Is the Pie camera better? - Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Questions & Answers

Hi! I don't mean just the interface, I mean photo quality as well. (In Oreo, the XZ2c is clearly superior...)

landsome said:
Hi! I don't mean just the interface, I mean photo quality as well. (In Oreo, the XZ2c is clearly superior...)
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Now that I bit the bullet and newsflash'ed to Pie, I can answer my own question. It's the new interface, but quality is just as mediocre, clearly worse than the xz2c. No improvement in quality.

landsome said:
Now that I bit the bullet and newsflash'ed to Pie, I can answer my own question. It's the new interface, but quality is just as mediocre, clearly worse than the xz2c. No improvement in quality.
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But Pie has [email protected], which should be better than the previous [email protected]

Aki-Zakura said:
But Pie has [email protected], which should be better than the previous [email protected]
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Perhaps, but I do not really care very much about that. That's a very limited improvement in a rather gimmicky scenario.
I was referring to photo quality generally, which remains clearly inferior to the XZ2c (which is my standard of what I would settle for). Noise reduction is poor, with smudged details, and exposure is lacking in many cases.
Otherwise, the cam app interface is an improvement too over the previous version.

Camera performance on the XZ1c sucks. No change with PIE. I had better pics with my z5c.

try https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-xperia-xz2-camera-port-xperia-xzs-t3771889

tolya-666 said:
try https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-xperia-xz2-camera-port-xperia-xzs-t3771889
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If I understood correctly, the Pie version doesn't work for XZ1 Compact (yet?)...

vofferz said:
If I understood correctly, the Pie version doesn't work for XZ1 Compact (yet?)...
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xz1c everything works fine for me

Dean F said:
Camera performance on the XZ1c sucks. No change with PIE. I had better pics with my z5c.
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My Z5c was clearly worse.

Dean F said:
Camera performance on the XZ1c sucks. No change with PIE. I had better pics with my z5c.
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The lens and the software have very little to do with the quality of the pictures you take. Just because you pay top dollar for your camera/phone camera, doesn't mean you will take good pictures.
I bet you still have it set to 'auto'

tolya-666 said:
xz1c everything works fine for me
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Are you on Pie? How did you install the mod? In the mod thread many people are saying it doesn't work.

vofferz said:
Are you on Pie? How did you install the mod? In the mod thread many people are saying it doesn't work.
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уеs on pie. install according to the instructions

Didgesteve said:
The lens and the software have very little to do with the quality of the pictures you take.
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Is this a joke?
Why do people buy expensive lens for DSLRs instead of sticking with the default cheap lens then?
Of course it's not just the lens, but what you wrote makes no sense.
Either way, XZ1 (Compact) has absolutely pathetic and ****ty camera and I regret every second of my decision when I was looking for a new phone and bought this piece of crap. My next phone will definitely NOT be anything made by Sony - if only because of the camera.

WalrusInAnus said:
- if only because of the camera.
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maybe you have a marriage? good photos are made by camera

tolya-666 said:
maybe you have a marriage? good photos are made by camera
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Yes, the camera is garbage too.
Anything else?

WalrusInAnus said:
Yes, the camera is garbage too.
Anything else?
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If the pictures look so bad perhaps you should switch to using the back camera :laugh:

I've got a Nokia 8 , a z5c and a xz1c.
The Nokia makes very good pictures with gcam app.
Both sonys makes horrible pictures.

