Google Camera is Dark again - Nexus 5 General

I am running the latest 5.0 build from Google and my friend is running the latest 4.4.4 build. We are both completely stock and have noticed with the last Camera Update that when you switch to camcorder mode it gets considerably darker. I thought they fixed this issue and yet we have it again.
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jdawg0024 said:
I am running the latest 5.0 build from Google and my friend is running the latest 4.4.4 build. We are both completely stock and have noticed with the last Camera Update that when you switch to camcorder mode it gets considerably darker. I thought they fixed this issue and yet we have it again.
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I think only the viewfinder is dark and not the video recorded ..

nomancoolboy said:
I think only the viewfinder is dark and not the video recorded ..
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Playing the video back seems darker than the environment actually is. Pic 228 is a screen shot from the video and pic 017 is a picture taken
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The videos are darker for me too . i think have done this to maintain the frame rate at 30fps .

nomancoolboy said:
The videos are darker for me too . i think have done this to maintain the frame rate at 30fps .
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That makes sense, but makes the camcorder useless in low light situations.
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jdawg0024 said:
That makes sense, but makes the camcorder useless in low light situations.
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Yeah. . looks like we have to use manual exposure control in google camera .
Turns out doesn't work in video mode .
Other camera apps maybe

nomancoolboy said:
Yeah. . looks like we have to use manual exposure control in google camera .
Turns out doesn't work in video mode .
Other camera apps maybe
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I was about to say that setting isn't available when in video mode. L Camera is promising, but they haven't started with the camcorder yet. Its just pictures
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I think this behavior is intended. I see the same thing happening to my gf's iPhone 6.

Its in every phone... To maintain 30fps.. Before 4.4.2 videos were brighter but at 25fps.. Videos weren't smooth on 25fps hence google modified it

Just forget about "stock", I use simple AOSP and camcorder is actually brighter than actual scene...

