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Hi,
searching the forums and google there was really nothing to be found about raw photos on the Nexus 4 or Android in general.
Maybe someone here knows if there is a App/hack that enables it, or has some technical knowledge about Android internals and if it is even possible.
Any information is very welcome, maybe there is even more quality to get from the camera with simple software?
Regards
user
PS: If you do not know about raw photos or why they are great, many details are here. Short Version: You can edit photos way better than Jpeg and they keep more quality.
Yes I'm intrigued by this as well. More than happy to put up with larger RAW sizes and post processing if it gives even a 20% boost to final image quality.
As far as I know, Google did not updated the nexus 4 camera api to the new lollipop version, so it will not be possible to get the most of it, like RAW shots or manual controls. It's a shame.
(My source is the thread in the L camera github page where they're talking about this.)
L Camera
It seems like not all nexus devices are supported..
Check out the L Camera App forum..
max.spock said:
It seems like not all nexus devices are supported..
Check out the L Camera App forum..
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Thanks
daglesj said:
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so will developers enable it?
The quality of photos in my N4 is **** ! every pic I take is blurry even when visualised on computer, I think the problem is hardware and taking RAW pics wont make it any far better !
This is for someone with a 6p as it's a topic that interests me (and maybe some others). I haven't seen anywhere that the stock camera app on the 6P/5X can record in RAW but I know that RAW is supported. So with that would someone like to play around by comparing a stock camera JPEG against a rendered out JPEG (sourced from a RAW) from a third party camera app?
Thank you!
Greetings guys, ive seen that the camera api 2 is still broken for galaxy s6 in the android m, this can be checked easelly by running any custom camera app like camera fv 5, a better camera or proshot camera.
All of them return blurry pictures with camera api 2, while works flawlessly with old camera api.
Even though im very very happy with the galaxy default camera app finally supporting shutter speed and raw, i was hoping the camera api 2 wouldve been properly implemented in this build which unfortunatelly it wasnt.
So im trying to do get as much data as possible by asking you guys to post your phone model, android version, sensor brand/model and experience with camera api 2:
Ill go first:
Phone: G920F
Android: Android 6.0.1
Camera Sensor: Sony_IMX240 (To check your sensor install this app from google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finalwire.aida64&hl=pt_PT)
Testing:
ProShot(Paid) Blurry pictures,
Camera FV5(Paid)=Blurry Camera API2 (Resolution maximum of 8mp) and up to 3200 iso, but normal image quality with old camera api (Resolution maximum of 16mp) but only 800iso,
A Better Camera (Paid) Blurry Camera Api2 but normal image quality with old camera api.
This problem is included in lollipop 5.1.1
I talk with proshot developers for this problem 5 months ago and he hasn t solution
supera3 said:
This problem is included in lollipop 5.1.1
I talk with proshot developers for this problem 5 months ago and he hasn t solution
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Hi! I'm the dev of ProShot. I'm really stumped on the soft images issue on Samsung phones. If you shoot RAW you will see that correct focus was achieved, but the JPEG doesn't look quite right. Running a simple sharpen filter produces results closer to the stock camera app, but it's not quite 100%.
No other device has this issue, so Samsung is definitely at fault here. And only offering 8MP resolutions in Android M is a pretty bad oversight, they clearly didn't test this update that well :/
Hi all , I have to say that with CameraFV all problems said up are same here - blury detail on jpg photo , 8mpx max resolution for jpgs in MM. But in RAW everything is just right - detail and resolution. Dont know where is problem but think on 90% is base on Samsung's camera driver. Dont know also situation in S7.
A made also comparisson between RAWs in CameraFV and Stock Camera app for Sammy and may say that cameraFV take better detail at all , stock camera app has more noise and detail is more aggressive.
If u want i can upload reaults here to discuss
Cheers !
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Hi! I'm the dev of ProShot. I'm really stumped on the soft images issue on Samsung phones. If you shoot RAW you will see that correct focus was achieved, but the JPEG doesn't look quite right. Running a simple sharpen filter produces results closer to the stock camera app, but it's not quite 100%.
