Thank you

They both work better than stock. Tried both, I like Nova ROM more because of longer (by a lot) battery life. I don't play games so I don't know if they perform different speed wise. There is some bug with SD card but that's all.
If there will be some update for camera app, it will be from LG in next update (I hope). I don't think that anyone else can make any tweaks for stock app. Maybe some other app with filters like unsharp mask in Photoshop could do the trick.

quyTam said:
I've no problem with my camera (good picture) or for video recording (except strange ration for 720p).
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that's what i've noticed also... whenever i take videos and play them on the phone's video player, it looks fine, but when i transfer it to my laptop it looks kinda weird.
btw, the 5mp camera takes very nice stills. best one i had so far.

yeah because the lens sensor is too small; ƒ, shutter speed, can't be compared to real camera & the preview is only 4 inches resized to 800x480 obviously it looks good on phone, for excellent result you may not move/shake at all while taking a shot (if it possible, use a tripod). if the outdoor light is not enough... it can't be helped. ISO adjustment just makes your result even worse. here the example for outdoor shot from my phone:
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not too good for a camera but good enough for camera phone

lesp4ul said:
not too good for a camera but good enough for camera phone
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You are perfectly right

the aspect ratio of the videos recorded needs to be fixed, im surprised that LG hasn't fixed this after so long.
would be epic if devs managed to fix this before LG does

yeomond said:
the aspect ratio of the videos recorded needs to be fixed, im surprised that LG hasn't fixed this after so long.
would be epic if devs managed to fix this before LG does
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And the video format should not 3gp. The encoded results is horrible. Blurred, grainy, and awful audio quality.
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lesp4ul said:
And the video format should not 3gp. The encoded results is horrible. Blurred, grainy, and awful audio quality.
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I agree this one....the video format should be mp4.

I dont know what I did, But i just installed the stock rom after removing Nova. And surprisingly, the camera is taking awesome clicks. No speed lags for shutter/review. Aspect ratios seem fine for videos. And the video quality is amazingly improved.
Did someone just mention that Nova has better battery life ? What about pays ? hows the battery life on that ?

Xperia V night shots :(

Hi, 3 days ago I've bought my Xperia V. After having SGS2 I've expected better photos from phone with Exmor camera. Could You post some Yours photos from Xperia V made in low light ? My photos can be compared to those on this site http://knowyourxperia.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/xperia-z-vs-xperia-v-night-shots-compared/ Is this sensor so crappy ? Even Xperia S (one year old model) has got better camera. The quality of photos is not acceptable. IMHO the problem must be in software because Xperia with the same sensor makes better photos.
Please post some examples from Yours Xperia V in low light condition.

Dont use "AUTO' mode when it comes to Xperia, friend. You have to use manual and configure by yourself ^^

Use night scene. It is really good at low light. When you use auto, ISO is also auto and all hells brake loose
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I'll try night scene and some manual settings however I was ex[ecting that Superior Automode will do much better photos. This mode makes very beautifull photos on Xperia Z. In conlusion - if manual settings would help then Sony should think to improve camera software on Xperia V. Camera should make beautifull photos out of the box like iPhone camera. Maybe it's not the best comparison however apple camera behave much better in low light condition. I know that it's not ther flagship but many people, like me, will buy Xperia V rather then Z because it's more more handy. Not all the people have pianist hands.

j_m_jackowski said:
Camera should make beautifull photos out of the box like iPhone camera.
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My Canon EOS-1D Mark III objects to this statement and says “camera should be set to a proper profile to get the most out of it”.

j_m_jackowski said:
Camera should make beautifull photos out of the box like iPhone camera.
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Do you know who manufactures the camera\sensor for iPhone 5?
Yep. Sony
Anyways.
Try using a different camera-app and modes.
I've taken many photos at night, and I'm overwhelmed by the light it absorbs.
I actually managed to take pictures of the Aurora Borealis.
Look for yourself (yes, they are choppy and of somewhat bad quality. but again, its a phone camera. but still one of the best if not THE best one out there.)
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And so it's said. I've NEVER managed to take photos of the aurora borealis with a phone before, and I've tried with iPhone, SGS2, Xperia Arc S, Xperia S and the Lumia 800. The Xperia V was the first one where I actually saw some of the lighting take shape on the picture.

Awesome, thanks for sharing those pictures. While they may not be compared to professional shots, the fact that you took them with your phone makes them feel somehow "closer".
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I have found Superior Auto mode to not be the best setting for the phone even though its supposed to its self automatically pick the best setting and through this setting it's automatic for when you use the sleep to snap function it shoots picks at 12 megapixels instead of 13 in this mode
Though I have a T and not a V I believe there close enough.
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Well, i dont think so Xperia V camera is so bad as photos , maybe different settings maybe other conditions ... i dont know .. here is photo taken by me ...

mundy725 said:
Well, i dont think so Xperia V camera is so bad as photos , maybe different settings maybe other conditions ... i dont know .. here is photo taken by me ...
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Yours photo is resized. Let me see 100% crop. from original size.

