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decent 16:9 camera app?

Tried all the ones posted here and don't like the stock g2 interface and I like the miui port but doesn't work on here and I hate 4:3 photos. Any know a mod for the stock aosp camera app the makes it 16:9?

mixalot2008 said:
Tried all the ones posted here and don't like the stock g2 interface and I like the miui port but doesn't work on here and I hate 4:3 photos. Any know a mod for the stock aosp camera app the makes it 16:9?
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What Rom are you running and can you provide me with a logcat of my MIUI camera?

mixalot2008 said:
Tried all the ones posted here and don't like the stock g2 interface and I like the miui port but doesn't work on here and I hate 4:3 photos. Any know a mod for the stock aosp camera app the makes it 16:9?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391694
Lenovo Super Camera?

jcmaddox1 said:
What Rom are you running and can you provide me with a logcat of my MIUI camera?
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Yeah soon as I can figure out how lol I'm running the latest paranoid android. The app opens but when I try to go to setting or any other options the app force closes.
And yeah lenovo super camera looks interesting I'll check it out.

Turns out the lenovo app crashes too. Won't even open.

"A Better Camera" is good.

AyDee said:
"A Better Camera" is good.
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Yeah that's not bad at all.
How would I capture the logcat needed?

mixalot2008 said:
Turns out the lenovo app crashes too. Won't even open.
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Try clearing the cache and data. I know, you shouldn't have any yet but it worked for me.
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mixalot2008 said:
Yeah that's not bad at all.
How would I capture the logcat needed?
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Get "alogcat" or other logging app and set it to run then reproduce your problem. It's also possible through adb.

good one
snowlin said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391694
Lenovo Super Camera?
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Worked great on my stock D80110c rooted (4.2.2)
big apk but everything works ! even the SEEit! Gallery . While it has a lot of bells and whistles functions.
I use this also its been around for a while and works Great
Camera is Android 4.3 Camera App
What works and I've tested:
- take pictures on all res
- photo-sphere works
- panorama works (I've got though some garbled photos at the end)
- front camera works
- video recording works (both 720 and 1080)
- all settings work
If this helped
Click Thanks :good:

Qverse said:
Worked great on my stock D80110c rooted (4.2.2)
big apk but everything works ! even the SEEit! Gallery . While it has a lot of bells and whistles functions.
I use this also its been around for a while and works Great
Camera is Android 4.3 Camera App
What works and I've tested:
- take pictures on all res
- photo-sphere works
- panorama works (I've got though some garbled photos at the end)
- front camera works
- video recording works (both 720 and 1080)
- all settings work
If this helped
Click Thanks :good:
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This one is only 4:3 and max resolution is 8mp.

mixalot2008 said:
This one is only 4:3 and max resolution is 8mp.
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well yes and no yes only 8mp no 16:9 in 8mp
2mp 16:9
I know , I know . it is the issue is with the aspect ratio (the ratio between width and height. At full resolution, the aspect ratio of the camera is 4:3. the screen aspect ratio is 16:9. So to display a 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen you need to either leave bands at the top and bottom, or crop some of the picture off the sides. And of course WE want the highest MP . But we have a LG-G2 .
Now now on my LG-G2 with this Lenovo Super Camera is working. And I can set to resolution 4160x3120 13MP and I will test to see if it really is to resolution .. I really dont know
Tested : yes I was able to take pictures at the highest 4160x3120 and 4160x 2340W. every thing works except burst shots .. to fast for camera to focus or to save picture .

A better camera is actually serving my purposes pretty well and it has a lot of handy features. Thanks for the recommendation.

Nexus 6 Ultimate 4K Video Test

Change to 4K/2160p in Quality Settings! The only real compression is on youtube's side. And I will say I see a little better quality on my Master File than on youtube.
I decided to test the 4k video recording on the Nexus 6 by shooting my entire vacation with it. I've compiled a recap video showcasing the camera's abilities.
-There conditions recorded in are: high light, low light, sunny, overcast, indoors and outdoors, etc.
-I've zoomed in a few times and moved the phone to force refocus in a few clips.
-There has been NO post editing to the footage such as color correction, cropping, stabilizing, etc.
-Crossfading, fade to black, muting of audio, and title overlays are the only alterations made to compile this video
ENJOY!