No other device has this issue, so Samsung is definitely at fault here. And only offering 8MP resolutions in Android M is a pretty bad oversight, they clearly didn't test this update that well :/
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Thank you for your contribution people, both camera fv5 and proshot are excelent camera apps. I actually love the ability to disable ois in proshot and the very nice ui. It is indeed a shame that samsung didnt pay more attention to fix buggy camera api 2. I really like the stock app in MM it has pretty much everything and im very happy with it but the phone camera couldve been even more perfect than it already is with proper support for custom camera apps :/
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Hi! I'm the dev of ProShot. I'm really stumped on the soft images issue on Samsung phones. If you shoot RAW you will see that correct focus was achieved, but the JPEG doesn't look quite right. Running a simple sharpen filter produces results closer to the stock camera app, but it's not quite 100%.
No other device has this issue, so Samsung is definitely at fault here. And only offering 8MP resolutions in Android M is a pretty bad oversight, they clearly didn't test this update that well :/
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Does this happen in S7 or S6E+ Marshmallow?
Yesterday I borrowed my friends LG G4 and found out they still have best implementaion of camera2 api.
Smasung photos will have always have grennish yellowish tint.
sarvesh563 said:
Does this happen in S7 or S6E+ Marshmallow?
Yesterday I borrowed my friends LG G4 and found out they still have best implementaion of camera2 api.
Smasung photos will have always have grennish yellowish tint.
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Still haven't been able to get the MM update on my S6, but from other reports I hear it still might be there.
I use ProShot and I get blurry shots on my S6 but to be honest some pictures come out awesome, as if shot using a DSLR, and some it's just too soft. It's not the dev's fault, it's Samsung's.
I use ProShot on my LG G4 also and it doesn't have an issue with that. Noise Reduction removal is better in the G4 as well. In the S6 you see some type of weird over sharpening effect.
What I love about ProShot (with low noise reduction) is that it removes Samsung's over sharpening effect and extreme contrast so pictures come out natural.
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edee1337 said:
Hi! I'm the dev of ProShot. I'm really stumped on the soft images issue on Samsung phones. If you shoot RAW you will see that correct focus was achieved, but the JPEG doesn't look quite right. Running a simple sharpen filter produces results closer to the stock camera app, but it's not quite 100%.
No other device has this issue, so Samsung is definitely at fault here. And only offering 8MP resolutions in Android M is a pretty bad oversight, they clearly didn't test this update that well :/
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Here's the interesting thing, when you disable noise reduction on the S6, the pictures are sharp and not blurry.
TheWarKeeper said:
Greetings guys, ive seen that the camera api 2 is still broken for galaxy s6 in the android m, this can be checked easelly by running any custom camera app like camera fv 5, a better camera or proshot camera.
All of them return blurry pictures with camera api 2, while works flawlessly with old camera api.
Even though im very very happy with the galaxy default camera app finally supporting shutter speed and raw, i was hoping the camera api 2 wouldve been properly implemented in this build which unfortunatelly it wasnt.
So im trying to do get as much data as possible by asking you guys to post your phone model, android version, sensor brand/model and experience with camera api 2:
Ill go first:
Phone: G920F
Android: Android 6.0.1
Camera Sensor: Sony_IMX240 (To check your sensor install this app from google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finalwire.aida64&hl=pt_PT)
Testing:
ProShot(Paid) Blurry pictures,
Camera FV5(Paid)=Blurry Camera API2 (Resolution maximum of 8mp) and up to 3200 iso, but normal image quality with old camera api (Resolution maximum of 16mp) but only 800iso,
A Better Camera (Paid) Blurry Camera Api2 but normal image quality with old camera api.
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There is a app called cinema 4k which also uses camera2 api. It didn't work on marshmallow so i had to downgrade to lollipop, after downgrading it worked without any problems
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There is a app called cinema 4k which also uses camera2 api. It didn't work on marshmallow so i had to downgrade to lollipop, after downgrading it worked without any problems
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Thats because when you downgraded the camera api 1 was used by the app bu default instead of camera api 2
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Thats because when you downgraded the camera api 1 was used by the app bu default instead of camera api 2
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Whats the difference between camera1 api and camera2 api
Camera FV-5 fixed. (16Mpix available, etc...)
atherion said:
Camera FV-5 fixed. (16Mpix available, etc...)