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Camera is not good

I have one LG lu6200
Lu6200's picture is better than P880's.
P880 unable to focus,the focusing blur.
My vision is taiwan v10c.
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zhuleicsu said:
I have one LG lu6200
Lu6200's picture is better than P880's.
P880 unable to focus,the focusing blur.
My vision is taiwan v10c.
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upgrade to 10F maybe it help with the focus
Not a big fan of the camera neither, I can't figure out how to take clear pics. Many pics isn't sharp.
I have 3 different camera apps and none of them is good on inside photo..
I have the original app, camera zoom fx and lgcamera, where lgcamera is the worst. Only on auto focus the camera actually focus (original). Still I get pics that isn't sharp.
I'm on 10f... For me it seems like it got worse after the latest update...
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zhuleicsu said:
I have one LG lu6200
Lu6200's picture is better than P880's.
P880 unable to focus,the focusing blur.
My vision is taiwan v10c.
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Join the club.
It's disappointing. Especially compared to my Nokia n8
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axepted said:
Not a big fan of the camera neither, I can't figure out how to take clear pics. Many pics isn't sharp.
I have 3 different camera apps and none of them is good on inside photo..
I have the original app, camera zoom fx and lgcamera, where lgcamera is the worst. Only on auto focus the camera actually focus (original). Still I get pics that isn't sharp.
I'm on 10f... For me it seems like it got worse after the latest update...
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i have lgcamera pro and the free version, images are hits and misses (sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad). im using camera360 and camera zoom fx as well.
have you tried changing the focus mode to fixed, or other modes?
I start to think that the only good camera that LG had, was the Viewty I, Viewty II its not bad too... Instead of learn... they do worst.
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drzygn said:
i have lgcamera pro and the free version, images are hits and misses (sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad). im using camera360 and camera zoom fx as well.
have you tried changing the focus mode to fixed, or other modes?
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Yes..
In the original camera app there's only auto and face reckoning...
In camera zoom fx it won't focus in fixed mode, macro and infinity just taking the pic with ones. Lgcamera is the same and camera360 focused a bit (macro)..
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Dude, it's a phone.. not a camera..
For the job it's good enough...
robster47 said:
Dude, it's a phone.. not a camera..
For the job it's good enough...
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Oh, it's a phone?? Naaah, damn, thought it was a camera....
Well, o2x takes better pics, even my transformer prime takes better photos.. but besides that, I love the phone!
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I don't think it's bad and I don't really have any problems with focusing. I just touch the screen where i want to focus and when it is focused I press the the shutter button (or volume button).
I also had the N8 (well 3 actually) and woow I liked that camera, though I had problems with the screen, pink tint and things like that. After the third phone I took the money back. It would have been very nice if the N8 was an android phone.
I love it too,i hope the next version will better than now:laugh::laugh:
axepted said:
Oh, it's a phone?? Naaah, damn, thought it was a camera....
Well, o2x takes better pics, even my transformer prime takes better photos.. but besides that, I love the phone!
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I love it too,i hope the next version will better than now:laugh::laugh:
I recommend u to use Camera ICS+, I purchased it and it works perfect for me. You may try the free version, which is Camera ICS, it is actually the google stock camera with some mods, but I personally think it is even better than the stock LG camera app, hope u enjoy it.:good:
I use lgCamera, both free and pro version can provide better pictures with ISO and focus control, but sometimes it cannot save picture properly (resulted in picture without thumbnail)
crewol said:
I don't think it's bad and I don't really have any problems with focusing. I just touch the screen where i want to focus and when it is focused I press the the shutter button (or volume button).
I also had the N8 (well 3 actually) and woow I liked that camera, though I had problems with the screen, pink tint and things like that. After the third phone I took the money back. It would have been very nice if the N8 was an android phone.
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hmmm.. the focus doesn't remain after that. sure, you touch to focus, but after five seconds the focus goes off again
drzygn said:
hmmm.. the focus doesn't remain after that. sure, you touch to focus, but after five seconds the focus goes off again
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+1.. same here...
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hmm, my p990 8mp camera are sux too... are LG making sux camera?
isnt the camera from Sony?
drzygn said:
hmmm.. the focus doesn't remain after that. sure, you touch to focus, but after five seconds the focus goes off again
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It is changeable. Current duration is set at 3 seconds. How long do you want it to be?
Code: .field public static final RELEASE_TOUCH_AF_DURATION:I = 0xbb8
where bb8 = 3000 (ms)
ksekhar said:
It is changeable. Current duration is set at 3 seconds. How long do you want it to be?
Code: .field public static final RELEASE_TOUCH_AF_DURATION:I = 0xbb8
where bb8 = 3000 (ms)
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result is the final picture is blurry, and details lost although its tries to focus. its not just the visual part, seems to be a combo

[Q] best filming app

Hello, I new in this phone. I now I use camera Zoom fx for take a picture, its very good quality of pictures. But in stock camera I am able to film just a 30min in HD quality... I want to film more then that. Can Anyone suggest me good filming app that I would be able to film much longer? Like till my memory is full.
scorpio1991 said:
Hello, I new in this phone. I now I use camera Zoom fx for take a picture, its very good quality of pictures. But in stock camera I am able to film just a 30min in HD quality... I want to film more then that. Can Anyone suggest me good filming app that I would be able to film much longer? Like till my memory is full.
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Try modded original camera!
Inviato dal mio LG-P990
The best camera app is the system application the quality of other app are lower
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polimeno said:
The best camera app is the system application the quality of other app are lower
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Ehi don't edit your answer with mine! Thief XD
6 1 Bidone Poli
The modified camera app may adds new features, but does not increase the quality
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I have CM7 nighties, so there is camera app, so you suggest me to use that app for filming? It film pretty good, but I am able to film just 30 in HD quality. can I extend that time? like one hour or two hours?
I tried LG camera pro app. it has a lot of options to capture picture and capture video. But I notice that when I capture video auto focus is not working, not on lg camera pro and no on camcorder (stock cm7) , just focused at beggining and then no focus ;( could it be cm7 bug?
It's not a bug of cm7 is a bug of the app.. However are you sure that with stock camera you can register up to 30 minutes?
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It's not a bug of cm7 is a bug of the app.. However are you sure that with stock camera you can register up to 30 minutes?
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i really ot tested but in quality section is written HD (30m)
Those written have nothing to do with the maximum recording time, the only limit is the free memory in your device
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polimeno said:
Those written have nothing to do with the maximum recording time, the only limit is the free memory in your device
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ok then But I still looking for solution about autofocus... because its not working for me while I taking video
For autofocus I don't know.. maybe is a cm bug, you should expect a fix for your rom or flash a stable version (7.2)
polimeno said:
For autofocus I don't know.. maybe is a cm bug, you should expect a fix for your rom or flash a stable version (7.2)
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maybe... I think I will wait next cm fix

