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Poor focusing in the dark?

We all know how rubbish the photos captured with the HTC One in the dark are (in terms of focusing)- the photos appear fuzzy and blurry. This is because, unlike other phones, for some odd reason, there is no "light-assisted" focus.
Does anyone know of a way to modify the camera app or any other way to force light assisted focus when taking photos in the dark?

arsi123 said:
We all know how rubbish the photos captured with the HTC One in the dark are (in terms of focusing)- the photos appear fuzzy and blurry. This is because, unlike other phones, for some odd reason, there is no "light-assisted" focus.
Does anyone know of a way to modify the camera app or any other way to force light assisted focus when taking photos in the dark?
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if you install Venom rom you can turn on the flashlight from the dropdown and then go to camera and take a picture, works for me...let me know if it works for you.

itzsnookums said:
if you install Venom rom you can turn on the flashlight from the dropdown and then go to camera and take a picture, works for me...let me know if it works for you.
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I'd much rather prefer to stick with my current ROM (RGUI) to be honest. Isn't there any other way?
Thanks for your response though.

Is there not an option in RGUI to put a flashlight toggle in the EQS? That would have the same effect.

postfatal said:
Is there not an option in RGUI to put a flashlight toggle in the EQS? That would have the same effect.
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I can't seem to find such an option?
EDIT: Camera doesn't open with the flashlight turned on.

I'm confused as to how the camera is poor at focusing on the dark when the sensor inherently picks up more light? When I was doing some tests for another thread on low light issues I was always able to focus quite easily in the middle of the night because the sensor let's you see a lot of features in the frame to focus on (more than other camera phones I've used at least). I know that you're not the only one bringing up this matter but I'm genuinely confused about how this is an issue for people. Have you changed camera settings or are you using a different ROM?
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Modded Google Cam on Mix 2

Created this thread to share working settings for our Mix 2 + IMX 386 on the latest Modded Google Cam. Feel free to share your working setups for Google Cam
Version Google Cam V4.0
ROM: Xiaomi.eu 9.22
Settings: See picture attachments below
What doesnt work:
HDR+ with Flash On
Autofocus
Tap to focus
Manual Focus Fix:
Swipe left to go into video mode and tap to focus before going back into picture mode

It have the same main camera sensor as Mi 6 which also do not have autofocus and touch to focus to work.

It's quite annoying when it doesn't have HDR+ and autofocus together, hope it can be fixed in future version
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jaco168 said:
It's quite annoying when it doesn't have HDR+ and autofocus together, hope it can be fixed in future version
Sent from my MIX 2 using Tapatalk
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You can manual focus using this workaround: Swipe left to go into video mode and tap to focus before going back into picture mode

Does the new version of Google GCam mod support Autofocus yet?

Has anyone tried the Google Camera v5.1 yet?
Link: https://www.androidcentral.com/pixe...motion-photos-and-other-features-working-some

I tried to install google camera,installed successfully,but stop working. keep give me error. so I can not run it.

If you want to test the latest versions for Modded Google Cam, check the MIi6 thread related to this, there are regular updates as soon as they are released by the original modders:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-6/themes/google-camera-hdr-t3655762

What I found out: The Oneplus Camera also works on Mi Mix 2.
Also I think this is the original thread for the modded Google Camera: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/modded-google-camera-hdr-60fps-video-t3658552/ and it works for the Mi Mix 2 too.

kurtextrem said:
What I found out: The Oneplus Camera also works on Mi Mix 2.
Also I think this is the original thread for the modded Google Camera: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/how-to/modded-google-camera-hdr-60fps-video-t3658552/ and it works for the Mi Mix 2 too.
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Does not work for me. Are you on miui or custom rom? Which version of gcam worked for you?

MIUI EU ROM and Magisk + Camera2 API Enabler Magisk Module

how is the mix2 with this, any samples? im considering this because ive had enough of the s8 and want pure android with the performance to boot, where as the s8 just doesn't cut it but the camera is amazing

Autofocus doesnt work with HDR/HDR+ enabled. The camera works fine with auto focus without HDR features. I HDR+ is the reason why you want this mod then we are out of luck, its no better than the default MIUI cam.. may be a tad better NR processing on low light images.

subashchandran said:
Autofocus doesnt work with HDR/HDR+ enabled. The camera works fine with auto focus without HDR features. I HDR+ is the reason why you want this mod then we are out of luck, its no better than the default MIUI cam.. may be a tad better NR processing on low light images.
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Try this:
loooller said:
You can manual focus using this workaround: Swipe left to go into video mode and tap to focus before going back into picture mode
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Are you sure auto focus works for the default cam app when having HDR enabled? It doesn't at least for me. Thus I see no difference between GCam mod, Oneplus camera and default camera. Also, manually focusing seems to work without the left swipe.

