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Camera quality fix!!!

I simply couldnt stand how poor the picture quality was on my new bionic, so i started exploring ways to make them batter. And im happy to report, I did! I got an application from the market called camera zoom fx, and i promise you, the picture quality is like day and night, so it IS NOT, a hardware issue, its definitely a software issue. you can even change the location it saves the pics to so they save to the camera roll in your gallery just like the stock blur camera app, and you can set it as your default camera. below i have to example pictures i took under low lighting with the flash on. See for yourselves, but since this application has now been rought to everyones attention, i hope we dont have to hear about how ****ty our camera is in all the threads anymore... this is proof the camera isnt bad, the software it uses is... If you have any questions on how to setup the app or anything else, post here or PM me...

A $5 fix
But yes, this is a good app, and definitely proves that it isn't a hardware limitation.
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Found it a little cheaper over on Mobility Market.

I ponied up the 5 bux. Well worth it.
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I like Camera 360 alot, its what I've been using to shoot.
I use the HDR(Heavy) feature alot, make stuff look, better.

Is really worth I mean I found version 2.5 for free in internet and really not too good for the $5 but maybe im wrong since latest version is 3.1.4
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denpad2010 said:
Is really worth I mean I found version 2.5 for free in internet and really not too good for the $5 but maybe im wrong since latest version is 3.1.4
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I found a 3.0.2v on the internet and it was not as good as the stock 1 on the bionic, it was infact worse, so for me i will be using the stock cam app from the bionic, but thanks for sharing

I find that the AOSP camera takes pictures 150% better that the blur based one... this is why I am going to include that as the default camera app in Liberty
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MIUI camera works quite well if you're rooted...very fast focus and great pics.
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kejar31 said:
I find that the AOSP camera takes pictures 150% better that the blur based one... this is why I am going to include that as the default camera app in Liberty
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any ETA on liberty?? cant wait for it!! and to the users saying it isnt worth it, yet your using old versions.... HAS IT EVER OCCURED THAT THE REASON NEW VERSIONS ARE PUT OUT IS CAUSE THEYRE BETTER THEN THE OLD ONES??? IF YOU WANT THE NEW ONE BUT DONT WANNA PONY UP THE 5 BUCKS USE 4SHARD AND FIND THE RIGHT VERSION!!!

kejar31 said:
I find that the AOSP camera takes pictures 150% better that the blur based one... this is why I am going to include that as the default camera app in Liberty
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...But does the AOSP camera do 1080p video in H264 format like the stock one?

okashira said:
...But does the AOSP camera do 1080p video in H264 format like the stock one?
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i dont know about aosp, but i know that i couldnt find any 3rd party camcorder apps, and the videos on the stock app look just as horrible as the pics when watching them on the phone, but when theyre hooked up to the tv via hdmi they look really great... audio is a lil too sensitive though, if theres a light breeze it sounds like your in the middle of a frickin tornado.. lol

Enzopreme said:
i dont know about aosp, but i know that i couldnt find any 3rd party camcorder apps, and the videos on the stock app look just as horrible as the pics when watching them on the phone, but when theyre hooked up to the tv via hdmi they look really great... audio is a lil too sensitive though, if theres a light breeze it sounds like your in the middle of a frickin tornado.. lol
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That's kind of why I'm afraid of touching any camera but the blur one...because often times the camcorder doesn't make use of the noise canceling mics, doesn't do HD quality, and doesn't work with the FFC.

So the camcorder doesn't work on this all, either? Wish I would have known this before the refund period ended

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So the camcorder doesn't work on this all, either? Wish I would have known this before the refund period ended
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It works.
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With camera zoom fx I can't video record when I click video take me to the stock camera app
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Camera360 just blows this stock camera away.
I was in a dark room and got 100% focus on items that the stock camera couldn't and wouldn't touch.
Not very stable but I'd rather have great pictures instead of blurry **** quality. I don't have a doubt that the Bionic will gain some attention of the developer and they'll be able to fix the camera sometimes FC..
I spent the first two weeks on trying to get this camera to take a decent picture in low light and the results were never that great. Took one photo with Camera360 and it was a night and day difference.

denpad2010 said:
With camera zoom fx I can't video record when I click video take me to the stock camera app
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thats cause its not a video recorder, its only a camera, so yes, when u click it, its gonna direct you to the stock app.

