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[Q] Camera 2 API, manual control, and RAW (DNG)

So I recently read somewhere that Samsung have not implemented the latest camera API that supports full manual control and RAW output on Lollipop.. And I only found this out after going to the trouble of installing XtreStoLite INTL v.2.0 Lollipop BETA 4 on my 900i and trying to have some fun with Camera FV-5. I'm a little irritated at Samsung for this omission and hope they rectify the situation soon. In the meantime, are there any ROMs out there that have this implementation, or is it something that can only be pulled out of an official Samsung ROM once they get their act together? I've tried a CM12 nightly with no success as well. Camera FV-5 says there is no support, and L Camera just wont run at all.
Thanks

Ok, so I've done some additional research, starting here and here. In a nutshell it is up to Samsung to utilize the additional camera functionality that Lollipop has brought to the table, which among other things requires a reworked camera driver I believe (as mentioned here). And since I don't think we'll ever see a sufficiently capable open source camera driver it seems that we will indeed be at Samsung's mercy here when it comes to the arrival of features like manual camera control and RAW output on the S5 running Lollipop.

Thanks for your research. It is annoying that Samsung chooses to ignore this issue and not add more manual options. Maybe they're doing that on purpose so we buy their K Zoom series? No idea, but that's annoying since it is so easy for them to add that. Many companies have added manual controls even before kitkat! Samsung thinks they know how to optimize their camera better than us and want us to shoot the way they want us to shoot, not fair..

I was very disappointed with the Samsung for not implementing a new feature to the camera 2 api on lollipop. :crying::crying:

Even on BOA3 update there is no camera2 API support!
This update brings no audio lag: Who care about that?!
I'm really disappointed because some times ago I read an article: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8703/quick-note-android-camera2-and-external-isps
The Galaxy Note 3, S5, S4 Exynos, Note 4, and all Nexus device should support the full set of features in camera2 as they seem to only use an on-die ISP.
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So You can imagine how I feel.. :'(

+1 For this ... I am tired of being at Samsung mercy.

I'm afraid that S6 will kill any further development on S5.. so forget about camera2 API?

Shame on Samsung
I'm afraid DJ Palmis might be right.
Rumours are that the new S6 will support the Camera 2 API. This offers a possibility to differentiate the new flagship from the previous one.
But it hurts since I've bought the S5 plus only 4 months ago and I did this while I anticipated the new Android 5.0 functionality and specifically the
ability to use the RAW format. I can hardly accept that my new camera/phone should already have become obsolete.
I hope that it will be possible to derive a new driver from the new S6 driver.

Well, I e-mailed Samsung asking them when they would release an update with a new camera driver and the answer I got was (translated to english): "We will begin updating this successively but presently we unfortunately have no date for when the update containing the camera 2 API will be released. But the update is under development!"
So it seems they are atleast working on it.

Well done on getting a response. All I got was a silly canned reply from some customer service rep who clearly didn't understand what I was talking about.
Great news

https://mobile.twitter.com/supercurio/status/568832675458387968 Google translate is not so good.. Any help from french people?
Anyway...
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I have no hope.

http://samsung.hdblog.it/2015/03/07/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-supporta-le-API-Camera-di-Lollipop/ Camera 2 API on Galaxy S6.. What a surprise!

DJ Palmis said:
I'm afraid that S6 will kill any further development on S5.. so forget about camera2 API
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Not likely, Samsung still supports S3 and S4's for firmware updates, so I doubt when the S6 comes out, S5's will not be supported.

Not working on S6
DJ Palmis said:
http://samsung.hdblog.it/2015/03/07/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-supporta-le-API-Camera-di-Lollipop/ Camera 2 API on Galaxy S6.. What a surprise!
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I tested S6 and I don't have good news for all of You. Even though it fully passed the test of Manual Camera Compatibility application, manual functions of camera2 in Camera FV-5 are not available.

