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Manual camera

New app in the play store, Manual camera, from the makers of dslr camera pro. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.vipek.camera2 . Nice to see an app with a great, modern ui which takes advantage of the new camera api. It has controls for iso, shutter speed and manual focus. Capture speed is also INSANELY fast, way better then anything else on the market now. I will try and take some samples later to compare with other apps with the new api, like a better camera and snap camera. Check it out, definitely worth a look..

I'm trying it now. Does anybody know if you can change the default camera app to the lock screen shortcut?

Looks like L camera on steroids and works good.

daviporciuncula said:
I'm trying it now. Does anybody know if you can change the default camera app to the lock screen shortcut?
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You can try this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-ultimate-android-l-lockscreen-music-t2844145 . It's a lockscreen replacement, looks pretty much the same as the regular lockscreen but lets you choose custom apps for the shortcuts

The stock lock screen also let's you choose a default camera app, perhaps clear defaults on the stock one?
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Yeah you can disable the stock camera app then open the shortcur, but for some reason it won't let you choose manual camera as the custom app

- No option for picture size
- No front camera

I've bought it, It works well, but suddenly it doesn't save my photos... I've tried everything, reinstalled the app, flashed 5.0.1 again from zero... WTF

Yakandu said:
I've bought it, It works well, but suddenly it doesn't save my photos... I've tried everything, reinstalled the app, flashed 5.0.1 again from zero... WTF
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I had this same problem...Try taking a picture with the stock camera (to save something to the default photo folder) then try with manual camera again. It should work.
I think the issue is that manual camera doesn't know what the save location is because its just following the stock camera's role. (Or something like that)

Bought it but refunded. It's not as polished as google camera. I can't use it for everyday photos.

Just installed it, awesome camera, needs some improvements though

Hey guys just discovered a camera app , fv5 which says that has more manual settings and works without bugs,does anyone bought this app? Does it really do what is says?

Broncos15 said:
Yeah you can disable the stock camera app then open the shortcur, but for some reason it won't let you choose manual camera as the custom app
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When I disable the stock camera, my shortcut goes away, so I can't select anything.
I really like Manual Camera, lots of settings that are easy to get to. It also takes pictures faster than the stock camera. I just wish I could access it from the stock lock screen.

After the latest update (v1.9 I think) you can now open from the lock screen shortcut. And yeah, fv-5 does have a LOT of options, I just prefer manual camera ui because you can adjust all of the settings without covering the viewfinder. Hopefully the devs will add more features soon, if it had burst and HDR it would be complete

How I can shoot light trails with manual camera ? I mean how to keep it recording image for some time?

haris013 said:
How I can shoot light trails with manual camera ? I mean how to keep it recording image for some time?
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You mean long exposure?
Set the shutter speed to a longer value and you'll have the closest thing to long exposure.
This is the closest I've gotten to getting long exposure with the right settings.
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You would need a stand to get perfect shots but it works.

jayRokk said:
You mean long exposure?
Set the shutter speed to a longer value and you'll have the closest thing to long exposure.
This is the closest I've gotten to getting long exposure with the right settings.
You would need a stand to get perfect shots but it works.
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by longer value u mean the 0.8s choice? is there any way to make it 2 seconds for exaple or the exposure time is limited due to hardware?
thnx for the advice u understood what i wanted to do nice photos btw

haris013 said:
by longer value u mean the 0.8s choice? is there any way to make it 2 seconds for exaple or the exposure time is limited due to hardware?
thnx for the advice u understood what i wanted to do nice photos btw
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I think exposure time is limited to hardware. L camera has a longer setting I believe (not too sure, dont have it installed at the moment) but a 2 second photo still looks quite amazing.
Thnx
Edit: Just installed L camera and it looks like it has 1.5 second shutter duration. Should be OK for quick long exposure. A stand will help a lot.

