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Google camera vs Motorola camera (APP)

Which one do you guys prefer? I wanted to compare both apps moto and google i have made some pics at mart lol here is the comparison. really don't see a change
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Someone made a root app that enables twist to launch but I found that the Google camera takes a little longer to load. I'll stick with the moto camera.
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Google app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
Google App:
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https://flic.kr/p/nbwThf
https://flic.kr/p/nbuKur
https://flic.kr/p/nbuNNF
Motorola App:
https://flic.kr/p/nbuKNH
https://flic.kr/p/nbv5U6
https://flic.kr/p/nbwWBm​
Please share you pics! :good:

Fix the screenshots on your post and I might give my opinion on it.

MaKTaiL said:
Fix the screenshots on your post and I might give my opinion on it.
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Got it! take a look.

They look the same to me..

I haven't played with it too much yet, but so far I think I prefer the Google camera app... I just wish we could set it as the default camera for twist-to-launch.

It is definitely better. The only bad thing is the twist. We have to wait for the next versions
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Could we see a low light comparison? When I had the X, in certain lighting conditions red would appear to be magenta.

They seem to be identical to me I have been taking comparison shots all day
MOTO X

zed011 said:
Could we see a low light comparison? When I had the X, in certain lighting conditions red would appear to be magenta.
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I will take pictures a bit later on tonight to compare them. I work overnight, so I have plenty of time.

Did anyone notice that some devices can turn on HDR on the Google Camera app but we can't on the moto X.
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The only differences I have found are photosphere panoramic built in and it takes pictures faster really quick focus. All the pictures I have taken look the same.

Google Camera crashed 3x with me while taking photos with flash on low light. I removed it.

I like the interface on the Motorola camera, but the Google one is improved. It will nice to have photosphere back though.
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Does HDR work? There's no option for it on the Google camera.
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These images were taken with everything set on Auto. The first picture of the pair is the stock camera app, the second picture of the pair is with the google camera app.
Honestly, I can't really see much of a difference.
In this set, the built in camera app more closely matches actual color from streetlights.
Disappointingly, both camera apps turn the color to Magenta in very low light.
These pictures look like the same picture copied over.

Yeah I see no difference between apps.
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I found a problem with the Google camera, can't focus right in low light with flash, I tried like a 10 pics but always out of focus, it's just too fast and give no chance to get the focus correctly, the moto camera with the first pick get the focus correctly, here the first pick it's with Google camera and the second it's with moto camera
PD: I take a screen shot with the crop at 100%, that way is easy to see the focus on the cow
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Where can I find google camera?
I searched on play, but i didn't find it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
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Losing HDR mode in the Google Camera on the MotoX kind of sucks for sure. Hope they fix that very soon.
As for twist-to-launch, that is a feature specific to the Motorola camera app, so Google would need to add it as a feature to the stock Android Camera for it to work.

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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using snapchat:
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.

i9505 Front Camera Low Quality

Good afternoon all. Got an issue that I can see several posts about but never quite got any answers (please correct me or guide me in the right direction if I missed something!)
Long story short, any photo I take in the front camera with my S4 (seemingly regardless of what ROM) results in blurry shots. Snapchat takes fine shots, which confuses me.
The results with any camera app using almost any of the available settings, although varying, give the same basic result. Blurry/low quality images. I haven't yet checked the actual resolution output yet but they have all been taken using full res (2.1mp) and the next setting, if I remember correctly, is 1.6mp.
ROM-wise it seems irrelevant as to what one I use. I had official Samsung 4.4 (I believe) when I got the phone a few months ago, but then went back to using my iPhone briefly. When there was a decent Lollipop released I switched back to the S4, but the front camera issue persists.
Any ideas guys? Thanks in advance and if I've missed anything I should have said let me know.