Not a big problem for me because I'll never buy a smartphone with an embedded battery and no sd card.
Anyway: Camera FV-5 was not compatible even with Nexus phones.
Just give them time to develop a compatible version.
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Minim3 said:
Not likely, Samsung still supports S3 and S4's for firmware updates, so I doubt when the S6 comes out, S5's will not be supported.
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It depends on the meaning of "firmware update". For example there will be no Lollipop for Galaxy S3. No news on Galaxy S4.
That's because when firmware upgrade is related to some deep OS changes.. Mobile brands simply ignore the old devices.

http://spectrastudy.com/camera2-api-on-mwc-2015-devices/ from the brand new Francois Simond website

Camera fv5 not compatible even with nexus phones?? What are you talking about? It runs for me!

explorer-10 said:
Camera fv5 not compatible even with nexus phones?? What are you talking about? It runs for me!
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Keep calm and I wrote "was"..

After the s5 I am done with samsung and their ridiculousness. High hopes for the 2015 N5

Hello,
I have worked on Android camera SW porting in my now defunct previous company (STEricsson). The fact that a phone supports the new API depends on several things all of which are not Samsung decision only.
The Samsung Android camera application (java one) depends on the Android framework Camera HW services abstraction. The Camera HAL. This camera service is implemented by whatever compagny provides the phone processor.
So if your GS5 uses a qualcomm processor, having the new Camera2 API depends on qualcomm implementing it.
Now for what is related to having support for RAW camera images it is more a system issue.
2 types of Camera chips exists. The ones that do all of the image processing on the camera chip itslef (SOC camera chips), the ones that delegate the image processing to the phone chip (RAW cameras chips).
The cameras that do the image processing in the camera chips (SOC cameras = system on chip cameras) usually directly stream jpeg images to the processor chip. With such camera, the famous RAW format stays inside the SOC camera and is hence not available to the phone processor (the qualcomm chip for instance).
The RAW cameras on the other hand do almost no image processing on their own, they send the raw images to the phone processor which will do the processing.
So in the end, if for a given phone (GS5 or other) Samsung has chosen to use a SOC camera you will never have RAW image support whatever the ROM you use, if Samsung chose to use a RAW camera chip, it is possible one day to have support for RAW images.

Lolipop NO Camera Raw, LOLIFLOP

ola,
just upgraded to last ftf, and oh surprise (actually i was sure that it would happend) no raw mode in the camera.
so what s the point to do the so called "best camera phone" and not have raw mode enable with lolypop?
if you have any tips trick for enable that, please share!
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here is the sony z3 camera compatibility running android 5.0
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z3 is my last device from Sony, I'm tired of being constantly disappointed by them.

progosu said:
z3 is my last device from Sony, I'm tired of being constantly disappointed by them.
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Samsung S5 and HTC One M8 don't support RAW so what do you expect ?

Who gives a **** about RAW, is the manual control available?

admad said:
Who gives a **** about RAW, is the manual control available?
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From Sony application as before. Nothing more. It was a given: implementing the Camera2 API is not a small job... And is a commercial argument for the Z4 or Z5.

admad said:
Who gives a **** about RAW, is the manual control available?
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Some users report no manual mode and some say yes..can't understand how can Sony remove the manual mode

Sony didn't remove the manual mode, they just didn't apply it. And by manual I mean ofcourse manual ISO, shutter speed etc.

admad said:
Sony didn't remove the manual mode, they just didn't apply it. And by manual I mean ofcourse manual ISO, shutter speed etc.
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What do u mean they didn't remove and they didn't apply it?? More specific??

unmaskedfalesh said:
What do u mean they didn't remove and they didn't apply it?? More specific??
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I mean that we had and have a thing called "manual" but available options to choose are very limited. Android 5.0 brings new feature that allows a true manual camera mode, like ability to set shutter speed. But for some reason (I think that kernald is right, commercial reasons to upgrade to Z4 etc. apply) they didn't implement it, and we are left will old "manual" mode.

I wonder how many people crying for RAW really know what that will give them.
Stock Sony camera app has some of the most extensive manual controls of any phone app.

so is there a flagship phone which offers RAW on Lollipop and can compete with our Z3 feature wise?
otherwise stop winning

admad said:
I mean that we had and have a thing called "manual" but available options to choose are very limited. Android 5.0 brings new feature that allows a true manual camera mode, like ability to set shutter speed. But for some reason (I think that kernald is right, commercial reasons to upgrade to Z4 etc. apply) they didn't implement it, and we are left will old "manual" mode.
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Well I don't think it's just for commercial reasons. Implementing the full Camera2 API from scratch is a lot more work than just backporting the old camera firmware to the new kernel. It's not just a question of flipping a switch or not.

