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[APP][CAMERA-MOD][7.1.X] Collection camera Modded [NEWS][12/08]

@Arnova8G2 starting this thread for Mi Max 2. Please feel free to edit the content.

i can warmheartedly recommend this website right here: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
listing all current GCam ports from the most important devs in that area
At the moment, it looks like the Arnova8G2 ports are the most compatible ones with our Mi Max 2 phones. v1.2 doesnt have Portrait Mode but works flawlessly including HDR+ Enhanced and basically all Phone Model HDR+ modes. All v1.3 and v1.4 ports dont work well on our phones (lots of black screens). v1.5 beta works better and also includes a working Portrait Mode, however only "Nexus 6" Auto and "Pixel 2017 ZSL HDR no PD" Phone models work concerning HDR+, all others cause a black screen. Thus, HDR+ Enhanced is not available.
So its either v1.2 including HDR+ Enhanced due to lots of HDR+ phone models working properly, but without Portrait Mode
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v1.5 including Portrait Mode but only with regular HDR+ due to just two phone modes working for HDR+
cheers!

Updated to V1.5Beta 2 and it's a lot better, Potraits works front and back. Motion took picture but nothing is saved.
I noticed Nexus 6 is really slow in processing
EDIT: Pixel 2017 ZSL HDR No PD/Pixel2 seems faster but stuck at processing HDR+ in gallery and photo never saved

silverstream said:
Updated to V1.5Beta 2 and it's a lot better, Potraits works front and back. Motion took picture but nothing is saved.
I noticed Nexus 6 is really slow in processing
EDIT: Pixel 2017 ZSL HDR No PD/Pixel2 seems faster but stuck at processing HDR+ in gallery and photo never saved
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yes thats the same experience i am having. only nexus 6 auto works, unfortunately.
in what way is v1.5 beta 2 better? please specify...
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jbmc83 said:
yes thats the same experience i am having. only nexus 6 auto works, unfortunately.
in what way is v1.5 beta 2 better? please specify...
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Was referring to 1.5b2 better than v1.4 ?

Suggest to merge with another thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max-2/help/google-hdr-camera-t3729220

silverstream said:
Suggest to merge with another thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max-2/help/google-hdr-camera-t3729220
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good idea
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It does not work when you try to make a video with the rear camera with the video stabilizer.

jbmc83 said:
good idea
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Bro can you please s suggest which version to use with which settings that work with video mode too? Currently using v1. 5 beta of arnova and video mode isn't working on nexus 6 settings

Ruguoli said:
It does not work when you try to make a video with the rear camera with the video stabilizer.
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works fine here. arnova8g2 v1.5 beta1, beta2 and stable...
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ridershahmir said:
Bro can you please s suggest which version to use with which settings that work with video mode too? Currently using v1. 5 beta of arnova and video mode isn't working on nexus 6 settings
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arnova8g2 v1.5 beta1, beta2 and stable all work fine, including all video resolutions back and front camera. be sure to set "nexus 6 auto" for config camera hdr+ and "nexus 6p" for model in settings.
rest of the settings i have detailed in the lineage os thread, it was post number...dont remember exactly, but it was somewhere 845-850 in that range
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Hi. yes, I do have the configuration that you mention. from old versions, 1.3. to me the video gives me failure. in version 1.5. recording at 4k I have no problem. if under the resolution to 1080 recording at 30FPM / 60FPM to take advantage of the stabilization, I get an error. therefore I have it at 4k and no error. the rest works great for me. Keep investigating. I have the .21 version of xiaomi eu. The other scrubber app works for me.

Ruguoli said:
Hi. yes, I do have the configuration that you mention. from old versions, 1.3. to me the video gives me failure. in version 1.5. recording at 4k I have no problem. if under the resolution to 1080 recording at 30FPM / 60FPM to take advantage of the stabilization, I get an error. therefore I have it at 4k and no error. the rest works great for me. Keep investigating. I have the .21 version of xiaomi eu. The other scrubber app works for me.
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ah yes, versions 1.3 and 1.4 are no good, video doesnt work there. stick to either 1.2 or 1.5.
as for sub 1080p with video stabilization, i think thats miui related, since another member posted something similar. i have no troubles at all with video recording on lineage os 14.1, no matter which resolution or camera is used. stabilization is always switched on btw.
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jbmc83 said:
ah yes, versions 1.3 and 1.4 are no good, video doesnt work there. stick to either 1.2 or 1.5.
as for sub 1080p with video stabilization, i think thats miui related, since another member posted something similar. i have no troubles at all with video recording on lineage os 14.1, no matter which resolution or camera is used. stabilization is always switched on btw.
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Nope, with these settings you can only record video once, when you start recording another video, camera crashes. I'm on Los

