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Stock camera app quality

Hi,
Have you taken pictures with another camera app than stock?
Camera MX (free on the store)
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Stock camera
Seems the quality of the pics taken by the stock app is not as good as the other.

I've found that in the market they all have their pros and cons and that the differences are variable depending upon the circumstance, but the camera certainly isn't the feature to be bragged about on this phone. I've found that one of the ports of the Nexus 4 camera produces the best results most consistantly on my handset. I've also often wondered if my handset got the short end of the stick with the camera it has since a lot of other people are happy with the quality they get out of their RAZR HD, though I'm coming from a Galaxy S 2 which takes wonderful shots in comparison to some of the phones out now despite it now being an old phone model. Its the one thing I really miss about the S2.
On a tangent, I played around with a Galaxy S 4 today and did a bit of camera testing. Single shot stuff. I didn't find that it was all that much better than the S3 or S2 for taking single snapshots. The anti-shake setting worked but not quite as well as on the previous devices, for example. That was really all I could test though, since they always have great lighting when you're looking at phones. Quality is quality, but I'm not convinced 13 megapixels is better than 8 the way Samsung implemented 8 on the previous devices. To be fair though, I had it at 9.5 megapixels. 13 restricts you to a 4:3 shot.
I'll have to try out Camera MX now

thanks for the heads up, just tested it out and it does seem a little sharper, plus the FX options are pretty cool too
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Are there any "hacks" for the stock cam in the build prop or media xml where one might tune a little parameters of e.g. jpg quality?

[APP] VSCO Cam - Camera app

I now read about this app in a Phonearena article. Does anyone with a Nexus 5 want to try it ?
Just wanted to let you all know about this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vsco.cam
http://www.phonearena.com/news/One-of-iOS-finest-photography-apps-VSCO-Cam-is-now-on-Android_id49979

Just tried it. It's alright. Not a lot of options in the camera itself. You have to go into the apps gallery to edit the photos, as well as export them into the main gallery of the device. Images look decent and capture seems quicker than stock.

Love it so far. A good amount of filters and plenty of tweaks. Played with it for a couple minutes at the bar last night and was satisfied with what I got: http://imgur.com/ml4deJx

It's a pretty nice app. The design has a slight learning curve as it's not quite holo and the back button behavior needs to be fixed. But the filters are excellent. They are much less destructive than the ones you see in instragram et al. VSCO has a very good reputation making pro level Lightroom presets which emulate specific film types.

Where is the zoom??? I didn't play w/ it much before I uninstalled, but I'll be damned if I could figure out how to zoom. I've tried a few cam apps so far, but still like stock better than this one........JMO.

mad4some said:
Where is the zoom??? I didn't play w/ it much before I uninstalled, but I'll be damned if I could figure out how to zoom. I've tried a few cam apps so far, but still like stock better than this one........JMO.
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Just crop the photo after shooting. That is all digital zoom does anyway.

Anybody else have the problem where after you export an image to the gallery, the gallery crashes until you delete the image via a file browser?

I dont get similar quality as with stock cam. Its worse compared to it. Am i doing something wrong?
Vsco cam
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Stock cam
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
Vsco
Stock
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sadly tapatalk has too much compression in uploading pictures. u cant see the real difference in here
stock is much more sharper with nearly no noise. i have very much noise with this vsco app and cant get rid of it in the options

Different Camera Comparisons

Hey guys I have not seen a post like this so I am creating it. Basically i took the same picture with the same setting with different apps to see comparison I am on CM 12.1 so no stock camera.
Camera Next
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Camera Zoom
Camera FV5
Google Cam

Nice... Could you do the same test but with night shots?
Thanksss!!
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Thanks , can you add XCam too.

woow! Google camera is well optimized, camera fv5 is good too...but to have a better comparison of course need to have the LG Camera of stock firmware, i know you dont have it but for people who are in stock with stock camera app isnt fair to do this comparison!
one last question, im on stock, as everyone know the original camera dont have advanced controls like ISO, brightness, ambient light, so, which of this 4 cameras have those functions? because i didnt install them, and i feel my stock camera is taking photos with so much noise i dont know why!
thanks

copy2050 said:
woow! Google camera is well optimized, camera fv5 is good too...but to have a better comparison of course need to have the LG Camera of stock firmware, i know you dont have it but for people who are in stock with stock camera app isnt fair to do this comparison!
one last question, im on stock, as everyone know the original camera dont have advanced controls like ISO, brightness, ambient light, so, which of this 4 cameras have those functions? because i didnt install them, and i feel my stock camera is taking photos with so much noise i dont know why!
thanks
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Use XCam, it's the stock camera with those controls.

eyeLUVAndroid said:
Thanks , can you add XCam too.
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He's on cm , so no xcam unless he flash stock rom back.
Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk

Hey guys I Just moved back to cloudy 1.2 (Personal favorite) and I have been busy this couple of days, so maybe this weekend I will take the pictures with those cameras stock and xcam again and maybe with an object that has more color so we can check the saturation and low light pictures too.