Why RAW? The sensor of a smartphone is too small to make a serious professional camera anyway and it always requires post-processing with professional software that most users do not have

Cryssie said:
Why RAW? The sensor of a smartphone is too small to make a serious professional camera anyway and it always requires post-processing with professional software that most users do not have
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Yup exactly. I'd say almost everyone crying for RAW has no idea what it means or what it will give them.
As for the guy that wanted manual shutter speed controls, the Z3 is one of the few phones that you can manipulate ISO and exposure compensation. All modern cameraphones have fixed apertures. I hope you can do the rest of the math to answer your own question.

se1000 said:
Yup exactly. I'd say almost everyone crying for RAW has no idea what it means or what it will give them.
As for the guy that wanted manual shutter speed controls, the Z3 is one of the few phones that you can manipulate ISO and exposure compensation. All modern cameraphones have fixed apertures. I hope you can do the rest of the math to answer your own question.
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Yep with you on each

Cryssie said:
Why RAW? The sensor of a smartphone is too small to make a serious professional camera anyway and it always requires post-processing with professional software that most users do not have
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Thats because Sony jpeg compression is garage and most people want RAW to see full potential of the camera.

Gitaroo said:
Thats because Sony jpeg compression is garage and most people want RAW to see full potential of the camera.
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You know what's really funny about this argument? People have accused the Sony JPEG engine of underprocessing (under sharpening, less contrast, ligher NR) than other algorithms, which I kind of agree with. You know what that sounds a lot like?

Gitaroo said:
Thats because Sony jpeg compression is garage and most people want RAW to see full potential of the camera.
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No argument there, the camera can perform a lot better.
But that does not change the fact that no common user wants to import their casual selfies and vacation snapshots into a 1000 dollar piece of software for post processing before posting them to facebook.
I would much rather see Sony improve the camera software instead of enabling RAW.

Wow. I'm getting the update now in the US. From your comments, it doesn't sound too promising. Are there any good sides to the update? I'll have mine in 6 mins but would like to know

Guys, no other major players other than Motorola are including the Camera2 API so it's hardly fair to blame Sony for not adding it. I'm sure it's a lot of work to implement the API properly for a feature that few people in theory will notice.
Hopefully they will in the future.

Android 5.1.1 certified for Sony Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z3

Sony is going to rollout the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for Xperia Z2 and Z3 series very soon. The update has been certified with software version 23.4.A.0.546 by PTCRB for Xperia Z2 and Z3 devices. Till now the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update certified for Xperia Z2 (D6502, D6503), Xperia Z2 Tablet (SGP521), Xperia Z3 (D6653), Xperia Z3 Dual (D6633), Xperia Z3 Compact (D5803, D5833) and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact (SGP621, SGP641). So from now on at any time Sony starts the rollout process for Xperia Z2 and Z3 series.
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Android 5.1.1 brings many bug fixes and enhancements of Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z3 users. App crashing, Phone restart bugs fixed in this update. But Memory leak bug which increases the memory usage enormously hasn't fixed yet. Battery drain and over heating bugs are also solved in this update. HD voice calling is an exclusive feature of Android 5.1.1 update. With carrier support, Xperia Users can talk in calls with HD quality. Device protection is also a useful feature of this update. If the device has stolen or missing, others cannot wipe the data or factory reset the phone. ART runtime also improved and API level increased to 22 in this update.
The official changelog of this update is not available at this time but it will be available in a few days. Sony may rollout this update first to Xperia Z3 and then to Xperia Z2. Unlocked and Retail editions of Xperia Z2 and Z3 series is going to receive the update in a few hours or days. Carrier locked Xperia users will have to wait until August to receive the update.

Few hours to days? I'm just waiting them to fix battery drain issue.

chesterr said:
Few hours to days? I'm just waiting them to fix battery drain issue.
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Wait more few days we all get update very soon

RK.Haldar said:
Wait more few days we all get update very soon
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Do you have any news regarding manual camera and stuff?(camera api2)

I thought the memory leak bug was fixed with Sony's 5.0.1 rollout?

bdithug said:
I thought the memory leak bug was fixed with Sony's 5.0.1 rollout?
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It should be because i dont see it
Also there is a thread about it in the cross dev section
Someone said sony already included some code which fixes it.

