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Camera settings for best quality

Guys okay i can see all of you likes the camera quality and i think then is just me i cant do the right settings to it to get good quality pictures ... i read in this forum to get rid of task killers and use only System Panel and to disable the image stabilizer to get more focused and non blurry pictures but still i don`t think the quality is that great because the sharpness is big fail ...(or it is me not using the right settings) if i have to compare it with camera of nokia 6700 the nokia is taking better quality pictures ... if somebody can tell me what is the right settings to use i`ll be more than happy ty! atm i at as it fallows Normal capturing mode, 8mpx or 6mpx it depends scenes more often are in normal and using multi autofocus as common taking picture method

i agree, id be very interested in the replies, i put most of mine down to poor light but to be fair it should be able to deal with indoor lighting

Ive used 8mp and 6mp wide. I switch on screen touch to take photo. Image stabiliser off.
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well its looking good John but anyways in full size picture the quality is not so good... when i`m looking my pictures in my phone they look great but when i download them at my pc they are very different ...i red about switching stabilizer off and its a bit better y but still is more to want from that camera

Lakata said:
well its looking good John but anyways in full size picture the quality is not so good... when i`m looking my pictures in my phone they look great but when i download them at my pc they are very different ...i red about switching stabilizer off and its a bit better y but still is more to want from that camera
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I use Vignette since I think the default camera app messes with the picture.. it compresses it or something
Plus with Vignette you can take 16:9 8 mp shots, not just 4:3 8 mp. and they look great. Look at my timelapse for proof

yeah with vignette is much better i think but it is only me again how to shoot video with vignette ... because i can only take pictures with this widget

Vignette has a widget?
Anyway Vignette is only for taking pictures, not videos

I think the pics are compressed when uploaded. Zoom is hopeless though.
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X10 snapshots: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=195111

pngface said:
Vignette has a widget?
Anyway Vignette is only for taking pictures, not videos
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i meant vigentte is a widget it self ...or program anyway
Mano1982 said:
X10 snapshots: http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=195111
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This is looking good so you take them with Macro on and stabilizer off ? is this right? and for the second picture ? what settings

johndub71 said:
I think the pics are compressed when uploaded. Zoom is hopeless though.
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Yeah... it's a crap digital zoom. Not gonna get anything more out of a lens that small. I don't think I've seen a cameraphone with an optical zoom, and we have some insane cameraphones in Japan. (12 MP CCD with 1080p video, ect)

Lakata said:
This is looking good so you take them with Macro on and stabilizer off ? is this right? and for the second picture ? what settings
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Heia, if you see next pages also in the link i gave, you'll find many great shots taken with X10 (Stock camera)... Yeah, mainly in day light. I've stabilizer off alwayz & macro sometimes on, sometimes off

pngface said:
I use Vignette since I think the default camera app messes with the picture.. it compresses it or something
Plus with Vignette you can take 16:9 8 mp shots, not just 4:3 8 mp. and they look great. Look at my timelapse for proof
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How do you take 16:9 8mp shots with vignette? When i select 8mp superfine, the pictures are always 4:3. Can't find an option to change that

how much do i have to pay for vignette? and can i get it somewhere for free? maybe somebody could send it to me? PM plz

Astral07 said:
how much do i have to pay for vignette? and can i get it somewhere for free? maybe somebody could send it to me? PM plz
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I did send you a PM see your inbox

tgoalves said:
How do you take 16:9 8mp shots with vignette? When i select 8mp superfine, the pictures are always 4:3. Can't find an option to change that
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Tap on the Star button - effects and frames
And then go to frame and choose 16:9

always try to play with EV. It kinda seems that on 0 EV images are bit over exposed. Same as taking well lit night images, lowering EV do -0.7 -1 also lowers ISO values, so you ll get less noise

hibiskus said:
always try to play with EV. It kinda seems that on 0 EV images are bit over exposed. Same as taking well lit night images, lowering EV do -0.7 -1 also lowers ISO values, so you ll get less noise
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sry for the stupid question but what is EV ? ) and how to lower it

Astral07 said:
how much do i have to pay for vignette? and can i get it somewhere for free? maybe somebody could send it to me? PM plz
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Bad idea to ask for pirated software on these boards...

hibiskus said:
always try to play with EV. It kinda seems that on 0 EV images are bit over exposed. Same as taking well lit night images, lowering EV do -0.7 -1 also lowers ISO values, so you ll get less noise
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Well, thing is, Vignette can't do that
And the stock camera app is compressing the files too much.
Why the hell SE doesn't give us the option to set compression level?

samsung epic shutter speed

i used an iphone 4 to take some pictures and I have to say their shutter speed is quite quick. Any way to get the Epic to do the same without quality loss?

