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X10 stock camera is good... REALLY??

I don't know if its just me. But I find the stock camera app on X10 very hard to use...
It is only nice on a bright sunny day. The shutter lag makes the camera almost unusable under low-light condition or while you're at an indoor space.
Its slow to focus on subject, and even slower for the camera to take a pictureou, leaving you a blurry image because the person has moved...etc.
The camera app that comes with CM roms in my opinion is the best.. photo is instantly taken once you press on shutter. wonder if any devs would be able to port it on to roms based on stock GB?

that is about right for X10....
otherwise, go for DSLR camera.

keijames said:
that is about right for X10....
otherwise, go for DSLR camera.
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X10 camera is good enough with the right app.. but definitely not the stock SE one. It has potential to be there.
asking if any devs are able to port cm6 camera on to SE GB rom

In my opinion The GB stock camera it's better than previous CM roms
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xtbk9999 said:
X10 camera is good enough with the right app.. but definitely not the stock SE one. It has potential to be there.
asking if any devs are able to port cm6 camera on to SE GB rom
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Sorry to tell you but the stock app is superior than any app on the market. Show me what app from the market allows you to control EV+/-
Dont think thats a useless feature.....its what seperates stock cam from any other app.
Ive given lots of pointers as a photgrapher within these forums how to properly get a great image regardless if your lighting is poor.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Sorry to tell you but the stock app is superior than any app on the market. Show me what app from the market allows you to control EV+/-
Dont think thats a useless feature.....its what seperates stock cam from any other app.
Ive given lots of pointers as a photgrapher within this thread how to properly get a great image regardless if your lighting is poor.
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What and how do u access ev controls. Where r they?
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xtbk9999 said:
I don't know if its just me. But I find the stock camera app on X10 very hard to use...
It is only nice on a bright sunny day. The shutter lag makes the camera almost unusable under low-light condition or while you're at an indoor space.
Its slow to focus on subject, and even slower for the camera to take a pictureou, leaving you a blurry image because the person has moved...etc.
The camera app that comes with CM roms in my opinion is the best.. photo is instantly taken once you press on shutter. wonder if any devs would be able to port it on to roms based on stock GB?
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-Use touch capture
-Use the modes! If you want to take a quick picture, go to sports mode, so on and so forth
-Use the EV! It makes the pictures come to life
I have not noticed any camera lag between pressing the shutter and getting the shot...are you on Gingebread? The GB update seems to have sped things up a lot.

Lion3494 said:
What and how do u access ev controls. Where r they?
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Look or the EV+/- on your camera screen. If you want me to explain how to properly use this feature wait til i get home in about 20 mins.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Look or the EV+/- on your camera screen. If you want me to explain how to properly use this feature wait til i get home in about 20 mins.
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I am the first one waiting^-^
cheers,
L
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laill said:
I am the first one waiting^-^
cheers,
L
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I have just completed a LONG writeup on the X10 camera and features.
Im gonna post it right now.
EDIT: GO HERE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16233820#post16233820

kantk20111 said:
-Use touch capture
-Use the modes! If you want to take a quick picture, go to sports mode, so on and so forth
-Use the EV! It makes the pictures come to life
I have not noticed any camera lag between pressing the shutter and getting the shot...are you on Gingebread? The GB update seems to have sped things up a lot.
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If you use normal mode for interior without decent lighting, you will see the screen does not respond promptly as you move the camera around different subjects, that's the lag I'm talking about.
Thanks for suggesting sport mode tho..its a lot more responsive. Didn't bothered to try it before.
But what it does really is compensating exposure for the less lag as I've figured...sport mode is unusable without daylight, the image is way too dark.
Yes I'm on GB at the moment, not saying X10 camera is that bad, but it wouldve been so much better if its as fast as the camera included in CM roms
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Guys who dont know EV
its that setting by which you can + or - the lighting in the cam. its on the right hand side in a box with +/- sign.

If you learn the camera correctly, you can take some awesome shots. I still have pictures till this day that people are amazed by the quality and clarity of the photos. The X10 can take the shots you want with patience and practice.
It takes better pics than my ATRIX.
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Voelker45 said:
If you learn the camera correctly, you can take some awesome shots. I still have pictures till this day that people are amazed by the quality and clarity of the photos. The X10 can take the shots you want with patience and practice.
It takes better pics than my ATRIX.
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+100
Its more the photographer than it is the camera.
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
+100
Its more the photographer than it is the camera.
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Exactly.
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no problems here, snapped photos and tokk video, no problems.

xtbk9999 said:
I don't know if its just me. But I find the stock camera app on X10 very hard to use...
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Sorry, couldn't resist, but I am just kidding!

My_Immortal said:
Sorry, couldn't resist, but I am just kidding!
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LOL!!!! Nice one
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How to improve camera quality?

Hello, i am going to buy Atrix. But camera takes pictrures ugly quality. Is there any way to improve quality? Compression? What´s about Droid 3 camera app?

I don't know about Droid 3 camera but, I'm using the camera app from MIUI as main one and for even better shots I use HDR Camera+ from the market. Try HDR Camera (not +) first to see if you like it, the + version has a lot more settings and uses flash as well.