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Which version you use
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Which version you use
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Latest 3.15.1
I have some issues with RAW capturing on 3.15.1 , on 10 photos only 1 had DNG file ?
Hi!
I'm on stock marshmallow with the august security patch. According the the manual camera test app my phone does not have raw capabilities. What could be causing this? (I can capture raw with the default camera app just fine)
4k issue on galaxy s7 shots 3264x2448 instead of 3840x2160 using Proshot. Please fix this. No 60fps for FHD option as well.
Hello there, i opened this thread just to talk and maybe get some ideeas for a better camera app.
Because i wanted to install Google Camera on my P8 Lite and i saw that its not in Google Play.
After some searches on web, i found out that GC is aimed for Nexus devices mainly. So i told myself.. ill find the apk and then i understood what happened. It seems that starting from version 3.1.021 video recording is no longer supported for some devices.
So, even if version 3.2.045 can be used to take pictures, for video we get all the time an error message. And even if by chance it starts, video records only in frames. After testing every available arm version, i found that Google Camera 2.7.008 from August 18, 2015 its the last compatible version that works foto/video on P8 lite.
So, why i to search for a new camera app? Well i got a lazy nature, i take photos every week and i found that many of them are blurry, 1/3 of 6 month of photos where trash. So i was "w*f.....". My old phone was a S3 mini, well using its camera app i had like 1/6 blurry photos.
I'm looking now for a photo app just like S3 mini camera app, if possible with selection scenes like portret, landscape, sport, party, sunset, sunrise, text, etc.
Any ideea what to look for ?
Regards, V.
Azzureux said:
Hello there, i opened this thread just to talk and maybe get some ideeas for a better camera app.
Because i wanted to install Google Camera on my P8 Lite and i saw that its not in Google Play.
After some searches on web, i found out that GC is aimed for Nexus devices mainly. So i told myself.. ill find the apk and then i understood what happened. It seems that starting from version 3.1.021 video recording is no longer supported for some devices.
So, even if version 3.2.045 can be used to take pictures, for video we get all the time an error message. And even if by chance it starts, video records only in frames. After testing every available arm version, i found that Google Camera 2.7.008 from August 18, 2015 its the last compatible version that works foto/video on P8 lite.
So, why i to search for a new camera app? Well i got a lazy nature, i take photos every week and i found that many of them are blurry, 1/3 of 6 month of photos where trash. So i was "w*f.....". My old phone was a S3 mini, well using its camera app i had like 1/6 blurry photos.
I'm looking now for a photo app just like S3 mini camera app, if possible with selection scenes like portret, landscape, sport, party, sunset, sunrise, text, etc.
Any ideea what to look for ?
Regards, V.
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Try open camera (https://goo.gl/r5qwIW).
To be honest I have tried several 3rd party camera app and compared it's picture quality with default camera. Even though default camera is slow but it's picture usually has less noise in it. If you want to make pictures less blurry use manual focus or pro mode.
Hello!
I am thinking about buying OP5, but from what i saw the camera has disappointed me.
Maybe is it a fault for bad camera software? Do you guys remember if there was any changes to quality of photos taken from OP3 in the first day and months later?
Will the next update add EIS for 4K and 1080p/60fps?
with my oneplus 3t, we received very important upgrades. i am sure that the camera processing software will be improved a lot
silverkin said:
Hello!
I am thinking about buying OP5, but from what i saw the camera has disappointed me.
Maybe is it a fault for bad camera software? Do you guys remember if there was any changes to quality of photos taken from OP3 in the first day and months later?
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Today I watched a OP5 review specifically on the camera and the majority of criticisms were attributed to software. The reviewer felt that at least some of them would be correct with an OP update (e.g. panorama stitching) and others he hoped they would eventually be fixed.
So you telling me that OP5 does not have 60fps mode?
one bug caught: the selfie is mirrored - look at the words in all the selfie pics.
Camera seems to be very strange right now.. I've seen different reviews, and almost every one shows (but the reviewer doesn't tell) the camera to be a bit inconsistent. Sometimes details are just "washed out" and sometimes they're better than the Galaxy S8.
Anyone else noticed this?
Couldn't one use the HDR of Google's Camera? I lol'd during 1+'s presentation when they said that they trained their HDR algorithm with "over 1000 images". You know you're competing against Google, right?