Ok.. so this has probs been covered hundreds of times but hey
Touchwiz isnt my greatest love and want to move to cm13, the only thing holding me back is reading about camera quality drops when using custom roms, but is it a major drop in quality, i mean im not one for looking at pictures on the pc and blowing them up..
Has anyone got any examples of cm13 pictures..maybe even a similar picture from stock which they have
Anyway thanks for any help
The camera won't suddenly turn QVGA just by changing from official to custom.
I feel like people exaggerate when saying that the quality is worse.
You'll lose most of the features from the stock camera, but it's not like the camera will suddenly turn into a 1 Megapixel camera.
If you're a casual user, you'll be just fine.
I like to focus, snap and be happy with a decent pic..thats about it
Might go for CM13 official then, i spose if not happy come back to stock
I don't use the stock camera apps in AOSP or Cyanogenmod (when I was using it). Half the time the binary would crash so badly that only a reboot would fix it. So when using AOSP (currently using JDC AOSP 7.0) or Cyanogenmod I install a camera app that uses its own binaries. That eliminates camera issues in AOSP for me.
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I have ordered a nexus 4 and will most likely root and rom it when I get it.
I have noticed on my two old phones (current g2x and an optimus t) that I installed roms on, specifically cyanogenmod, it always made the camera quality worse.
Does installing any of the custom roms on these phones make the camera worse, the same, or better?
no, installing any of the custom roms does not make the camera worse or better. However, u can use third party apps to improve the picture quality.
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I have ordered a nexus 4 and will most likely root and rom it when I get it.
I have noticed on my two old phones (current g2x and an optimus t) that I installed roms on, specifically cyanogenmod, it always made the camera quality worse.
Does installing any of the custom roms on these phones make the camera worse, the same, or better?
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No, Installing a custom ROM won't improve or make your camera worse.
How ever if you use a beta version of any third party camera app, it may not be able to take full usage of your camera, its just that stock camera app is usually optimized for your phone.
No, it won't. The reason why it makes those phones take worse pictures is because the manufacturer has their own closed source libraries for processing images and autofocus, so custom ROMs are forced to use the (usually worse) AOSP camera libraries. The Nexus 4 is based off of AOSP, so stock already has the AOSP camera libraries.
For those running CM12, what camera app are you using? The stock camera app is pretty awful. When I was using my LG G3 on CM12 I was using the modified Lenovo camera and it was pretty good but I haven't had any success getting it to run on the Z1C.
I'm using this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/app-cameranext-modded-t2999275
But not the most recent version. For me v6 was the best a mirror can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/one...ext-modded-t2999275/post58586958#post58586958
Although the slowshutter doesn't work for our device, I think its better than the stock camera app!
Cool, I'll give that one a shot. Thanks!
So, how is camera performance of your setup compared to Z1c with stock firmware and stock based sony camera app? The only thing that stops me from installing CM12 is the said bad camera performance.
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So, how is camera performance of your setup compared to Z1c with stock firmware and stock based sony camera app? The only thing that stops me from installing CM12 is the said bad camera performance.
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It is pretty bad from what I remember. I switched to an LG G3 for a while so I don't quite remember what the stock camera was capable of on this phone but in CM12 it is really not that great. I am using the Lenovo Camera that I was using on my G3 and it is better than the stock CM camera by far.
If you take a lot of photos and are anal about them looking great, I'd hold off on flashing CM.
All that being said, I prefer CM12 over stock on this phone, by far.
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It is pretty bad from what I remember. I switched to an LG G3 for a while so I don't quite remember what the stock camera was capable of on this phone but in CM12 it is really not that great. I am using the Lenovo Camera that I was using on my G3 and it is better than the stock CM camera by far.
If you take a lot of photos and are anal about them looking great, I'd hold off on flashing CM.
All that being said, I prefer CM12 over stock on this phone, by far.
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So, do you believe that if I use a different camera app that the stock on CM12, I will have better results? I have a dedicated camera for serious photo taking, but I'd want to have my Z1c ready for some good snapshots, if necessary.
Installing CM is a big step and I hesitate to do that, but I guess I'll have to find out by myself...
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So, do you believe that if I use a different camera app that the stock on CM12, I will have better results? I have a dedicated camera for serious photo taking, but I'd want to have my Z1c ready for some good snapshots, if necessary.
Installing CM is a big step and I hesitate to do that, but I guess I'll have to find out by myself...
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Yes, I would use the Lenovo cam if you want to go to CM12, for sure. Sorry for the delay, I haven't been on here in weeks.
EDIT: I've made my final decision, I'm not coming back to the G2 probably. A Stable ROM is much needed, especially on a recent version of Android. I'll have to give a bit more and opt for the G2. The feedback I got was amazing, thank you so much everyone!
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Hello,
I am looking forward to buying the LG G2 (again, I had the AT&T one with the bad signal bug - I'm getting the D802 now) and the only thing that is currently holding me back is the Custom ROMs. While right now, the G2 is at a great development state, I don't know how much this will be true in a few years when LG stops making updates for us. AOSP and CM based ROMs will be the only option for an up to date version of Android. The hardware is definitely capable of more than 3 more years of usage with a few optimizations here and there. However, my question is how is the experience on AOSP and CM ROMs compared to stock. How's the battery life? Is the audio worse due to the lack of those special drivers? I've heard the camera is awful, is it really that bad? I love the photos my G2 took and while I'm not someone that takes pictures often, I do like a great Camera for the vacations where I have some time to take photos. I'm especially concerned about all of this as my S2 USCC had an awful ROM development and wouldn't want to risk it all again. Not that Marshmallow wouldn't be fine for another 2 years, especially if we get Cloudy G2 4.0.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
AOSP 5.1.1 roms are just as good as stock in terms of everything except for camera quality. Battery life is stellar and all features work flawlessly without a single bug or app crash or anything. Try the latest SlimSaber for d802.