nice camera app from lenovo flagship set with 13mp

Just instal and see the difference. You'll love this camera app with sharp pictures and less noise.
This can be installed on optimus 4x hd. The camera app has functions like hdr , lots of cool effects,
etc.
This app can be downloaded from official Z thread.
I take no credit . Thanks to one who helped to poty this cool camera app.
Official thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2415295
I like it, thanks. Not perfect, some options don't work (eg. shutte sound set to off still plays) and the gallery is portrait only, but quite good app. Only thing left is to see if 5+ MB pics are corrupted like with stock.
Yup, still corrupted :c
Nice app. Burst and panaroma options make the application crash when selected.
You can record videos in gif format and the gallery application is quite good.
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Thnx, I like the app on my 4X HD
Thanks for sharing, really work great on our phone. Though the burst and panaroma mode having bug of crashing, but not big deal to me since never use these 2 features. Importantly is it improve a lot on low light capturing, especially on video mode.
Gallery keep crashing... Camera works on slim..
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Can we have only camera apk, without gallery?
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dev0lver said:
Can we have only camera apk, without gallery?
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I think they are always combined in one app as they are working really close together.
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great share :good:
:good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good::good:
nice
nice, i will try it soon and write my experience
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600389
try this one too. it works for me. almost everything works(low light is working, amazing one. effect works, front camera works, picture in picture works, video recording works, gallery works). the few things that didn't work for me are the burst mode(don't even try to use it, it will drive you crazy), panorama mode(just crash), HDR(?, not sure, takes picture but don't see any differences).
i'm using cyanogenmod 11 official, today's build.
gingerboy92 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600389
try this one too. it works for me. almost everything works(low light is working, amazing one. effect works, front camera works, picture in picture works, video recording works, gallery works). the few things that didn't work for me are the burst mode(don't even try to use it, it will drive you crazy), panorama mode(just crash), HDR(?, not sure, takes picture but don't see any differences).
i'm using cyanogenmod 11 official, today's build.
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i found this ???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600410
glfsd said:
i found this ???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600410
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same thing lol it works great.
after a day, this app went crazy and made my cpu stay at 100% almost all the time.
Deleted it and now its fine
I tried it on CM11 20140107 version and iodak v9.1 and it takes better pictures regarding the frontal camera, while it's the opposite with the main camera.
It has many settings and options and I would recommend it for its pictures taken from the frontal camera.
O.t.: I would like to know if there's any way to improve the brightness of the frontal camera during videocalls..
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Photos comparison new camera Android L (LPX13D) with current app