Looks like OIS keeps making things a bit juttery and focusing in and out at times.

knitler said:
Looks like OIS keeps making things a bit juttery and focusing in and out at times.
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Yes Google camera does that. Same on nexus 5

rootSU said:
Yes Google camera does that. Same on nexus 5
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Does using another camera app prevent it?

knitler said:
Does using another camera app prevent it?
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I've never tried. I doubt it

Then it's a hardware issue I assume.

knitler said:
Then it's a hardware issue I assume.
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No... But 3rd party cameras are not a complete solution. They use the existing libs and camera HAL etc, which is software.
But you can try it, who knows?

i need to look around to see if there are any apps that lock focus.
That would come in handy

Robert_W said:
i need to look around to see if there are any apps that lock focus.
That would come in handy
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Try with Cinema FV-5

I watched the whole thing before realizing my monitor at work isn't 4K
nice video - I'll have to watch it later at home to really see the quality. The focusing issue sucks and is really pronounced on this phone, I wonder if L Camera is any better at it.

springer.music said:
Try with Cinema FV-5
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I have that app in my wish list. Gotta do some more research to see if it offers what I want. I prefer simplicity like the stock app is designed, but I don't think google will ever include these especiall features.. Including 60/120/240 fps.

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Try with Cinema FV-5
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camera focus doesnt seem to be an issue with cinema fv-5. pretty sure its an android issue as my nexus 5 had the same problem (as mentioned above). anyway i just shot a few minutes of 4k video w cinema fv-5 and i dont see any re-focusing nonsense going on

rman18 said:
I watched the whole thing before realizing my monitor at work isn't 4K
nice video - I'll have to watch it later at home to really see the quality.
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Did you get to watch it in all its glory? Lol

Cinema FV-5 seems to fix the constant jittery focus issue. Wish I make this video test in that app instead

Manual Camera is, by far, the most feature-packed camera app for the Nexus 6. Full support with the new camera API's too ?

StrizzMatik said:
Manual Camera is, by far, the most feature-packed camera app for the Nexus 6. Full support with the new camera API's too
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fv5 supports the new apis as well. i read manual camera has issues. like you can't zoom and theres no way to switch between front and rear cameras...
but on topic, does manual camera support video recording?

indianajonze said:
fv5 supports the new apis as well.
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I hope they add 60/120 fps soon. That's the only camera feature I really want

Open camera supports everything people!!!! Just downloaded it and is now my default camera!!!! It support all resolutions for stills and recording, shows amount of memory left in real time, and a lot of other things and you get really check the options for a lot and best part of all its open source!!! So always free and never ad filled, I think Google should have hired this guy to make their camera app!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.opencamera
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I started watching the video on my phone, then decided to stream it to my 42 inch flat screen tv to check out the quality on a larger scale, and then realized my 42 inch TV is lower resolution than my phone as a result. lol!
i was recently looking around for other camera apps so as to see how the device's ability to shoot in RAW compares to various cameras. I was considering trying FV5 but was checking out the free alternatives first.
I tried L Camera, which did let me adjust ISO, white balance, and so on, but it had some pretty major issues that need to be worked out still.
While I haven't tried FV5 yet (so I can't say much about that app specifically) I just tried out Open Camera (the above post caused me to remember it showing up in the app store several times while I was browsing) and wowee it's actually really good so far. Only one bug so far that I've encountered and it's very minor. The customization and various settings are really well thought out.
It says it can do 60/120 fps with a disclaimer that it may not always reach the designated fps if the hardware doesn't support it..so maybe?
auto-focus seemed quite a bit faster compared to google's stock camera app and it's much easier to adjust the lighting quickly than any other camera apps I've tried so far.
Right now the only thing I can really find "wrong" with it is the overall design and layout of the app, but it's not poorly designed at all.
I'll be using Open Camera as my default camera app until a major flaw presents itself or google amps up it's own app to compete. Very pleasantly surprised so far.