ridershahmir said:
Nope, with these settings you can only record video once, when you start recording another video, camera crashes. I'm on Los
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nope, i an record as many video clips as i like in direct succession. be aware though that i have jpeg wuality set to 100% and dirty lens warning disabled. no idea if that makes any difference though. i also have back camera set to 4k and front to 1080p for video recording.
this is on arnova8g2 v1.5 stable btw.
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jbmc83 said:
nope, i an record as many video clips as i like in direct succession. be aware though that i have jpeg wuality set to 100% and dirty lens warning disabled. no idea if that makes any difference though. i also have back camera set to 4k amd front to 1080p for video recording.
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Front video camera recording well?
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jbmc83 said:
nope, i an record as many video clips as i like in direct succession. be aware though that i have jpeg wuality set to 100% and dirty lens warning disabled. no idea if that makes any difference though. i also have back camera set to 4k amd front to 1080p for video recording.
this is on arnova8g2 v1.5 stable btw.
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And which magisk modules are you using?

ridershahmir said:
Front video camera recording well?
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And which magisk modules are you using?
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ill check front video recording for you, give me a moment.
dont have magisk installed, using inbuilt privacy guard of lineage os for root access control.
edit: front camera video recording works as well, just recorded two clips right after each other without problems.
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jbmc83 said:
ill check front video recording for you, give me a moment.
dont have magisk installed, using inbuilt privacy guard of lineage os for root access control.
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Also try to record 2 to 3 clips using rear camera on 1080p, and see if you face any error. BTW thanks for your timely replies

ridershahmir said:
Also try to record 2 to 3 clips using rear camera on 1080p, and see if you face any error. BTW thanks for your timely replies
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sure thing, gimme another moment.
recorded three clips one right after another, each at 1080p with 30fps and 60fps, respectively (total of 6 clips). no problems encountered.
have u given proper storage permission for the app? also, have u installed the modded media_profiles.xml file in system/etc for proper usage of slomo and 60fps? maybe one of those two is the culprit in your case...
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jbmc83 said:
sure thing, gimme another moment.
recorded three clips one right after another, each at 1080p with 30fps and 60fps, respectively (total of 6 clips). no problems encountered.
have u given proper storage permission for the app? also, have u installed the modded media_profiles.xml file in system/etc for proper usage of slomo and 60fps? maybe one of those two is the culprit in your case...
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Well given proper media storage but don't know what media profiles are you talking about, can you please tell me how to do that?

ridershahmir said:
Well given proper media storage but don't know what media profiles are you talking about, can you please tell me how to do that?
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well im assuming you have root access, so:
- download the modded media_profiles.xml file as part of this zip package here: https://mega.nz/#!MKYyWaDL!zUzUivAblq9watfHBvFuCfhC0pBJMqgd6OalVSMLvHw
- unzip the package and overwrite the stock media_profiles.xml file in system/etc directory with the modded one
- set proper permissions of the new file to rw-r-r
- reboot
- test again and see if your issues are resolved
ull need a file manager with root access for that, im using es file explorer pro, for example.
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Sharpness in 1080p?

Does anyone experience bad 1080p video recording. It's not sharp enough.
If I record in 4K everything is really sharp.
The P10's 1080p video is not so sharp as my earlier iPhone SE.
Why is that?
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xalodogan said:
Does anyone experience bad 1080p video recording. It's not sharp enough.
If I record in 4K everything is really sharp.
The P10's 1080p video is not so sharp as my earlier iPhone SE.
Why is that?
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Hi, you are not alone unfortunately. I have realised that some time ago on Five Finger Deatch Punch concert - it was on android 7. Now I'm on 8.0 but haven't tested it since as i set 4k as default
Edit: I have tested it yesterday and it's still visible on android 8 (tom ver. 360) when you disable pro settings, but everything is fine when the pro settings are on. I have also tested it on my friend P10 pro (rom. 185) and he doesnt have this ptoblem at all and everything is working fine. Looks like our P10 have got an autofocus problem

Is there any GCam port for the P20 Pro?