jayRokk said:
I think exposure time is limited to hardware. L camera has a longer setting I believe (not too sure, dont have it installed at the moment) but a 2 second photo still looks quite amazing.
Thnx
Edit: Just installed L camera and it looks like it has 1.5 second shutter duration. Should be OK for quick long exposure. A stand will help a lot.
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great! does the L camera worth installing it or it is buggy? i read that manual camera was the best so i bought it but i am considering that didn't worth the money :/

haris013 said:
great! does the L camera worth installing it or it is buggy? i read that manual camera was the best so i bought it but i am considering that didn't worth the money :/
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L camera is worth installing. Its a great camera if you know how to use the setting. Manual Camera is great as well, great UI and amazing shutter speed. I use Manual Camera for quick point and shoot and its great. Its definitely worth it

Honor 5X Camera Feature Modes

Honor 5X has an 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera .
Aperture Size (Rear Camera) - F/2.0
Aperture Size (Front Camera) - F/2.4
It has Sony Exmor RS sensor with smart image processing 3.0 for taking good shots even in dark nights.
Feature Modes:
1. Time lapse mode
2. Good food mode
3. Beauty mode - You need to register your face first. After Registering your face, it will beautify your face if it finds your pics.
4. All focus mode - you can change focus after taking shots)
5. Best Photo mode - Useful in parties, because we can't judge people to stand like a statue with holding cakes and we can't judge their eyes to don't blink. It takes fast and gives best photo
6. Audio control mode - It takes photos when you whistle or saying any word, very much useful in group photos, no need to skip the people to take the photos.the more you whistle or sound the more you take photos
7. Object tracking - you can take shots of moving objects or people without loosing focus
8. Panorama
9. HDR Mode
10. Slow Motion
11. Perfect selfie mode
12. Smile capture mode
Do you know any other modes other than the above mentioned modes ?
Just comment it.

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Rest of your >45 Threads have been closed in this forum. Any more tips you have to share, please share them in this Thread alone.

Time Lapse Mode
Time-lapse is a technique whereby the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than that used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. For example, an image of a scene may be captured once every second, then played back at 30 frames per second; the result is an apparent 30 times speed increase. Time-lapse photography can be considered the opposite of high speed photography or slow motion.
Time-lapse photography is the process of capturing lots of photos over a period of time, and then assembling them together to create seamless video footage that appears sped up. It’s the opposite of slow motion videos where time appears to be moving more slowly.
If that sounds like a lot of work – that’s because it is! But luckily for us, our Honor 5x can do this for us quickly and effortlessly. All you have to do is tap the start button and begin filming.
Depending on your subject and your approach to time-lapse, this can result in video footage which is very compelling, often funny and always interesting.
What Makes A Good Time-Lapse Subject?
Time-lapse is like a microscope on time. Due to the way it speeds up your subject’s movement, it can reveal movement that we barely notice with the naked eye.
So anything that moves or changes slowly makes a good time-lapse subject. For example, clouds, snails, caterpillars, tides, flowers opening in the sun, candles burning down, cake or bread rising in the oven.
How to ?
1. Open Camera App
2. Slide the mode to Time Lapse Mode
3. Capture it like a video
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Sample Time Lapse Video:

Good Food Mode
Food is actually the second most popular subject for amateur photography fanatics on Instagram, second only to ourselves of course, with pizza topping the charts as the number one food subject.
Without worrying much I can edit the pictures, add my watermark and use appealing food filters which makes my photo even more exciting.
Good Food mode made my life so much easier with much details.
How to ?
1. Open Camera App
2. Slide to Good Food Mode
3. Capture the Pic
A Picture took in Good food mode

Beauty Mode
The selfie camera on the Honor 5X comes with beauty mode, which you can adjust as you see fit.
Beauty mode has a slider from 1 to 10 to allow you to refine how processed you want your face to look.
It removes the spots, blemishes, scars from your photo.
Note: Turning all the settings up to max (i.e 10) will makes us extraterrestrial
How to ?
1. Open Camera App
2. Slide to the beauty mode
3. Capture image
Note: I don't wanna put my photo and make you fear.

Watercolor photos. Auto mode camera issue. When the camera soft is upgraded?

