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G2 camera application is terrible

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Blackberry Curve on the left
G2 on the right.
No flash in either case.
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It looks to be the camera application rather than the camera itself. Camera 360 (from market) gave me MUCH MUCH better images than the default Android camera.
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My pictures usually come out sharp. That's weird..
Sent from my HTC Vision G2

This is zoomed in quite a bit.
It came out a lot better with flash, I'll put that one up next.

keenerb said:
Blackberry Curve on the left
G2 on the right.
No flash in either case.
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mine takes pictures just fine

well, I've taken probably 20 indoor photos and they all look like crap. None of them are focused well, and all over motion blur.
Possibly a bad camera?
Can I see a few examples of indoor photos?

keenerb said:
well, I've taken probably 20 indoor photos and they all look like crap. None of them are focused well, and all over motion blur.
Possibly a bad camera?
Can I see a few examples of indoor photos?
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perhaps you need to adjust lighting effects and try holding the camera for steady?

Short of mounting the camera on a tripod I can't get much steadier.
I've toyed with lots of options also. Give me some pointers on what to try.

keenerb said:
well, I've taken probably 20 indoor photos and they all look like crap. None of them are focused well, and all over motion blur.
Possibly a bad camera?
Can I see a few examples of indoor photos?
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i will admit the g2 you have to hold really steady to take decent pics

Wow your pictures look kinda bad. Try to take some of other things and post back. Because my pictures look way better then those. Also are these zoomed pictures? there really is no need to zoom pictures because its digital zoom.

xile6 said:
Wow your pictures look kinda bad. Try to take some of other things and post back. Because my pictures look way better then those. Also are these zoomed pictures? there really is no need to zoom pictures because its digital zoom.
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They are cropped portions of the full-sized images, zoomed in to be about 150% of the original size.
I'll put up some other photographs later this evening.

Odd, i've seen some 720p videos from a desire Z while someone is driving in a car and they look fine.

Well, I think I have gotten to the bottom of it.
I took two almost identical pictures, one with my phone and one with a Samsung Moment. Samsung Moment has significantly higher image quality, and the image size was about twice that of my G2.
My guess is that the G2 is applying a significantly higher level of image compression...

Took a few quick pics for comparison sake:
I could bust out the ol Incredible for comparison sake...

try pushing the cam button halfway to focus and set option to auto instead of infinity

I appreciate your response, but honestly, I DO know how the camera works.
I think mine might be defective. It's also extremely foggy in a lot of situations.

Front camera on Snapchat

I looked for this topic on the Internet, found many people with the same issue, but haven't found any answers.
When I use the front facing camera using the camera app, in medium light conditions, at the beginning, it's a bit dark, but the camera obviously seems to adjust few moments later so that the picture is very clear, and by very clear I mean it's not dark in any way. In the same exact moment and conditions, I open snapchat, the picture on the screen is very very very dark, I can't stress enough on the significant difference between the two pictures. I wonder what is the reason for this? and is it fixable?

Anyone? Is my question unclear?

About the camera.
When you are in a movie hall and come out if it after 2 hours do you see everything clear in a jiffy?
Exactly that way a camera needs to adjust its brightness and exposure..it is a machine anyway..
About the snapchat thing..I couldnt understand it very clear..do you want to say that the brightness does not increase or something..
This maybe a snapchat developer thing..they havent provided us with the exposure settings and stuff..
The same exact way, many camera apps differ from one another..instagram has a better picture quality in lowlight/frontcam than retrica (my opinion).
So it differes from app to app..dev to dev.
Just like Google Camera and Samsung Stock Camera app.
Samsung knows its max so they pitch in 70-80% of the best..
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Thanks for answering, and yes that's what I meant, the camera does adjust its brightness and exposure in the stock camera app, but not in snapchat, the picture stays very dark. The issue is, it's not a lowlight condition I'm talking about, it's perfectly clear in the stock camera app, but too dark using snapchat. It may be a developer thing after all, so thanks again.

Okay just to be clear, here are pictures i just took with both apps. The room is well lit, can't be normal.
using the camera app:
using snapchat:
It can't be normal for such significant difference to exist.

odaibasha said:
Okay just to be clear, here are pictures i just took with both apps. The room is well lit, can't be normal.
using the camera app:
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It can't be normal for such significant difference to exist.
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It is the app brother
Snapchat has something weird in that case..it cannot auto adjust exposure values..
If you save these photos..see the ISO in the porperties..maybe you get the answer by yourself
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DeepankarS said:
It is the app brother
Snapchat has something weird in that case..it cannot auto adjust exposure values..
If you save these photos..see the ISO in the porperties..maybe you get the answer by yourself
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Yeah I get the cause here, but is it fixable? Is there anything I can do?

odaibasha said:
Yeah I get the cause here, but is it fixable? Is there anything I can do?
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To be frank..i dont have any idea
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A workaround would be to make the pictures with the normal camera app. Then use the Xposed module "Snapshare" to send the pictures you took to snapchat.