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Reclaim of the camera

Hello dear xda users,
as we know, our xperia Z doesn´t have the best camera. I have it for several months. In my case, it makes worse pictures then mid-range devices I used before it, especially in the indoor daylight conditions. I noticed there are some tips to make it better in manual mode, but still it isn´t a win.
So what do you think, could it be reclaimable? Do you have some experience with it?
Thanks for your opinions.
marek.ns said:
Hello dear xda users,
as we know, our xperia Z doesn´t have the best camera. I have it for several months. In my case, it makes worse pictures then mid-range devices I used before it, especially in the indoor daylight conditions. I noticed there are some tips to make it better in manual mode, but still it isn´t a win.
So what do you think, could it be reclaimable? Do you have some experience with it?
Thanks for your opinions.
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Some softwares can help you produce better results.However they would not by nay means increase your camera pixels or anything but only help you focus better with better exposure and produce better colours
Like for example if you snap documents from your phone camera, camscanner can do wonders.
There are other applications for taking pictures as well on playstore.
Quote me if you have any other question
Hnk1 said:
Some softwares can help you produce better results.However they would not by nay means increase your camera pixels or anything but only help you focus better with better exposure and produce better colours
Like for example if you snap documents from your phone camera, camscanner can do wonders.
There are other applications for taking pictures as well on playstore.
Quote me if you have any other question
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Thanks for your answer!
I tried some other camera apps but photos still have ISO set too high what makes big noise at them.
I found some cyber-shot app/xposed module. Does it worth for try, could it make better photos?
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marek.ns said:
Thanks for your answer!
I tried some other camera apps but photos still have ISO set too high what makes big noise at them.
I found some cyber-shot app/xposed module. Does it worth for try, could it make better photos?
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Personally I haven't used it but it's worth a try. You never know if you never try!
Hnk1 said:
Personally I haven't used it but it's worth a try. You never know if you never try!
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If any software dont improve my photos, could i use my Warranty?
I know it is not about opinion, thats why ask about some experience.
marek.ns said:
If any software dont improve my photos, could i use my Warranty?
I know it is not about opinion, thats why ask about some experience.
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If you think your camera is faulty, only then Sony can help you with your warranty. However you can visit a Sony care and discuss your problem with them. They might be able to help.

Photo quality seems awful on the 3t?

Does anyone have any tips to make the photos crisper? They seems fuzzy
worldsoutro said:
Does anyone have any tips to make the photos crisper? They seems fuzzy
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Are you talking about back or front camera?
Pharrax said:
Are you talking about back or front camera?
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Sorry Back cam
The zoom is pathetic, I give it that. I'm visually impaired and frequently use the camera to read at a distance. Can't do it on this phone.
magoo5289 said:
The zoom is pathetic, I give it that. I'm visually impaired and frequently use the camera to read at a distance. Can't do it on this phone.
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It's digital zoom, obviously you lose quality when using it.
Someguyfromhell said:
It's digital zoom, obviously you lose quality when using it.
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All phones are digital zoom to my knowledge. This is the worst camera for zoom I've ever had on a phone.
not sure why people are complaining on smartphone cameras expecting to provide SLR like features.
3T camera is not bad at all, in fact it is better than in my HTC 10
worldsoutro said:
Does anyone have any tips to make the photos crisper? They seems fuzzy
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you did remove the small piece of film over the lens? (sorry had to ask)
zim2dive said:
you did remove the small piece of film over the lens? (sorry had to ask)
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... there's film over the lens? I didn't see it, and can't see it now
The iPhone with 2 cameras have optical zoom. So not all phones. Probably some huawei phones as well.
If you want clear zoom (for visually impaired) get a zoom lens that clips on.
As for fuzziness (this note is for OP) try fussing with the app. HQ mode etc.. Also is it low light or bright light?
get the google camera 4.2 apk very nice shoots

Photo quality on Pie?

