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Lollipop: New things you can do

I'd like to collect cool stuff we can do on Lollipop which lately came to most variants.
If you have a suggestion I'll consider taking it into this first post and give you proper credit
1. Extended Notifications on Lockscreen
Go to Settings > Sounds and notifications > While locked: and then select either "Show all content" or "Hide sensitive content" to have extended notifications on the lockscreen
2. Seeing approximation of when you're battery will be empty
Lollipop visually plots a graph with a prediction on when your battery will be empty
3. Using Ampere from the store, to see charging currents
Only works on L. There were tools that made this possible on pre-L but it was buggy and not available on newer sammy devices. Google Play
Things that are not new or not working but woth to check from time to time:
a. Search through your settings
In case you didn't notice, your settings screen has a search button now
b. Camera API allowing for RAW shots and "real" camera apps that can pre-proccess the raw image data!
https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera - Not compatible, but it seems to be the first developer to built a RAW camera app. Maybe we have a custom rom in the future that supports the camera api?

The camera API improvement was the first thing I was hoping for after the Lollipop update, but it seems that Samsung is not supporting the new camera API.
I have installed Camera FV-5 and it should make full use of the new camera API (with RAW support) but it still states that the device does not support RAW capture. Also an improved control of shutter speed is not available, so it seems Samsung did not support this.
(SM-N910F, 5.0.1)

I am still on 4.4.4 and I have the search button in settings.

foo said:
The camera API improvement was the first thing I was hoping for after the Lollipop update, but it seems that Samsung is not supporting the new camera API.
I have installed Camera FV-5 and it should make full use of the new camera API (with RAW support) but it still states that the device does not support RAW capture. Also an improved control of shutter speed is not available, so it seems Samsung did not support this.
(SM-N910F, 5.0.1)
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Sad, I guess then it will be impossible to have a custom rom with camera api if we don't have the camera driver source from sammy?
ozaghloul said:
I am still on 4.4.4 and I have the search button in settings.
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thanks. didn't notice that on 4.4.4

i hope they haven't got rid of the lag, one of my favourite features. Especially pressing the back or home button, the wait is just awesome. Nothing like it ow yeah other then LG G3!!!!!:silly: you couple of beauties!!

foo said:
The camera API improvement was the first thing I was hoping for after the Lollipop update, but it seems that Samsung is not supporting the new camera API.
I have installed Camera FV-5 and it should make full use of the new camera API (with RAW support) but it still states that the device does not support RAW capture. Also an improved control of shutter speed is not available, so it seems Samsung did not support this.
(SM-N910F, 5.0.1)
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I hear ya, I feel your pain @foo

Ha! Why do I have the feeling you don't take me serious?
But really, a lot of people are complaining, that they are getting blurry fotos because of subject movement in combination with too slow shutter speeds, e.g. kids playing indoors. With KitKat and below there was no possibility to control the shutter speed properly, but with Lollipop Google introduced a new API that allows to control the shutter speed and solve such situations in trade with higher ISO noise.
But Samsung left the door closed

Camera recording modes are separate now (slow and fast motion), under ''mode'' button. Time lapse goes 30x faster compared to 8x it was with kitkat. In kikat I set video to FHD 60fps, but needed to set it everytime I opened the camera. Now it seems it remembers.

foo said:
Ha! Why do I have the feeling you don't take me serious?
But really, a lot of people are complaining, that they are getting blurry fotos because of subject movement in combination with too slow shutter speeds, e.g. kids playing indoors. With KitKat and below there was no possibility to control the shutter speed properly, but with Lollipop Google introduced a new API that allows to control the shutter speed and solve such situations in trade with higher ISO noise.
But Samsung left the door closed
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I do take you VERY serious @foo check my tread I started earlier today http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/overall-disappointed-note4-lollipop-t3029961
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underlines said:
I'd like to collect cool stuff we can do on Lollipop which lately came to most variants.
If you have a suggestion I'll consider taking it into this first post and give you proper credit
1. Extended Notifications on Lockscreen
Go to Settings > Sounds and notifications > While locked: and then select either "Show all content" or "Hide sensitive content" to have extended notifications on the lockscreen
2. Seeing approximation of when you're battery will be empty
Lollipop visually plots a graph with a prediction on when your battery will be empty
3. Using Ampere from the store, to see charging currents
Only works on L. There were tools that made this possible on pre-L but it was buggy and not available on newer sammy devices. Google Play
Things that are not new or not working but woth to check from time to time:
a. Search through your settings
In case you didn't notice, your settings screen has a search button now
b. Camera API allowing for RAW shots and "real" camera apps that can pre-proccess the raw image data!
https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera - Not compatible, but it seems to be the first developer to built a RAW camera app. Maybe we have a custom rom in the future that supports the camera api?
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Oh forgot to mention es-file explorer and I suppose any other file explorers too, who are properly rewritten for LP are now supporting writing to SD card again :good:

Thread closed, as its similar to another Thread. OP, @underlines read my PM.

Camera Apps Can Tune Sharpening, Noise Reduction?

I'm considering buying the Nokia 8 but would first prefer to know whether or not the phone allows third party camera apps like Camera FV-5 or Snap Camera HDR to tune sharpening and noise reduction, or altogether switch these off.
Any Nokia 8 owners who have tried this and can tell if this works or not?

You can use any camera app you like

Thanks. I am sure that is true.
My question is specific. If I install a camera app that allows tuning post processing (sharpening and noise reduction), will this work on the Nokia 8?
Not all phone makers expose these controls in the camera APIs.
For example, Samsung's Galaxy phones equipped with Exynos chips does not permit tuning post processing while their SnapDragon models do this.

abubasim said:
My question is specific. If I install a camera app that allows tuning post processing (sharpening and noise reduction), will this work on the Nokia 8?
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I have both Camera FV-5 and Manual Camera so I could check if such options are there if you tell me where to look as I don't recall seeing something like that in their preferences (I had Nexus 6P previously).

Thanks. I'll check when I reach home in a few hours.

revanmj said:
I have both Camera FV-5 and Manual Camera so I could check if such options are there if you tell me where to look as I don't recall seeing something like that in their preferences (I had Nexus 6P previously).
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You can check in Camera FV-5. See my screenshots where to find sharpening. If you take a photo first before adjusting and then after with sharpening set to minimum: will you see difference in quality, when zooming in to 100% ?

abubasim said:
If you take a photo first before adjusting and then after with sharpening set to minimum: will you see difference in quality, when zooming in to 100% ?
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Well, it is by default set to 0 here (all sliders in this window are) so I would have to manually change it to higher value in order to do any comparison.

Okay, thanks. So probably doesn't work then. I guess I need to consider other phones. ?
On my current phone (Asus PFS) it's set to almost zero but adjusting it has no effect on picture quality.

Ok, when I tried to move that slider it turned out it is impossible. So that fully answers your question

Just find an app that takes RAW images and use that. Then adjust said parameters to your heart’s content

I'd rather buy another phone that supports this.

If you have Camera2 API enabled in your phone, try Snap Camera - you can tune everything here. Just enable Camera2 API in the settings, then the noise is preserved. Adjustable sharpness, saturation etc... The only option missing here for me is long exposure mode. On my Redmi 4X it allows only 1" shutter time max (still I can get nice night pictures on ISO 250 with this interval).
Also, you can try FreeDCam and disable Wavelet Denoise in the settings to turn off noise reduction.
Finally, Google Camera port is really great camera app for daily usage, especially for HDR pictures - it uses Camera2 API by default and produces amazing shots with all details (subtle noise) preserved. Unfortunately, you can't adjust any of parameters like sharpness or saturation.
All those apps are tested on my Xiaomi Redmi 4x but it will hopefully work for you if your phone supports Camera2 API.

So you tested on a Xiaomi Redmi 4x but haven't tested on a Nokia 8?
Those features are very much dependant on whether or not the phone supports them. And no way of knowing without buying the phone and testing and then finding out the good or bad news.
So far the hints from previous posters above is that the Nokia 8 does NOT support full control over post processing.