I purchased this a long time ago, and I'm glad that I'm finally using it.
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Enzopreme said:
thats cause its not a video recorder, its only a camera, so yes, when u click it, its gonna direct you to the stock app.
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That's ok since really stock video recorder os not too bad just want o know and make sure om doing right thanks
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AOSP/CM10.1

Hey, I know this has been asked before, but no one seems to be answereing clearly, when can we expect AOSP roms on the HTC One, like, are we waiting for something? Or is it just that no ones tried yet?
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l.m.prowse said:
Hey, I know this has been asked before, but no one seems to be answereing clearly, when can we expect AOSP roms on the HTC One, like, are we waiting for something? Or is it just that no ones tried yet?
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NOW. GO TEST COME ON RUN FASTER GOOO
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229335

MacHackz said:
NOW. GO TEST COME ON RUN FASTER GOOO
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229335
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lol nice
but I'm wondering why you'd go AOSP on this... the allure of this phone is the Zoe camera, the sense 5.0, and then software features... otherwise it's just a nice phone with a good design
I love AOSP and all, but stock experience is something I'd rather have on a phone with crappy UI (like the RAZR HD).

I love sense tbh, and ideally I'd like a de-sensed Rom, so I can keep the camera and such, but I think aosp looks soo much nicer, it's soo clean and smooth, and you can also get the newest features without having to wait months for HTC
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Not to mention CRT and six axis compatibility.

dladz said:
Not to mention CRT and six axis compatibility.
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Didn't you sell yours
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l.m.prowse said:
I love sense tbh, and ideally I'd like a de-sensed Rom, so I can keep the camera and such, but I think aosp looks soo much nicer, it's soo clean and smooth, and you can also get the newest features without having to wait months for HTC
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Technically, but only if we get S-OFF so that the kernel doesn't have to be locked to whatever version of ROM that HTC has released.

htowngator said:
lol nice
but I'm wondering why you'd go AOSP on this... the allure of this phone is the Zoe camera, the sense 5.0, and then software features... otherwise it's just a nice phone with a good design
I love AOSP and all, but stock experience is something I'd rather have on a phone with crappy UI (like the RAZR HD).
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Not for me. The allure of this device is it's hardware (CPU/GPU, metal unibody design, etc). I could care less about the camera since I rarely take pictures. And you can get cutting edge software enhancements that the OEMs can't/won't supply you with CM10.1.
If they come out with a VZW version, that's the first thing I'm going to do, is try and get CM10.1 on it (maybe at CM11 by this time).

Nexus 4.0 Camera on Xperia z

Hi there,
I am fine with the camera, except the panorama mode. Ive seen Panorama modes on Samsung devices. its much better. specially the sphare 360 thingy for nexus 4.
Is there a way we could get that working in xperia z? I saw someone made it up for Motorola...
Thanks.

Sweep panorama works just fine, good detail as well.
It works better in good light, btw.

mtechfan said:
Sweep panorama works just fine, good detail as well.
It works better in good light, btw.
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5 out of ten I get, "please move slower" or "please move faster" and also you cant stoop when eveer you want you have to keep going to the end.
You should see the ones on Samsung and you will agree. I never had a problem with those. took awesome pictures.

mtechfan said:
Sweep panorama works just fine, good detail as well.
It works better in good light, btw.
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just watch this/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyn1xgPcevI

No repliet?
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Photo sphere (360 thing you mentioned from nexus 4) is nexus ONLY. If you want that, buy a nexus. Theres probably an app or would be one day that replicates it.
Coming from a galaxy s 2 I'd say the panorama mode on the XZ absolutely dominates the S2. Can't comment on the successors to the s2 though.
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DreadPirateDan said:
Photo sphere (360 thing you mentioned from nexus 4) is nexus ONLY. If you want that, buy a nexus. Theres probably an app or would be one day that replicates it.
Coming from a galaxy s 2 I'd say the panorama mode on the XZ absolutely dominates the S2. Can't comment on the successors to the s2 though.
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Whatvtypebof answer is that? If i like a software on a phone i should go buy a it? Lol
Its a software smartie, with making a few adjustments, you should be able to run it on not only z, but any phone with android and gravity sensors.
And i had s 2 lte which is a lot different than s2. Its a 1.5 dual core. Z kicks its ass in every aspect, but panaramic mode sucks.
Just the fact that u cant stop when u want is annoying enough, let alone the speed problem...
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DreadPirateDan said:
Photo sphere (360 thing you mentioned from nexus 4) is nexus ONLY. If you want that, buy a nexus. Theres probably an app or would be one day that replicates it.
Coming from a galaxy s 2 I'd say the panorama mode on the XZ absolutely dominates the S2. Can't comment on the successors to the s2 though.
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You can get photosphere on jb 4.2 camera.
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I see, so it seems that it has been ported around indeed. For a long time every cm dev and his dog have been forever repeating themselves that it is nexus only site to sources or proprietary. I guess something has changed since then, my bad.
I really can't understand what is happening with you and your device to be having such a bad experience with the camera though. My one is far simpler smoother and faster than any phone I've seen using it (Motorola milestone 2, desire HD, s2, EVO 3d and most recently iPhone 5)
My camera did go all crappy in the first week and I had to clear the app data to get it working properly again, maybe it's worth a shot?
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Some questions before I say goodbye to Samsung