I took few photos with the new Android L app camera (works only with Nexus 5 and preview LPX13D : https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera/#l-camera ) to compare the current Google Camera app (version 2.3.020)
Current app :
Auto mode :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414062559-img-20141023-130046.jpg
HDR+ :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414062614-img-20141023-130100.jpg
New app with settings (time 1/4 and ISO 100) :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414064483-img-20141023-134115.jpg
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Current app :
Auto mode :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414168029-img-20141024-182112.jpg
HDR+ :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414168120-img-20141024-182056.jpg
New app with settings (time 1/8 and ISO 100) :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414168189-img-20141024-182458.jpg
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Current app :
Auto mode :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414174673-img-20141024-201739.jpg
HDR+ :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414174909-img-20141024-201452.jpg
New app with settings (time 1/1,2 and ISO 200) :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414174980-img-20141024-201227.jpg
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Current app HDR+ :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414065854-img-20141023-140255.jpg
New app with settings (time 1/2 and ISO 800) :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414065944-img-20141023-140339.jpg
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New photos !
Current app :
Auto mode :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414319155-normal.jpg
HDR+ :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414319164-hdr.jpg
New app with settings (time 1/15 ISO 100) :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414319168-new.jpg
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Current app :
Auto mode :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414319174-normal2.jpg
HDR+ :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414319716-img-20141025-172120.jpg
New app with setting (time 1/15 and ISO 100) :
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/43/1414319191-new2.jpg
As soon as possible I will take new pictures
did you shoot DNG's and then edit them, or the photos from the new app are jpg from the app itself ?
I don't found settings to choose JPG or DNG so I don't know but there are the original shoots, I don't made any change
rayiskon said:
did you shoot DNG's and then edit them, or the photos from the new app are jpg from the app itself ?
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I think the app converts them to jpeg.. If u look on the folder, u can see both dng and jpeg files... But what the gallery shows u is the jpeg file not dng
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I think the app converts them to jpeg.. If u look on the folder, u can see both dng and jpeg files... But what the gallery shows u is the jpeg file not dng
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Thanks. I thought there was an option to choose in settings between the 2.
I had to revert to 4.4.4 due to some radio issues, so i was not able to try the app.
i'm actually impressed with the outcome of this app.
rayiskon said:
Thanks. I thought there was an option to choose in settings between the 2.
I had to revert to 4.4.4 due to some radio issues, so i was not able to try the app.
i'm actually impressed with the outcome of this app.
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New camera really make a difference,but its unusable for me because there is no 16:9 format option.Tnx for your effort :good:
slobo2712 said:
New camera really make a difference,but its unusable for me because there is no 16:9 format option.Tnx for your effort :good:
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shoot in 4:3 and crop your photo manually
There is an option for 16:9 in the resolution settings, but as rayiskon said, 16:9 mode just crops the 4:3 picture down to a 6 megapixel 16:9 image. Why not do it yourself, to fit the needs of each individual picture?
I am impressed with the pictures I've taken so far, I didn't expect the camera to perform better with Lollipop. It's a nice surprise =D
Comparison with a Galaxy S5 :
http://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-1000005-1615187-1-0-1-0-apn-nexus-5-vs-galaxy-s5.htm
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I added 2 photos
This has fast become my new favourite thread!
Really impressive what this app is doing / what this phone has been capable of...
Sorry for maybe stupid question, but how did you get that new Lollipop camera? I'm using latest Lollipop preview (LPX13D) and have old camera app.
Maybe it's because I've gapps installed? If so, can someone upload APK of the new camera?
Tomaszal said:
Sorry for maybe stupid question, but how did you get that new Lollipop camera? I'm using latest Lollipop preview (LPX13D) and have old camera app.
Maybe it's because I've gapps installed? If so, can someone upload APK of the new camera?
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https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera
https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera/blob/master/lcamera-debug.apk?raw=true
Its amazing what a raw image can bring you! Does anyone know if the new Google Camera works on the leaked Nexus 6 firmware on ROMs using the LPX13C build?
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Its amazing what a raw image can bring you! Does anyone know if the new Google Camera works on the leaked Nexus 6 firmware on ROMs using the LPX13C build?
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I don't know for LPX13C but officialy it works only on the LPX13D preview.
" Currently, the only supported device is Nexus 5 running Android Lollipop preview (LPX13D)."
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Does your auto focus works??Mine is not working I have to manually adjust..
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I don't know for LPX13C but officialy it works only on the LPX13D preview.
" Currently, the only supported device is Nexus 5 running Android Lollipop preview (LPX13D)."
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Yeah I'd have tested it myself, but I had a couple of bugs with some apps I really needed to use and didn't get to confirm this before switching back to 4.4.4. Maybe I'll do it today, I couldn't get the camera to work anyways so worst case this will either 1.) fix it 2.) do nothing.
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Does your auto focus works??Mine is not working I have to manually adjust..
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Yes and it works fine for me, just a little slower than the kitkat camera focus. And the manual focus is less accurate.
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Falysix said:
Yes and it works fine for me, just a little slower than the kitkat camera focus. And the manual focus is less accurate.
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Mine doesn't seems to work ,everytime I open the app its very dark and stays dark till I manually adjust focus and I tested with everything on auto mode on lcamera and stock google camera,I hardly find any difference(tested indoors),maybe manual settings like yours will give some good results will test more