Extra resolution is there to allow editing and downsizing.
If you actually use full-size 12-13 Mpix photos anywhere outside of professional publishing and/or use smartphone photos for professional publishing, I don't really have anything to say that would not be insulting in one way or another.
The quality of a 12 Mpix smartphone camera image itself does not matter. What matters is what quality will a 1920×1600 (or less) image produced from it have.

Torres77an said:
I have found Superior Auto mode to not be the best setting for the phone even though its supposed to its self automatically pick the best setting and through this setting it's automatic for when you use the sleep to snap function it shoots picks at 12 megapixels instead of 13 in this mode
Though I have a T and not a V I believe there close enough.
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Superior Auto actually made the best pics in difficult conditions in my case....
But for the night the Night Mode...

j_m_jackowski said:
Yours photo is resized. Let me see 100% crop. from original size.
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http://www.mediafire.com/view/?064l0tknb2dvtla
I think problem in JB , All the Xperias get same options like V in camera settings ...

i think this is good for xperia v, and it better than iphone 5 as my experience...
But i cannot post my shot here by the forum rule ... let do this
ttp://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o587/blaue2/Xperia%20V/DSC_0005.jpg

jerrychf said:
i think this is good for xperia v, and it better than iphone 5 as my experience...
But i cannot post my shot here by the forum rule ... let do this
ttp://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o587/blaue2/Xperia%20V/DSC_0005.jpg
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Amazing Photo. What I've noticed. When making photo in night mode camera is not using high iso, it uses longer time to make photo. The problem is stabilization of camera

good hardware with poor software optimization. same goes with my xperia tx. i thinks they just to much compressed the image data make picture so poor. i think my old dead nokia n8 better take picture and video quality

We are missing something .... Personally i think , after updating JB camera quality get down ... reason is marketing ( selling Z ) later when we will get any JB update it will be fix ... maybe i am wrong ...

I also feel that my V's camera capability went down after updating to JB...

Post Pictures Taken with Xperia Z

Hi guys,
The best thing after design is Camera of Xperia Z, post some cool shots taken with your XZ (plz post 1image per post)
Note: If you like anybody's pics HIT THANKS !!!
Just to start here is mine.
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This was taken with hdr camera+ in quite low light.
Was comparing different camera apps last night.
Unfortunately the stock camera app either blurred it out, or fired flash and I got a blue white glare.

fards said:
This was taken with hdr camera+ in quite low light.
Was comparing different camera apps last night.
Unfortunately the stock camera app either blurred it out, or fired flash and I got a blue white glare.
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Dude, can you post the same shot taken by default camera !!
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auto+

Stock camera auto+
obviously flash fired, unfortunately it appears to cause a glare

Stock camera forced hDr no flash (same as the hdr camera+ app)
As I said I think the stock app(appears to be customized Corel suite that several oems use) is the issue with this device.

fards said:
Stock camera forced hDr no flash (same as the hdr camera+ app)
As I said I think the stock app(appears to be customized Corel suite that several oems use) is the issue with this device.
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so for now which camera app you would suggest? thanks.

Picture taken in low light - My Ipad Mini
Auto Mode
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fards said:
Stock camera forced hDr no flash (same as the hdr camera+ app)
As I said I think the stock app(appears to be customized Corel suite that several oems use) is the issue with this device.
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I just spilled tea all over myself laughing at your signature.
Wow..

fards said:
That phones too big!
why?
have you never held anything bigger than 4" in your hand? .
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LOL for ur Signature !!

All done in superior auto mode:

Akiainavas said:
All done in superior auto mode:
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Wow, I love the first one. I can't wait to take pictures of the beach!

MY little baby....it just rotate in the weird way lol.

I have done some tests today, simply to compare HDR and non-HDR photos (both in Normal Mode)
Without HDR :
With HDR :
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Without HDR :
With HDR :
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Without HDR :
With HDR :
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Without HDR :
With HDR :
Personally I think that in most cases HDR are a bit washed out.
HDR processing engine in XZ is not the best (I know what I am talking about, been doing photos for years ... with 60D, now with 7D over a year, processing with PS CS3, CS4 and now CS5).
What do you think guys ?

personally I think it's not post-processing the HDR properly, it's just saving the last exposure, (the stock camera takes 3 the same as the hdr+ app) then combines them.
You can see the different ones appear in the thumbnail preview in the stock camera app when you take a hdr photo, the last one is the one that shows up.
Must have a look at the logs, see if there's anything obvious.

fards said:
personally I think it's not post-processing the HDR properly, it's just saving the last exposure, (the stock camera takes 3 the same as the hdr+ app) then combines them.
You can see the different ones appear in the thumbnail preview in the stock camera app when you take a hdr photo, the last one is the one that shows up.
Must have a look at the logs, see if there's anything obvious.
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I wouldnt fully agree that it shows last from the 3. If it was, buildings would be properly exposed and the sky much over exposed. Like you can see this is not the case as the sky is still properly exposed.
Where to find these logs ?
I believe you are not talking about picture EXIF ?