Camera Zoom FX works a lot better, you can find it on the market.
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nikidorian said:
I don't know about Droid 3 camera but, I'm using the camera app from MIUI as main one and for even better shots I use HDR Camera+ from the market. Try HDR Camera (not +) first to see if you like it, the + version has a lot more settings and uses flash as well.
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I actually use this as my defsult as well.
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+1 miui camera apk

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Im using CM9 and i don't even have camera .... now im feeling life without camera is kinda wierd.

I'm using the Droid 3 camera and it works pretty well
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Ya well Yikes Atrix Camera
Ya there are software options but the camera just isn't that great to start with. But the rest of the phone is amazing thanks to the development community.

using neutrino's rom atm and you can deff. notice the difference with this one or stock camera, I think it's the MIUI one

so the different cameras apps actually affect the quality of the pictures themselves huh? i thought they were there for effects, stabilization, etc.

i use miui camera aswell..just perfect !

HKnightz said:
so the different cameras apps actually affect the quality of the pictures themselves huh? i thought they were there for effects, stabilization, etc.
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Yeah its the same camera no matter what app/apk you use.
Only thing you can do to improve the camera quality is up the Mega pixels to 5 if you only had it on 3 for some reason. Other than that, totally placebo effect.
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pictures with a HDR app look a lot better as you effectively increase the dynamic range of the camera
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GerhardKi said:
pictures with a HDR app look a lot better as you effectively increase the dynamic range of the camera
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andrew.cambridge said:
Yeah its the same camera no matter what app/apk you use.
Only thing you can do to improve the camera quality is up the Mega pixels to 5 if you only had it on 3 for some reason. Other than that, totally placebo effect.
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Not really I took two identical pictures one with MIUI Camera and one with Default CM7 camera, you can definitely tell a difference. While the sensor remains the same different apps will process pictures differently.

The camera in neutrino rom is good, but you loose the front one. Still Atrix just doesn't have the megapixels.

[Q] question Android 4.2 Nexus 4 360° panoramas

The new model of google smartphone.
they wirte on the selling page"Amazing Photo Sphere camera you’ll have to see to believe.
The first phone with 360° panoramas.
It’s like no camera you’ve ever seen. Up down and all around you, with Nexus 4 it’s more than panoramic, it’s like you’re actually there."
and can anyone show more about the : 360° panoramas about this phone

Check out some examples on Google+: https://plus.google.com/photos/110023707389740934545/albums/5808606988734372865
The images are only a 360°C sphere when uploaded onto Google+, on all other occasions they're just flat huge panorama-like photo's, made of 20+ photo's stitched together.

Has anyone actually managed a perfect picture using this 360 camera app?
If you check those examples. https://plus.google.com/photos/110023707389740934545/albums/5808606988734372865/5815232959605498370
This one ^ This is the similar to the result I get though mine are much worse. The bits where the parts don't match or doubled up....

When I shot a photoshere, it worked in my mobile but when I shared it to Google+, it was like just a photo, without sphere button on it. How did you do it? , sorry for the dumb question.

restlessrob said:
Has anyone actually managed a perfect picture using this 360 camera app?
If you check those examples. https://plus.google.com/photos/110023707389740934545/albums/5808606988734372865/5815232959605498370
This one ^ This is the similar to the result I get though mine are much worse. The bits where the parts don't match or doubled up....
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It's easy to get perfect if you shoot landscapes. I've got some great ones while hiking/snowshoeing. Close up objects are difficult to get right. There is a thread around here somewhere with tips on how to improve your shots. The tip I remember is to keep the phone in the same place in space and rotate it rather than you to get the shot.
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This app right here. Has a bunch of awesome shots.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.kinst.jakub.sphereshare
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since asking the question I have taken quite a few of these Even on Googles how to take them decribes the camera as not being able to do close objects or people. Then I realised it wasn't me messing up
https://plus.google.com/photos/106282274881724123490/albums/5865125087883940049
Here is a load of pics I have taken
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nqk said:
When I shot a photoshere, it worked in my mobile but when I shared it to Google+, it was like just a photo, without sphere button on it. How did you do it? , sorry for the dumb question.
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Has to be an entire globe shot right??

restlessrob said:
Has to be an entire globe shot right??
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Yes, I completed the shot. It works in Gallery and if I copy it to PC and upload to G+ it works too. Dunno what went wrong with either Gallery or G+ in my mobile that prevented me from doing just that.

nqk said:
Yes, I completed the shot. It works in Gallery and if I copy it to PC and upload to G+ it works too. Dunno what went wrong with either Gallery or G+ in my mobile that prevented me from doing just that.
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Ah i dunno. I have share location checked on camera and just use the add to google maps option to share them online
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To get a perfect shot you need to rotate the phone about the lens, and not your body. Now do you see the problem? It's pretty much impossible to achieve without external devices.

snapper.fishes said:
To get a perfect shot you need to rotate the phone about the lens, and not your body. Now do you see the problem? It's pretty much impossible to achieve without external devices.
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And along comes another random user wit useless nonsene
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restlessrob said:
Has anyone actually managed a perfect picture using this 360 camera app?
If you check those examples. https://plus.google.com/photos/110023707389740934545/albums/5808606988734372865/5815232959605498370
This one ^ This is the similar to the result I get though mine are much worse. The bits where the parts don't match or doubled up....
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gazhead said:
And along comes another random user wit useless nonsene
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I was replying to that post about shooting panoramas.
But that was a good comeback I admit.

gazhead said:
And along comes another random user wit useless nonsene
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It may have been more clear what he was replying to if he quoted the post but the point is far from nonsense seeing as it's completely true. The only way to achieve a perfect photosphere is to use the camera lens as the centre of the panorama and rotate the device around that point.