Envious_Data said:
It should be because i dont see it
Also there is a thread about it in the cross dev section
Someone said sony already included some code which fixes it.
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Yea the awesome dev who created xperifirm app,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/clarification-xperia-lollipop-fix-t3087240

You know if implement the api camera 2?
I'm selling my Z3 fit but if the api camera 2 the withdrawal from sale

You can't tell what this update will fix/change/include till the rollout or official changelog appear by Sony themself.Every brand has modified version of their frmwares for every specific phone.We only know for sure that will include the camera 2 API.

You can check XperiaBlog about the changelog, Sony Japan says it will start to roll out in late-June.

sorry for disturbing... please whats good bout tha camera 2 API???

whalesplaho said:
sorry for disturbing... please whats good bout tha camera 2 API???
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Manual Focus, Manual ISO, Manual Shutter Speed, Manual Exposure. Did I mention that those can be tuned really fine? It also includes RAW support, but I think Sony removed it.

whalesplaho said:
sorry for disturbing... please whats good bout tha camera 2 API???
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Manual control and RAW DNG capture

Envious_Data said:
Manual control and RAW DNG capture
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Pls mirror link? Who says ? . 5..1.1 raw mod???
Xperia Z2 ™

Envious_Data said:
Manual control and RAW DNG capture
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guess with dis, tha pix will be more better when taken?

yakupTR said:
Pls mirror link? Who says ? . 5..1.1 raw mod???
Xperia Z2 ™
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I didnt say Z2 was going to get it but it would be nice
whalesplaho said:
guess with dis, tha pix will be more better when taken?
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Not quite, manual controls alows for better use of the camera meaning you dont have to depend on the camera to do it for you hence Manual control
RAW DNG Capture is for professional use but raw capture means a lot of information is stored with in a certain format meaning you can take a raw capture picture into professional softwate light Adobe Lighroom and edit all of the elements without losing quality or masking issues

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I didnt say Z2 was going to get it but it would be nice
Not quite, manual controls alows for better use of the camera meaning you dont have to depend on the camera to do it for you hence Manual control
RAW DNG Capture is for professional use but raw capture means a lot of information is stored with in a certain format meaning you can take a raw capture picture into professional softwate light Adobe Lighroom and edit all of the elements without losing quality or masking issues
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dahs nice... hope to see it on 5.1!:good::highfive:

The average user won't use raw format, but it's a nice feature to have for sure. But if Sony wants to really push their "camera phone" which the hardware is actually pretty good, they can definitely improve on the software side of things.

bdithug said:
The average user won't use raw format, but it's a nice feature to have for sure. But if Sony wants to really push their "camera phone" which the hardware is actually pretty good, they can definitely improve on the software side of things.
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True true
I cant wait because i studied photography in college and i just find taking pictures of things is just fun
I find it would be a popular move with sony if Z3+ all the way to Xperia Z got Camera2 Api

Raw
As a photographer I can tell you that Raw is a must, I use Raw only on my Dslr'S, The only issue is that raw is 100% uncompressed, nothing taken out, so getting ya average mobile and indeed software and image viewing software to recognise raw format is a whole other problem, yes there is a converter available on play, but I've not yet found any manipulation software on play that deals with raw.
I would be very surprised if Sony did implement raw.

How can we add RAW camera capability?

Does anyone know how we might add camera RAW format capability to this phone?
Does anyone know exactly which camera sensor the phone uses?
It's an excellent camera and I'm really happy with it, but even though it's advertised as 20 megapixels, at 100% there are clear signs of upsize resampling, so I'd guess the true resolution is about 16mp. Maybe that's the reason why we don't have camera RAW out of the box — because the images wouldn't be 20mp. Personally I wouldn't care about that — I would just like to have the flexibility that RAW offers.

I agree with you. I think the A7 camera sensor is capable of capturing good enough photos, but the JPEG processing ruins it. RAW support is a major upgrade to just about any phone, but ours would benefit hugely. Might it be possible in the future?

Probably ZTE won't do it, because they would have to admit it's not a true 20mp sensor.
So the community will have to do it ourselves.
I believe the first step would be to identify the exact model camera sensor.
Can anyone suggest how to do that?

