Asus pixelmaster camera - ASUS ROG Phone II Questions & Answers

Hi
It seems my phone phone converted to ww by seller
The firmware is so clean and i like it but i don't see any sign of ota update or Asus apps new versions in play store
I really don't care about Android updates the only thing i want is new version of Asus pixelmaster camera how can i get the latest?
Thanks

You can get the latest update here https://forum.xda-developers.com/rog-phone-2/how-to/rom-update-wwzs660kl16-0622-1907-33-t3968495
it updates the camera to 6.2.6
That said, the camera software is horrible and you shouldn't use it anyways.

viper98 said:
You can get the latest update here https://forum.xda-developers.com/rog-phone-2/how-to/rom-update-wwzs660kl16-0622-1907-33-t3968495
it updates the camera to 6.2.6
That said, the camera software is horrible and you shouldn't use it anyways.
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I've actually been pretty impressed with the camera coming from a pixel 3A. It takes pictures instantly just like the pixel. Why do you think Asus camera sticks? Is there some better camera app you'd recommend?

xxBrun0xx said:
I've actually been pretty impressed with the camera coming from a pixel 3A. It takes pictures instantly just like the pixel. Why do you think Asus camera sticks? Is there some better camera app you'd recommend?
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Sure, it is fast, but the quality is horrid.
Gcam provides SIGNIFICANTLY better results.
Here's a couple comparisons between gcam and asus software

Yes you are right but pixelmaster has a pro mode that let you to keep shutter open up to 32 sec
And also pro mode keep all setting that you changed in memory
Btw i don't want to go all through flash thing besides the firmware is working pretty stable and nice except camera if there is an apk that i can install directly i will be nice

sadeghsep said:
Yes you are right but pixelmaster has a pro mode that let you to keep shutter open up to 32 sec
And also pro mode keep all setting that you changed in memory
Btw i don't want to go all through flash thing besides the firmware is working pretty stable and nice except camera if there is an apk that i can install directly i will be nice
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Stock image processing is extremely bad
My old mate 10 gaves me way better low light images

Asus pixelmaster is sharper to my eyes gcam only has some extra software processing that's why night mode looks better in gcam
Besides I've never seen a pro mode in another apps like Asus pixelmaster we have full control like a DSLR camera it has even iso 25 actually we can take a photo of sky with this app

viper98 said:
Sure, it is fast, but the quality is horrid.
Gcam provides SIGNIFICANTLY better results.
Here's a couple comparisons between gcam and asus software
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Must be my eyes but the ROG low light pics look better since it brightens (allows more light by staying open longer?) the picture which is what I want when taken pics in the dark.

Huawei Mate 20X with auto macro mode on

ROG2 under photo mode

I still couldn't find any higher version of pixelmaster than myself , if anyone can send an apk app of latest version it would be nice i don't want to touch my phone root or flash because it just works fine and fast
Thanks

