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[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:
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[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...

GCam Mod

Seeing as folk will eventually ask about this, I have done a few tests and found 1.3 working fine from here LINKY for your GCam enjoyment.
This isn't my work, I'm just linking to it. There are a number of modders that have worked on it.

So, I downloaded the 1.3a and after taking the photo in HDR+ it got stucked at 70% of the "Processing HDR+" Could you help me?

niko_3100 said:
So, I downloaded the 1.3a and after taking the photo in HDR+ it got stucked at 70% of the "Processing HDR+" Could you help me?
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Hi, sorry for the late reply, been busy at work. All I can suggest is to try another mod as I am not the developer.

@niko_3100
Can you try this GCam for Moto G Power and see the results?

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@niko_3100
Can you try this GCam for Moto G Power and see the results?
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Yes! it works pretty much everything. In fact all of the Parrot043 works almost perfect. This one is the best one for my Moto G8 Power:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.0.009_HDR_Version_V13.apk
It the one that runs smoother and process the HDR+ and the Night Sight faster!!

niko_3100 said:
Yes! it works pretty much everything. In fact all of the Parrot043 works almost perfect. This one is the best one for my Moto G8 Power:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.0.009_HDR_Version_V13.apk
It the one that runs smoother and process the HDR+ and the Night Sight faster!!
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Can you upload examples of photos in stock and moded? Im between g8 plus and g8 power because have the same price here. Thanks

Ignatuz said:
Can you upload examples of photos in stock and moded? Im between g8 plus and g8 power because have the same price here. Thanks
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I sent you a private message with all the info you need.

shibaa987 said:
@niko_3100
Can you try this and see the results?
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GCam 7.3 by Parrot043
I tried this one, stopped using it when I discovered a crashing issue when turning on stabilization in video mode.
GCam 7.3 by Arnova8G2
This one works very well, haven't noticed any glitches that'd prevent me from using it. The live view frame rate in the photo mode can be low at times, that's my only complaint. Night sight works, photos, hdr+, video, and video stabilization. Astro more looks to be working, but haven't had any clear skies to experiment with.

crazyrunner33 said:
GCam 7.3 by Parrot043
I tried this one, stopped using it when I discovered a crashing issue when turning on stabilization in video mode.
GCam 7.3 by Arnova8G2
This one works very well, haven't noticed any glitches that'd prevent me from using it. The live view frame rate in the photo mode can be low at times, that's my only complaint. Night sight works, photos, hdr+, video, and video stabilization. Astro more looks to be working, but haven't had any clear skies to experiment with.
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For me Gcam 7.0 by Parro043 works excellent and the photo viewfinder is in normal speed. I am not sure why is better choose the 7.3 over any other 7.0 or 7.1 or 7.2.

niko_3100 said:
For me Gcam 7.0 by Parro043 works excellent and the photo viewfinder is in normal speed. I am not sure why is better choose the 7.3 over any other 7.0 or 7.1 or 7.2.
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Did you have any issues with stabilization enabled for video recording?

crazyrunner33 said:
Did you have any issues with stabilization enabled for video recording?
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No with PMGC_7.0.009_HDR_Version_V13.apk but yes with 7.3 from Parrot.
I have to test the GCam 7.3 by Arnova8G2

Is there any mods that work with different lenses?

Hitrai said:
Is there any mods that work with different lenses?
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Hi, i'm looking for the same mode, i would use the other cameras
thank you

Hitrai said:
Is there any mods that work with different lenses?
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I'm also wondering about this, I'm wanting to enable switching to the wide angle lens. Have you heard anything about this?

[email protected] said:
I'm also wondering about this, I'm wanting to enable switching to the wide angle lens. Have you heard anything about this?
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found some gcam mods with this function, but they are crashing when you try to change the lens

I tried a few version of the gcamera on my moto g8 power. They certainly offer way more detail than the stock app.
However, how do you change lenses? There is no way to switch to wide or telephoto. Long pressing camera or gallery does nothing.

Hi guys, which camera modules are in moto g power?there is no information on the official website

Can anyone confirm that it's working with the different lenses, and if so what version are you running? Without access to the multiple lenses, the app is severely limited.

Just a couple of other Gcam mods that work nicely with the Moto G Power. Hyper Cam https://www.gcambrasil.com.br/hypercam and PixelCam Plus https://pixelcambrasil.com.br/en/ Both seem to work nice and fast on lower series Snapdragon 6xx phones. I cant say if Astrophotography works but did try night sight and that did. There is no Top Shot available. So I keep the Parrot one on my phone too.

