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The build-in panorama mode looks good, but the pictures taken from this mode are in really low quality/ low resolution. Is there a way to fully utilize the 5M-pixel camera to shot a high resolution panorama picture? Thanks.
I've noticed this too, any help would be appreciated
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Just use AndroPan.
I saw a reason for this on some other forum and it was understandable why it is in a low format/quality....remember you are taking i think 6 pics sum up into 1 one final pic which has to be compressed.
I will see if I can find it so that you can better understand why it is this way.
changes:
- 20Mbps for 1080/720 video (orig. 17.5Mbps and 12Mbps)
- 312KBits audio (orig. 156KBps)
- forced JPEG quality to 100% anywhere in the camera app + media profiles
how to install:
- extract the zip file
- copy SemcCameraUI.apk to /system/app
- change permissions of SemcCameraUI.apk to 644 (rw-r--r--) + owner to root using Root Explorer or some other tools
- copy media_profiles.xml to /system/etc
- change permissions of media_profiles.xml to 644 (rw-r--r--) + owner to root using Root Explorer or some other tools
- reboot
how big is a Picture? I hope the Compression is lower
dubist said:
how big is a Picture? I hope the Compression is lower
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The camera problem is NOT about compression but about noise reduction, made by mainly a blur filter.
The Sony Xperia Z jpg compression in my opinion is excellent. Bigger size not always means better quality. Look at the difference between mp3/aac... In Z pics there aren't any jpg artifacts, they preserve a very good dynamic range (to be a jpg), etc.
I guess Sony is the only one who is able to solve such issue.
I just installed the mod and it seems to work. I took a quick test photo and a test video and I will make more later and see how they compare to the original camera.
I was a bit weary about installing it first since the Cybershot mod didn't work but this one seems to be totally OK.
juanmaasecas said:
The camera problem is NOT about compression but about noise reduction, made by mainly a blur filter.
The Sony Xperia Z jpg compression in my opinion is excellent. Bigger size not always means better quality. Look at the difference between mp3/aac... In Z pics there aren't any jpg artifacts, they preserve a very good dynamic range (to be a jpg), etc.
I guess Sony is the only one who is able to solve such issue.
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I disagree, a bigger size tend to have more detail about the pic.
interested to see if this improves the images
Same quality here.
root needed?
I guess this mod do more for video than for pictures even if the discussions in other threads about the 100% setting indicated slightly better picture quality.
Yes root needed.But in normal mode only with change exponation to around +0.7 and indoor shots in low light is better now.
You can not see can big changes in here. If yes, it's just about 10% or 15%
Would this work on a ZL?
El.Guaje said:
You can not see can big changes in here. If yes, it's just about 10% or 15%
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For me the changes is more than 10%.Before this pictures was unacceptable.Now with this mod it is not perfect but is so acseptable.And do important is that this is the begininig.This is first MOD and I beleive is not last!
Link seems is down, can't download.
Anyone got copy can PM me?
Edit: Working now.
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Thanks tommybrrr, video really is record under 20Mbps for 1080/720 video (orig. 17.5Mbps and 12Mbps) & 312KBits audio (orig. 156KBps).
But photo wise I not sure, output seems similar and never increase in file size also even though it is obvious change at media_profiles.xml
Thanks for your kind work, will keep this for the video bit-rate if no any errors occur, so far seems ok, don't have any auto FC in background.
a cmw file is it possible?
Interesting,
Any other feedback about this mod? i would like to have more reviews before testing it
Is it worth to swap with cyber-shot mod, anybody tested ?
cybershock said:
Is it worth to swap with cyber-shot mod, anybody tested ?
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i haven't noticed much differences
Can someone post before and after pics?
Thanks.
Andrewtst said:
But photo wise I not sure, output seems similar and never increase in file size also even though it is obvious change at media_profiles.xml
Thanks for your kind work, will keep this for the video bit-rate if no any errors occur, so far seems ok, don't have any auto FC in background.
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Yes, seems like most, if not all the bad things for picture captering happen in the Sony camera driver and not in the camera app - and the driver is way harder to modify than the camera app
If I find any real way to improve picture quality I will do it.
Morning all! In a mildly obsessive state, I've gotten ar stickers to work. This requires Magisk.
Clarification: I'll post the links I used, none of this is my original work.