kurtextrem said:
Are you sure auto focus works for the default cam app when having HDR enabled? It doesn't at least for me. Thus I see no difference between GCam mod, Oneplus camera and default camera. Also, manually focusing seems to work without the left swipe.
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So, I am writing this based on my experience on my Mi6 (Mi Mix 2 still has a locked bootloader for now), when you activate the HDR+ the autofocus will die, at that point you focus in Video mode, go back to Photo and take the picture.
In that way the HDR+ is working properly and as expected. You just need to keep your hands steady.
Also, on Mi6 has been reported that the Autofocus is working now with the latest version (with some bugs and messing around with the OmniVision module):
Kisakuku said:
B-S-G's Modded Google Camera 5.1.016 with HDR+ for Android 7.0 / ARM64 v1.1 All-in-One Full Manual
Download
Changelog:
Added more camera configs
Fixed circular auto-focus indicator
Fixed auto-focus debug info display
Turn on camera.af.debug.show in developer settings
New settings take effect after application is restarted
Must clear data / cache after installation and if the app force closes
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Lexmazter said:
So, I am writing this based on my experience on my Mi6 (Mi Mix 2 still has a locked bootloader for now), when you activate the HDR+ the autofocus will die, at that point you focus in Video mode, go back to Photo and take the picture.
In that way the HDR+ is working properly and as expected. You just need to keep your hands steady.
Also, on Mi6 has been reported that the Autofocus is working now with the latest version (with some bugs and messing around with the OmniVision module):
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My Autofocus works with HDR+ on, I got the APK from the mi 6 thread (b-s-g camera).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74513338&postcount=184

Any improvement in low light? What about portrait mode with the mix2? Is it working?

any sample images?

gb155 said:
any sample images?
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Check the samples from Mi 6 thread below:
tupacsoul said:
Ok, I've been testing the kenzo build, but same error, autofocus stop working with HDR+ on.
By the way, I think anyone must work on this for our device... the differences betweet photos taken with MIUI camera and Google Camera are very big...
This is with Google Camera on HDR+
This is with MIUI Camera on HDR
This is with Google Camera on HDR+
This is with MIUI Camera on HDR
(Click on the image to see bigger the detail)
As can be seen, the HDR+ post processing is very much better than MIUI original.
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Google camera port for moto x4

Is it just me, or does the Google camera port for Moto x4 doesn't support portrait mode for back camera (despite having dual rear cameras)?

justyoguy said:
Is it just me, or does the Google camera port for Moto x4 doesn't support portrait mode for back camera (despite having dual rear cameras)?
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The GCam portrait mode doesn't require a dual camera setup, the software do the cut and blur the background.
I'm using Arnova Pixel2Mod 8.1 and works as intended, but just to clarify, portrait mode only works with faces, if you're trying to do that with an object, use the Lens Blur mode.

abrfilho said:
The GCam portrait mode doesn't require a dual camera setup, the software do the cut and blur the background.
I'm using Arnova Pixel2Mod 8.1 and works as intended, but just to clarify, portrait mode only works with faces, if you're trying to do that with an object, use the Lens Blur mode.
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There is no lens blur feature in the port.

justyoguy said:
There is no lens blur feature in the port.
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Which port?
If you're using official rom for the X4 use this port https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/.../GCam_5.3.015-Pixel3Mod-Arnova8G2-v4Beta4.apk

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Is it just me, or does the Google camera port for Moto x4 doesn't support portrait mode for back camera (despite having dual rear cameras)?
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There's no Google camera port for the X4, in any variant.
There are hundreds of Google camera ports, many of which function in limited or mostly limited capacity on the X4, though. Portrait mode works fine with the rear camera, as well as the front camera.
These portrait shots were taken with a Google camera port on my X4. (rear cam)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3Y6DXax7UP7kAp657

surroundedbydrones said:
There's no Google camera port for the X4, in any variant.
There are hundreds of Google camera ports, many of which function in limited or mostly limited capacity on the X4, though. Portrait mode works fine with the rear camera, as well as the front camera.
These portrait shots were taken with a Google camera port on my X4. (rear cam)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3Y6DXax7UP7kAp657
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Ah, but the proximity of the subject has to be more here, than in the stock camera app