Robert_W said:
Change to 4K/2160p in Quality Settings! The only real compression is on youtube's side. And I will say I see a little better quality on my Master File than on youtube.
I decided to test the 4k video recording on the Nexus 6 by shooting my entire vacation with it. I've compiled a recap video showcasing the camera's abilities.
-There conditions recorded in are: high light, low light, sunny, overcast, indoors and outdoors, etc.
-I've zoomed in a few times and moved the phone to force refocus in a few clips.
-There has been NO post editing to the footage such as color correction, cropping, stabilizing, etc.
-Crossfading, fade to black, muting of audio, and title overlays are the only alterations made to compile this video
ENJOY!
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Awesome video and very helpful. Thank you.

New Lollipop camera features

... not the features we all want like manual exposure, focus and RAW shooting, not even 4K or 120fps video, but:
We can now record Full HD video at 60fps
Real-time ISO: The viewfinder may seem less smooth but the image is more accurate to what you get: at ISO-50 you immediately see if the image will turn out too dark!
New metering setting: "face"!
Touch Block integrated in the settings menu!
Front facing camera now seems to expose on yo face (also, the timer seems added, and did this mode always come with software image stabilisation..?)
Pause while shooting video (thanks HSNalfar3)
Last but not least: a fancier design, obviously :angel:
EDIT: I believe the camera algorithms themselves were updated too. Remember you used to see oversharpening so clearly? Even at ISO-50 you could see these two dark pixel lines everywhere over your photo - well, I can't see those now, and images seem a bit softer anyway. Me likey!
EDIT 2: The option for 60fps Full HD video isn't working for some reason, as confirmed by Hanafubuki. Might be a remnant of newer Lollipop devices...
Mainly the first two points are is very interesting. I've always found it annoying that I couldn't see in the viewfinder how photos at ISO-50 would turn out. That is, if it's dark, then images would turn pitch black but you would only see when you took the photo. Now it's already visible in the viewfinder, so it's easier to change ISO (although the setting is still buried in the menu and having to scroll down in landscape... (c'mon Sony you could've easily done better here as well) ). Also, the 60fps Full HD video is a very welcome addition in my opinion.

Another feature
In the superior auto application, in camera options appears the option Burst with longpress that allows you to keep several pictures while holding the camera button. I think that this is new on lollipop.

somereta said:
In the superior auto application, in camera options appears the option Burst with longpress that allows you to keep several pictures while holding the camera button. I think that this is new on lollipop.
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Actually not......

Hermantje said:
... not the features we all want like manual exposure, focus and RAW shooting, not even 4K or 120fps video, but:
We can now record Full HD video at 60fps!
[*]The viewfinder may seem less smooth but the image is more accurate to what you get: at ISO-50 you immediately see if the image will turn out too dark!
New metering setting: "face"!
Touch Block integrated in the settings menu!
Front facing camera now seems to expose on yo face (also, the timer seems added, and did this mode always come with software image stabilisation..?)
Last but not least: a fancier design, obviously :angel:
Mainly the first two points are very interesting. I've always found it annoying that I couldn't see in the viewfinder how photos at ISO-50 would turn out. That is, if it's dark, then images would turn pitch black but you would only see when you took the photo. Now it's already visible in the viewfinder, so it's easier to change ISO (although the setting is still buried in the menu and having to scroll down in landscape... (c'mon Sony you could've easily done better here as well) ). Also, the 60fps Full HD video is a very welcome addition in my opinion
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This is REAL TIME ISO

I was wondering about the DRM: if I have unlocked bootloader and lost the TA partition, will the camera miss noise reduction after update to Lollipop? Also, there's a DRM fix for KitKat UB, will it work on Lollipop?
Thanks.

Yeah, I saw on the videos that now we have 60FPS recording. That will allow us to do timeshift videos without the app, instead in the actual movie editor. I am still waiting on my T-Mobile Macedonia Europe firmware... :/

I think our device can shoot 4k and timeshift video,perhap sony will get that on the next update. For this update I think it's less smooth than last firmware but less focus time too. :good:

no 60fps!!!
if you dont believe, make a video, open on windows and there it is 29 fps....

