Camera help - Google Pixel 4 XL Questions & Answers

I need help...... I've bought the pixel 4 xl about 2 months ago. But I've realized something. The image quality in the view finder is so low, like bad compared to the final image. Idk why this is an issue because it's supposed to preview the final image straight from the view finder. I've looked everywhere to find a fix, even sent reports to Google but I have no luck. Anyone experienced this before know how to fix?

Gilvinp said:
I need help...... I've bought the pixel 4 xl about 2 months ago. But I've realized something. The image quality in the view finder is so low, like bad compared to the final image. Idk why this is an issue because it's supposed to preview the final image straight from the view finder. I've looked everywhere to find a fix, even sent reports to Google but I have no luck. Anyone experienced this before know how to fix?
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Sorry for the bad news but I suspect maybe your camera is broken. I just bought a 4XL also and mine works great.

craiger27 said:
Sorry for the bad news but I suspect maybe your camera is broken. I just bought a 4XL also and mine works great.
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Think so? It takes really good pictures like I said. But the view finder is just low quality for some weird reason

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Mi A2 : Grainy Videos After Update

Hi guys,
I just fastboot flashed my MI A2 to the latest September update because somehow I wasn't receiving OTAs since I purchased the phone.
However, after updating it, I noticed considerably more grainy videos and its also visible in daylight. I am not sure if it's just my imagination or anyone else facing the same issues? The photos are OK though.
Is this kinda issue possible after an update? Thanks in advance.
Menace66 said:
Hi guys,
I just fastboot flashed my MI A2 to the latest September update because somehow I wasn't receiving OTAs since I purchased the phone.
However, after updating it, I noticed considerably more grainy videos and its also visible in daylight. I am not sure if it's just my imagination or anyone else facing the same issues? The photos are OK though.
Is this kinda issue possible after an update? Thanks in advance.
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Quality control seems to be bar at xiaomi. Guess that's why they pulled the update. Other people are also reporting problems with the camera
Benjamin_L said:
Quality control seems to be bar at xiaomi. Guess that's why they pulled the update. Other people are also reporting problems with the camera
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OH. They pulled the update? Means I should pull mine back to version 9 as well?
Menace66 said:
OH. They pulled the update? Means I should pull mine back to version 9 as well?
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At least no one o the August update is seeing it anymore. It's just a speculation on my side.
Benjamin_L said:
Quality control seems to be bar at xiaomi. Guess that's why they pulled the update. Other people are also reporting problems with the camera
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So we should see an update ti this update then, or are we now waiting for the October update?
ILA said:
So we should see an update ti this update then, or are we now waiting for the October update?
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Let's wait and see
Menace66 said:
OH. They pulled the update? Means I should pull mine back to version 9 as well?
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How can you pull it back?
I just checked video (with the update), pretty sure there are 2 differences, but 'grainy' isn't necessarily one of them.
Did video resolutions change? I don't remember 4k30fps being there or even 1080p60fps? The other thing I *think* is different is the PDAF was working before and now AF doesn't happen (that's for sure). You can touch a focus point and that works, during the video, but pretty sure it was doing that itself before.
Once it's focused, for me anyway, it's very clear.
Harald.T said:
How can you pull it back?
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By fastboot flash version 9 sir
AsItLies said:
I just checked video (with the update), pretty sure there are 2 differences, but 'grainy' isn't necessarily one of them.
Did video resolutions change? I don't remember 4k30fps being there or even 1080p60fps? The other thing I *think* is different is the PDAF was working before and now AF doesn't happen (that's for sure). You can touch a focus point and that works, during the video, but pretty sure it was doing that itself before.
Once it's focused, for me anyway, it's very clear.
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I guess the only way for me to find out is to directly compare the vidz btw my mom's phone and the problem phone when I see her over the weekend. This bugs me so much.
AsItLies said:
I just checked video (with the update), pretty sure there are 2 differences, but 'grainy' isn't necessarily one of them.
Did video resolutions change? I don't remember 4k30fps being there or even 1080p60fps? The other thing I *think* is different is the PDAF was working before and now AF doesn't happen (that's for sure). You can touch a focus point and that works, during the video, but pretty sure it was doing that itself before.
Once it's focused, for me anyway, it's very clear.
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Had [email protected] before. [email protected] came with the August update. AF during recording works for me with the September update.
ILA said:
Had [email protected] before. [email protected] came with the August update. AF during recording works for me with the September update.
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Hmmm, so just tested again, AF is working! How bizarre. Guess it goes to show one should always close app, maybe even reboot, and test again, just to be sure.
So I have finally compared the video of my phone to my mom's which is not updated. Apparently it was just my imagination. Been too used to the vastly superior video quality of the OP6. LOL.
Sorry guys for the false alarm.