Akiainavas said:
All done in superior auto mode:
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Looks like Basingstoke!
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here mine. one with auto and the other using panorama.

There's something wrong with some of your cameras,
it makes the sky look blue...
When everyone in the UK knows that it's grey
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trickyhenry said:
Looks like Basingstoke!
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Because it is
fards said:
There's something wrong with some of your cameras,
it makes the sky look blue...
When everyone in the UK knows that it's grey
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I've seen the sun yesterday. I know, shocking!

LG Camera App for all Roms

Hi,
I make my presence again with the LG Camera App for all roms. It was not my work. All credits go to sefnap for modding the LG Camera app to work on all roms. It also has a lot of features like the Lenovo Camera App and one specialty is that this app has video light functionality too. Has a minor bug that the dual camera doesn't work but rest seems fine here. Hope you enjoy
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DOWNLOAD: LG Camera App​
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Error parsing package.
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installed for me ..try downloading again ^

Thanks...but it doesn't work on Omni ROM
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For me on eXistenZ v4.1.0 working perfect
Thanks:good:

Working on my Z and i can say the Pictures are much better than Original Camera thx for share :good:

Don't work on asylums 4.4.
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I was searching for this from months now. A lot of stuff doesn't work like manual focus, dual shot, and u can't review captured images from the app itself
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As far as I can see picture quality is better than stock app, or the lenovo app.

radoshka said:
As far as I can see picture quality is better than stock app, or the lenovo app.
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The picture quality is better in honami camera, BTW i don't know about stock camera.

FC on NEXUS 5 PORT 4.4 KRT16S for Nexus 4
:|

VR panorama not working
I downloaded LG Camera specifically to try the VR panorama on PACMAN rom 1113. Tried with at 13 mb resolution and I get a green screen in the area where the camera image should be. It seems the app is not reading the camera inthat setting. All other settins seem to work, excpt dual camera, as stated in op.
Lenovo Camera does not have VR pano ou similar, AFAIK, and honami camera does not work on Pacman rom, so, I'll have to keep looking:silly:

Lenovo camera was way better! Sharper pictures, this one is only better than stock one but worse than all others ... go with ProCapture Pro

All i wanted was manual focus... @op will this be updated?

Not work with ART.
Ok with dalvik
CM11 official

Nice app... downloaded
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Are people really sure about their "this cam is worse than the others" ideas, and so? I mean, how would an app make the camera better? Other than direct JPG compression, then I dont really see how. For me its more about the features of the camera. This APP FC's alot for me but once I got to start a recording, it seems to have a pause & continue, while recording, feature. Something I'd really like and something I don't understand why isn't in the stock Sony cam app.

NEW: LGCamera Port for Android 4.3 ALL and i9500/i9505
NEW: LGCamera Port for Android 4.3 ALL and i9500/i9505
Hi Guys,
I have compiled the latest LGCamera App and its supporting depedancy libraries to make it work on Android 4.3 General ALL and i9500/i9505. This is a tested package and All the features are working as expected. Device to Device features might work or might not work.
"BSDgeek_Jake_LGCamera_Port_AndroidGeneric4.3ALL_i9500_i9505_CWM" to be Flashed from CWM recovery.
"BSDgeek_Jake_LGCamera_Port_AndroidGeneric4.3ALL_i9500_i9505_MANUAL" to be extracted to '/system' and manually set permissions to '0.0' (root:root) and '644' (rw-r-r). You might want to use "Root Explorer" to achieve this or your prefered explorer which has root capability.
NOTE: Before doing any modification to your device, please Remember to take Backup for your Device through CWM. Although i have tested this package thoroughly and found no issues BUT I am not responsible for any issues which might arise.
Credits:
Camera App from sefnap
LIBs directly Ported by me from G2 dump and Generic Cross-Compiled.