Somebody from forum and I noticed a very strange feature in the stock camera on the Oneplus 5. I don't know whether it was done specifically or not, but the quality of photos in auto mode and in Pro mode is very different. And I'm talking about Pro mode, but without additional manual settings. Let's call this mode Pro-auto. The thing is, if you take a photo in auto mode the detailing of distant objects (especially trees, grass) is violated and the picture becomes horrible, the picture looks like a watercolor painting. This is clearly seen with croping. But if you take the same photo in Pro mode with automatic settings, you will not see the watercolor. The picture becomes more qualitative and detailed. Interestingly, the exposure time and ISO in auto and Pro-auto modes can be the same, but the result will be different. Probably algorithms for processing photos in the auto and Pro modes are not the same. Auto mode uses strong noise reduction more than necessary, because of this we see a watercolor effect. For comparison, I present a few photos in auto (without HQ and HDR) and Pro-auto got by 1+5 and a photo in auto mode by 1+3 (without HQ and HDR).
You can download all full size pictures here https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B61V7UugGlMNMzNLMzNJMW1GVXc
Example #1. It is the miniature of the picture in auto.
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Looking pretty good, but if we crop and compare with Pro-auto mode photo, we will see the difference.
Even OP3 has more details.
Next two photo examples were took by my colleagues from 4pda forum.
Example #2. Again it looks nice.
But if we crop and compare with RAW, which was got by Pro-auto mode, ... just look at this ...
Example #3. Indoor low light picture.
Let's crop again.
Even here we can see the difference between auto and Pro-auto modes algorithms.
It's just a few examples, but I assure you that all owners will have the same problem. The problem is the camera soft. My colleagues and I call you not to leave it. You could add your examples with auto and Pro-auto comparison. We all need to attract more attention to this problem, maybe OnePlus team will fix this awful watercolor effect in auto mode.
Let's share and spread this information!​

I tried it myself and I noticed that when the watercolour effect is present, the ISO of the photo is a lot higher. In the pro-auto mode, the ISO used is 800, while in auto mode for the same picture the ISO is 1600. I also notice that sometimes the watercolour effect may not take place in auto mode, in this case, the ISO as well as the picture quality will be the same as pro-auto mode.

In addition please find the topic on the official forum.
Also there is at least one support ticket 1269844 - but this one seems to be visible for 1+ support only...

LKspro said:
I also notice that sometimes the watercolour effect may not take place in auto mode, in this case, the ISO as well as the picture quality will be the same as pro-auto mode.
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Unfortunately not, the watercolor effect always appears in auto mode. It may not be noticeable when you look at the close and large objects on the picture, but this doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

dim_diver said:
Unfortunately not, the watercolor effect always appears in auto mode. It may not be noticeable when you look at the close and large objects on the picture, but this doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
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Have the same on my unit, tried cropping and looks like on the above examples. Camera is the weakest point on this phone I hope they will try to do this something with this software...

The camera is terrible. In auto mode, there is a very strong watercolor effect, there is no clarity. In the pro mode, the situation is slightly better, but the noise reduction works very hard, kills all the details. In addition, in the pro mode, the dynamic range is smaller.

I absolutely agree. The software is horrible for this camera. OnePlus used way too aggressive noise reduction, AND they use to high ISO values in Auto mode. And I didn't even mention the useless digital crap that their marketing calls "2x lossless zoom". Unfortunately, they don't seem to be interested in fixing the camera (a HAL change is required), and they officially stated they won't open access to the telephoto camera because it's quite crappy.
Oh, and by the way, their Camera 2 API implementation is buggy as hell. We have a mosquito artefact when shooting HDR+ with Google Camera or even using Snap Camera to capture RAW!

Curious how 4.5.10 compares to 4.5.8....They Noise Reductions improvements.

I haven't got the chance to take any daylight shots , but when i took some indoor shots , i indeed saw huge improvements in 4.5.10 , and the noise has gone down and details have gone up , i will post some example shots if u want.

android lover 2000 said:
I haven't got the chance to take any daylight shots , but when i took some indoor shots , i indeed saw huge improvements in 4.5.10 , and the noise has gone down and details have gone up , i will post some example shots if u want.
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Can you post comparison shots ?
Thanks in advance

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Curious how 4.5.10 compares to 4.5.8....They Noise Reductions improvements.
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There is no difference... Watercolor effect is still here.