All I know is that sensor is made by Samsung - I spoke that info somewhere on the web and I gonna to check that.
edt.
Got it ! Thats an Samsung ISOCELL 20MP 1.8/f - i can not found any production no. or any of codes so i do not know what exacly model it is.
https://www.dpreview.com/news/3224558612/zte-axon-7-features-20mp-samsung-isocell-sensor

I believe you can shoot RAW photos with the Nougat ROM

Controllerboy said:
I agree with you. I think the A7 camera sensor is capable of capturing good enough photos, but the JPEG processing ruins it. RAW support is a major upgrade to just about any phone, but ours would benefit hugely. Might it be possible in the future?
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Probably ZTE won't do it, because they would have to admit it's not a true 20mp sensor.
So the community will have to do it ourselves.
I believe the first step would be to identify the exact model camera sensor.
Can anyone suggest how to do that?
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All I know is that sensor is made by Samsung - I spoke that info somewhere on the web and I gonna to check that.
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Got it ! Thats an Samsung ISOCELL 20MP 1.8/f - i can not found any production no. or any of codes so i do not know what exacly model it is.
https://www.dpreview.com/news/3224558612/zte-axon-7-features-20mp-samsung-isocell-sensor
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I believe you can shoot RAW photos with the Nougat ROM
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This has been long discussed by ZTE and it seems they probably address the issue in future updates:
https://community.zteusa.com/message/37679
:fingers-crossed:

You can't just "add in" RAW support. The driver for the camera sensor has to be built to support it, and then it has to be integrated into the kernel.
Early reports seemed to be saying that the camera sensor was a planned on for the S7 family, but then Samsung choose a different model for it. Which is probably how ZTE got their hands on it (as in, Samsung would want to recoup any R&D costs they could).
Short answer: unless Samsung or ZTE provides for our model, it's not going to happen.

TeutonJon78 said:
You can't just "add in" RAW support. The driver for the camera sensor has to be built to support it, and then it has to be integrated into the kernel.
Early reports seemed to be saying that the camera sensor was a planned on for the S7 family, but then Samsung choose a different model for it. Which is probably how ZTE got their hands on it (as in, Samsung would want to recoup any R&D costs they could).
Short answer: unless Samsung or ZTE provides for our model, it's not going to happen.
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Hmm. Those early reports you mention suggested Samsung was going to offer RAW… But it hasn't been released for whatever reason. Anyway, I left a comment on the discussion on the ZTEUSA site and encourage everyone interested to do the same.

Can anyone try adding this to build.prop
"persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1"
And tell if RAW capture in Open Camera works?
Manual Camera compatibility test thingy shows that Camera2 works.
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I tried adding that line to my build.prop. I can confirm that the Camera2 API option shows up in Open Camera, but it does not work properly. The app crashes whenever settings are exited and the camera is loaded whether I have it set to capture only JPEG or JPEG and DNG. I also tried in A Better Camera, and while it didn't crash, it also did not save a RAW image.

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I've heard RAW may be included in Nougate too, but have not received direct confirmation due to the NDA's.

I'm hopeful that RAW will be included soon!
I threw in a post over on the ZTE forums for RAW as well, if they're still on the fence about that.

TeutonJon78 said:
You can't just "add in" RAW support. The driver for the camera sensor has to be built to support it, and then it has to be integrated into the kernel. […] Short answer: unless Samsung or ZTE provides for our model, it's not going to happen.
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Yes, unfortunately it appears that kernel-level support is needed. So either 1) ZTE or Samsung must enable this feature, or 2) we can identify another phone out there with the same sensor and RAW enabled in order to use that code. So far, I can't find anything like that
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Can anyone try adding this to build.prop
"persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1"
And tell if RAW capture in Open Camera works?
Manual Camera compatibility test thingy shows that Camera2 works.
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According to this thread, that enables the OS features to make them ready to receive camera RAW data, but it doesn't make the RAW data available from the sensor.
So it seems the course of action most likely to succeed right now is to add your voice to the ZTEUSA thread requesting camera RAW.

Camera2 API support?