You should use this mod, V1 to be exact, located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-lg-g3/themes-apps/optimized-lg-g3-camera-mod-lollipop-t3009111 and then install this camera, lenovo super camera, located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2665714 and try a comparison image. I am anxious to see, because just from my use and viewing I see a major increase in quality with this mod anc camera. I have been using it from the beginning on LG G3 with CM or AOSP based ROMs.

Which Gcam version are people using?

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
A list of Gcam mods, so far I have been testing the latest Arnova release and it doesn't work most reliably, sometimes camera has stopped, UHD video is jerky, slow mo 120fps works but lags and 240fps slow mo doesn't work at all.
This is all on latest Lineage 15.1 build and universal bootstack with A2017U.
Be interested if anyone has tried any other versions and has a good working combination? especially with v5.2 or v5.1 of Gcam.

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V6.apk
Works best for me. Slow motion crashes, other than that everything works perfectly

try1231 said:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V6.apk
Works best for me. Slow motion crashes, other than that everything works perfectly
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how is you gcam set up? I'm using the exact same apk except every photo i take has blue and red artifacts and the viewfinder is covered in white artifact streaks.
I'm using AEX 5.6 and Hellsgate 3.0 with magisk 16

test hdr+ advanced with arnova8G2-7.9.9
My wall is white.
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pookachee said:
how is you gcam set up? I'm using the exact same apk except every photo i take has blue and red artifacts and the viewfinder is covered in white artifact streaks.
I'm using AEX 5.6 and Hellsgate 3.0 with magisk 16
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I'm using default settings. But my ROM is Stock Oreo B01. Maybe you have to try other version that suits your ROM

to Bucatino: same with me, EAX vs GCAM arnova8G2...tried a lot of versions gcam apk with same quality...

kraljan66 said:
to Bucatino: same with me, EAX vs GCAM arnova8G2...tried a lot of versions gcam apk with same quality...
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I think we need someone can develop a version for our device xD

Good news, I install this new version. GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8Final-test.apk
The color of the wall is ok with hdr+. Only slowmo crash but I's know bug.
It's like in reality

Is there a gcam that works with stock Android 7.1?

2019
It seems like it's been a while since this thread has gotten updated, so I was wondering has anyone found newer versions or workarounds for any of the problems (like jerky slow-mo) on gcam?

Blankisblank said:
It seems like it's been a while since this thread has gotten updated, so I was wondering has anyone found newer versions or workarounds for any of the problems (like jerky slow-mo) on gcam?
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Unfortunately, newer gcam 6.2.024 and 6.2.030 only work on android pie. (Not sure for pie custom rom)
Only gcam 6.1.021 is working on oreo firmware and front camera has green tint.

mickey36736 said:
Unfortunately, newer gcam 6.2.024 and 6.2.030 only work on android pie. (Not sure for pie custom rom)
Only gcam 6.1.021 is working on oreo firmware and front camera has green tint.
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Wasn't there a fix for the green tint? Or was that for 5.x versions only?

Blankisblank said:
Wasn't there a fix for the green tint? Or was that for 5.x versions only?
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There is an option in the gcam's settings:
"Remove green tint from front camera"

Oppo Reno2

The new OPPO Reno 2​​
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Pros:
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You can quickly and smoothly switch between different apps with the 8GB of RAM.
Use the telephoto lens with optical zoom to zoom in without any loss of quality.
Con:
You can't place both a memory card and a second SIM card in the phone simultaneously.
Oppo Reno 2 description
With the 4 cameras on the OPPO Reno2, you can take a beautiful photo in every situation. In addition to the 48-megapixel standard lens, the device also has a 13-megapixel telephoto lens. With the optical zoom on this camera, you can get objects up to 2 times closer without any quality loss. With the 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, you can photograph large buildings and vast landscapes. Moreover, thanks to the image stabilization, your videos are less jerky when you're moving yourself. You can watch your favorite movies and series on the large 6.5-inch Full HD screen. Save your files and apps on the 256GB storage memory. The 4000mAh will easily last a day on a single charge. Is the Reno2 empty? Then you can charge it at lightning speed with the included VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 charger. Credits for this information goes to: https://www.coolblue.nl/en/product/840670/oppo-reno2-blue.html.
Personal experience: beautiful screen, very fast,Android One, easy transfer from all data, including Whatsapp, from another brand of phone, perfect cameras, front camera hidden in the top on the device and slides out when activated, weight. All in all, for a midrange device, absolutely top device.​​
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