Hello,
Actually, the camera on the Epic is plenty capable of taking VERY rapid shots.... Go to the Menu while in camera mode and tap on CONTINUOUS SHOT. Then hold the shutter button down, and you'll see
. Try different aftermarket, specialty camera apps and you'll see as well.....like ACTION SNAP.
Thanks,
Matt!

KillerQ said:
...CONTINUOUS SHOT...
.....like ACTION SNAP....
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continuous??!?!??! i didnt see that! gotta check it out when I get a chance.
ill check out action snap too.
thx a lot

im not positive but i assumed thats what iso is for , it controls your shutter speed

KillerQ said:
Hello,
Actually, the camera on the Epic is plenty capable of taking VERY rapid shots.... Go to the Menu while in camera mode and tap on CONTINUOUS SHOT. Then hold the shutter button down, and you'll see
. Try different aftermarket, specialty camera apps and you'll see as well.....like ACTION SNAP.
Thanks,
Matt!
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Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.

does anyone know what that dang add me thing is on the stock camera app?

boominz28 said:
im not positive but i assumed thats what iso is for , it controls your shutter speed
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iso controls light sensitivity. high iso = high noise, but required for dark pictures.

othan1 said:
Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
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...I dont know how it is on the iPhone, but I cant take continuous shots at high resolutions... I need an iphone to compare... maybe the the 5MP shots are taking long cuz of the save time.

Do you all recommend to set your camera to superfine, fine, or normal?

Jayavarman said:
Do you all recommend to set your camera to superfine, fine, or normal?
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I keep mine at superfine. It only affects your storage.

boominz28 said:
does anyone know what that dang add me thing is on the stock camera app?
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"Photoshop" your self into another picture.
0. turn on add me.
1. Take a picture of a field
2. take a picture of your self.
3. It outlines you, and merges you into the other picture
...it does this horribly I might add.

Anyone know how to decrease the intensity of the led? I can't take a self shot in low light without the led setting me retinas on fire.
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RushAOZ said:
Anyone know how to decrease the intensity of the led? I can't take a self shot in low light without the led setting me retinas on fire.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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*BomChikaWowWow*

othan1 said:
Our phones already take action shots seamlessly. Maybe I'm thinking that's something else. Here's one I just took of my coworker leaving the office done on the Epic.
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dude! Triplets?

Front Camera at night is bad

hi
i think iPhone Front Camera is better than S5
so any mod to make a front camera better ?? it is very bad now

Buy an iPhone

ahmedsaber20005 said:
hi
i think iPhone Front Camera is better than S5
so any mod to make a front camera better ?? it is very bad now
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Yes, Its called a DSLR and for a low light shot I would suggest a f/1.4 HERE

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*Detection* said:
Buy an iPhone
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very funny
i say i phone for exp and explain my idea

GT-I9000 said:
Yes, Its called a DSLR and for a low light shot I would suggest a f/1.4 HERE
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any app can make pic better ?

ahmedsaber20005 said:
any app can make pic better ?
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The front camera is not going to be much use in low light, I would try to use the camera on back of phone and using the low light settings within the camera settings.

the ****ty horrible g2 camera is there a way to make it work?

I bought this phone bc I thought it's good it has good design this is only now the camera is the worst part in the phone I think every lg g2 owner know how bad is the camera is there a way to make it work and take clear pic in normal and low light? This is the last lg electronic device I will buy lg make ****ty products

+1
My phone camera is pure crap, the photos are always blurry with VERY BAD colors!

Camera isn't bad. Use XCam and learn how to take photos.

khanjui said:
Camera isn't bad. Use XCam and learn how to take photos.
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Camera isn't bad compared to what? I tried xcam and it's still the same or maybe better by 5%. Learn how to take pic! Do u know even iphone 4 or s2 kick g2 camera in room light or low light?

kenblue said:
Camera isn't bad compared to what? I tried xcam and it's still the same or maybe better by 5%. Learn how to take pic! Do u know even iphone 4 or s2 kick g2 camera in room light or low light?
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/sets/72157646248478946/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/sets/72157646229886772/
Also buy Donation App and turn off Auto night + night mode from settings, you will see performance difference on low light.Use normal mode and be sure you are taking photos with same settings on eaach phone (ISO, WB etc.)