Thanks! I'll be definitely checking out SlimSaber when I get it. Is camera quality a lot worse or just a bit in your opinion?
AOSP is awesome. It is super fluid on the G2. I keep trying them out (Slim, RR, CM, DU etc) but there are always a couple showstopping bugs that send me back to stock:
• Random vibrations
• 5.1.1 bug: when screen is off, leave a WiFi zone and reenter the zone - the phone will not reconnect unless screen is unlocked (ie no push messages, whatsapp etc etc)
That's about it though. Camera is good, GPS works, QuickRemote with a bit of fiddling works great. But stock gives the full package still.
In my experience the only advantage of custom roms is customization - which isn't a huge advantage considering how customizable lg's roms already are. As far as stability and battery life, it depends on the rom - some are great, others( a lot) are downright unusable. At least with the stock rom you know that it will be stable with good(not exceptional) battery life. Since you mentioned that you take a lot of pictures, nothing beats stock since the developers that made it have access to proprietary data. If you have the time to mess with multiple roms over several weeks, go for it - you may find the one you're looking for. For me, stock does everything I need and then some so that's what I use.
Thanks for your response. As I am not someone that often switches ROMs due to me worrying that I'll lose data, I think I've made my final decision. See Original Post.
Awesome, thanks for the amazing info. I've made my final decision, see Original Post.
I got this phone from my brother. Of course I always rooted all my phones. Well this phone is far out one my best. Easy to root, even flashing to stock rom. While Im using the stock 6.0 version, I thought it drain the battery life. Had to change battery to use on a full day. It could be I use WIFI alot on this phone so thats explain it. While i change to cm13 NIGHTLY version, the battery life increased and I always love cm version, dude of safety reasons. While I been using this rom as daliy use, one thing I hate is you cannot take picture or record 4k with this camera. Plus its faulty. While I use the flashlight on this, everytime I put flash on, its crash. Every time. I look how to get Lg g3 stock cam on this but lookin the answers on the forums said is no go.
I tried Open Cam, 4k Cinema and etc. The onething is I want to storage on the sd card. But most the camera apps out there cannot do it.
Do anyone reccomend any app suited to cm13 version of this phone?
I was using cm 13 official nightlies. It's great, plus the aosp interface is beautiful. But I like taking pictures, a lot. And I couldn't handle the fact that my camera's pictures downgraded quality-wise.. flashed the Google camera, but it always over exposes (compare with the snap camera, and you'll see). So I gave up and flashed Fulmics ROM. Got more features on my camera (slow mo and so) and the performance is actually better. And it doesn't heat up like it did on the stock rom and the cm 13 (bc it does at times). It's just great. So that's my experience
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From a guy who, since 2012 always flashes aosp based ROMs on his devices, on this device one just doesn't work for me. Plus, the ux 5.0 isn't as bad had told
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No AOSP or CM rom will have the same camera performance as stock based Roms ...
I am using Snap Camera HDR from the play store that has a LG mode in the settings and 4K video.
I would say that's the best third party for AOSP Roms
Am with looked bootloader and with no root and no warranty coz imported it... So want to know about lineage os experience and benefits compared to Mifavor....
Area of interest
Smoothness Stability camera battery sound features
Thanks ?
I dont test lineage, but any custom have more customization, I test aosp and works great, but I allways fall in stock cause of camera app. In every phone I have I did the same, test, but stock again...
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I dont test lineage, but any custom have more customization, I test aosp and works great, but I allways fall in stock cause of camera app. In every phone I have I did the same, test, but stock again...
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Have you tried moto camera? Its same as Mifavor but in selfies it's better due to HDR enabled in selfies and HDR makes it best in low light.
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Have you tried moto camera? Its same as Mifavor but in selfies it's better due to HDR enabled in selfies and HDR makes it best in low light.
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Try it. why you dont?
I tried many, and in any rom, stock camera is better, in any phone
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Am with looked bootloader and with no root and no warranty coz imported it... So want to know about lineage os experience and benefits compared to Mifavor....
Area of interest
Smoothness Stability camera battery sound features
Thanks
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Stock gives me what I need, and even when a custom ROM seems tempting, there are still some issues with the camera and the sound, which are really important things for me. In my opinion, the phone is quick enough on stock, I have the options and gestures I need, and most important, I get stable updates most of the time, while in custom ROM's you always have to be checking if the new build didn't break something in favor of fixing other things or implement new features. I use this as a daily driver and also some job related things, so I can't be flashing everyday a new build or ROM.
I stopped doing any development on my phones since 2-3 years ago, I think the last time I did something was with the Nexus 5, but not anymore because many things have improved since those dark times.
I'm happy in how ZTE is doing things with the Axon 7, and even when MiFlavor looks a little ugly, I think they are doing great things for users and developers in general.