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google HDR+ on mi mix

In theory it should work on this device, right? I'm not sure if I installed it right but it doesn't seem to work yet for me. It's still in beta so that could change. This is the article for those that haven't seen it yet, https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-hdr-ported/
I'm stoked because my current Rom doesn't have hdr
Doesn't work here on lastest stable 8.2.5.0 build under android 6...
Snap camera give me good result anyway !!
I just tried it with the latest RRemix and it works like a charm. Really impressed with the detail it gets out. I hated the pictures made with the normal Google camera, especially since I was traveling these days and it's either an overexposed sky, or underexposed building that were on the picture. Now I can have the best of both worlds.
Then require Nougat ROM version !!
Thx for report
admirdante said:
I just tried it with the latest RRemix and it works like a charm. Really impressed with the detail it gets out. I hated the pictures made with the normal Google camera, especially since I was traveling these days and it's either an overexposed sky, or underexposed building that were on the picture. Now I can have the best of both worlds.
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Hi. Can you post some pics? Maybe comparing to default and snap camera if possible. Thanks!
Sure thing, here is an album for you of some quick pictures I took. The difference is quite big and you can see it immediately.
http://imgur.com/a/DBXHD
Thanks! Nice improvement. The camera is the only thing keeping me from making the Mi Mix my dd. That may change soon once I check it out. Anymore pics comparing to say, snap camera ap would be great. Thanks again!
mscion said:
Thanks! Nice improvement. The camera is the only thing keeping me from making the Mi Mix my dd. That may change soon once I check it out. Anymore pics comparing to say, snap camera ap would be great. Thanks again!
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Sure mate, here are more pictures. This time with Snap Camera samples too.
http://imgur.com/a/4dwa3
Since I don't use the Snap Camera all too much, this is a huge improvement in picture quality. Especially how it gets the harsh lighting and sky to be correct.
admirdante said:
Sure mate, here are more pictures. This time with Snap Camera samples too.
http://imgur.com/a/4dwa3
Since I don't use the Snap Camera all too much, this is a huge improvement in picture quality. Especially how it gets the harsh lighting and sky to be correct.
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Based off those samples it seems like Snap strikes a good middle ground. I used FV-5 and Open Camera and low light pictures would always be even darker than they appeared. I tried the modded Google Camera with HDR+ and while it does take better photos in darker surroundings it almost goes a bit too far.
Sure, but I'm not into changing apps and whatnot and setting up manual modes to get the most of my shots. With this, I get a good picture. And all I had to do was point and shoot. Good enough for me. Now I'm actually compelled to take more pictures, since it takes good pictures now.
So this doesn't work with the original ROM? Mine crashes straight away.
wingk1314 said:
So this doesn't work with the original ROM? Mine crashes straight away.
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Doesn't work on the latest EPIC (7.7.20 MIUI) either. I assume it doesn't work because MIUI 8/9 is still based on Android 7.0 and this app was extracted from 7.1.2 (the app is a mod of Camera version 4.4.012 which requires 7.1+).
Hey Guys,
I wondering if I am missing the trick to this... I am running LOS so camera API2 enabled via HAL3 enabled = 1
But when I try to install the apk, I get the error:
App not Installed
The package conflicts with an existing package by the same name.
Any ideas? I really want to try this!
Install apk, enable camera API2, reboot.
Work on latest Epic ROM.
Not working on stock chinese MIUI 8.5.3.0(MAHCNED)....application crashes
admirdante said:
Sure mate, here are more pictures. This time with Snap Camera samples too.
http://imgur.com/a/4dwa3
Since I don't use the Snap Camera all too much, this is a huge improvement in picture quality. Especially how it gets the harsh lighting and sky to be correct.
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Based on photos it's very clear that Google hdr+ captures a lot of detail from the sky, and that's what I missed a lot on standart camera app...
Thanks for sharing!
Krasimir said:
Install apk, enable camera API2, reboot.
Work on latest Epic ROM.
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I'm running latest epic everything is fine and nice with Google photo app but the main camera app Force to close when I try to take a photo, it does however take videos normally. Do you know any workaround?
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Nevermind, clearing cache and data solves the issue !
MAN, finally we got a great HDR!!!
I'm very happy, this HDR IS AWESOME
I've been using the modded Google camera for a couple of days now on RR 5.8.4. I like it a lot! I can hardly believe that the photos, especially with HDR+ on (instead of HDR+ auto) were from my Mix.
Mostly everything works. Panorama, Photo Sphere, Lens Blur all work. I did find a couple of issues, though. The worst one is that the video camera, both in normal and slow motion mode, crashes probably 9 times out of 10. It seems to work, but after the filming is over the app crashes when the video is saved. There is a file saved that is unreadable. This is the only issue that prevents me from making this app my default camera.
A minor issue, that's probably fixable with a build.prop change, is the selfie cam takes upside down photos.
lesscro said:
Doesn't work here on lastest stable 8.2.5.0 build under android 6...
Snap camera give me good result anyway !!
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Works on RR and AOSP rom only, not works on MIUI Rom.
sepneela said:
Works on RR and AOSP rom only, not works on MIUI Rom.
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Sad news...