Camera underexsposing

Hi. I am interested in getting this phone.. But most of the camera tests I see online, the images are too dark. Also, strangely, although images are generally underexposed, they still somehow manage to blow out highlights sometimes.
I am very impressed with the camera quality apart from the issues stated above, but surely they are software issues and can be fixed with a patch or alternative camera app?
Thanks
theVenerable said:
Hi. I am interested in getting this phone.. But most of the camera tests I see online, the images are too dark. Also, strangely, although images are generally underexposed, they still somehow manage to blow out highlights sometimes.
I am very impressed with the camera quality apart from the issues stated above, but surely they are software issues and can be fixed with a patch or alternative camera app?
Thanks
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Everything can be fixed and by far improved using the GCam. Search the thread for examples.
Thanks
I saw some pictures but they didn't seem hugely better to me.
Plus most apps need a root to install?
I wouldnt wan't to buy a phone and risk installing an app and then can't send it back if I'm not happy.
Do you know a link for some good picture and video samples?
Thanks
theVenerable said:
Thanks
I saw some pictures but they didn't seem hugely better to me.
Plus most apps need a root to install?
I wouldnt wan't to buy a phone and risk installing an app and then can't send it back if I'm not happy.
Do you know a link for some good picture and video samples?
Thanks
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Here are some of mine https://pandainthecloud.de/nextcloud/index.php/apps/gallery/s/mW2GqLcFXEa84ds#
Benjamin_L said:
Here are some of mine https://pandainthecloud.de/nextcloud/index.php/apps/gallery/s/mW2GqLcFXEa84ds#
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Nice images thanks.
There was one where the Stock camera was better I think.
But all the others the Gcam looked quite a lot better.
And does the Gcam also give better video recording?
Benjamin_L said:
Here are some of mine https://pandainthecloud.de/nextcloud/index.php/apps/gallery/s/mW2GqLcFXEa84ds#
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Please sir, any word on the video with gcam?
I am very tempted to get this phone.

mate 20 pro firmware 9.0.0.166

Hi,
I heard that there is a new firmware update the one mentioned above, did anyone get the update and can post a change log of the changes?
I've seen mentions of 166 and even 171 but I'm still on 146 since I got the phone 2 weeks ago and did the first upgrade from 122.
Canadian M20P.
Hoping for camera fixes (less aggressive sharpening mainly and video letdowns) plus a few quirky bugs (I loathe the crippled functionality of the so-called "smart case").
Ipse_Tase said:
I've seen mentions of 166 and even 171 but I'm still on 146 since I got the phone 2 weeks ago and did the first upgrade from 122.
Canadian M20P.
Hoping for camera fixes (less aggressive sharpening mainly and video letdowns) plus a few quirky bugs (I loathe the crippled functionality of the so-called "smart case").
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i hope that camera fix comes in.. otherwise this might have to go back. The camera is very over hyped just like the mate 10 pro was. Even my old Honor 8 produced better shots.
What issues? I'm on 171 maybe I can tell u
sille said:
What issues? I'm on 171 maybe I can tell u
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What have you noticed? I noticed that scene detection doesn't work as well . Basically only picks up sky, greenery and that's kind of it?
Happy to hear about .171, I'm still stuck on .127 on Bell's network in Canada...
mwatson said:
i hope that camera fix comes in.. otherwise this might have to go back. The camera is very over hyped just like the mate 10 pro was. Even my old Honor 8 produced better shots.
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I always use PRO mode with RAW, and when I like I photo I use adobe lightroom to edit it
sille said:
What issues? I'm on 171 maybe I can tell u
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How is selfie and portrait mode now? Is it more natural?
Of course it isn't I'm still looking like a soft skinny boy, but it's better
sille said:
Of course it isn't I'm still looking like a soft skinny boy, but it's better
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As long as it is getting better ? we are slowly getting there so it was a software thing and has nothing to do with hardware?
Are u from Germany? I'm from Germany but still didn't got the update
I have the 171 from funkyhuawei because I wanted to unlock my bootloader
Jeah it's definitely a software thing, but it's getting better, slowly but steady )
sille said:
What issues? I'm on 171 maybe I can tell u
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how many did you pay?
18 Dollar for 1 credit I guess
Off-Topis but you have a great profile picture
sille said:
18 Dollar for 1 credit I guess
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Emui 9.1.0.328