So you say you had the issue on the official stock too?
If it happens across multiple roms then it's mostly a hardware issue. Or you just have too high standards for the camera

Hey thanks for the reply!
I BELIEVE it worked fine on the stock firmware. It's not an expectation issue, as, for example, Snapchat takes photos that are exactly like what it shows on screen. The photos look incredible on the live preview on the camera app, its the output that's bad quality. I'll try show what I mean in uploaded photos in my next post.

Excuse the face...
With camera app :
http://s28.postimg.org/7wjmn3c25/IMG_20150123_071654.jpg
With Snapchat :
http://s18.postimg.org/qom7oc249/Snapchat_7189980829052747856.jpg
I can try take like for like shots showing screenshot vs output too if that would help.
Thanks

yetep said:
Excuse the face...
With camera app :
http://s28.postimg.org/7wjmn3c25/IMG_20150123_071654.jpg
With Snapchat :
http://s18.postimg.org/qom7oc249/Snapchat_7189980829052747856.jpg
I can try take like for like shots showing screenshot vs output too if that would help.
Thanks
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Very ironically I've just had a message on my phone saying 'updating camera software please wait' which SEEMS to have made a slight difference.. Shall see if that continues, but it's still outputting at much lower quality than is displayed.

When you're installing roms, do you wipe everything?

yetep said:
Excuse the face...
With camera app :
http://s28.postimg.org/7wjmn3c25/IMG_20150123_071654.jpg
With Snapchat :
http://s18.postimg.org/qom7oc249/Snapchat_7189980829052747856.jpg
I can try take like for like shots showing screenshot vs output too if that would help.
Thanks
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Lolipop based on Google play editon ones or any AOSP, CyanogenMod roms have really bad quality in terms of front camera. that's why i'm stuck on touchwiz because it has a better camera with so much modes. Front and back. :good:
So if you want good camera. go back to touchwiz. But iPhones has a great camera for selfies. so keep the iphone if you take a lot of selfie.

Silent Selfie Camera
Silent Selfie Camera
I have the solution with this app . . . i don 't know why no - one can fix the algorithm . . ! !

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silent selfie camera
i have the solution with this app . . . I don 't know why no - one can fix the algorithm . . ! !
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plz help anyone. No focus on gt-i9500 lollipop
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yes it works sssssssss

Camera (video) suggestions

I like Cabrera on this phone photos with proshot are awesome.
However I've not seen many video camera apps, can you guys share which are your favorite and key features if possible thanks.
I'm using default video capture (on benzo ROM) for now but I've not figured out slow motion setting of camera
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wis3m0nkey said:
However I've not seen many video camera apps, can you guys share which are your favorite and key features if possible thanks.
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Cinema FV-5.... it has a lot of the manual controls that are available from Camera FV-5.. one thing I really like is that you can set it fix focus, then have the volume down set to refocus (or you can tap the screen). This will eliminate the Google Camera's tendency to refocus a little bit too often.
As far slow motion, not sure if there are any 3rd party video apps that'll do that.

To do slow motion on this phone its at the top right, right beside the flash icon. You tap it once for 120 and then again for 240 fps

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Cinema FV-5.... it has a lot of the manual controls that are available from Camera FV-5.. one thing I really like is that you can set it fix focus, then have the volume down set to refocus (or you can tap the screen). This will eliminate the Google Camera's tendency to refocus a little bit too often.
As far slow motion, not sure if there are any 3rd party video apps that'll do that.
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Thanks I'll give it a try.
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jcmaddox1 said:
To do slow motion on this phone its at the top right, right beside the flash icon. You tap it once for 120 and then again for 240 fps
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I suppose I've a different version of app, check the screenshot that's all the settings I've.
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wis3m0nkey said:
I suppose I've a different version of app, check the screenshot that's all the settings I've.
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That's the old version of the Google camera.. Not sure how or why you have that. I'd go update it from here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
It's supposed to look like this.
http://m.imgur.com/U2HHV8W

jcmaddox1 said:
That's the old version of the Google camera.. Not sure how or why you have that. I'd go update it from here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
It's supposed to look like this.
http://m.imgur.com/U2HHV8W
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Thanks, it's a part of ROM and I didn't even bother to try stock android for more than 2 days so didn't even notice it [emoji20]
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I mean, it should've updated itself regardless of being stock or not unless you have auto updates off. But you should see the slow motion option now when in video mode, and you may noticed improve photo quality as well.