[06.09.2017] Google Camera incl HDR+ 60FPS / RAW photos

Hi guys,
I thought i just keep posting the new Google Camera versions modified by BSG. @snowwolf725 seems to upload them on Androidfilehost. So credits to him.
Hope it is okay if I post them here. There are 2 versions now:
1st one:
Lens blur still broken
MGCB_7.0H_C2API_Min_v.3.2_AllinOne_Full_Manual
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6ejYykLAFSdSjd1TjBua19LM00
Changelog:
Code:
[B]3.2 all in one [/B]
- lots of custom settings
- honestly losing the overview and google translate is not the best
- basically an updated version of the one @sergykm provided
If you prefer 60 fps video over RAW photos this is the one for you:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634795625
Changelog:
Code:
[B]Modded GCam Min 1.3 with 60 fps video support[/B]
- 60 FPS video support
- older version, so no ongoing development and no raw photos
Btw this is the original post:
https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=782469&st=4340#entry63971754
Requires Android 7.0
Can I choose the camera? as I found that only one of the wide back camera could be used. the normal back camera cannot be used.
Is this a new version?When did it came out??
Seems to work can only using the front camera and the rear 16mp camera, not the wide camera as mentioned above. But i think it's losing alot of detail somewhere compaired to stock as its 1mb -3mb less than stock
Is Lens Blur working for you guys? Mine is crashing when proccesing the image..
ATking said:
Can I choose the camera? as I found that only one of the wide back camera could be used. the normal back camera cannot be used.
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Wide angle will probably never work with google camera
JAYKETM said:
Seems to work can only using the front camera and the rear 16mp camera, not the wide camera as mentioned above. But i think it's losing alot of detail somewhere compaired to stock as its 1mb -3mb less than stock
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Afaik this is by Googles rendering methods and there shouldnt be any lost details. You can take a photo with stock and one with G cam and compare them on your pc with a 100% crop. Should be the same level of detail.
Havent tried it myself yet but I am happy with the quality and I've read somewhere that Google enhanced compression a lot
Bogdan X said:
Is Lens Blur working for you guys? Mine is crashing when proccesing the image..
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Unfortunately also crashing for me. (since the first version already)
Edit:
There is a newer version with some fixes for front flash and video recording. If anybody has the issues on their phone I'll post the link.
The original dev works mainly on the mi5s so I don't think our devices are affected by this.
Ok, another new version with WORKING CONFIGS.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Y4Wh0lWPBGNlFma1FZcFp5UXM
You can change different configs in the settings. You don't need restart your camera, it's working at once.
Before install clear data and cache and remove previous version. If you have FC after change config just clear data and cache of app..
So, maybe anybody can test and compare different configs?
can someone make a working version for g5 se (H840)?
-CRO-Maher said:
can someone make a working version for g5 se (H840)?
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The mod works only for Snapdragon 820 and above, and in some others but only in special cases... So i dont think it will be available for th g5 se soon
I tried Version 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6. It seems that all the new configs which are designed for the mi5s break a few things for us. Hence I couldn't get any of them to process HDR+ properly.
Noise was pretty high and the images inferior to the ones taken with the LG G6 camera app from fulmics. If you guys want I can still provide the newer versions but I don't think that it's worth installing them.
lolmensch said:
I tried Version 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6. It seems that all the new configs which are designed for the mi5s break a few things for us. Hence I couldn't get any of them to process HDR+ properly.
Noise was pretty high and the images inferior to the ones taken with the LG G6 camera app from fulmics. If you guys want I can still provide the newer versions but I don't think that it's worth installing them.
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I had the same experience... Currently using Mod_GCam_4.4.012_MI5S_7.0H_Cam2API_Final_1.0.apk.
The processing takes quite a toll on the processor, but it produces nice pictures. My wife has a Nexus 5X and her pics are still better though
earlier port that is 1.4 was working fine
Has there been any progress with the Lens Blur on G5?
I would love to have this feature... (if anyone made this into a paid app i would buy it right away...)
Also i think the Photos taken with my G5 (stock cam as well) look too "soft", like a filter rounded off all the edges...
Franz Steinert said:
Has there been any progress with the Lens Blur on G5?
I would love to have this feature... (if anyone made this into a paid app i would buy it right away...)
Also i think the Photos taken with my G5 (stock cam as well) look too "soft", like a filter rounded off all the edges...
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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620754773
wolfu11 said:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889964283620754773
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Do you know how to configure the app so that both HDR+ and blur work. When I change the config to Nexus 6 HDR works but blur crashes, when I use the original config there is no HDR.
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
all new versions there, arnovas latest build has working HDR+ for me. (camera set to pixel 2, htd config to nexus 6 auto)
using fulmics rom btw
Hadi99 said:
Do you know how to configure the app so that both HDR+ and blur work. When I change the config to Nexus 6 HDR works but blur crashes, when I use the original config there is no HDR.
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No I wound up going back to stock rom and v30 camera mod so I can't comment on this.
wolfu11 said:
No I wound up going back to stock rom and v30 camera mod so I can't comment on this.
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V30 camera app?? Has it been ported yet?? I haven't found it a G5 port of it anywhere.
Hadi99 said:
V30 camera app?? Has it been ported yet?? I haven't found it a G5 port of it anywhere.
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This one works for the most part I'm happy with it.
It's kinda hidden in the g6 thread but I found it lol
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73761997&postcount=105
lens blur still not working here
OK, lens blur is working in this version:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74498416&postcount=1384
This is the last version of the 014 camera app. The following versions are based in the 016 and the lens blur is not working there...