Does this phone have it?
If yes, is the support enabled by default? Or do we need to root and enable it later by editing the build.prop?
Can someone with this phone post a screenshot of this app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.weis.camera2probe

Hi awaaas,
Looking for this phone too? I have created the lounge at kaskus, you might want to check it out. Reminds me of old days.
Unfortunately, no C2A support yet, at least not in the demo unit.
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Desmanto said:
Hi awaaas,
Looking for this phone too? I have created the lounge at kaskus, you might want to check it out. Reminds me of old days.
Unfortunately, no C2A support yet, at least not in the demo unit.
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Long time no see, bud... :highfive:
One of my relatives wants this phone, just want to make sure some of the phone's capabilities that reviewers often left out. For comparison, Redmi Note 5 Pro, the one that compared to this phone a lot, has Camera2 API support, but only if you edit the build.prop first (according to my friend that have it, I don't actually have that phone).
For me myself, I might will be still using my Mi 5s for foreseable future...

awaaas said:
Long time no see, bud... :highfive:
One of my relatives wants this phone, just want to make sure some of the phone's capabilities that reviewers often left out. For comparison, Redmi Note 5 Pro, the one that compared to this phone a lot, has Camera2 API support, but only if you edit the build.prop first (according to my friend that have it, I don't actually have that phone).
For me myself, I might will be still using my Mi 5s for foreseable future...
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:highfive: Yeah, probably several years.
If me, it is me myself who are looking for this phone. RN5P still disabled the C2A, need (temporary) root to enable it. Same with this phone, if no C2A support out of box, at least we can enable it using the same method. But there is a rumour about major OTA update at 30 April. We expect to see a lot of improvement compared to the somewhat "beta" ROM from the media review unit. Let's hope to see the C2A has been enabled in this major update.

Desmanto said:
Hi awaaas,
Looking for this phone too? I have created the lounge at kaskus, you might want to check it out. Reminds me of old days.
Unfortunately, no C2A support yet, at least not in the demo unit.
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what about slowmotion and 1080p 60fps ?

mohtaprashantrocks said:
what about slowmotion and 1080p 60fps ?
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Haven't seen it anywhere yet. Only the 4K DCI/UHD and the 1080p has EIS already in the retail unit. The camera app seems will be updated tomorrow to support it. Hopefully, we can see the C2A support too in the next update.

Gcam will not work without camera api2 ! Let's wait and see...

Hope they will update to add support soon. Don't let the stock camera app be the limiting factor of image quality!

I hope someone comes with a GCam port for this phone. As far as what I tested, the phone's rear cam is quite good (except for very low light scenarios).
Also, the front cam desperately needs better balance in colors, dynamic range. Currently, selfie quality is quite decent, the colors are not accurate/natural even under good light (skin has a red tinge). And overall, brightness, noise level etc., could be tweaked a bit too.
Any suggestions for a different app that can bring out better photos out of the front cam??

ramdante said:
I hope someone comes with a GCam port for this phone. As far as what I tested, the phone's rear cam is quite good (except for very low light scenarios).
Also, the front cam desperately needs better balance in colors, dynamic range. Currently, selfie quality is quite decent, the colors are not accurate/natural even under good light (skin has a red tinge). And overall, brightness, noise level etc., could be tweaked a bit too.
Any suggestions for a different app that can bring out better photos out of the front cam??
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Oneplus or MiUi camera

can anybody install thishttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.weis.camera2probe app into their ASUS Zanfone Max pro m1 & post the result here to show whether the camera h/w has the support for the Camera2Api

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aniket.lamba said:
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Thanks!
Is this the default settings? or do you need to edit the build.prop?

awaaas said:
Thanks!
Is this the default settings? or do you need to edit the build.prop?
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You need to edit the build.prop.

aniket.lamba said:
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Hey Aniket, thanks for the SS, can you install this Camera2 API Probe https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airbeat.device.inspector app, actually, in this app its gives the individual camera parameters for both front & back camera & earlier the app link that I gave, that shows the overall result so basically it was my bad so I'm requesting you to install this app instead now this time & ost the SS once again as I want to know all the parameters for both of the cam of this hone individually.
& is it possible to install Gcam in this hone without rooting or is there any tools available like this MI A1's AIO Toolhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/how-to/tool-xiaomi-mi-a1-tool-drivers-unlock-t3742857 so that it can be rooted & unlocked automatically & that can be used by all the novice users, & whether all future OTA updates will be available if bootloader is unlocked & rooted & warranty will be voided or not