1. Download Arnova8's gcam from here. I used v8.
2. Download the arcore magisk module found in this thread.
3. Install the modded gcam.
4. In TWRP, flash the magisk module (I could not flash it from magisk manager directly).
5. Boot to system, open the new camera app you installed, select ar stickers, and enjoy.
Unfortunately, this is an older version of arcore which means most of the ar apps in the play store won't work, but I figured stickers was a good first step.
A picture because apparently I'm bad at just posting a picture.
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A picture because apparently I'm bad at just posting a picture.
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If that picture was uploaded in original quality the modded gcam you are using is very very fkn bad ;p it looks like a picture out of the 80s. You should test cstarks gcam version 3.6 (3.7 makes also those bad pictures like yours and i havent testet 3.8 now) enable HDR+ advanced, set picture quality to 100% and enable LG G6 color correction for pictures in dark light. This way you will get the best pictures possible atm.
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If that picture was uploaded in original quality the modded gcam you are using is very very fkn bad ;p it looks like a picture out of the 80s. You should test cstarks gcam version 3.6 (3.7 makes also those bad pictures like yours and i havent testet 3.8 now) enable HDR+ advanced, set picture quality to 100% and enable LG G6 color correction for pictures in dark light. This way you will get the best pictures possible atm.
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3.8 seems to take better pictures, so thanks for that! Unfortunately I was unable to get the wide angle to work.
Been playing around with camera resolution and I understand that while the actual sensor is 48MP OP defaults it to 12MP to "capture" more details (I think thing the 48MP setting provides better shots but that's subjective).
Now the question/issue that I have is when looking in Google Photos (gallery) the shots are being reported at various resolutions... most of the time not close to the 12MP that the sensor is supposed to capture the image at.
Regular lense, showing as 7.2MP --- 4000x1800 resolution (setting in Camera app is 12MP - 6.59mm)
Wide lense, showing 7.2MP --- 4000x1800 resolution (setting in Camera app is 12MP - 3.05mm)
Tele lense, showing 4.8MP --- 3264x1472 resolution (6.95mm)
Bokeh shots appear to be showing higher res, like 13MP.
Pictures taken from my old Pixel 2XL show consistently 12.2MP which I believe is the sensor size so I'm trying to figure out what setting may be affecting the resolution. File size are significantly smaller on the 7.2MP shots so I'm sure I'm losing some quality here.
Switch to 4:3.
You are shooting in 20:9 hence the lower resolution.
Perfect ty. I did select full looks like. Went back to 4:3 and seems to show the correct mp.
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is there a way to fix it to provide 16:9?
How can I make my phone save screenshots in PNG rather than the horrible JPEG? I've rooted with Magisk and I'm aware of a module for the OP 5, but that doesn't work on newer phones. What other options are there?
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How can I make my phone save screenshots in PNG rather than the horrible JPEG? I've rooted with Magisk and I'm aware of a module for the OP 5, but that doesn't work on newer phones. What other options are there?
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Screenshots aren't bad quality for me, if I send one over WhatsApp it is but that's due to it's awful image reduction.
It should be native to your screen resolution and as you can see from details of the one I've posted, it actually is.
If you want to convert you can but there should be no need to.
I want my screenshots to be lossless. Lossy JPEG makes editing very hard and leaves visible artifacts.
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I want my screenshots to be lossless. Lossy JPEG makes editing very hard and leaves visible artifacts.
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Editing? Screenshots? Sorry man I don't see why you would need that level of detail from a screen grab.
It's possible that there may be a way to edit a value somewhere to make it higher quality but I'm not sure where that would be.
Why don't you decompile the magisk module your were referring to and see what it changes.
Or could you maybe record the screen and take images that way? Not sure if it works be superior to normal screen shots though
I want to make some Android tutorials for my site. I always reduce the colors and downscale rather than using JPEG.
I have no experience at all with developing Magisk modules, and from what I've read it relies on something that isn't available in later versions of Android.
Recording the screen just outputs the same horrible lossy image.
Use Renovate Ice, Magisk Module. Once you flash it, you'll have screenshots in PNG
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Use Renovate Ice, Magisk Module. Once you flash it, you'll have screenshots in PNG
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It works! May JPEG rest in the 2000s; I have 256GB at my disposal! I'm a little disappointed in the fact that Renovate Ice isn't FOSS, but it works.