[App] Moto X Camera [Non Root]

I have recently been using a Moto X Style and enjoyed the camera functions, particularly the touch anywhere on screen to take a shot. I had been searching for a replacement camera on my 6P and found this moded Moto camera.
Please note this is not my work and I am just bringing it to the Nexus 6P communities attention if other users would like to try. All work and credit is thanks to @S0bes. If you use please thanks him in his thread.
This will have working Moto Camera & Gallery. Just go to the source thread HERE, download the 2 apks and install as normal. They will work on unrooted devices.
I haven't fully tested but so far so good for me.
Enjoy
Screen shots
Working great. Thanks!
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Working great. Thanks!
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Your welcome
Awesome!
Can someone share their experience when it comes to the performance of this app vs the stock one?
I really love the new camera but the software/app does seem quite slow especially if you take several HDR photos in a row.
I'd like to know if the Moto X app is any more competent.
Seems faster, if you don't use hdr in Google camera.
But, pictures aren't as good, and are half the size of Google camera.
Stick with Google for best results.
Awesome!!!!
Picture during video
Will this app allow you to take pictures during video?
The gallery app is simple and nice
jeffreynew23 said:
Will this app allow you to take pictures during video?
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Yes it does
The comera app installs but the picture is distorted. The gallery app works wonderfully however. It's really a great gallery app!
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Same think , distorted image
I get opposite orientation on both the back and front cameras (wide is vertical, vertical is wide), no zoom, and no flash. The Gallery is great, so out goes the Photos app.
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The comera app installs but the picture is distorted. The gallery app works wonderfully however. It's really a great gallery app!
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Same thing on Nexus 5X
Harshmage said:
I get opposite orientation on both the back and front cameras (wide is vertical, vertical is wide), no zoom, and no flash. The Gallery is great, so out goes the Photos app.
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I'm having the same problem, on rooted Stock rom and Pure Nexus.
canyoudig_it said:
I'm having the same problem, on rooted Stock rom and Pure Nexus.
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With lates version I have same problem, but Camera(v 5.0.47.7) working very nice .
Thx
dandelio said:
With lates version I have same problem, but Camera(v 5.0.47.7) working very nice .
Thx
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I went straight to the camera version that you mentioned and it's working great. Agree with others about the Gallery being very nice!
I had an X Pure for a week and what I miss most is the exposure compensation slider thing. I find the 6P blows out highlights very easily. So if I focus on a dark area to compensate it lightens everything up but in doing so goes overboard and the bright areas are over brightened. It's basically spot metering but doing it to an extreme in my opinion. If the Motorola camera app worked I would be able to dial it down a bit to my liking but it's not available on the version of the camera that works.
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dandelio said:
With lates version I have same problem, but Camera(v 5.0.47.7) working very nice .
Thx
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That did the trick, thanks!

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