Having decided the s4 still suffers from a laggy touchwiz from playing with 2 store demo models last week, and being impressed by the ones smoothness in another store; I'm seriously considering buying a one having had a galaxy S1, 2+3.
I have a few questions if people don't mind answering:
1. I'm not sure if I like blink feed and read you can't disable it. Would using a different launcher or will only a modified rom sort this?
2. Does adding a few widgets to your home screen cause any lag in scrolling?
3. Anyone had an s3 and can tell me what battery life is like in comparison?
4. I like smart stay, I gather there's an app that does similar. How well does it work on the one?
5. Is rooting as easy and safe, ie hiding for warranty returns?
6. Any previous s3 users really noticing the contrast difference ie not so good blacks? I've had amoled for 3 years now
Sorry it's long but thanks if you can answer.
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1) A different launcher or rom would remove BlinkFeed.
2) No lag. I have 6 screens and 15+ widgets and I don't see any lag.
3) I've never had an S3, but looking at the data, the HTC One battery is better than S3 but not as good as S4.

3. Check the anandtech comparison between the one and s4, they have the one ahead. The browsing time is excellent on the one.
4. Is smart stay the feature that stops the screen timing out if you're looking at it? If so, it's built into sense.
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Jme369 said:
3. Check the anandtech comparison between the one and s4, they have the one ahead. The browsing time is excellent on the one.
4. Is smart stay the feature that stops the screen timing out if you're looking at it? If so, it's built into sense.
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Yes smart stay is just that, built in you say? Excellent
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Thanks guys
How about 5&6 then? Any ex s3 users here?
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skibadee said:
Having decided the s4 still suffers from a laggy touchwiz from playing with 2 store demo models last week, and being impressed by the ones smoothness in another store; I'm seriously considering buying a one having had a galaxy S1, 2+3.
I have a few questions if people don't mind answering:
1. I'm not sure if I like blink feed and read you can't disable it. Would using a different launcher or will only a modified rom sort this?
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At the moment, there is no way to disable BF on Sense. I don't know of any ROM that has this yet either.
A new launcher will remove it though (and enable more than 5 screens)
2. Does adding a few widgets to your home screen cause any lag in scrolling?
3. Anyone had an s3 and can tell me what battery life is like in comparison?
4. I like smart stay, I gather there's an app that does similar. How well does it work on the one?
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Can't comment.
5. Is rooting as easy and safe, ie hiding for warranty returns?
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Easy and safe yet. But hiding for warranty?
Once you unlock the bootloader, it will say TAMPERED in HBoot. There is no way around this as of yet. If this voids warrenty, I guess it depends on your carrier, or how HTCs view on it.
6. Any previous s3 users really noticing the contrast difference ie not so good blacks? I've had amoled for 3 years now
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I had a SNS before, it had a AMOLED screen, but obviously not as good as the S3. Personally I haven't noticed anything bad that makes me not like the screen. It could be that it doesn't bother me/I don't use it for applications that require top grade screens/the jump from SNS to ONE is big enough to shadow the display technology.
This is really subjective, you'll have to try them out your self.

xGary said:
1) A different launcher or rom would remove BlinkFeed.
2) No lag. I have 6 screens and 15+ widgets and I don't see any lag.
3) I've never had an S3, but looking at the data, the HTC One battery is better than S3 but not as good as S4.
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SmartStay is not available on sense. The phone will turn off whether you look at it or not.
I think, this is the only feature I'm missing.
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Sibbi said:
SmartStay is not available on sense. The phone will turn off whether you look at it or not.
I think, this is the only feature I'm missing.
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Ahh, so there isn't a sense equivalent? I actually meant a 3rd party app on play store, looking at comments though they all seem to crash the camera doh!
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beware from the nexus 4 camera app

Okay this thread should be in all android phones forums... My brother have the htc sensation xl and he installed the nexus 4 camera app on it (without root and everything just install.. and it have the 4.3 camera interface) so today I was shooting some pics from the app and I Received a viber massage and when the viber popup showed up the camera closed and I entered the app again it says "can't connect to camera" just like the n4 tried to enter the stock sense camera and even not working until I restart the.phone please get another camera app because this stock app cause hardware problems to my n4 And the front camera is not working... Thank you for reading...