I will test it on my new Moto G8 Power coming to me ) I hope USD 179.99 is good deal, for factory unlocked international version.

Google Camera Port.

Following Ports are for both Android Q & R (Custom ROMs and RUI 1.0 & 2.0). However due to some issues Auxiliary Lenses not supported in Android 11 (RUI 2.0).
B-S-G v8.1
Downloads.- APK & Config
Wichaya v3.1.1
Downloads.- APK & Config
Oppo Camera APK (RUI1.0)
Importing .xml
first goto gcam settings and save the current xml (every version has this option under different menus) which will create a folder in internal storage (either gcam or configs7). Place the downloaded xml in that folder. Open gcam. Double tap the black area around the shutter button and select the downloaded xml and then restore.
updated.- 02-06-21 IST

Doo you think gcam takes better pics than stock on this device, i can't find difference, but portrait shots are better with gcam.,
Update:- Processing takes longer, but pic quality is better On Ultracam.

ajaz35 said:
Doo you think gcam takes better pics than stock, i can't find difference, but portrait shots are better with gcam.
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Low light on gcam is better in both front and back. Gcam definitely has more details in low light shots. I guess we need a better port. Things will get better.

Hi
We can also use GCAM from here.

Publiuss said:
Hi
We can also use GCAM from here.
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Thanks. Is there a config for this to use the additional wide/zoom lenses (as for urnyx)?
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Paraffinbrain said:
Thanks. Is there a config for this to use the additional wide/zoom lenses (as for urnyx)?
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Hi
I'm using 4.1 and no preconfigured config.
Digging in the options you can chose all four rear cameras, just some icons are swapped.
Other nice things seem to work, like photosphere and night shots.
Don't just enable "motion" 'cause it crashes.
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Publiuss said:
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I'm using 4.1 and no preconfigured config.
Digging in the options you can chose all four rear cameras, just some icons are swapped.
Other nice things seem to work, like photosphere and night shots.
Don't just enable "motion" 'cause it crashes.
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Ah, thanks, didn't poke about, will give it a go.
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Ah, thanks, didn't poke about, will give it a go.
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Hmm, any other configs needed? Front cam works OK for me, but all back cam photos fc the app, with the additional cams enabled or not.
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Hi
I made a working config.

Appreciation
Thank you very much for this.

What is that .xml file how to use it?

davejimson said:
What is that .xml file how to use it?
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Well, I just set some (for ex cameras) of the many, many parameters and exported a .XML.
You can import it and some configurations will be applied.

Hey ... Plz make a port for realme 6 .I can't find any GCam for my realme 6

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Hey ... Plz make a port for realme 6 [emoji22][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24].I can't find any GCam for my realme 6[emoji24]
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Does the one linked here not work?
https://c.realme.com/in/post-details/1240854084890656768
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Which one is the best Gcam with all lenses working? Thank you!

None is better than phone's own Camera app!
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Which one is the best Gcam with all lenses working? Thank you!
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After more testing, I felt like updating my post. It's quite understandable that people look for Gcam app for their Realme 6 pro phones. There are two main reasons: 1) phone's own camera creates somewhat blurred slowmotion videos; 2) sound in recorded videos is of very poor, even terrible quality.
I tried many Gcam apps (ported for Realme 6 pro), but none would support 64 megapixel shots! Moreover, slow-motion in these apps is nothing but a fake: Gcam apps either don't allow to shoot slow motion, or produce low fps videos which look horrible. Native app has it's pros and cons, so main question is what exactly you want to do: photos?, videos? videos must be with sound? etc. If you desire to improve colors in your images, and you don't need 64mp shots (which is main feature of this camera), then go for https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/filesc/GCam_7.3.018_Urnyx05-v2.1_Wichaya_V2.8.1_200920.apk posted above by one of us. All lenses work, screen flash for selfie etc. Configs: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/p/f/2020/09/Realme6Pro-by-tomtimkur.xml
In addition, you can improve sound in your recorded videos by using Open Camera app instead of factory Camera app.

Wichaya Cam is good but the only problem color is washed out in photos. They look faded, not crispy or vibrant. Sometimes lens freezes while shooting in night mode. Nikita Cam is excellent in night mode, ya superior to any other cam listed and you get more brighter photos in night mode. Overall color saturation in other mode is good too.