Proshot has a video mode with manual controls too.
Filmic Pro is great if you want to use your phone for more serious videos.

Does this phone have the ability to take photos while shooting video. My last phone was a htc max one and it was able to do that.
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JeffBea said:
Does this phone have the ability to take photos while shooting video. My last phone was a htc max one and it was able to do that.
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No, it doesn't. Maybe some 3rd party apps could....

asylumxl said:
Proshot has a video mode with manual controls too.
Filmic Pro is great if you want to use your phone for more serious videos.
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Just found it out by mistake when I pressed that tiny red dot. I'm gonna try sticking with proshot since I like it already.
I'll look at filmic pro.
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camera?

I had my essential but returned it due to numerous issues. Have software updates done anything major to the camera? Is it anywhere close to the pixel now?

Nope nor will ever be anything like Pixel camera. It's more like 2015 ish camera quality.

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I had my essential but returned it due to numerous issues. Have software updates done anything major to the camera? Is it anywhere close to the pixel now?
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Camera is great with gcam. Stock app is still bad and compresses the pics. They just pushed another update today. I just took a pic using both came and gcam file size was 4.47 mbs while stock app was 1.4 mbs. Not sure why they can fix that but it's never going to be good compressing pics like that.

Gcam. 4.0., 3.8c settings.
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bill3508 said:
Gcam. 4.0., 3.8c settings.
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Where'd you get that gcam port from??

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Where'd you get that gcam port from??
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/essential-phone/themes/google-camera-port-t3665197

How about low light?

Bump

Has the quality drastically improved after the update? Any side by side comparisons of gcam and stock as I'm looking to buy this today

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Has the quality drastically improved after the update? Any side by side comparisons of gcam and stock as I'm looking to buy this today
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I had an LG v30 and took multiple pics and showed them to my wife on my laptop. Out of 20 or so comparisons there were only 1 or 2 that she felt looked different and they weren't even that bad.
Is it going to beat the Pixel 2 no. Is it a more than capable phone that takes great pics most of the time, yeah!!
After the recent update it's WAY better than when it launched and I'm actually liking it.

Performance, both visually and functionally, has improved greatly from when I first bought the phone earlier this month after the drop to $499. Pictures are still compressed, would be great if they'd get rid of that, but to my/my wife's eyes, *that* is the difference between GCam and Essential Camera. It's like the pictures it takes are good quality, and then it compresses them down to less-than-good quality. GCam doesn't compress, and is visually nicer, but can be a bit of a pain to get the settings right. For quick/social media pictures, the camera is just fine, and hopefully soon they'll either give an option for disabling compression or just disable it altogether, which would (I believe) drastically increase picture quality. Until then, almost any other camera app that doesn't compress will be better.
Also, I've found the quality of the B&W pictures to be considerably better than they were, and that has also increased the quality of the low-light photos (though they still suffer from the same compression artifacting).
Short answer - if you're able to get it from Amazon for the $400 with the 360 Camera, it's well worth the price. It is an amazing phone for the current price.

Did they add EIS for video recording? If so does it also work I'm google camera?

The issue isn't the lens or optics. The camera hardware is legit.
The problem was the dodgy camera app which Essential has been ACTIVELY fixing and releasing speedy updates for.
I have an Essential; hell I'm writing this post from it right now; and I can tell you that with all the updates that Essential had pushed out, the native camera so had gotten MUCH better.
The stock camera is still about 1-2 updates from being perfect so in the meantime I alterenate between the stock camera app and the Google HDR+ app depending on what I'm doing and the effect I'm going for.
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