[APP][PORT][Repost] Google Camera port for LG G5 Normal & Wide Angle (by cstark27)

[APP][PORT][Repost] Google Camera port for LG G5 Normal & Wide Angle (by cstark27)
cstark27 said:
NOTE: I am not a developer but I have tried my best to create a port that has most of the basics working on my LG V30. I cannot promise I can fix any bugs for other devices but if I have time, I can try to look into some. This version is based off Scrubber's [4PDA] and uses information I've learned from using and looking at Arnova8G2's, BSG's and others versions. All their work is much appreciated and is the only thing that makes this possible.
NOTE: This is how the V30's Camera ID's are laid out. My normal lens app uses ID 0 and 1. My wide lens app uses ID 1 and 2.
Camera 0 "LENS_FACING_BACK"
Camera 1 "LENS_FACING_FRONT"
Camera 2 "LENS_FACING_BACK" (wide angle)
I cannot guarantee success on other devices, especially if the phone does not even report all cameras through the Camera2 API (use Camera2Test app to verify your device info). If you are on LineageOS, please consult your dev to see if they can alter the camera ID's to properly match LG stock roms, if my version does not work.
Working on my V30: Optical Image Stabilization; Front/Rear/Wide HDR+ ZSL & Enhanced; Front/Rear/Wide Portrait Mode; Front/Rear/Wide 1080p 30fps video; will test other functions later but the menus work
My normal version should work fine on devices that have a decent Camera2 API support. Snapdragon Galaxy S8, Note 8, Nokia 6, Nokia 8, Essential PH-1, HTC U11, etc.
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cstark27 v3.6
If you have issues, Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
LG G6 Lineage users can use the toggle in the wide angle APK to fix their camera ID issue. You must force close the app.
-Added 5 Exposure Time settings for Adaptive Shutter Speed. "Super Slow" is the same as V3.5. "Very Slow" is about 2x faster and so on and so forth. On my phone "Slow" is not actually Slow and matches normal HDR+ Enhanced speed. But it may change depending on device so I left it.
-Normal APK: Save HDR+ choice after going into Settings (credit Miniuser123)
-Organized Settings>Advanced by grouping all HDR+ Enhanced stuff into a section. Changed a couple strings so they'd be translated to other languages.
-Skip Color Fix if Adaptive Shutter is enabled
-Removed Slow Motion menu item unless you have a LG G5, G6, V20, or V30. BUT, you can enable it in Settings>Experimental.
-Wide APK: Change HDR+ Config to Taimen so ZSL (Zero Shutter Lag) is back, but I've defaulted HDR+ to Enhanced. This won't change until you clear app data or go into settings though.
-Wide APK: Remove Slow Motion menu item
2 Separate APK's (download both, they do not require each other though so you can use a different normal lens version if you want):
Download standard rear + front cam: cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.6
Download wide rear + front cam: cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_wide_v3.6
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There is no model or config to set, you should be good to go after installing. But here is the setup:
-Normal Lens APK Config:
--LG G6
---Rear Model: Nexus 6 (shamu), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
--All other devices
---Rear Model: Pixel 2 XL (taimen), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
-Wide Lens APK Config:
--LG G6
---Rear Model: Nexus 6P (angler), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
--LG G5, V20, V30
---Rear Model: Pixel 2 XL (taimen), Front Model: Huawei Nexus 6P (angler)
Previous Versions:
cstark27 v3.5
-Clearing App Data is recommended. Open "Camera"> Settings>About>View App Settings Page>Storage>Clear Data