Hey guys, I am curious, how is the photo quality on Pie?
Of course compared to Note 9 Oreo.
Thanks
What I want to know is, if anyone who had the "zoom in and camera starts vibrating and won't focus" bug, does Pie fix this?
leoking3 said:
Hey guys, I am curious, how is the photo quality on Pie?
Of course compared to Note 9 Oreo.
Thanks
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The quality is outstanding. Absolutely better quality, I'm sure of it. PQ, scene optimiser, DR. Especially the video. 4k60 flawless. On Oreo, my video was choppy and unusable.
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hayabusa1300cc said:
The quality is outstanding. Absolutely better quality, I'm sure of it. PQ, scene optimiser, DR. Especially the video. 4k60 flawless. On Oreo, my video was choppy and unusable.
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Thank you, that is encouraging.
leoking3 said:
Thank you, that is encouraging.
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Very welcome. I do have the credit of being photographer, so I did notice improvements. www.poeticRoguePhotography.com
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leoking3 said:
Thank you, that is encouraging.
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You might want to take a wider sample of opinion from other users experience only because I read (including on this forum) that the pie update did not resolve the camera issues you talk about.
william-johnson said:
You might want to take a wider sample of opinion from other users experience only because I read (including on this forum) that the pie update did not resolve the camera issues you talk about.
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No no, it was someone else with the issues... I am just curious, cause I had the N9 before, but was unimpressive. Now I have the Mate 20 Pro and was wondering if I can go back to Samsung..
i have to say i took a picture yesterday of the snow it was dark with just street lighting, and when i looked at it i said to myself, holy crap thats good, its the first time ive been impressed with the samsung camera myself
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Thank you, that is encouraging.
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thering1975 said:
i have to say i took a picture yesterday of the snow it was dark with just street lighting, and when i looked at it i said to myself, holy crap thats good, its the first time ive been impressed with the samsung camera myself
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I sincerely hope this is the case across board. I have been a note user from 1st gen device and would hate to ditch cos the camera is an important part of my work