Can anyone test if this gcam works well on x2 pro

I am about to purchase this phone, but counting on the use of GCAM because the native of these Chinese does not always do a good job, today I saw that the parrot has released an AWB support version for samsung sensors present on this phone. Can anyone test and tell me if this version really works on the phone?
https://mega.nz/#!aaRCja5S!a958H-jkCfZ7yiof8LmoRBZz-rZeTVtqjU6dQVBraaU
(It's a official release present on his telegram.)
I am a bit new. What should i test??
sytayeth said:
I am a bit new. What should i test??
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Only if works great on the phone, photo, night sight and portrait in rear and selfie cameras haha. In AWB mode have the option for this samsung main sensor, GW1 if i remember.
This is quite good. Does he have any recommendations for settings?
salespalace said:
This is quite good. Does he have any recommendations for settings?
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Can you post some samples against the native? Configs it's activate hdr+ and use 32 frames in advanced settings and setting the pixel awb mod to Samgun GW1
For a first test, everything is working except the slow motion. It forces closing.
Can't install it (global rom)
Edit : work after uninstall gcam 6.1...
- can't select more than 26 frames HDR+ enhanced (with more, no photo)
- can't use "sabre" (crash)
- you can select awb Samsung but I can't see better quality with it.
Finally, I prefer 6.1 gcam at this time
lutherkingmartin said:
Can't install it (global rom)
Edit : work after uninstall gcam 6.1...
- can't select more than 26 frames HDR+ enhanced (with more, no photo)
- can't use "sabre" (crash)
- you can select awb Samsung but I can't see better quality with it.
Finally, I prefer 6.1 gcam at this time
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can you post the link for working 6.1?
chilavert_gr said:
can you post the link for working 6.1?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJf9SeQnh5c
thats correct, above 26 frames does not work. I would still say the above youtube link app is better than this ever so slightly
salespalace said:
thats correct, above 26 frames does not work. I would still say the above youtube link app is better than this ever so slightly
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Can you show some samples of this two version of gcam and the native, it's good to our see the results and compare.
Here you go
1st photos of each is the gcam, 2nd is stock
Gcam has hdr enhanced
Stock is aldo hdr
I find the gcam to produce much more accurate colours to what i see in real life. And has better depth. Whereas the stock tries to smooth out everything
The problem with Gcam is that currently it works only for the main camera and the front one...
salespalace said:
Here you go
1st photos of each is the gcam, 2nd is stock
Gcam has hdr enhanced
Stock is aldo hdr
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Thanks man, already made a purchase of mine realme x2 pro 12gb/256gb.
rosztrade said:
The problem with Gcam is that currently it works only for the main camera and the front one...
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You already try the urnyx version ? if works you can use telephoto and ultra wide.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GCam_7.2.010_Urnyx05-v1.4.apk
dNNr said:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/GCam_7.2.010_Urnyx05-v1.4.apk
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This gcam is not very good for x2 pro. The photos are very bland and all color, saturation and others options do nothing when you change it.
Hi,
Can't find any GCAM that support tele and wide lens...
Hope that the Indian Release will give visibility to this awesome device.