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Ah, but the proximity of the subject has to be more here, than in the stock camera app
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Not necessarily; I don't share more personal portraits (of people) but it takes portraits well at distance, in fact, Google is on record with its philosophy of almost forcing more distance with its default 1.5x zoom in portrait mode.
I'll look at the exif/metadata and check to see what the farthest distance in my portrait shots are. Several feet, at least, in some.

surroundedbydrones said:
Not necessarily; I don't share more personal portraits (of people) but it takes portraits well at distance, in fact, Google is on record with its philosophy of almost forcing more distance with its default 1.5x zoom in portrait mode.
I'll look at the exif/metadata and check to see what the farthest distance in my portrait shots are. Several feet, at least, in some.
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You are mistaken. Unless the subject is really close to the camera and HDR is on, the portrait mode doesn't really make a difference. I tried it on a variety on subject at various distances, and the result was more or less the same.

justyoguy said:
You are mistaken. Unless the subject is really close to the camera and HDR is on, the portrait mode doesn't really make a difference. I tried it on a variety on subject at various distances, and the result was more or less the same.
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I'm not mistaken.
You don't know what camera port/version I used - that's number one. Number two, you don't have my camera samples, number three, you don't have my exif data.
I get two pictures, one with the entire scene in focus, and another with a different focal plane. And yes, at distance. Whether or not the ports and environments you work with can reproduce those outcomes is another story. But I'm not mistaken about anything.
Max focal distance for the portrait shots I have is around 8 feet. It may go farther, it may not. That's just a quick check.
PHP:
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XMP
XMPToolkit Adobe XMP Core 5.1.0-jc003
CameraBurstID 47e31981-e14b-45a3-a8ab-ee5eacf6d7f1
BurstID 47e31981-e14b-45a3-a8ab-ee5eacf6d7f1
BurstPrimary 1
SpecialTypeID PORTRAIT

abrfilho said:
Which port?
If you're using official rom for the X4 use this port https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/.../GCam_5.3.015-Pixel3Mod-Arnova8G2-v4Beta4.apk
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What about https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.1.apk stable version for X4 official ROM ???
Thanks in advance!

luisvalino said:
What about https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.1.apk stable version for X4 official ROM ???
Thanks in advance!
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If it works, you can use, I'm using LineageOS and it's working very well.
When I was using the official rom, I was unable to use that mod, crashed everytime I opened.

Pixel 4 camera app leak

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/camera/camera-7-0-009-259843690-release/
Enjoy the new camera app.

I could install the app with luckypatcher. New iu feels fresh and nice. But it looks like a portrait mode on a frontal camera doesn't work properly, it blurs everything.
UPD: the portrait mode works, it needs Ratio 4:3 to be set.

Selfies with portrait mode on front camera are blury...i reverted back to 6.3

n1kolaa said:
Selfies with portrait mode on front camera are blury...i reverted back to 6.3
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Like mentioned above, you have to set the ratio for the front camera to 4:3 then the portrait selfies will work as they should At least it does for me.

Interesting...Interesting...
bejunk said:
Like mentioned above, you have to set the ratio for the front camera to 4:3 then the portrait selfies will work as they should At least it does for me.
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It's a straight upgrade/update on my 3a (though it does warn that it's a "dogfood" AKA pre-beta APK). That means that- so far - there is no reason it can't install on any Pixel.

PGHammer said:
It's a straight upgrade/update on my 3a (though it does warn that it's a "dogfood" AKA pre-beta APK). That means that- so far - there is no reason it can't install on any Pixel.
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Yeah right. I don't know why above user needed lucky patcher for this. But ok.

One Possibility
bejunk said:
Yeah right. I don't know why above user needed lucky patcher for this. But ok.
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Maybe he's running either Pie or a Pie-based AOSP ROM? (Despite 10/Q being available, some folks have refused to move.)
(Yes; 10 is available to every Pixel phone; not merely some of them - however, there are still holdouts.)

bejunk said:
Like mentioned above, you have to set the ratio for the front camera to 4:3 then the portrait selfies will work as they should At least it does for me.
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for me didnt worked sow your post

It is now on the PlayStore - as Camera 7.2. If you have an earlier version installed (unmodded, of course), update. For me (Pixel 3a), the biggest gain is still NightSight; if I needed the AstroPhotography mode, the same improvements that show up in NightSight would be useful there, too. My biggest quibble is the same one that was present with the previous Camera app; motion is on by default.. (Where I'm curious is WHY it's on by default - the default with other OEM/ODM camera apps is to shoot stills.) Because of the NightSight improvements, it's a worthwhile update for the Pixel 3a and earlier - especially if you take low-light shots - and given the time of year, you likely will.