-Added Advanced>HDR+ Enhanced Portrait Mode : This forces Portrait Mode to use HDR+ Enhanced which will offer better dynamic range but you lose Zero Shutter Lag (Thanks Arnova8G2 for this cool trick)
-Added Advanced>HDR+ Enhanced Adaptive Shutter Speed : This is the Slow Shutter mod from miniuser123. I would say this is "beta" for LG devices. I know on my V30 some tuning is needed to the parameters but I want your guys feedback first. It only affects HDR+ Enhanced. The shutter speed will slow down the darker your scene is. You probably want a tripod or something to prop your phone against, for best sharpness. In normal lighting the shutter speed seems to be the same as before so I don't think it would be a negative to leave this on - but it's your choice and needs testing.
-Added LG G6 Lineage Camera ID Fix toggle to Wide Angle APK so there shouldn't need to be separate Lineage builds for G6 anymore
-Optimizations courtesy of Arnova8G2
cstark27 v3.4
-Added Lens Blur Mode on side menu
-Added Advanced>LG G6 Color Fix from cstark27 v3
-Removed Zero Shutter Lag option from Wide Angle due to issue with very over-exposed highlights. Will be brought back when this issue is fixed.
-Removed Disable ZSL toggle as it did not fix anything and caused more problems
cstark27 v3.1 standard and v3.2 wide
-JPEG quality increased to 98% by default
-Removed LG G6 Color Fix option hoping the model change fixes their color issues (you may Delete Data of the app)
-HDR+ Parameters moved to Advanced menu
cstark27 v3 wide angle beta 1 (with LG G6 LineageOS patch)
-Separate APK based off cstark27 v3
-Fix front camera crash
-Change "config" to Nexus 6P (ZSL on the wide angle does not process HDR+ currently, so this ensures the user always gets HDR+ processing)
cstark27 v3 wide angle alpha
-Separate APK based off cstark27 v3
-ALPHA version of wide angle support
cstark27 v3
-fix G6 video (and probably other Android 7.0 devices) thanks to Arnova8G2
-add LG G6 Color Fix option under advanced thanks to Arnova8G2
cstark27 v2.1
-EXIF fix, thanks Arnova8G2
-Enable HDR+ toggle by default
-Uncheck camera:use_photos by default to increase stability (turn back on and test if you want. Enabling this makes it use Google Photos.)
-Uncheck camera:enable_micro by default to increase stability (turn back on and test if you want. Enabling this enables Motion Photos for Oreo only(?)
cstark27 v2
-fixed video on Pixel configs for LG V30
cstark27 v1
-based off Scrubber's APK
-forced model of front camera to Nexus 6P for proper HDR+ Processing and color (thanks BSG)
-rear model is set to Taimen
As always, thanks to Scrubber (whose APK I started with), Arnova8G2, BSG.
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Here a Google Camera Port & Mod by cstark27
See the link below for the original post and faster updates (I'll update this post when I can)
Original Post : https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/themes/cstark27-google-camera-mod-wide-angle-t3747263
2 Separate APK's (download both, they do not require each other though so you can use a different normal lens version if you want):
Download standard rear + front cam: cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.6
Download wide rear + front cam: cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_wide_v3.6
Install the two apps the have the full experience
- Tested on LG G5
- Tested on Android 7.0 Nougat
- Standard rear + front cam
- Wide rear + front cam
- Useless Google Cameras options removed which is great
All credits to cstark27
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I'm on a G5, and my camera crashes when playing with lens blur on the back lens. Any ideas on how to fix it? I did clear the data as you suggested.