I know that if you mess around with pro mode it can take outstanding photos but I want to improve the point and shoot skills of the P20 Pro, especially the front facing camera.

Also interested. I used it on my s8 and it was my go to camera.

I've tried handful of ported GCam-s, even the one that somehow worked on P10, but none of them work on P20

bicinitup said:
Also interested. I used it on my s8 and it was my go to camera.
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I find some posts saying that the Exynos port works with the Mate 10 pro. My P20 Pro hasn't arrived yet, but as soon as it arrives I'll test the ports. Could you test too?

JadranB said:
I've tried handful of ported GCam-s, even the one that somehow worked on P10, but none of them work on P20
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Have you tried any that works with the Mate 10 pro?

Ezito said:
Have you tried any that works with the Mate 10 pro?
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This is the only only one that doesn't actually crash, but hdr+ doesnt work, and I don't think that it works at all that well.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/...874.41362666__A7.0-8.1_MI5S_v2b_SG7Exy_v4.apk
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JadranB said:
This is the only only one that doesn't actually crash, but hdr+ doesnt work, and I don't think that it works at all that well.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/...874.41362666__A7.0-8.1_MI5S_v2b_SG7Exy_v4.apk
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Ok, I did some quick&dirty compaction, and this GCam port is not that bad at all. It has much more natural color rendering, and I would say that details at on pair with P20 pro cam in Pro mode on 10MP. Of course P20 Cam has much more tricks in its sleeve, like other modes etc. It would be best if you would try it yourself and see if it suits you

JadranB said:
This is the only only one that doesn't actually crash, but hdr+ doesnt work, and I don't think that it works at all that well.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/...874.41362666__A7.0-8.1_MI5S_v2b_SG7Exy_v4.apk
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Ok, I did some quick&dirty compaction, and this GCam port is not that bad at all. It has much more natural color rendering, and I would say that details at on pair with P20 pro cam in Pro mode on 10MP. Of course P20 Cam has much more tricks in its sleeve, like other modes etc. It would be best if you would try it yourself and see if it suits you
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Can you post some comparison?

Sadly front camera not working. Main reason I wanted it. Anyone know a dev that may help?

Ezito said:
Can you post some comparison?
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I tried it again this morning, but sadly it doesn't work any more. Just chrashes
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subscribed. Have been using ported gcams on my LG G6, V30, Note 8... can't beat google's post processing magic. Will definitely look to get it for my P20 pro as well, once someone ports it over.

+1 for this pleasssseeeeeeee

bicinitup said:
Sadly front camera not working. Main reason I wanted it. Anyone know a dev that may help?
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Front camera works on HuaweibP20 pro
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bicinitup said:
Sadly front camera not working. Main reason I wanted it. Anyone know a dev that may help?
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Front camera works on HuaweibP20 pro
Update:
But now the camera app crashes and wont open anymore

yeah, waiting for an update to Huawei P20 PRO for hdr+ gcam

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9Nnk4OpySU4IE4_4Wux07ybjEYIF2Pr/view?usp=sharing
Try this it works perfectly with both cams front and rear but without hdr

kgian2007 said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9Nnk4OpySU4IE4_4Wux07ybjEYIF2Pr/view?usp=sharing
Try this it works perfectly with both cams front and rear but without hdr
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I get this error
There's a problem parsing with the package

@kgian2007
playstore version without hdr+ etc.

Any news here? does any of the existing ports work with Huawei P20 Pro?

all the pugs said:
Any news here? does any of the existing ports work with Huawei P20 Pro?
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Guessing we won't see a port with working HDR+ at least until/unless full or level 3 Camera2 API is supported.
Highly recommend checking out the HedgeCam 2 app in the Play Store (it's an Open Camera fork); processing is a bit slow but it takes really nice full 40mp hdr photos and gives a ton of control over exposure, sharpness and dynamic range (slower capture but much wider range -- almost night mode good -- with the Camera2 API setting off).

tab00t^2 said:
Highly recommend checking out the HedgeCam 2 app in the Play Store (it's an Open Camera fork); processing is a bit slow but it takes really nice full 40mp hdr photos and gives a ton of control over exposure, sharpness and dynamic range (slower capture but much wider range -- almost night mode good -- with the Camera2 API setting off).
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thanks! Had been toying around with it but the results are very grainy and have color bands or tonal distortions. Not sure what I‘m doing wrong.

kgian2007 said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9Nnk4OpySU4IE4_4Wux07ybjEYIF2Pr/view?usp=sharing
Try this it works perfectly with both cams front and rear but without hdr
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Thanks this one works really great! Where did you get it from? The only thing that does not works perfectly ist Video, it looks kinda stretched bc of the 18:9 Display but the Videos you take are 16:9 and not streched. Its just the Video 'preview' that does not work 100% perfect but overall a great port!