Another surprise for lollipop camera https://youtu.be/7EGqasXDHUU ps: it is on z1

mo120697 said:
no 60fps!!!
if you dont believe, make a video, open on windows and there it is 29 fps....
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Are you sure you selected the right shooting mode? I took this screenshot from my Xperia Z1 with the HK Firmware.

mo120697 said:
no 60fps!!!
if you dont believe, make a video, open on windows and there it is 29 fps....
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Actually, I may have spoken too soon indeed. I posted right before I went to bed and when I tried the 60fps mode afterwards and slowed it down by half in the phone's video editor, it did indeed seem as choppy as 15fps video...
Either Sony forgot to implement it or, which I think is more likely, it was a remnant of Lollipop for newer Sony phones. Either way, it's a shame it isn't working.

New feature : you can pause and resume video recording

HSNalfar3 said:
New feature : you can pause and resume video recording
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Wasn't this possible before? My Sony Ericsson Satio and Nokia N8 could both do this already.
I'll add it to the list

Same here with the FHD 60FPS . It olny records at 30 FPS . I smell a new update prety soon from Sony to fix the bugs .
Overall the z1 takes better pictures than before and the camera is fast now

Real time ISO is not a excuse for a laggy view finder... Even My Tablet Z with and old SoC and lower ISP running 4.4.4 has also Real time ISO and doesn't lag as the Z1/C.

NexusGTS said:
Same here with the FHD 60FPS . It olny records at 30 FPS . I smell a new update prety soon from Sony to fix the bugs .
Overall the z1 takes better pictures than before and the camera is fast now
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i think 4.4 take better pictures than 5.0.i only use auto mode

anyone tried on unlocked bootloader?
does bionz work?
on cm12 UB it worked fine

I think the pictures quality got very better than before. especially on 20MP it takes very good images with good details. on the kitkat 20MP took blurry images for me. also the images size got bigger. on kitkat with 20MP was around 5MB and now it's around 9MB :good:

vr2008 said:
I think the pictures quality got very better than before. especially on 20MP it takes very good images with good details. on the kitkat 20MP took blurry images for me. also the images size got bigger. on kitkat with 20MP was around 5MB and now it's around 9MB :good:
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My 20Mp photos are at least 7.5 mb. Sometimes it increases up to 10 mb. How it can be 5mb? And, I think lollipop has many bugs to be used

--N7-- said:
anyone tried on unlocked bootloader?
does bionz work?
on cm12 UB it worked fine
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Unlocking bootloader doesn't affects on bionZ for z1 ( if you could get 6400 iso)

What is the best video camera app for axon 7?

I am looking for a camera app that can utilize the axon 7's 60fps at 1080p and 120fps at 720p, so far it doesnt matter what app ive tried (on oreo stock a2017u) every app only actually records at 30fps, ideally it would be something like open camera where I can manually change the bitrate shutter speed iso etc.
Im on the stock oreo rom but if needed I can install Lineage os, (but i would rather not)

foxtrotdragon said:
I am looking for a camera app that can utilize the axon 7's 60fps at 1080p and 120fps at 720p, so far it doesnt matter what app ive tried (on oreo stock a2017u) every app only actually records at 30fps, ideally it would be something like open camera where I can manually change the bitrate shutter speed iso etc.
Im on the stock oreo rom but if needed I can install Lineage os, (but i would rather not)
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Stock camera app? I haven't seen any other app so far which can actually utilize 60fps and slowmo. It's ZTE's fault for their weird camera driver programming.

GodOfPsychos said:
Stock camera app? I haven't seen any other app so far which can actually utilize 60fps and slowmo. It's ZTE's fault for their weird camera driver programming.
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the issue is that the stock camera app is just so... mediocre, to say the least, th camera quality is a sold 6/10 but could be sooo much better q.q

I wonder does it need Camera2 API?
I just shot a little test with Snap Camera HDR then checked with an editor app and it was about 43 fps but when I hard switched it to 60 fps and tried to shoot it failed.
It's still my favourite camera app.