Share your pictures taken with OP 7 PRO

We should start to see pics coming from tomorrow,
Continuously Updated Photo Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/c1dw1JPvgauw7Sdx8
t2jbird said:
Some pics from NYC taken with the OP7 Pro: https://photos.app.goo.gl/c1dw1JPvgauw7Sdx8
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Thx, lookin like the shutter speed is tad slow, hopefully thats bcs of the low light, causing the motion blur like 6t does
misiokicio said:
Thx, lookin like the shutter speed is tad slow, hopefully thats bcs of the low light, causing the motion blur like 6t does
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Everything was shot on auto. I could've switched to pro but it was raining off and on and I didn't feel like it
t2jbird said:
Everything was shot on auto. I could've switched to pro but it was raining off and on and I didn't feel like it
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Ohh got ya, well am always using auto myself, what phone u had before then? If op .. would u say that shutter speed is faster?
misiokicio said:
Ohh got ya, well am always using auto myself, what phone u had before then? If op .. would u say that shutter speed is faster?
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Shutter speed seems about average. I had the S10e. I don't notice a huge difference either way, but I'm still playing around with it.. I do wish indoor pics held up better, but that is common with any phone other than the pixel
I kinda wish OnePlus put the money into only one lens instead of three. Have a great single lens, larger sensor and keep it simple and work on the photo processing.
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I kinda wish OnePlus put the money into only one lens instead of three. Have a great single lens, larger sensor and keep it simple and work on the photo processing.
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I feel like they have the camera hardware; it's just the processing that needs work. Just look at what the Gcam ports are capable of on OnePlus devices.
t2jbird said:
I feel like they have the camera hardware; it's just the processing that needs work. Just look at what the Gcam ports are capable of on OnePlus devices.
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how much of a difference do you notice with the OP7p compared to the 10e?
i have a 3xl and going to get the OP7Pro - i just hope im not disappointed in the camera. but DXOmark looks pretty promising
virtyx said:
how much of a difference do you notice with the OP7p compared to the 10e?
i have a 3xl and going to get the OP7Pro - i just hope im not disappointed in the camera. but DXOmark looks pretty promising
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If you like the 3xl then when they port the google camera to the OP7Pro you will be really happy I think. It looks like with the HW the OP7Pro has paired with Google camera processing will be killer.
Trevaryn said:
If you like the 3xl then when they port the google camera to the OP7Pro you will be really happy I think. It looks like with the HW the OP7Pro has paired with Google camera processing will be killer.
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But how's it look now?
t2jbird said:
Everything was shot on auto. I could've switched to pro but it was raining off and on and I didn't feel like it
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Mind providing few more pics? Something during daylight, and possibly like moving people
Been struggling with with whether to get this or the p30 pro. Might have to go with the p30 pro
I'll post comparison pics to gcam a little later. I think it's just as good as the S10e, though. In good lighting it can compete with any of them, although it has a tendency to blow out the highlights some. Low light is where the others take a bit of an advantage.
cas8180 said:
Been struggling with with whether to get this or the p30 pro. Might have to go with the p30 pro
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Well, all depends if u want a good software or a bad software if u already thinking abt huwaei.. u either had one and dont mind the software or never played with one before...
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I'll post comparison pics to gcam a little later. I think it's just as good as the S10e, though. In good lighting it can compete with any of them, although it has a tendency to blow out the highlights some. Low light is where the others take a bit of an advantage.
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No worries thanks dude,
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Well, all depends if u want a good software or a bad software if u already thinking abt huwaei.. u either had one and dont mind the software or never played with one before...
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I am mainly interested in battery life and camera performance. And camera performance so far looks hit and miss. I have owned almost every OP device. And I don't know I am just not feeling all that excited about this one. To get the battery life is want I will have to dial back all the settings that make this phone stand out. To get great camera performance I am going to have to pray the gcam mod comes out and it's as good as it was on the 6T
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I am mainly interested in battery life and camera performance. And camera performance so far looks hit and miss. I have owned almost every OP device. And I don't know I am just not feeling all that excited about this one. To get the battery life is want I will have to dial back all the settings that make this phone stand out. To get great camera performance I am going to have to pray the gcam mod comes out and it's as good as it was on the 6T
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Keep in mind. P30 sucks in daylight, good only for low light and night time, pixie still unbeaten, and i tried myself mate 20 pro, and managed to last a week, something where oxygen really shines, if u can to try Huawei before u buy... Just sayin bud, let us know what u end up getting at the end
misiokicio said:
Keep in mind. P30 sucks in daylight, good only for low light and night time, pixie still unbeaten, and i tried myself mate 20 pro, and managed to last a week, something where oxygen really shines, if u can to try Huawei before u buy... Just sayin bud, let us know what u end up getting at the end
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There are not many alternatives atm. The S10+ has Knox and a fuse which disables many important features once you unlock it, also you can't undo it.
Huawei has stopped giving codes to unlock the bootloader.
Pixel 3 XL has good camera software, but a small battery, a very ugly notch (personal preference though), old Snapdragon 845 etc.
Am I missing something? A good camera phone which you can unlock easily and which has a decent community?
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There are not many alternatives atm. The S10+ has Knox and a fuse which disables many important features once you unlock it, also you can't undo it.
Huawei has stopped giving codes to unlock the bootloader.
Pixel 3 XL has good camera software, but a small battery, a very ugly notch (personal preference though), old Snapdragon 845 etc.
Am I missing something? A good camera phone which you can unlock easily and which has a decent community?
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Nope u dont missing much, if it wasn't for that 3xl notch, battery and ram.. i would be all over it, can't comment on op7 pro, have no idea how the cam is, wont find out till next week, abt the community... Things aint the same as they were back in the days with likes of htc desire etc... Basically there were no kids here , now every kid owns the phone