Sonic Offline said:
I'm on a G5, and my camera crashes when playing with lens blur on the back lens. Any ideas on how to fix it? I did clear the data as you suggested.
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I have no problem with mine with the normal and wide lens apps. Try un-installing both apps and do a clean up of the phone with a phone cleaner, then re-install both apps.

Aragami84 said:
I have no problem with mine with the normal and wide lens apps. Try un-installing both apps and do a clean up of the phone with a phone cleaner, then re-install both apps.
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I don't know what you mean by a "clean up" app but after running Power Clean or whatever it's called my camera still crashes.

Sonic Offline said:
I don't know what you mean by a "clean up" but after running Power Clean or whatever it's called my camera still crashes.
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That's what I meant, then I have no idea what's causing this.
The last solution might be to reset your phone to factory.
Go check on the original topic if anyone as the same issue.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/themes/cstark27-google-camera-mod-wide-angle-t3747263

Same problem as above...lens blur pics are just blank and app crashes when i try see pic taken from gcam app. Also each captured image is making another folder

My normal one is really lag. I have tried to clear data. It works normal. I don't know why?

I so much love the potrait effect

Dont work the wide camera on RS988 with Resurrection Remix 6.0.0 ?

Not working on my LG H850
:crying:
Tried the Apps yesterday but without success. Focus Mode always crashed in both Applications.
Version 3.8 (newest)
Sadfully no Google Cam for my H850

akki7636 said:
Same problem as above...lens blur pics are just blank and app crashes when i try see pic taken from gcam app. Also each captured image is making another folder
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Same problem
Any ideas?

for me the Gcam HDR picture gives the best results
3 images to compare..stock LG with hdr on..gcam with hdr and gcam with hdr enhanced(to dark in my opinion)
didnt do that great, sorry
using latest release on h850

Pardon me.maybe i didnt not look from thread if there is or not.just wanna ask if there is already availble ar sticker ar core for my beloved lg g5.tried and tested .tnx in advance
Sent from my LG-F700L using Tapatalk

nm

with those apps, is it possible to store the pictures and videos on the sd by default?
thanks

peppinousuraio said:
with those apps, is it possible to store the pictures and videos on the sd by default?
thanks
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no because google's phones doesn't have sd card so google have only the option to store it in internal storage.
I don't know if a developer can change this from within the code without creating bugs and crashes

Has anybody successfully installed and used AR stickers on the G5? tried many times with multiple apks but so far no success

Sadly doenst work on G5 SE (looks like there's no Gcam that works with it), but works really great on mine Zenfone 3!!! Thanks very much!!! I didnt like the photo preview from portrait pictures compared to Arnova, but now I have HDR+ working which is awesome!!!

Hi. I am using this apk of cstark WITHOUT ROOT and the photos look amazing. The only problem I have is that I can not record at 1080p 60fps even if I select that quality. will it be because I have to activate the camera 2 api?

Although it says that it's been tested on an LG G5, when attempting to install onto my LG G5 SE it says that it's incompatible.
(Downloaded only the standard APK due to network connectivity issues)

Capture Super Resolution Images on mate 9 (upto 68mpxl)

Guys I tried out a camera called camera super resolution and another app called camera super pixel to capture high resolution images. Camera super pixel is able to capture upto 40mpxl (can be set to different resolution by given options in settings).
The other app i tried out is an old app developed by dept. of image processing in The Czech Republic. It was tested on the nexus 5 and app was released at that time, unfortunatly the app has not been updated or maintained, but it works fine on the huawei mate 9 running on emui 9.1. By changing the configuration I was able to get 68mpxl images. The app is simple and ideal to capture non moving subjects (landscape, macro, portrait, products etc.
The technique this app is Super-resolution algorithm and it is a mathematical algorithm that combines multiple low-resolution input images and creates one image of higher resolution.
*note: the app might crash if you try to increase the resolution factor more than 2.3-2.4 (tested on mate 9)
*You can set the amount of images needed to capture to create the super res image
*Note: After capturing, image processing needs a little while to process the photos (roughly around 30 secs to a minute) and might use 1% of battery to run the algorithm
*The app usually captures a normal 12mpxl image too and saves in gallery
* There are no controls, just settings, capture button and exposure control using volume buttons(+/-).
**Since im a new user I cannot post the app related direct link here, google for camera super resolution android zoi.utia.ca

imaadwhd92 said:
Guys I tried out a camera called camera super resolution and another app called camera super pixel to capture high resolution images. Camera super pixel is able to capture upto 40mpxl (can be set to different resolution by given options in settings).
The other app i tried out is an old app developed by dept. of image processing in The Czech Republic. It was tested on the nexus 5 and app was released at that time, unfortunatly the app has not been updated or maintained, but it works fine on the huawei mate 9 running on emui 9.1. By changing the configuration I was able to get 68mpxl images. The app is simple and ideal to capture non moving subjects (landscape, macro, portrait, products etc.
The technique this app is Super-resolution algorithm and it is a mathematical algorithm that combines multiple low-resolution input images and creates one image of higher resolution.
*note: the app might crash if you try to increase the resolution factor more than 2.3-2.4 (tested on mate 9)
*You can set the amount of images needed to capture to create the super res image
*Note: After capturing, image processing needs a little while to process the photos (roughly around 30 secs to a minute) and might use 1% of battery to run the algorithm
*The app usually captures a normal 12mpxl image too and saves in gallery
* There are no controls, just settings, capture button and exposure control using volume buttons(+/-).
**Since im a new user I cannot post the app related direct link here, google for camera super resolution android zoi.utia.ca
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i tried the second app, zoi. utia.ca.
The SR instantly force closed when i launch it.
Runinng 9.1 on mate 9. ?
Edit:
Nevermind, i google the app name, it redirect me to another version that worked for me.
Thanks.