Camera is still bad. Please oneplus can't you just see how detailed and sharp the oneplus 3t camera is?? How hard would it be to correct the post processing?

Snapchat Focus/Blur

Hey there,
Has anyone else been experiencing this with Snapchat? What's happening is whenever I go to take a picture, whether its in focus already, the app will try to focus again and it'll then blur slightly. If the focus was perfect, it'll still try a 2nd focus attempt then it'll be blurry. Notice this on both my 6 and 6T.

Happens on my 6 and 6t as well
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Same here on OP6 I hate it the picture looks good, then it destroys it ?

I don't have any other Android to test but is this a OnePlus issue or Snapchat?

Jayanyway said:
I don't have any other Android to test but is this a OnePlus issue or Snapchat?
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I believe that it is a Snapchat bug.

Anyone that has found a fix for it yet? Seen people on reddit and on oneplus website aswell with the same problem. Its driving me nuts as I paid for a phone that delivers camera quality like a potato on snapchat. And that its zoomed in 10x as much as its supposed to be if you compare it to the regular camera.

Something that I also noticed is that there is a delay between taking the photos

Yep, definitely happening on my T-Mo 6T. An additional wrinkle is say you position a gif or bitmoji on the image and post it to your story. I just noticed this morning that the positioning matches up with the original, not-zoomed-in image. So my "soon..." bitmoji dude wasn't peaking up over a chair; he was was above the chair a few inches already. Meaning you literally have to guesstimate while positioning these things on the zoomed in pic. Sigh.
Edited to add the story pic I mentioned. The position was right on top of the sign, seamless. But the image that posted to my story has a gap in between.
Edit 2: Now that I see the image fully on the desktop, wow that's some bad quality to boot. :\
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Probably a Snapchat bug, but this annoys me alot
It's like this on both stock and alpha.
It's the same on the Xiaomi Mi 8.
My Oneplus 5 was opposite. Picture got a lot clearer when taking the snap (in the alpha version)

Just had an epiphany and this seems to fix the zoom and positioning bug:
Settings (device, not Snapchat) --> Display --> App display in fullscreen
Find Snapchat in the list and enable "Fullscreen mode"

SportingChap said:
Just had an epiphany and this seems to fix the zoom and positioning bug:
Settings (device, not Snapchat) --> Display --> App display in fullscreen
Find Snapchat in the list and enable "Fullscreen mode"
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This works great! Now if it would send pics correctly to iphones it seems to send with black on the sides.

Clownfish44 said:
This works great! Now if it would send pics correctly to iphones it seems to send with black on the sides.
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Ugh... Did not know that was a thing. But yep, had a couple iPhone friends confirm it for me.
So the good news is that full screen option fixes the zoom and object positioning issues. The bad news is we still have black bars on the left and right and I'm still getting a slightly blurry final picture like OP originally described.

SportingChap said:
Ugh... Did not know that was a thing. But yep, had a couple iPhone friends confirm it for me.
So the good news is that full screen option fixes the zoom and object positioning issues. The bad news is we still have black bars on the left and right and I'm still getting a slightly blurry final picture like OP originally described.
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Apparently snapchat always sends with the aspect ratio of the phone. Iphone X have the same issue.... I also get people sending me 16x9 and it has black bars on top and bottom lol. Would be nice if someone could force 16x9 so this doesnt happen. The pics are much less blurry in full screen tho.

I'm getting the same problem, when the viewfinder is active, the image looks great, but after capturing the image, you can clearly see a difference (it blurs the image a little bit). Honestly Snapchat is a disappointment right now...it's 2018..On the other hand, I have made my Snapchat fullscreen so I hope it fixes the aspect ratio..

Snapchat hates android and basically just takes a screenshot of the viewfinder to take a picture. Try joining the snapchat alpha channel. On the viewfinder pinch out to open up the snapchat map then navigate over to Bermuda (go to North Carolina and start going east until you hit it). There will be one of those snapchat ghost things you can click on to activate it. I've noticed that helps some.