Question should I buy the phone? How is the performance and camera quality? any heating problem?

should I buy the phone?
How is the performance and camera quality?
any heating problem?
For me it's the best. Go for it!
I can say that you buy it calmly, although if you want better photos you will need to replace the Stock Camera with the GCam. In Gaming it behaves quite well, I can even Interpolate Videos and at the same time make it Rescale using MPV.
It's a good phone, but if you have the money go straight for the Pro version, you won't be disappointed.
I buy it for design. I Love the rectangular design! Awesome !
Phone works fine for me. Is fast. Camera is bad for me comminig from OnePlus 9 Pro & 10 Pro.
And i look after Motorola Edge 30, newer .... whaaaattt?!? is the same phone, but expensive.
null0seven said:
I buy it for design. I Love the rectangular design! Awesome !
Phone works fine for me. Is fast. Camera is bad for me comminig from OnePlus 9 Pro & 10 Pro.
And i look after Motorola Edge 30, newer .... whaaaattt?!? is the same phone, but expensive.
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About the camera... I totally agree if we were talking about photos captured with the Stock Application. With GCam the quality of the photographs increases dramatically.
However, the OnePlus sensors are quality. In that sense, it is worth paying more money for a better camera.
fulltronservice said:
About the camera... I totally agree if we were talking about photos captured with the Stock Application. With GCam the quality of the photographs increases dramatically.
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Hi.
For installing Gcam you need unlocked bootloader, root ?
If is no need, wich version works best with our Motorola Edge 20?
null0seven said:
Hi.
For installing Gcam you need unlocked bootloader, root ?
If is no need, wich version works best with our Motorola Edge 20?
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It is not necessary to do any of those things that make you lose the guarantee. I use LMC version 8.2
I install this one. Funny, when i install this, Motorola camera is better...
MGC_8.4.600_A10_V10_ENG.
I did not find LMC at all.
Google Camera Port Developers/Modders
Description about each Google Camera Port developer and links to their download pages.
www.celsoazevedo.com
null0seven said:
I install this one. Funny, when i install this, Motorola camera is better...
MGC_8.4.600_A10_V10_ENG.
I did not find LMC at all.
Google Camera Port Developers/Modders
Description about each Google Camera Port developer and links to their download pages.
www.celsoazevedo.com
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LMC RELEASE
t.me
This is the LMC 8.4_R11. I can't upload the file here because it is too heavy.

Question Are you facing issues on Redmi Note 11 Camera?