Hi, a few days ago I updated my p20 pro (italy version) and I discovered that the super macro function no longer exists in the camera .
Someone knows something about it!
albug68 said:
Hi, a few days ago I updated my p20 pro (italy version) and I discovered that the super macro function no longer exists in the camera .
Someone knows something about it!
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I'm still on 8 and don't see it. Where do I look for this?
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Does anyone know when the 328 comes out in the UK? I've got the software issue which is 9.1.0.311(patched01) and asks me to download and install every day for the past 2 months. Will this update fix that problem? I've also got the camera focusing issue. I've arranged for it to be sent for replacement or repair but can take 10 days. Not good enough considering its well.kmown faults down to them
jerico9 said:
Does anyone know when the 328 comes out in the UK? I've got the software issue which is 9.1.0.311(patched01) and asks me to download and install every day for the past 2 months. Will this update fix that problem? I've also got the camera focusing issue. I've arranged for it to be sent for replacement or repair but can take 10 days. Not good enough considering its well.kmown faults down to them
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Hi, I'm from Ireland and System Update on phone didn't show me any update, but connecting phone to PC via HiSuite shows that there is new system update (9.1.0.328) you can try check for updates via PC and HiSuite
It got replaced by moving picture
fungo45 said:
I'm still on 8 and don't see it. Where do I look for this?
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If you move the camera close to an object, with the AI enabled, the AI enable SUPER MACRO option.
albug68 said:
If you move the camera close to an object, with the AI enabled, the AI enable SUPER MACRO option.
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Thanks. Mine says CLOSE-UP. Same thing?
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fungo45 said:
Thanks. Mine says CLOSE-UP. Same thing?
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Yes, CLOSE-UP is the same.
Can anyone knows how to update Huawei P20 Pro CLT-L09 without root or without TWRP.
I am on June security patch and want to update my phone
does anyone know how to root this version?

Awful Camera?