It was probably your phone's hardware problem, not the camera app, since it is just copied from s4 GE ROM.
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works perfectly here, and the new 4.3 camera app has been working without a single issue. the htc sensation would need a camera app developed for it to work perfectly on it, the sensation and n4 do have different hardware. plus its not a hardware problem for you, its a software problem if a reboot fixes it.

simms22 said:
works perfectly here, and the new 4.3 camera app has been working without a single issue. the htc sensation would need a camera app developed for it to work perfectly on it, the sensation and n4 do have different hardware. plus its not a hardware problem for you, its a software problem if a reboot fixes it.
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I think he means that even after reboot the camera doesn't work. But I don't think this is a camera app's fault
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It is working fine on my N4. I have been using it since it was leaked. It is not surprising to hear of issues with the Sensation due to the HTC framework. Remember, as it is, it was pulled from a Samsung rom.
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gallardo5 said:
I think he means that even after reboot the camera doesn't work. But I don't think this is a camera app's fault
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i dont know, he said.. "and even not working until I restart the.phone", which is a typical way to fix a camera software glitch. deleting the data from the gallery app works if its a data corruption issue.

gallardo5 said:
It was probably your phone's hardware problem, not the camera app, since it is just copied from s4 GE ROM.
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if it was a hardware problem the front camera should be not working from the day i bought it ... but it was working :cyclops:

simms22 said:
works perfectly here, and the new 4.3 camera app has been working without a single issue. the htc sensation would need a camera app developed for it to work perfectly on it, the sensation and n4 do have different hardware. plus its not a hardware problem for you, its a software problem if a reboot fixes it.
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fernandezhjr said:
It is working fine on my N4. I have been using it since it was leaked. It is not surprising to hear of issues with the Sensation due to the HTC framework. Remember, as it is, it was pulled from a Samsung rom.
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ok .. i think ihave to replace my cam app on my n4

gallardo5 said:
I think he means that even after reboot the camera doesn't work. But I don't think this is a camera app's fault
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yes it works when i reboot , clear data on my n4 but the front cam is not working anymore

okay my phone now in warranty on lg .. and i think now they replacing my f-cam to new one ... i made this topic for those who receiving the "cant connect to camera" problem and help them and try to use another app or maybe ...just my device have this prob ...1 from a million lol

I'm just curious why the hell everyone keeps calling it the 4.3 camera? . Last I checked the GE phones are running 4.2.2.
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meedoo1997 said:
okay my phone now in warranty on lg .. and i think now they replacing my f-cam to new one ... i made this topic for those who receiving the "cant connect to camera" problem and help them and try to use another app or maybe ...just my device have this prob ...1 from a million lol
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I'm sure your camera was fine..
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What the hell, why are you on the phone to LG for a replacement? "Cannot connect to camera" means the camera is in use, be that from a anti-theft software, to malware, or just another camera app..
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Smallsmx3 said:
I'm just curious why the hell everyone keeps calling it the 4.3 camera? . Last I checked the GE phones are running 4.2.2.
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The interface for "4.3 camera" was first leaked on the N4 running 4.3, but when the GE devices came out, they had the "4.3 camera" preloaded

Did you try a factory reset before returning?
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Same happened to me on AOKP latest nightly, but with stock camera.
On previous phones, and various ROMs also happened once or twice, so i guess it's just some litlle bug, and definitly not hardware issue, but maybe Android itself

The app crashed and it was still connected to the camera. If you'd gone into the recent apps list or the application settings menu and killed it, it would have fixed the problem. The Android OS only allows one app to connect to the camera at a time as outlined in the SDK Documentation. Even the stock camera apps do this from time to time with third party apps (like Instagram) that also use the camera. No big deal.

He's probably worried it's related to prism wanting his smurf pron, spying on him randomly.
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MrDarkKV said:
What the hell, why are you on the phone to LG for a replacement? "Cannot connect to camera" means the camera is in use, be that from a anti-theft software, to malware, or just another camera app..
Well I had too many of apps that use the camera and in the beginning the can't connect to cam it was not a big deal to me but when it started to show up every time I open the cam from the lock screen... And when I switch to f-cam it not working I tried fac reset
and another rom and it still ...but my question. Is when I get back the n4 which camera app do i use... I'm afraid from the stock ...
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Richieboy67 said:
Did you try a factory reset before returning?
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man I even tried to replace rom an it still not working

meedoo1997 said:
man I even tried to replace rom an it still not working
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I'm talking about bringing it back to total stock. Make a nandroid back up first then use easy nexus toolkit and bring it all the way back to stock. It could be a driver issue or something like that or some kind of a conflict caused by an app or something.