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I wonder does it need Camera2 API?
I just shot a little test with Snap Camera HDR then checked with an editor app and it was about 43 fps but when I hard switched it to 60 fps and tried to shoot it failed.
It's still my favourite camera app.
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I couldnt get any apps to shoot at 60fps+ regardless of camera api2 support or not, I was experiencing the same thing with snap camera hdr, regardless if the bit rate was 20 or 200Mbits/s and regardless of encoder highest I could get was that 43 fps, even on 720p.

Hello
I am usin OpenCamera
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It has everything. you can change Bitrates,resolutions,wide array of settings.
IMHO must have app. For videos i choose that.
Check it out and let me know howw well i have have helped you and how this is the solution to camera XD (joking a little bit) But yes,its the Best in my opinion. i use it. (axon 7 4k at 80Mb/s is amazing...)

I'll be honest, Open Camera has potential but it's never good enough. I try it occasionally and then uninstall. It has weird eccentricities but the biggest one is often the preview is quite different to the captured image.
Snap Camera HD shats all over it in so many ways.

Wide Angle

Is it possible to record a video using a wider angle like the one used for photos? Videos are always zoomed in on the stock camera app or Gcam. Although Short videos have a slight wider angle it only allows 15 second videos. Is there any away to change that?

you have to disable video stabilisation

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you have to disable video stabilisation
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I disabled but it didn't work

Maybe you can try this version:
MGC_6.2.024_RN7_V1c.apk
I'm using it and it works perfectlt for wide angle video. Even without disabling Video stabilization.
Enjoy!
*try to search in google for the apk

marcellkelvin said:
Maybe you can try this version:
MGC_6.2.024_RN7_V1c.apk
I'm using it and it works perfectlt for wide angle video. Even without disabling Video stabilization.
Enjoy!
*try to search in google for the apk
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I've tried that version but found no sucess with it. Here are some screenshots https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=12GGWGn79PXOYItFPlVGv8kYehRRIU7QV

So GCam is great at everything photo-related on this phone, but its video output is not impressive except for the 4K option.
You should stick with the stock camera for video recording as it does a great job using EIS.
If you want a wider view, disable stabilization in the stock camera or record at 60 fps.
If you want the widest possible field of view, use Open Camera, disable stabilization, and set the video resolution to a 4:3 ratio. That will use the image from the entire sensor

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So GCam is great at everything photo-related on this phone, but its video output is not impressive except for the 4K option.
You should stick with the stock camera for video recording as it does a great job using EIS.
If you want a wider view, disable stabilization in the stock camera or record at 60 fps.
If you want the widest possible field of view, use Open Camera, disable stabilization, and set the video resolution to a 4:3 ratio. That will use the image from the entire sensor
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Thanks for the help! One strange thing is that on Open Camera setting a video resolution to a 4:3 ratio (video stabilization disabled) allows a wider view. On the stock camera even when disabling image stabilization/1080p60 it won't use a wider angle, unless you compare to 1080p30, which has a closer angle than 1080p60. Any ideas what could it be? There's no option on Video Settings on the Stock Camera to set a 4:3 ratio.

mateus9898 said:
There's no option on Video Settings on the Stock Camera to set a 4:3 ratio.
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That's fully expected as the digital video recording standard nowadays is to record in 16:9 widescreen. I haven't seen any newer phone whose stock camera app offers anything but widescreen resolutions. Some will have the option to record in the screen's resolution and/or ratio.
So, when you're talking 1080p, it is understood that it's 1920x1080, which is a 16:9 ratio.
The sensor produces a 4:3 image, but in video mode the image is by default cropped to 16:9 – the top and bottom of the image are cut off, making the vertical field of view narrower. You have to use a third-party app to enable the sensor's ability to record 4:3 video since this is non-standard. But for typical purposes, I don't know why you would do that, although you can, if you need your camera to capture as much of the environment as possible All our screens are (ultra) widescreen though, and it's more comfortable seeing widescreen video on them.
Electronic image stabilization further messes with the field of view. It 'reserves' a margin on all four sides of the image and uses gyroscope data to move the image back and forth within the frame, compensating for the movement of your hand, and giving the appearance of a more steadily held camera than it actually was. Further software trickery may be/is involved. The final result is that of a 'zoomed in' image. That's also the impression that you might get from the difference between a 4:3 and a 16:9 cropped image from the same sensor.