Has anyone seen HDR working on their phone?

Hi,
Anybody had HDR working on their phone? I have a hdr moniker in both Amazon prime and Netflix, but neither actually play back in HDR. Also there is no difference between HDR on/off in pubg mobile. I'm starting to wonder if this phone is capable.

Yup. I see it working in Netflix. Also the phone came pre loaded with an hdr 10 sample video which does work.
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please see this thread - https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/help/play-netflix-amazon-prime-hd-t3777376

Is it possible to install newer GCams (5.1<)on rooted p30 pro?

Hello guys.
Me and my friend bought two huawei phones, nova 5t and p30 pro, and then we realized we can't use gcam on neither of the phones because huawei limited the camera2api and worse, huawei will not give you unlock code for bootloader and...
So the question is, if we can get the code, then somehow root the device and enable camera2api, is there a way to install newer versions of GCam with HDR+ and nightsight? Or because of the kirin processor, it is pointless?
We have both android 10 with emui 10
Thanks.

Not sure about if camera2api can be enabled by achieving root or by using a custom kernel, I will let devs answer on this one.
I found that the new Google camera Go works perfectly on my P30 EMUI 10 all is good and portrait works, except no HDR, no video recording. However I'm not sure if quality is better than stock app
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/

korom42 said:
...... I found that the new Google camera Go works perfectly...... except no HDR, no video recording. However I'm not sure if quality is better than stock app
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Not working perfectly then.
So why bother?

korom42 said:
Not sure about if camera2api can be enabled by achieving root or by using a custom kernel, I will let devs answer on this one.
I found that the new Google camera Go works perfectly on my P30 EMUI 10 all is good and portrait works, except no HDR, no video recording. However I'm not sure if quality is better than stock app
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/
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Do you mean enabling cam2api is impossible for this specific phones? Because there is a lot of guides are out there for doing this task on other phones. And even there is some dedicated apps for checking and enabling after root.

Im so disappointed buying this phone really,
Is it so hard really? no progress att all since huawei not provide the codes?

Why disappointed, Huawei camera app it's one of the best apps out there ,a lot of features nice quality,AI works great and can recognize a lot of scenarios i have one year with my P30 pro and im very happy and Huawei night mode it's one of the best out there
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l2ezad said:
Im so disappointed buying this phone really,
Is it so hard really? no progress att all since huawei not provide the codes?
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Huawei will not provide you with any code since they will not unlock the bootloader and they do it for a good reason ,for more security Everything it's encrypted by default and your personal data and things are safe.

l2ezad said:
Im so disappointed buying this phone really,
Is it so hard really? no progress att all since huawei not provide the codes?
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This is why people should do research first before buying or it will ended up like this...

xhoi287 said:
Why disappointed, Huawei camera app it's one of the best apps out there ,a lot of features nice quality,AI works great and can recognize a lot of scenarios i have one year with my P30 pro and im very happy and Huawei night mode it's one of the best out there
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Huawei will not provide you with any code since they will not unlock the bootloader and they do it for a good reason ,for more security Everything it's encrypted by default and your personal data and things are safe.
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Exactly... There's one channel on YouTube and he literally have every possible way to make best pic on p30pro in each mode. He making moon pics with "AI" off. You can make really good photos in Pro mode so please, stop complaining. Overhauled Samsung s20 Ultra supposed to have 5z optical zoom but have like 3.7x and came out one year later. Huawei have worse stabilisation because on s20u videos with stabilisation looks really amazing. You can run and this thing working so well that it's like you riding skateboard. Yes, it have 8k but its 24fps and grainy. You should be happy with your phone.

"There's one channel on YouTube and he literally have every possible way to make best pic on p30pro in each mode."
would you mind sharing the channel?
Thanks!

korom42 said:
I found that the new Google camera Go works perfectly on my P30 EMUI 10 all is good and portrait works, except no HDR, no video recording. However I'm not sure if quality is better than stock app
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-parrot043/
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Have you updated to EMUI 10.1, does this work on updated version?