So, anybody using Cstark's PXv4.x camera mod on the Pixel 3a? Are there major improvements?
Does this install alone or does it replace stock cam?

Tomar777 said:
So, anybody using Cstark's PXv4.x camera mod on the Pixel 3a? Are there major improvements?
Does this install alone or does it replace stock cam?
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I use it, works great, no issues found, but i did not made many pictures..
It installs as a new package, so you can use booth (or deactivate Google Camera wo you'll only have one in your app drawer)
PRO:
- set portrait zoom to 1.5 instead of 3.0
- Astrography mode switch
- many more settings to try out
CONS:
- Selecting Google Lens does not work, but you can use it easily from the app in the Playstore.
Just install it and try it for yourself, if you don't like it, you can uninstall it in a breeze.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/google-camera-mods/gcam-google-pixel-1-2-3-t3875663?&ampcf=1

Tomar777 said:
So, anybody using Cstark's PXv4.x camera mod on the Pixel 3a? Are there major improvements?
Does this install alone or does it replace stock cam?
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These camera apps will install as a second camera. They do not replace the stock camera app and they can both be installed at the same time (just like any other 3rd party camera app). You can select the PX Camera to act as the default camera, but the OEM camera is available in the apps draw.
I'm running Camera PX 4.1 (version 7.2.014) right now. It adds a bunch of extra settings that are definitely helpful. One of the best features is bringing back Smart Burst mode (where the camera takes a series of high quality images while you hold the shutter button down). This was taken away by Google when they introduced the dumb video feature which only provides one high quality image and the rest are really low quality.
It probably won't make a noticeable difference in picture quality for normal pictures, but might in night or astro mode.
The only "downside" or feature not working in PX 4.1 is the "Google Lens" function. Selecting that mode doesn't actually do anything. I have to use the OEM camera right now if I want to use Google Lens. Hopefully that bug is fixed in the next version. Everything else works as expected.

Wow...
Gcam apk for my Pixel device???
*Do we need to root to use this?
Thanks

Hi guys.
Pixel 3a with December 2019 updated on Android 10.
No Rooting done.
I also have a MiA3 with gcam apk installed.
The selfie on MiA3 with gcam come off better than on my P 3A.
Why is that? They have better dynamic range and details as well(on zooming).

Xebeck said:
Hi guys.
Pixel 3a with December 2019 updated on Android 10.
No Rooting done.
I also have a MiA3 with gcam apk installed.
The selfie on MiA3 with gcam come off better than on my P 3A.
Why is that? They have better dynamic range and details as well(on zooming).
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Little off topic, but i thought the same about my nokia 7 plus with GCam.
Thing is the fixed focus on the pixel front cam. You need to hold the phone more far away to get nice selfies.
Try the modded version mentioned in this topic. i think Cstark made improvements to the front cam too

Tomar777 said:
Little off topic, but i thought the same about my nokia 7 plus with GCam.
Thing is the fixed focus on the pixel front cam. You need to hold the phone more far away to get nice selfies.
Try the modded version mentioned in this topic. i think Cstark made improvements to the front cam too
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Thanks for replying.
But I had Pixel 3 before 3A(switched due to atrocious battery life), and even in that I felt that the selfie camera was ok.
The situation with my 3a is similar to my friends iPhone 11, great back camera but ok front one.
Oh well....
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sic0048 said:
These camera apps will install as a second camera. They do not replace the stock camera app and they can both be installed at the same time (just like any other 3rd party camera app). You can select the PX Camera to act as the default camera, but the OEM camera is available in the apps draw.
I'm running Camera PX 4.1 (version 7.2.014) right now. It adds a bunch of extra settings that are definitely helpful. One of the best features is bringing back Smart Burst mode (where the camera takes a series of high quality images while you hold the shutter button down). This was taken away by Google when they introduced the dumb video feature which only provides one high quality image and the rest are really low quality.
It probably won't make a noticeable difference in picture quality for normal pictures, but might in night or astro mode.
The only "downside" or feature not working in PX 4.1 is the "Google Lens" function. Selecting that mode doesn't actually do anything. I have to use the OEM camera right now if I want to use Google Lens. Hopefully that bug is fixed in the next version. Everything else works as expected.
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Can you please share all the settings for the one by cstark?