Question Defect or normal - ultra wide raw quality

Hi, bought the phone 2 days ago, because it's not with 888, it's not with curved display and has a ultra wide camera with AF and macro capabilities with raw support.
To my surprise, the quality of the raw file from the ultra wide is worse than from the periscope - there are some strange bright dots when you zoom in to 100%, which lead to overall bad quality of the ready image. I guess they are the phase focus pixels, but they shouldn't be visible without any heavy editing.
So, is it just me, or the problem is global, so I know how to proceed with this? I'm leaving a crop depicting the problem.
Are you sure the ultra wide angle has AF? but yeah it looks weird...
Qidamin said:
Are you sure the ultra wide angle has AF? but yeah it looks weird...
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That's why I chose this phone, for the af of the ultra wide.
I don't see it mentioned anywhere but as you have the phone you should know it better than me!
bo6o said:
That's why I chose this phone, for the af of the ultra wide.
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You are right, the Edge 20 review on GSMArena mentions the AF for wide angle. A good thing, but it's strange that the ultra wide angle pictures seem a bit blurry then. Did you try with Gcam?
Not yet.
Qidamin said:
You are right, the Edge 20 review on GSMArena mentions the AF for wide angle. A good thing, but it's strange that the ultra wide angle pictures seem a bit blurry then. Did you try with Gcam?
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Tried gcam, same story...
Which Gcam version you use? Try enabling Sabre and see if it makes a difference.
I tried the latest bsg, but removed it, cause the results weren't satisfactory or better than using the stock app as a real camera.
bo6o said:
I tried the latest bsg, but removed it, cause the results weren't satisfactory or better than using the stock app as a real camera.
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Hey did you manage to solve this issue? Any suggestions for the lackluster RAW outputs from the stock camera app??
The battle is legendary. Still no success defeating the defect. If it is a demozaicing problem, Motorola should fix it.
bo6o said:
The battle is legendary. Still no success defeating the defect. If it is a demozaicing problem, Motorola should fix it.
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THanks for the reply. I wonder how happy you are overall with the cameras? I've found that the front facing one is quite dark and has WB issues. In general the photos coming out of the stock camera seem riddled with artifacts and oversharpened.
sazinas said:
THanks for the reply. I wonder how happy you are overall with the cameras? I've found that the front facing one is quite dark and has WB issues. In general the photos coming out of the stock camera seem riddled with artifacts and oversharpened.
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Camera Is great as I see in reviews from owners and websites .
I don't even bother shooting in jpg, this is Motorola and they suck in camera performance and resolution logic.
But, I shoot raw, which is possible even with the selfie cam, and after a minute of editing I get sharp and impressive images, and that's why I bought it - the sensors itself are quite capable. If I find a solution to the problem with the ultrawide, the phone is a keeper...
fire159 said:
Camera Is great as I see in reviews from owners and websites .
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I actually own it. Reviews and (average) owners don't understand what we're talking about. Some offence.
bo6o said:
I don't even bother shooting in jpg, this is Motorola and they suck in camera performance and resolution logic.
But, I shoot raw, which is possible even with the selfie cam, and after a minute of editing I get sharp and impressive images, and that's why I bought it - the sensors itself are quite capable. If I find a solution to the problem with the ultrawide, the phone is a keeper...
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I hate the selfie cam and when video calling tho.... I look like a waterpainting and tanned
sazinas said:
I hate the selfie cam and when video calling tho.... I look like a waterpainting and tanned
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Learn to make your own jpg and you'll be able to see the dirt in your wrinkles on the selfies.
bo6o said:
I don't even bother shooting in jpg, this is Motorola and they suck in camera performance and resolution logic.
But, I shoot raw, which is possible even with the selfie cam, and after a minute of editing I get sharp and impressive images, and that's why I bought it - the sensors itself are quite capable. If I find a solution to the problem with the ultrawide, the phone is a keeper...
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Have you try Google cam ?
fire159 said:
Have you try Google cam ?
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Answered already here. Jpg from phones and actual cameras suck. The raw from gcam is also worse than using the phone as a real camera. Here's an example, learn photography if you expect miracles from a tiny sensor...
bo6o said:
Answered already here. Jpg from phones and actual cameras suck. The raw from gcam is also worse than using the phone as a real camera. Here's an example, learn photography if you expect miracles from a tiny sensor...
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Hasli's LMC Google camera mod seems to be working better with the wide angle cam (no artifacts)

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