[Gcam] [10-11] Gcam for A70 with wide angle

This is a modded version of the gcam by tigr that I made for the a70 with wide angle camera working
I thought I'd share incase someone finds it useful.
Base: trcamera xmas release
Dev: tigr
Gcam version: 7.4
*Features
Spoiler
Wide angle support
Portrait
Video
16 x zoom (digital)
Night sight with astrophotography optional
Raw+jpeg capture (import raw file to lightroom to view it as samsung gallery has a bug of showing only low resolution)
Hdr+ and hdr+ enhanced (use hdr+ for fast pictures and motion photo or hdr+ enhanced for the best quality)
Motion photo (viewable in google photos only)
Pro mode for manual focus / iso / shutter speed (toggle auto/pro mode in viewfinder)
Focus tracking (toggle on/off in viewfinder but disable for better performance as it may cause lag)
Google awb (toggle on/off from drop-down menu, recommended only for night sight or for unique shots)
Libpatcher advanced enabled for better processing and customized for a70
Enabled DCI-P3 color space
*Install instructions
Spoiler
Place config in internal storage/trCamera/XMLConfigs folder
Install gcam, open, and give required permissions
Double tap on black bar beside the capture button
Select config and restore
make sure to use the gcam provided below as it won't work with other mods
And dont mess with the settings as it was made with the optimal settings specifically for the a70
For oneui 2.0, 2.5, and 3.1
Make sure to check out our telegram channel for more gcam mods for the a70
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A70 GCam Configs
Hi. This is where admins and I share some GCam Configs for Samsung A70. Enjoy
t.me
*App/config download:
Spoiler
GCam link:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=17248734326145724540
Config link:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=17248734326145724594
Credits:
gcam devs
and my friends at telegram for helping and testing

reserved

Can't seem to find the folder of Trcamera...

Nick312 said:
Can't seem to find the folder of Trcamera...
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Create a folder in internal storage as mentioned above trCamera and inside create another one called XMLConfigs

Love this version, but I can't seem to find how to turn on the 3x3 grid, it helps me a lot to take good pics. Also, pics sometimes have too much contrast with this config (main lens) and the pics on the wide angle lens are too noisy.

Batpope said:
Love this version, but I can't seem to find how to turn on the 3x3 grid, it helps me a lot to take good pics. Also, pics sometimes have too much contrast with this config (main lens) and the pics on the wide angle lens are too noisy.
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The grid cam be found if you go to settings/general settings (first option)
And unfortunately the quality of the wide angle camera isn't great to begin with and if i wanted to decrease the noise the picture will become unnatural and not that good

AbOuLfOoOoOuF said:
The grid cam be found if you go to settings/general settings (first option)
And unfortunately the quality of the wide angle camera isn't great to begin with and if i wanted to decrease the noise the picture will become unnatural and not that good
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Oops, don't know how I missed the grid option, thanks! Damn that sucks about the wide camera, but yeah, I figured. Thanks!

why would u need DCI-P3 or AdobeRGB or anything other than sRGB?
sRGB is best option for JPEGs. If u don't believe me - ggl it. AdobeRGB, for example, will use same 256 gradations but map it to different colors. Those "colors" will be outside of normal sRGB spectrum in which most displays work. What u will get is less gradations and more banding of regular sRGB colors.

Thank you very much! I had a problem with the latest update and ended up bringing it to the Samsung repair service. My old gcam wont work the way it used to. This one takes photos a little slower than 7.3 (?) but still good quality photos. I really appreciate it!