Kocayine said:
Are people really sure about their "this cam is worse than the others" ideas, and so? I mean, how would an app make the camera better? Other than direct JPG compression, then I dont really see how. For me its more about the features of the camera. This APP FC's alot for me but once I got to start a recording, it seems to have a pause & continue, while recording, feature. Something I'd really like and something I don't understand why isn't in the stock Sony cam app.
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The Camera Hardware is the Cake but Software algorithm is also part of the story. Through software pre/post-processing algorithm one can achieve the best out of the existing Hardware and its almost close to the Best it can get. Filters algorithms make it more Professional.
Few of of the Apps which i see has this potential and excell in Image processing. OEM Apps i exclude due to lesser configuration options.
Holo Camera PLUS (Best i have seen)
Camera360 Ultimate (this has got some excellent imaging capabilities)
Snap Camera HDR (Perfect for HDR Imaging)
Camera FV-5 (Extensive Configuration Options, This is only for PRO Users)
Camera Awesome (Good to Have)
I hope i answered yours... Cheers.

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You sure did answer, thanks. Also, regarding your fixed LG Cam you posted in one post earlier, I downloaded the manual install version. I'm gonna assume the "lib" files are crucial to makes this camera app work? There wont be trouble, by changing the lib files, with other camera apps or so?

[Q] Any way to improve poor camera results?

The Xperia T is an amazing phone. Coming from an HTC Sensation, it seems like an improvement in almost all aspects:
1. The svelte matte design is definitely an improvement with excellent weight distribution.
2. Faster Processor
3. More RAM and more Internal Space
4. NFC
5. Official support till 4.3
Having said all that, the camera is a bit of a disappointment. For me, I find the current pictures overexposed and no saturation in colors, with lots of noise. (The noise is unbelievable) The algorithm compresses the pictures a little too much. I expected better from a 13 megapixel camera and that too from Sony.
In my Sensation with its 8MP camera, I am using an AOSP 4.2 release, whose camera apk allows me to select picture quality and I set it to Super. The resulting pictures are larger in size (4.0 MB - 5.69MB) but a joy to see with wonderful exposure balance and no noise in morning shots. I tried the same with Xperia T, but even when selecting Super or using Stock Rom, the camera is still not working up to par. I have tested the Xperia T camera on stock, OmniRom and CM Roms
I was just wondering, is this hardware limitation or the software/kernel is to blame?
Hope to hear from all on this. Thank you.

ib.ch said:
The Xperia T is an amazing phone. Coming from an HTC Sensation, it seems like an improvement in almost all aspects:
1. The svelte matte design is definitely an improvement with excellent weight distribution.
2. Faster Processor
3. More RAM and more Internal Space
4. NFC
5. Official support till 4.3
Having said all that, the camera is a bit of a disappointment. For me, I find the current pictures overexposed and no saturation in colors, with lots of noise. (The noise is unbelievable) The algorithm compresses the pictures a little too much. I expected better from a 13 megapixel camera and that too from Sony.
In my Sensation with its 8MP camera, I am using an AOSP 4.2 release, whose camera apk allows me to select picture quality and I set it to Super. The resulting pictures are larger in size (4.0 MB - 5.69MB) but a joy to see with wonderful exposure balance and no noise in morning shots. I tried the same with Xperia T, but even when selecting Super or using Stock Rom, the camera is still not working up to par. I have tested the Xperia T camera on stock, OmniRom and CM Roms
I was just wondering, is this hardware limitation or the software/kernel is to blame?
Hope to hear from all on this. Thank you.
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Try the Cyber Shot camera mod for XT and XV by (I think) Rizal Lovins.. It has all software values maxed, for optimum quality.
Should be somewhere in the Xperia T Themes and Mods section.
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Try using 3rd party app, camera 360 or vignette, it does not compress pic that much
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arctic02 said:
Try using 3rd party app, camera 360 or vignette, it does not compress pic that much
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I can also recommend Camera MX, as it does not only provide a very potent image editor featuring HDR and probably everything else you desire, but also lets you scale your desired image encoding quality completely freely from 0 to 100 (which is basically what every camera mod does).
Also, this camera app makes our phones able to even create 16:9 images at 13MP, unlike the stock 4:3 format at this resolution.
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WhiteNeo said:
I can also recommend Camera MX, as it does not only provide a very potent image editor featuring HDR and probably everything else you desire, but also lets you scale your desired image encoding quality completely freely from 0 to 100 (which is basically what every camera mod does).
Also, this camera app makes our phones able to even create 16:9 images at 13MP, unlike the stock 4:3 format at this resolution.
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But all these are just tricks, that have very little in common with quality improvement. You can't produce a 13MP 16:9 photo when the phone sensor is 13MP at 4:3. It's only an interpolation, I can aswell make a software that will create 1000MP image from our phones, but the image quality will be questionable at least
As for the question, you can alyways try different settings/scenes. Also you might have faulty unit with bad camera, post the photos you believe are poor and we might be able to help.
Also, Sony last years have been pretty bad at camera quality. I say it's hardware, camera in Xperia T is not bad, but it ain't awesome either. Just have a look at this comparison from GSMArena, both pics scaled to 8MP, you can clearly see that HTC Sensation is superior.
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