Maybe your problem is scratched camera lens.
After I had noticed the bad camera quality and had changed the camera lens protector the camera had started to work normally.
+ If you use lower Android version, you can get Mi2Raw working, with allows you to do advanced photo editing using Photoshop.

i bet that you have scratches on your lens, good luck with that

Eminemiero said:
i bet that you have scratches on your lens, good luck with that
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No it's brand new phone the camera is good n high light but n room or low light is crap u bet it's scratched ha

harkis123 said:
Maybe your problem is scratched camera lens.
After I had noticed the bad camera quality and had changed the camera lens protector the camera had started to work normally.
+ If you use lower Android version, you can get Mi2Raw working, with allows you to do advanced photo editing using Photoshop.
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Who have time to use Photoshop to fix normal photo! Or root or any other complex solution the g2 is has horrible camera and this is the last lg device I ever buy

kenblue said:
Who have time to use Photoshop to fix normal photo! Or root or any other complex solution the g2 is has horrible camera and this is the last lg device I ever buy
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ok

Buy a new camera, it cost 10-20 euros

kenblue said:
Who have time to use Photoshop to fix normal photo! Or root or any other complex solution the g2 is has horrible camera and this is the last lg device I ever buy
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i do...
to be precise - i edit every photo worth sharing in snapseed...
btw g2 has a decent camera (at least on stock based roms) for a 2 year old device - on aosp it sucks because of lacking proper camera api's...
here is a small gallery of my LG G2 pictures edited in snapseed
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1ipl78ja74n5v4g/AAAZEUsNZFKT2XK30IKfa-IYa?dl=0

kenblue said:
No it's brand new phone the camera is good n high light but n room or low light is crap u bet it's scratched ha
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Ah ok, easy, flash xdabbeb drivers

Eminemiero said:
Ah ok, easy, flash xdabbeb drivers
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i think he doesn't have a rooted device
btw i also think he expects too much from a f2.4 lens in low light...

kenblue said:
Camera isn't bad compared to what? I tried xcam and it's still the same or maybe better by 5%. Learn how to take pic! Do u know even iphone 4 or s2 kick g2 camera in room light or low light?
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i have the s2 and i think g2 has good camera.. you should google lg g2 vs on ypu tube and compare camera pics on the s4. or you can use this mod
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63483184&postcount=71

kenblue said:
Who have time to use Photoshop to fix normal photo! Or root or any other complex solution the g2 is has horrible camera and this is the last lg device I ever buy
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I am not talking about normal photos. If you want quick edit use Snapseed . If you are playing with RAW files use Photoshop or Lightroom. Thats all. Instead of nervousness you could upload your camera samples, and it would be more clearlier what is wrong.
And yeah, don't buy it. Buy ant iPhone, because as I see, you have visited Xda without knowing, that this is developers page, and people try to get MAX OUT of they devices.
As I sayd, just try Xcam + Xcam setting. +Install advanced drivers, the camera will be as new.

harkis123 said:
I am not talking about normal photos. If you want quick edit use Snapseed . If you are playing with RAW files use Photoshop or Lightroom.
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snapseed supports some basic RAW (dng) images edit since last version... and it works pretty ok...

60nine said:
i think he doesn't have a rooted device
btw i also think he expects too much from a f2.4 lens in low light...
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Why to root it?

kenblue said:
Why to root it?
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why not?
extra options, extra capabilities, extra everything... that's just me...

hi guys, reading this thread i noticed that my g2 has camera lens scratched
the question is, how to replace that? And, where i can buy a new lens? I live in italy
thanks

Camera Mod?

Is anyone planning to make a camera mod for this phone?
The camera app itself is great, but I really want to have access to a denoise/noise reduction setting, if possible. It bothers me how much noise reduction this phone applies, and I'd love to be able to at least disable it, if not adjust its intensity.
I honestly have no idea how I could go about making my own, since I have no experience there, so I figured I'd ask if someone with experience is thinking about making something.

Zacharee1 said:
Is anyone planning to make a camera mod for this phone?
The camera app itself is great, but I really want to have access to a denoise/noise reduction setting, if possible. It bothers me how much noise reduction this phone applies, and I'd love to be able to at least disable it, if not adjust its intensity.
I honestly have no idea how I could go about making my own, since I have no experience there, so I figured I'd ask if someone with experience is thinking about making something.
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probably third party apps that will do that on google play while you wait

mrtruckincowboy said:
probably third party apps that will do that on google play while you wait
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I tried my usual choices: FV-5, Open, Google, but none removed the reduction.