Lennyz1988 said:
A workaround would be to make the pictures with the normal camera app. Then use the Xposed module "Snapshare" to send the pictures you took to snapchat.
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Yeah that's what I'm doing right now, but it would've been a lot easier if they fixed the app itself.

Show off those pics!

I'll start posting more pictures after I get done work today, here's a teaser.
Stock Camera app, HDR on, manual focus, 16:9 widescreen 15.5 megapixel mode.
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When you say stock Google camera, do you mean the Motorola camera?

fury683 said:
When you say stock Google camera, do you mean the Motorola camera?
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I don't know why I put Google there, I just meant to say stock camera app lol, thanks for the heads up.
Maybe the Google keyboard did it on its own. ?

joshm.1219 said:
I'll start posting more pictures after I get done work today, here's a teaser.
Stock Camera app, HDR on, manual focus, 16:9 widescreen 15.5 megapixel mode.
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Very nice! Can post any just point and shoot? I am on the fence with this phone. The only thing holding me back in the camera. Cameras have not been that good in past Moto phones.....
Thanks!

jamezr said:
Very nice! Can post any just point and shoot? I am on the fence with this phone. The only thing holding me back in the camera. Cameras have not been that good in past Moto phones.....
Thanks!
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Real quick, point and shot in Auto Focus, Auto HDR mode. First one is widescreen, second is standard (4:3 full 21mp).

joshm.1219 said:
Real quick, point and shot in Auto Focus, Auto HDR mode. First one is widescreen, second is standard (4:3 full 21mp).
Those are great pics! Thanks!
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I definitely want ice cream now, good pics, thanks.

Looks pretty decent, although I'm more of a vanilla guy!

@ joshm.1219 What do you think of the camera compared to other phones you have owned? I recall you on the note II forums, does the camera perform much better all around?

everyone with a droid turbo, keep posting pictures, we want to see what you can do with those 20.7 megapixels!

Purchasing mine after work around 5pm est. My main focus right now is the camera since I'm pretty much impressed with everything about this phone when I messed around with store demo.
I'll post a whole bunch of shots and comparisons to my S5 around 8-9 est if all goes well. I did notice that reds were a bit over saturated in the samples I took at Verizon. Which was a big issue for me with my original Moto X.

This one is 21MP

mobilehavoc said:
This one is 21MP
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Looks damn good, if people complain about that then they just need to use a DSLR.

Here is a couple from today....

Are these being alerted when uploaded? I assume they aren't 21MP files being uploaded to the forums

I think the problem is people have crazy expectations. Its a good camera but its never going to touch a dedicated camera with large sensors. I'm now switched to Google Camera because Moto one doesn't really seem to be much better.
These are using Moto camera still.

Low light shots I took while messing around with our prototype mini 3D printer this morning. Just quick snaps, no effort at all... Pretty impressive, although reds seem to be a little off -- oversaturated.
http://imgur.com/a/NMd58
However, I do have a post with some serious concerns about the camera (link below) that I need to further test this weekend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/general/major-camera-issues-t2923916
I'll try to post more pictures throughout the day.

It's definitely hit or miss.
Outdoor HDR shot:
Indoor shot:
Indoor low light shot:

Stock app, no HDR, 21MP, didn't adjust the focus/exposure.
Taken at Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis.
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I'd have to say with the physical limits of sensor and aperture size the output is pretty decent and not overly over processed. A raw output would still be nice though.

X Play Camera

So how are people finding the camera? I'm used to tapping to focus first for my pics. I've not tested the camera much yet but it seems OK. Just wondering how I can refocus it or do I have to just trust it?
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ephumuris said:
Just wondering how I can refocus it or do I have to just trust it?
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If you swipe right, the third menu option is the manual focus and exposure box. Once turned on, you can drag the focus box to where you want the phone to focus. You can also adjust exposure by dragging the round slider around the box.

Ahh that definitely helps thanks.
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I love the camera, sure sometimes miss OIS.
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Upload runied quality?

There is some purple-fringing (chromatic aberration) on high contrast areas, but otherwise I'm very happy with the camera.
(look at the white on the turn signs on the streetlight for an example).

Photosphere
I'm using the Google camera instead of the moto cam. Does anyone know how I get the missing photosphere functionality back?

derDoctor said:
I'm using the Google camera instead of the moto cam. Does anyone know how I get the missing photosphere functionality back?
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You can't. The Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, which means it won't be able to take Photospheres.

I am using the HTC camera and gallery, a friend has a Nexus 6 and sent me this link. I thought I'd give it a try and the camera is much better than the cyanogenmod camera. The below link, once downloaded, you just install the APKs, not flash them in TWRP.
Download the APKs here.
This is a quick photo I took up close using the above HTC camera.

Devhux said:
You can't. The Moto X Play doesn't have a gyroscope, which means it won't be able to take Photospheres.
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I'm quite missing the Google Camera's panorama (never used photosphere), the Moto Camera just isn't the same. I hate having to rotate the phone with constant motion (Google's has those easy blue dots to aim for) and the resolution seems poor. Does anyone have any suggestions?