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Snapchat hates android and basically just takes a screenshot of the viewfinder to take a picture. Try joining the snapchat alpha channel. On the viewfinder pinch out to open up the snapchat map then navigate over to Bermuda (go to North Carolina and start going east until you hit it). There will be one of those snapchat ghost things you can click on to activate it. I've noticed that helps some.
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Thanks, I'll give this a try!

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Snapchat hates android and basically just takes a screenshot of the viewfinder to take a picture. Try joining the snapchat alpha channel. On the viewfinder pinch out to open up the snapchat map then navigate over to Bermuda (go to North Carolina and start going east until you hit it). There will be one of those snapchat ghost things you can click on to activate it. I've noticed that helps some.
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Snapchat alpha certainly makes a difference when it comes to the zoom, but for me theres still a noticable delay when taking the pictures and that its blurred to hell, ruining the pictures completely...

Yep, still experiencing problems with the blur and picture delay, even after joining the alpha...

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Yep, still experiencing problems with the blur and picture delay, even after joining the alpha...
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Me too, we are in mid-2019 and still have this problem...

It's August and there is no solution yet.. I guess no one found this out or none is bothered with it, with soo many issues already pending.

OPPO Find X5 Pro Camera Tips and Tricks

The OPPO Find X5 Pro comes with some very impressive cameras. While you will be able to capture amazing photos right out of the box, there are a few extra things that you can do to take full advantage of the photography and video features on this phone. In this thread I am going to share some of the best camera tips and tricks that I've learned from my time using this phone.
Camera specs:
Rear:
50MP Main Camera: f/1.7; FOV 80°; 1G6P lens
50MP Ultra-wide Angle Camera: f/2.2; FOV 112°; 7P lens
13MP Telephoto Camera: f/2.4; FOV 45°; 5P lens
Front:
32MP Front Camera: f/2.4; FOV 90°; lens: 5P
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Shoot in MOVIE Mode​When searching through the different camera modes, you might come across MOVIE. This mode offers much more than just a different aspect ratio. This mode is designed with professional filming tools and camera controls. If you intend on editing your footage before posting it, this is a great camera mode for you.
On the right side of the preview window, you'll see the manual controls for iso, f-stop, zoom, focus, and white balance. These controls are super easy to navigate and do not interfere with getting your shot.
The left side has important features that will come into play in your post editing session. LOG will give your footage greater dynamic range, for better color grading in post. HDR gives your footage better contrast and enhanced colors. Try shooting with these toggled on so you can have more freedom in your editing environment.
Change Lenses in PRO Mode​With many phones, the PRO mode is limited to one lens, and at first glance you might think that this is also the case on the OPPO Find X5 Pro. However, you can toggle through all three of the rear camera lenses in PRO mode by selecting the tree icon in the top menu.
Choose between wide-angle/macro, standard, and telephoto. With each lens, you still retain the full set of pro controls, so you can get your shot looking exactly how you want it to. It's also worth noting that all of these lenses are compatible with RAW and RAW PLUS photography.
Enable 10-bit color Mode​10-bit photos can be captured in both PHOTO and NIGHT mode. You can enable this feature in the settings menu. Your 10-bit photos will retain more color data that can be viewed on compatible devices and apps that support it. These image files are saved in the .HEIF format, which is compatible with the default ColorOS photo editor. So if you are mostly editing and viewing your photos on your OPPO Find X5 Pro, then I highly recommend turning this feature on.
If you want to share your .HEIF photo in an app that is not supported (like Discord, Snapshot, Twitter etc.) Then you can easily convert the file in the photos app. Go to Photos > settings, then enable "Convert HEIF photos for sharing".
Manually Adjust f-stop in VIDEO Mode​Do you want to create that shallow depth of field look from big DSLR cameras? You can adjust the f-stop in VIDEO mode using the shutter icon. This will create dramatic looking videos with blurred backgrounds, similar to how portrait mode looks with photos. Just keep in mind that this limits your video resolution to 1080, disabling 4k shooting.
There are many other photography tips and tricks to explore on the OPPO Find X5 Pro. Leave a comment with your own suggestions on how users can get the most out of this amazing photography phone.
[Thanks to OPPO for supporting this thread]