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Wichaya Cam is good but the only problem color is washed out in photos. They look faded, not crispy or vibrant. Sometimes lens freezes while shooting in night mode. Nikita Cam is excellent in night mode, ya superior to any other cam listed and you get more brighter photos in night mode. Overall color saturation in other mode is good too.
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Hi, what config file did you you use? Because I don't see Realme 6 pro on the list...

noside_143 said:
Hi, what config file did you use? Because I don't see Realme 6 pro on the list...
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All lens work. Video in some settings (4K) buggy so use it only for photos or xtreme low light.
https://www.upload.ee/files/12408037/nasa.Nikita7.4.Realme6Pro.07.10.2020.xml.html

Hello, I have a rom and I wanted to install the apj that they left from the original relame 6 pro camera but it did not let me install any advice to be able to install the stock camera in another rom

Sebastián 3 said:
Hello, I have a rom and I wanted to install the apj that they left from the original relame 6 pro camera but it did not let me install any advice to be able to install the stock camera in another rom
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Because it works only for that rom

Pixel_x_camara_[buffer_fix]_[no_root]_[stable]_[g90_series]

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PIXEL CAM X 2.0
*Buffer Fix (No root)
*Most all features Working
Camara Link-- https://www.mediafire.com/file/gxh3hkih1m5or73/PixelCam_X_2.0.apk/file
XML File Link -_ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AmLFJbiaj-hRtKPXT9HYhM71ANv88PkX/view?usp=drivesdk
*ABOUT XML FiLe
Changelog
For use in --- Pixelcam X v3
By @tiago_Uzai and @bigas2
Good colors;
A little saturated;
Nice sharpness;
Minimal noise.
Save XML in folder Pixelcam/X.
Thread Posted [email protected]

Finally a good working Google camera

Problem with the camera
It says this application cant be installed on your device (REALME 6).?

Can I use this for pixel cam 3.0?

Destiny97 said:
Can I use this for pixel cam 3.0?
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Sure dude

arvaaz said:
Sure dude
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First of all thank you for this gcam, perfectly working.
I try it but I can only capture video, other mods give me black screen.

Anandyadav1860 said:
It says this application cant be installed on your device (REALME 6).
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Uninstall GoogleCamera first.

I think the link for apk is broken

Tjim02 said:
I think the link for apk is broken
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Reversed

This camera has only maximum 16:9 - 8 mp photos resolution. It is bad, when our phone has 16 mp camera

Teribble gcam

wenna.speedy said:
Teribble gcam
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Why ?

UniqueUral said:
This camera has only maximum 16:9 - 8 mp photos resolution. It is bad, when our phone has 16 mp camera
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No is frame

After all Gcams Apk.....this is the best for mu RM 6s
After all Gcams Apk.....this is the best for mu RM 6s

This is probably the best balanced GCam out there. Photos come out very detailed and sharp. Colours aren't overexposed. Needs very little tweak to get it work as you like. And most of all, the buffer fix is just awesome. Not only does it take better balanced photos than almost all of the GCams I've ever tried, it also fixes the ViewFinder lag. This is literally the go-to GCam for all users.
Though, the Night Sight and Photo Booth doesn't work. That's just the only two things to watch out for. Other than that, it's literally the best GCam for Realme 6 for now. 5/5

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This is probably the best balanced GCam out there. Photos come out very detailed and sharp. Colours aren't overexposed. Needs very little tweak to get it work as you like. And most of all, the buffer fix is just awesome. Not only does it take better balanced photos than almost all of the GCams I've ever tried, it also fixes the ViewFinder lag. This is literally the go-to GCam for all users.
Though, the Night Sight and Photo Booth doesn't work. That's just the only two things to watch out for. Other than that, it's literally the best GCam for Realme 6 for now. 5/5
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Did your photos also has a black bar on the left side? Is there any fix to this bug? Thanks.

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Did your photos also has a black bar on the left side? Is there any fix to this bug? Thanks.
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I don't have any black bar on the left side of the photo. Tested by taking pictures in the same spot using 3 different camera apps.

I can't open video mode . Is there someway to fix it?

givesandwich said:
This is probably the best balanced GCam out there. Photos come out very detailed and sharp. Colours aren't overexposed. Needs very little tweak to get it work as you like. And most of all, the buffer fix is just awesome. Not only does it take better balanced photos than almost all of the GCams I've ever tried, it also fixes the ViewFinder lag. This is literally the go-to GCam for all users.
Though, the Night Sight and Photo Booth doesn't work. That's just the only two things to watch out for. Other than that, it's literally the best GCam for Realme 6 for now. 5/5
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Yes, agreed with you ;-)

Great Camera app btw but For me, the after applying the config the clicking on the other cameras is crashing the app is there any way to fix this?

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.