Xebeck said:
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Can you please share all the settings for the one by cstark?
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Nothing special really......
I have "4k Smart Burst", "Restore Smart Burst" turned on and "Super Res Xoom Always On". Portrait Zoom set to 1.5x. "AI AWB for HDR+ Enhanced" turned On and "AI AWB for Night Sight" turned on.
I don't do anything with Lib patcher. I figure the stock settings are about as good as they are going to get.

Question Disabling post processing on stock Gcam possible?

Im very disappointed by the post processing the stock Gcam forcefully adds to every picture taken and im wondering if its possible to disable that in some developer options. Mainly the extreme contrast and sharpening. Google also disabled the function to select a different photo app as default which sucks. I stumbled over sometthing called lib-Patcher for Gcam on Reddit but have no idea how to use it.
I hope someone can help me since that would be the only big negative i noticed on my Pixel 7 so far.

You can do JPEG + RAW to be able to edit the photo yourself.
Open the camera, bring down the menu in the top left corner. Tap more settings, tap advanced. You will see the toggle there.
Note that these photos will still be pixel binned to 12MP.

EtherealRemnant said:
You can do JPEG + RAW to be able to edit the photo yourself.
Open the camera, bring down the menu in the top left corner. Tap more settings, tap advanced. You will see the toggle there.
Note that these photos will still be pixel binned to 12MP.
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Yes i know that, but that again requires lots of colorgrading since the "raw" pictures are a grey .dng with some kind of log-profile. If i take the picture and go to the gallery asap i can see the original nice picture for about a second and then it get the extreme sharpening and contrast added. That is the step i dont like. It makes Green grass and leaves look very grey and ugly because it only adds contrast and sharpening to already green mushy blobs. Similar stuff on the Shadows. If its already dark it doesnt need contrast and sharpening.

Hmm I have no idea then.

Secure Camera - Apps on Google Play
Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR / barcode scanning.
play.google.com
No post processing.
However, some of the post processing is done at the HAL level. There's nothing you can do to disable that.

96carboard said:
Secure Camera - Apps on Google Play
Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR / barcode scanning.
play.google.com
No post processing.
However, some of the post processing is done at the HAL level. There's nothing you can do to disable that.
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Thank you, I'll look at that camera app. Im only talking about the processing after taking the picture btw. I can see the picture changing in my gallery.

96carboard said:
Secure Camera - Apps on Google Play
Modern camera app focused on privacy and security with QR / barcode scanning.
play.google.com
No post processing.
However, some of the post processing is done at the HAL level. There's nothing you can do to disable that.
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The pictures look very pleasing and without the post processing, very nice! But there is no manual mode or am i missing something? EV-compensation for control is fine but i would like to have a slider for whitebalance too, is this not a thing with this app?

Soundwave857 said:
The pictures look very pleasing and without the post processing, very nice! But there is no manual mode or am i missing something? EV-compensation for control is fine but i would like to have a slider for whitebalance too, is this not a thing with this app?
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White balance would be a post-processing enhancement, wouldn't it?
In any case, contributions (which could be code or feature requests) can be made at the project repository; https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera

96carboard said:
White balance would be a post-processing enhancement, wouldn't it?
In any case, contributions (which could be code or feature requests) can be made at the project repository; https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Camera
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The post post processing. I can see a very nice picture and then it gets changed AGAIN.

One way is to reduce sharpening and contrast in photos app or snapseed

Here's an idea, sell the pixel, get something else. Main point of Pixel is its photo processing.

bs3pro said:
Here's an idea, sell the pixel, get something else. Main point of Pixel is its photo processing.
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How about NO? The main point of pixel is UNLOCKABLE and AOSP.

Un-install google photos and install Simple Gallery. Maybe that will help you overcome your post-processing problem ?

mohan_168 said:
Un-install google photos and install Simple Gallery. Maybe that will help you overcome your post-processing problem ?
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Its the camera application, not the gallery application.

bs3pro said:
Here's an idea, sell the pixel, get something else. Main point of Pixel is its photo processing.
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Can you recommend one with 6-6,3", uncurved screen, stock android and a great camera system?

Soundwave857 said:
Can you recommend one with 6-6,3", uncurved screen, stock android and a great camera system?
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Xperia 5 IV? A lot better camera system, P7 has only one good camera, the main one. Xperia has 3. Pixel has better software for picture processing but that was your problem so maybe better of with other products
To your problem, can you download a gcam mod? Those have a ton of settings, HDR levels etc.

Soundwave857 said:
Can you recommend one with 6-6,3", uncurved screen, stock android and a great camera system?
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Iphone