What I'd like to know is, has anyone figured out how to change the default folder for saving photos/videos? Seems like this basic feature is missing from the Moto camera...

It's there you just have to know where to look.
Start the camera first then follow information below.
See the screen shot - drag menu out from left hand edge.
Select the storage icon - then select either phone or SD card on the right side.
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What I'd like to know is, has anyone figured out how to change the default folder for saving photos/videos? Seems like this basic feature is missing from the Moto camera...
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Ah stupid me, though they could've put that in the hint amongst all the others are start up. Thanks!

rowanparker said:
I'm quite missing the Google Camera's panorama (never used photosphere), the Moto Camera just isn't the same. I hate having to rotate the phone with constant motion (Google's has those easy blue dots to aim for) and the resolution seems poor. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Once again, there's no gyroscope on this phone, so it has no way of detecting motion along the horizontal or vertical axis. Hence, assistance taking panoramas isn't possible (like the blue dots).

Devhux said:
Once again, there's no gyroscope on this phone, so it has no way of detecting motion along the horizontal or vertical axis. Hence, assistance taking panoramas isn't possible (like the blue dots).
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I understand that. However, Panorama 360 has the helper dots (it uses the compass) it just has poor resolution photos which is similar to the Moto Camera. Shame nothing can come close to Google Camera. Seems a bit of an oversight not to include a gyroscope!

rowanparker said:
I understand that. However, Panorama 360 has the helper dots (it uses the compass) it just has poor resolution photos which is similar to the Moto Camera. Shame nothing can come close to Google Camera. Seems a bit of an oversight not to include a gyroscope!
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Oh trust me, as a Google Cardboard owner, I miss the gyroscope a fair bit.

Macro
What about your macro shoots?
Is there a bug or some not finalized camera code by Motorola? When I point camera for a close shoot it auto focuses, but not that well so I point focus manually and it looses focus at all, view turns worst than it was with auto focus. BUT if I point and hold focus with my finger I see that camera zooms and focuses quiet well just it turns back to blurred position. So, as I understand it can focus closer just the code or a bug doesn't let it and bringing back to the starting auto focus position.
Any solutions?
Tried lot of camera apps (stock, HTC camera, Google camera, VSCO camera, FV-5 full version, Open camera) but problem still exists.

Moto x play shot unedited
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Macro test shot

Camera is good for a cellphone, except in low light where it take crappy pictures

Does your Google Camera have image stabilization?

Hey all, was running AOSiP and Digitalhigh6P ROMs yesterday, and on both of them the Google Camera app had image stabilization. It worked surprisingly well when I played with it for a few minutes- I could shake the phone and the image on the phone hardly moved (didn't take any pics, though)...
Just figured it was an update to the app, but I'm back on Benzo ROM and the option is gone. Wondering if there's something in those ROMs that enables that feature..?
Anyone else have it using the Google Camera app?
It's the same app I have installed for a while, from Open Gapps Pico 1-22-16, so I don't think it's the app itself, but maybe it's the update from the play store
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Have it on stock but find it naff. Makes video seem all wavey and weird.
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slaydog said:
Hey all, was running AOSiP and Digitalhigh6P ROMs yesterday, and on both of them the Google Camera app had image stabilization. It worked surprisingly well when I played with it for a few minutes- I could shake the phone and the image on the phone hardly moved (didn't take any pics, though)...
Just figured it was an update to the app, but I'm back on Benzo ROM and the option is gone. Wondering if there's something in those ROMs that enables that feature..?
Anyone else have it using the Google Camera app?
It's the same app I have installed for a while, from Open Gapps Pico 1-22-16, so I don't think it's the app itself, but maybe it's the update from the play store
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The Nexus 6p does not or ever will have OIS. (Optical Image Stabilization) That would have to be built into the camera hardware. It does have EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) which Google can constantly improve through software. I think what your showing in the screen shot is stabilization for the video camera. You might be running into an ASOP camera app vs. Stock Google camera app situation. You can always delete ASOP camera and download Google camera from playstore. Then you will always have video stabilization.
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Golf c said:
The Nexus 6p does not or ever will have OIS. (Optical Image Stabilization) That would have to be built into the camera hardware. It does have EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) which Google can constantly improve through software. I think what your showing in the screen shot is stabilization for the video camera. You might be running into an ASOP camera app vs. Stock Google camera app situation. You can always delete ASOP camera and download Google camera from playstore. Then you will always have video stabilization.
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Yes, I've heard much of the lack of OIS, was just wondering if the image stabilization in the app was any good. I played with it a little bit just shaking the phone, and it seemed to work well, but never took any pictures or video. Even though in the screenie it shows it as "Video stabilization", I had it in regular camera mode just looking at the screen as a viewfinder...
Anyway, I kinda forgot about it, so I'll see if I can get the app with it built in and test it...
Thanks for the reply
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