Hello everyone,
I am so upset buying this Redmi Note 11 (spes) , everything exept camera is fine.
Do you know how to get better output from camera ?
Been facing same prob. I hear GCam looks better.
Paran360 said:
Hello everyone,
I am so upset buying this Redmi Note 11 (spes) , everything exept camera is fine.
Do you know how to get better output from camera ?
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G cam worked for me, stock camera application is crap, shooting with flashlight will results in blue pics, hah rubbish even my oppo a37 shoots better than note 11
sarib said:
G cam worked for me, stock camera application is crap, shooting with flashlight will results in blue pics, hah rubbish even my oppo a37 shoots better than note 11
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Did you try EU stable rom?
Paran360 said:
Did you try EU stable rom?
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I've not tried any rom yet, actually I'm unable to decide which distro I should choose, I want to try Pixel Experience but I can't see it near future
sarib said:
G cam worked for me, stock camera application is crap, shooting with flashlight will results in blue pics, hah rubbish even my oppo a37 shoots better than note 11
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Would you mind sharing which GCam version and config you are using please ?
nevernding said:
Would you mind sharing which GCam version and config you are using please ?
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Latest 8.1.101, without configurations cuz there's not any config file for note 11, +wide camera isn't working properly
in android 12.1 GSI PE Plus i use OnePlus Camera Ported by AyraHikary
Yesterday I have found out (on my Redmi Note 11 with Superior-OS) that the pixelation / blur in photos (I thought it's caused by ****ty Camera app / driver) might be resolved by using better Gallery app:
https://apkpure.com/gallery-photo-gallery-album/gallery.photomanager.picturegalleryapp.imagegallery
Oifan said:
Yesterday I have found out (on my Redmi Note 11 with Superior-OS) that the pixelation / blur in photos (I thought it's caused by ****ty Camera app / driver) might be resolved by using better Gallery app:
https://apkpure.com/gallery-photo-gallery-album/gallery.photomanager.picturegalleryapp.imagegallery
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How does another gallary app fix the photo?
Gun Striker said:
How does another gallary app fix the photo?
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It has fixed the quality / speed of the picture rendering -- during scolling & zooming of a picture (subway map) I have seen pixelated / blurred areas (for > 1sec) and I thought it's a camera problem. But when I used another gallery app, it was pixelated only for maybe 0.5sec and then it got perfectly sharp.
I mean it's not Windows so it doesn't show you the icon (when the app is busy and the user should wait) -- so I was not sure whether the app is busy rendering or not.
I noticed camer on the redmi is not as good as the camera on my MiA2. I am hoping gcam will fix that but I will have to use the stock camera app sometimes for pro mode.
BobHumphrey said:
I noticed camer on the redmi is not as good as the camera on my MiA2. I am hoping gcam will fix that but I will have to use the stock camera app sometimes for pro mode.
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gcam does give slightly better results , but i think the 50mp sensor is a dog tbh
The Mero said:
gcam does give slightly better results , but i think the 50mp sensor is a dog tbh
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I have noticed the "auto" picture with gcam is way better than the auto setting on the stock app. Using the pro mode on the stock app though I can get a more realistic picture by adjusting white balance etc manually but the image still isn't as crisp as gcam. Night mode on gcam is amazing too.
Can't seem to get the 50mp to work on gcam so can't compare that. I use the 50mp feature to take pictures of signs or large blocks of text, I can definitely get better clarity when zooming in but I wouldn't call it a great looking picture. Luckily that isn't why I bought the phone.
The camera doesn't knock out true 50mp photos , they pixels are arranged in groups of 4 so 4 small ones make up one bigger one hence the 12.5mp photos . 50mp photos are just enlarged 12.5 ones really . And You may notice a lot of versions of gcam are knocking out 8mp photos too , try the version I posted in the gcam thread with the XML ( it's got an agc extension for some reason ) . It produces 12.5s and it's the sharpest gcam I've seen yet , although white balance is a bit off it can easily be corrected in Snapseed
And tbh I'm starting to think this phone is a dog , phone call volume seems pretty low compared to my old x3 NFC . That with the Bluetooth audio dropouts , crappy camera .. only good thing about it is the screen lol
I am happy for now, aside from the camera it's still an upgrade from my MiA2 and it cost me less than a decent dinner in a restaurant.

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