So I got the XZ1C recently, it's on Android 9, came like that out of the box. I think it was an ex display model from Russia.
The thing is, the camera seems absolutely awful. I've attached a picture I took of a simple grey carpet in OK light conditions. As you can see if you zoom in, there's loads of yellow and blue dots that appear on the picture. Most pictures also come out really noisy, making details a blur.
I have an XZ3 Compact here and it takes better pictures than this, and has never had the coloured dots issue. Is my XZ1C faulty, or is this normal?
Appreciate any help on this!
Oh and my bad for having 2 threads up. I just figured this was quite a different topic but if a mod wants to merge it with the other one that's fine :good:
Hm yeah something doesn't look right at all. How zoomed in is that photo? I just took an up close shot in medium lighting and this is how it came out. Granted I'm running LOS 16 but I think the stock camera should be just as good if not better.
betacrypt said:
Hm yeah something doesn't look right at all. How zoomed in is that photo? I just took an up close shot in medium lighting and this is how it came out. Granted I'm running LOS 16 but I think the stock camera should be just as good if not better.
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It's not even zoomed in much. Here's a standard picture I just took. I've not got as good lighting, it's just with a dull light on but it's not exactly bad lighting.
When you zoom in slightly it's pretty easy to see the dots everywhere. A lot of my pictures are also immensely noisy, the detail is just completely lost on anything far away. It's like some sort of awful compression.
I tried messing around with some settings, It improved a little but it's still pretty bad. Even the pictures that come out better than my Z3C have the horrible dots everywhere.
Yours looks good though and more along the lines of what I'd expect from the Camera. What do you think it could be?
UndisputedGuy said:
I have an XZ3 Compact here and it takes better pictures than this, and has never had the coloured dots issue. Is my XZ1C faulty, or is this normal?
Appreciate any help on this!
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Have you looked in the service menu to see if the phone has been unlocked? An unlocked phone with no DRM would give you bad grainy pictures.
There's achance that it's been rooted and just had android 9 put back on it, which leaves the camera working, sort of.
Didgesteve said:
Have you looked in the service menu to see if the phone has been unlocked? An unlocked phone with no DRM would give you bad grainy pictures.
There's achance that it's been rooted and just had android 9 put back on it, which leaves the camera working, sort of.
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I thought it might be that, but I'd be very surprised if it has been rooted. When I checked the service tests on 9, it said "Bootloader Unlock allowed: Yes", but I'm not sure how to see if it has actually been unlocked
I flashed an Oreo .ftf with Newflasher though, and my camera doesn't work on Oreo. The service menu here states rooting status is unknown and mentions nothing about the bootloader. I'm not sure if I just made a mistake somewhere though and that's why that's happened, It'd be very odd if it was rooted before
If you have Oreo installed, just flash DRM fix, if this gets the camera working properly then problem solved.
UndisputedGuy said:
It's not even zoomed in much. Here's a standard picture I just took. I've not got as good lighting, it's just with a dull light on but it's not exactly bad lighting.
When you zoom in slightly it's pretty easy to see the dots everywhere. A lot of my pictures are also immensely noisy, the detail is just completely lost on anything far away. It's like some sort of awful compression.
I tried messing around with some settings, It improved a little but it's still pretty bad. Even the pictures that come out better than my Z3C have the horrible dots everywhere.
Yours looks good though and more along the lines of what I'd expect from the Camera. What do you think it could be?
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Yeah there's definitely something wrong. You'd know the bootloader was unlocked if when booting the device you get the screen this device cannot be trusted warning.
FWIW my device is rooted with no DRM keys and the photos are still coming out great. What I would do first is factory reset the device. If still no improvement, flash different Pie firmware using the flash tool, like Customized EU or Customized UK. Lastly see if the results vary with other camera apps.
Didgesteve said:
If you have Oreo installed, just flash DRM fix, if this gets the camera working properly then problem solved.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...lopment/oreo-xz1c-drmfix-root-ricoff-t3727029
Is this the fix? Unfortunately I'm not rooted, not sure I really want to do it just yet with Google updating SafetyNet to block people with unlocked bootloaders from apps.
betacrypt said:
Yeah there's definitely something wrong. You'd know the bootloader was unlocked if when booting the device you get the screen this device cannot be trusted warning.
FWIW my device is rooted with no DRM keys and the photos are still coming out great. What I would do first is factory reset the device. If still no improvement, flash different Pie firmware using the flash tool, like Customized EU or Customized UK. Lastly see if the results vary with other camera apps.
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Oh yeah I've not seen that screen, I assume it's still locked then. I tried 2 Oreo firmwares, one was a German one, the other a UK one. The camera worked on neither.
I then tried a Global one (couldn't find one on the latest version of Oreo so it was a few versions back) and the camera worked. The same issues are still present though, maybe a slight bit better. I'm pretty baffled by what it could be.
UndisputedGuy said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...lopment/oreo-xz1c-drmfix-root-ricoff-t3727029
Is this the fix? Unfortunately I'm not rooted, not sure I really want to do it just yet with Google updating SafetyNet to block people with unlocked bootloaders from apps.
Oh yeah I've not seen that screen, I assume it's still locked then. I tried 2 Oreo firmwares, one was a German one, the other a UK one. The camera worked on neither.
I then tried a Global one (couldn't find one on the latest version of Oreo so it was a few versions back) and the camera worked. The same issues are still present though, maybe a slight bit better. I'm pretty baffled by what it could be.
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Have you not tried any pie firmware? I would flash one to see if any difference. If still no change I can only assume there being a hardware defect. Maybe you ended up with refurbished device.
betacrypt said:
Have you not tried any pie firmware? I would flash one to see if any difference. If still no change I can only assume there being a hardware defect. Maybe you ended up with refurbished device.
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On one of the firmwares, I think it was a UK one, I updated manually through the phone to Pie. No improvements unfortunately. I may try another one just for testing sake, good idea.
I did find something interesting though. I was looking online and saw a techradar review of the XZ1C. I've attached a picture that they took with the camera. It has the same coloured dots issue I'm experiencing with the phone.
I also tested my Z3C some more. When I'm in camera mode and I zoom in, I can see a similar issue with coloured marks, but once I take the picture itself, the post processing fixes everything and I get a nice clean image. The post processing on my XZ1C doesn't seem to do the same. It's a much faster camera but doesn't seem as clean. I took a screen recording showing this, not sure if it'd really help if I uploaded it for you to see though.
Okay - I see what you mean but I don't think you'll get a better picture than that to be honest, the camera software is just not great at post-processing to begin with. It's great in medium to high lighting, but anything in low light comes out grainy. My images look about the same if I view them on a large screen and zoom in. I had vastly superior results running GCam on my Xperia X Compact but unfortunately GCam on the XZ1C is not possible currently, if at all.
Also, if you still want to try, there's bunch of firmware here to download:
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=235027
betacrypt said:
Okay - I see what you mean but I don't think you'll get a better picture than that to be honest, the camera software is just not great at post-processing to begin with. It's great in medium to high lighting, but anything in low light comes out grainy. My images look about the same if I view them on a large screen and zoom in. I had vastly superior results running GCam on my Xperia X Compact but unfortunately GCam on the XZ1C is not possible currently, if at all.
Also, if you still want to try, there's bunch of firmware here to download:
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=235027
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Oh, so this is probably pretty normal for this phone then. I was worried my model was faulty honestly, I suppose it is a little relieving though disappointing to see. I flashed another Android 9 firmware, no difference. Thanks for all the help with this, appreciate the prompt responses and help!
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@betacrypt Last note about the camera. All my pictures from the front facing camera come out mirrored. I can't seem to find an option to turn this off. Any ideas?
UndisputedGuy said:
@betacrypt Last note about the camera. All my pictures from the front facing camera come out mirrored. I can't seem to find an option to turn this off. Any ideas?
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No option that I know of in the stock camera app. Best bet would be to use a different camera app. I know Footej supports flipping the image.
betacrypt said:
No option that I know of in the stock camera app. Best bet would be to use a different camera app. I know Footej supports flipping the image.
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Thanks, appreciate that! Seems bizarre that there isn't native support for it. Seems like a basic feature.

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