Shoot RAW. That removes the noise reduction and everything else and then you can try to apply on your own. So far, I haven't seen any decent noise reduction apps though.

CHH2 said:
Shoot RAW. That removes the noise reduction and everything else and then you can try to apply on your own. So far, I haven't seen any decent noise reduction apps though.
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RAW is great and all, but it's really inconvenient. I have it turned on, but I don't want to have to pull the file up in Lightroom to edit every time I take a photo.

try Open Camera... that usually gives me the best photos regardless of phone

dimm0k said:
try Open Camera... that usually gives me the best photos regardless of phone
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I did. Noise reduction persists.
I'm not really looking for an alternative. I'm fine waiting; I'm fine if I have to live with the noise reduction. My question was just if someone is planning to make a mod.

How To shoot in RAW?
I couldn't find any options to do it.

netgar said:
How To shoot in RAW?
I couldn't find any options to do it.
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It's not available in Auto mode.

Zacharee1 said:
It's not available in Auto mode.
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Thank you. So if I shoot in manual mode all pictures are in RAW ?

netgar said:
Thank you. So if I shoot in manual mode all pictures are in RAW ?
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It's an option you need to turn on in the settings. It'll give you a JPG and a DNG.

Zacharee1 said:
It's not available in Auto mode.
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Hi!
Have you found a way to tweak the noise reduction applied in the stock camera? It's driving me nuts - the pictures are less sharp than my LG G4.
Thanks

flp11748 said:
Hi!
Have you found a way to tweak the noise reduction applied in the stock camera? It's driving me nuts - the pictures are less sharp than my LG G4.
Thanks
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Like I said, you have to use RAW capture in Manual Mode. You can use Lightroom Mobile to edit and convert to JPG.

Zacharee1 said:
Like I said, you have to use RAW capture in Manual Mode. You can use Lightroom Mobile to edit and convert to JPG.
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Well, that will take a bit more effort that I wanted.
Have you tried other camera apps? I'm trying Google camera and Bacon Camera but still haven't reached a conclusion in comparison with the stock camera.

flp11748 said:
Well, that will take a bit more effort that I wanted.
Have you tried other camera apps? I'm trying Google camera and Bacon Camera but still haven't reached a conclusion in comparison with the stock camera.
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I can look into the camera app to see if maybe there's some multiplier it's using for NR (maybe even add an option to set in Settings.Global), but I don't know how successful I'll be.

Zacharee1 said:
I can look into the camera app to see if maybe there's some multiplier it's using for NR (maybe even add an option to set in Settings.Global), but I don't know how successful I'll be.
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That would be awesome. I'm trying other apps but the results aren't better than the stock camera - most of them look a little worse. Maybe it's the sensor that is not that great.

Zacharee1 said:
I can look into the camera app to see if maybe there's some multiplier it's using for NR (maybe even add an option to set in Settings.Global), but I don't know how successful I'll be.
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It would be nice to try a port of the new camera app from the V30. Maybe it improves the image a bit.

flp11748 said:
That would be awesome. I'm trying other apps but the results aren't better than the stock camera - most of them look a little worse. Maybe it's the sensor that is not that great.
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Have you tried OpenCamera? that seems to do a pretty good job for me...
flp11748 said:
It would be nice to try a port of the new camera app from the V30. Maybe it improves the image a bit.
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+1. there was someone doing a port of it over to the LG G6, but with no plans of making it work with the V20 and unfortunately it does not work at all on the V20.

dimm0k said:
Have you tried OpenCamera? that seems to do a pretty good job for me...
+1. there was someone doing a port of it over to the LG G6, but with no plans of making it work with the V20 and unfortunately it does not work at all on the V20.
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Have tried a lot of camera apps with no success. They all have some excessive noise reduction applied. I've already tried open camera - it doesn't seem to make a great difference.
Maybe the noise reduction is applied at kernel or camera libraries level.

flp11748 said:
Have tried a lot of camera apps with no success. They all have some excessive noise reduction applied. I've already tried open camera - it doesn't seem to make a great difference.
Maybe the noise reduction is applied at kernel or camera libraries level.
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Try V30 camera port