I have quite a few perfect 360° shots by rotating myself not the phone.
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illgodson said:
I have quite a few perfect 360° shots by rotating myself not the phone.
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You can take some very good photo sphere by rotating your body, but they won't be "perfect" because you are using your body as the axis instead of the camera lens. When you view a photo sphere, you are viewing it from the center point of the sphere. If you used your body as the axis, there is going to be small amount of stretching because the photos are taken at a distance from the center point of the sphere.
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snapper.fishes said:
You can take some very good photo sphere by rotating your body, but they won't be "perfect" because you are using your body as the axis instead of the camera lens. When you view a photo sphere, you are viewing it from the center point of the sphere. If you used your body as the axis, there is going to be small amount of stretching because the photos are taken at a distance from the center point of the sphere.
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Are you talking about the mini planet ones or the 360° ones?
Here's one I did rotating my body ad the axis, seems pretty close to perfect I can get.
http://sphereshare.net/#!/s/e963abea88440505f79592eacf82f176
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Am I Crazy ?

When i first got my Nexus 7 it had an icon for the Camera and when it updated to 4.2.1 it disappeared .......so this is a dumb question
where is it and how do i use my camera ? or i can only use it on apps that need the camera?

download nexus 7 camera launcher from market. works perfect.
i don't know why they removed it in the update.
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First question, are you crazy? Probably, yes...
As for the camera issue, they probably removed it because you don't use it to take pictures and it would likely only be used with apps like Skype or whatever. However, as the other guy said, the Nexus 7 camera app from the play store works perfectly. I think there is also a 4.2 camera app APK floating around these forums somewhere too.

*puts down random dismembered limb*
Nope you are just as sane as the rest of us.

So wait, people really take pictures with this thing? Isn't that like, very awkward? Pressing a button on a screen that isn't even facing you and all..

Thanks found it works great ! you guys rock

ynrozturk said:
So wait, people really take pictures with this thing? Isn't that like, very awkward? Pressing a button on a screen that isn't even facing you and all..
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How do you know the camera won't be facing him? Lol.
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I prefer the ICS camera, it seems to work better
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moblynx.cameraics

Icebluemale30 said:
When i first got my Nexus 7 it had an icon for the Camera and when it updated to 4.2.1 it disappeared .......so this is a dumb question
where is it and how do i use my camera ? or i can only use it on apps that need the camera?
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I've never got a camera app on my nexus. so, er, guess I‘m not interested with my own face, xD

Best Camera app?

Can someone recommend me a really good camera app which I can use instead of the stock app? I have used Camera Zoom but that somehow cuts my photos from the corners when the front cam is used.
I am primarily looking for a camera app with a timer...which it seems isn't included in our stock camera.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance to anyone who replies.
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Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.

I quite like Snap Camera.
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If you want full control of camera parameters, I recommend Camera FV-5.

I use Shot Control, because it has full exposure controls:
- Multiple Touch Focus/Meter regions on ICS (on supported devices with Android 4.0)
- Direct access to exposure control and zoom
- One tap access to ISO, White Balance, Scene Modes, Focus Modes, and Flash Mode Settings (based on device abilities)
- Custom mapping for hardware buttons (like volume down for focus, volume up for shutter)
- Pre-focus function
It's built for photographers who know how to manipulate DSLRs.
I don't think it has a timer, though, but the Dev is super responsive so I'm sure if you requested it, he'd add it.

ProCapture Pro has it all.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.cameraZoom&feature=search_result try this great app with loads of features

Yeah go with abdullahs recommendation camera zoom fix is great. You can always just try all of them and see which one you like best
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Abdullah1997 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.cameraZoom&feature=search_result try this great app with loads of features
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abdel12345 said:
Yeah go with abdullahs recommendation camera zoom fix is great. You can always just try all of them and see which one you like best
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Just check out the first post man. Thanks for the help and all, but been having problems with Camera Zoom FX
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CyanogenMod's modified stock camera is pretty nice with HDR and other stuff

SacGuru said:
Just check out the first post man. Thanks for the help and all, but been having problems with Camera Zoom FX
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Whoops didn't see that lol. But I use it and its one of the best ones. But sorry didn't fully read the post I just looked at the title
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Del

I am using Shot Control. If you are looking for an app that takes perfect shots with just one click, this may not be for you.

I'm telling you all, try ProCapture. Best camera app available.
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