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[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] apprentice:
Firstly the on-screen zoom slider does operate the optical zoom in these apps, it's not a digital zoom :)

Camera FV5 Lite

As far as I can tell this is working as designed, there are a lot of features in the app but as they are processing options they should work fine. Zooming once again isn't available on the hardware button.

LG Camera

The on screen button that has a flower icon... not sure what this is supposed to do, but all that happens when you tap it, is the whole screen turns white. It restores when tapping again. Auto flash is selectable when flash is raised but you cannot turn it off. Lowering the flash light will allow you to select off, but obviously it won't fire anyway in the lowered position.

Camera X Free

This has compatibility problems due to the screen size/resolution. Some of the icons merge together, are not selectable as touching them causes a picture to be taken. Adverts cover top part of screen and saved shots don't seem to appear in the gallery. I would give this a wide berth for now.

My conclusion, is that the camera's own set of utilities and effects are far better than any of these third party camera apps.

I use HDR Camera+ as it's more customisable than the built in Rich Colours setting. I use Camera Zoom FX for the props and frame overlays etc, all other apps I have tried so far I deleted as they just don't add any real value to the camera's own settings.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] victorator:
Try Procapture's panorama mode.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] gjc:
Just out of curiosity ..... have you tried running the app from the Galaxy Camera on an android phone?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] apprentice:
Which app do you mean?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] gjc:
The built in camera App.

I imagine there might be a couple of libs that are needed like when you use JB4.2 camera App, but just wondered if it would run a phone camera.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] Pogue Moran:
The s suggest app seemed to have a few camera apps. Camera 360 seems to have a lot of features. One problem I found though was the hardware zoom button doesn't work in the app and instead changes volume. You have to zoom though the touchscreen in the app
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
Hi,

I'm trying the recommended apps on my GC.

However, I'd like to have some other Camera features:

- 3D still photo (don't say it's impossible with a one-lens camera, Samsung WB850F smart camera can do it with a similar(or same ?) lens of Galaxy Camera)

- 3D panorama (this is another great feature of Samsung WB850F - captures panorama with 3D feature)

- Action panorama (this is another great feature of Samsung WB850F - captures panorama and a moving object on the still background)

Are there any 3rd party apps which could do these 3 features ?

thx.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
no ideas ?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
I've tried the following apps on Galaxy camera. Some of them are really useful apps. Some of them are not working, crashing.

HD Panorama+

Nice app for panorama photos.

Camera 3D

Manual 3D photo app. There are tons of this kind of 3D photo apps. This one is pretty good.

3D Photo Cam

The description of this app is tempting but it crashed on my Galaxy Camera. HAs anyone tried it successfully ?

FaceinHole

Great app for face in hole scenarios.

PIP Camera

Great PIP scenarios. Really nice.

Twin Me!

Crashed on my Galaxy Camera. But it seems to have uniq features like having 2 times same object in the photo on same background.

Does anyone have any idea why it crashes ?

MotionGraph

Nice one to have only some part of the photo moving.

Why do we have so many apps crashing ? (if they also crash on your GC)
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
abandoned thread ?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] apprentice:
I don't believe so, kept alive by yourself, thanks!

I have become frustrated at the amount of camera apps that only allow portrait view in both interface and on taking pictures. I guess this is down to the damn iPhone mentality again!

I have tended to just use what Samsung has provided and use some decent editing software (where necessary)
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
Another nice camera & gallery app for GC100 :

Snap Camera

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marginz.snap
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] apprentice:
Just took a look and it is very impressive. Thanks for sharing.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] cybriks:
Sv: Camera based apps

At least for me (still on 4.1.1) zooming does not work using the rocker with Snap Camera...

Sent from a compact camera (Samsung Galaxy Camera, EK-GC100)
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] RavenY2K3:
Vignette has just been updated and now supports the zoom function.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.neilandtheresa.NewVignette
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] cybriks:
Sv: Camera based apps

Just a short tip about the (imho) best pano-app on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.panostitch

Seems to be built around Hugin (a tool I normally use on desktops to create panoramas from my ordinary camera, a Canon 5D). It is much more limited, does not allow for manual correction, crashes on full-size images, but when adapting to those constraints, it does a great job in stitching images.

It isn't a camera-application, but photo-related -- and maybe of interest to some...

Sent from a compact camera (Samsung Galaxy Camera, EK-GC100)
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] ztariqz:
Pudding camera also now is compatible with GC hardware zoom controls - making it a MUST have!
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] apprentice:
That's good news! I hope more developers see the benefit of doing the same.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
saw a video of new LG phone. it has superb photo features (panorama etc.)

would it be possible to port it to our Galaxy Camera ?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] stecas:
Hi all.

Ustream broadcasting not work with zoom.

Any idea for other app that made live streaming?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] robb13:
You can use DroidCam to make your computer think it's a webcam and use it on Ustream on your computer. Audio doesn't work very good but you can zoom in and out with the onscreen buttons.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mrmrmrmr:
LG G Pro is the model. So is it possible to port those features on our Galaxy Camera ?

What about camera app of new S4 ?
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] rogut:
Video app

All,

Can anyone recommend any video apps ? I'm looking for a way past the 25 minute recording limit - either by recording longer, or, at least finishing one recording and automatically starting another so I can then stitch them together in a video editor....

Thanks

Rog
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] xdas3tester:
Could someone suggest a long exposure app for star trail. :) thanks
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] GreatIdea:
Please try ProCapture photo app.

Hello.

Can you please try "ProCapture" on the Galaxy Camera? (EK-GC100)

I'm trying to decide if I should by this camera or not. I've been really happy with using ProCapture on my phone, if it works on this camera and supports the zoom then I will definitely buy the Samsung Camera.

Sorry, but I don't have enough posts to be able to post the Google Play link directly but you can search for the free version "ProCapture Free"

Thanks for trying it, I really appreciate it.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] thedicemaster:
ProCapture works, even with the zoom buttons.

some notes though:

for zoom with buttons you need to enable zoom with volume buttons in the settings.

zoom also has a bit of a delay, and if you're partially zoomed in it might zoom in a bit first if you try to zoom out, but it will go to the correct zoom level eventually.
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] GreatIdea:
Awesome to hear that ProCapture works. It's a great app. Thanks for testing it thedicemaster, I really appreciate it!

Looks like there is a GC100 in my future... :)
[Galaxy Camera Themes and Apps] mdmahum:
Hsbnx
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m4nz:
I just wanted to know that, is there any more powerful battery out there for live with walkman?:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leo4b:
I want to know it too, i search it in ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GOLD-2430MA...018?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item41690eb9ea

I dont know what, more my baterry is during 8 hours our lower... Im using Real ice line + kernel panic.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m4nz:
I think kernel panic uses more battery.. Just try mesa
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leo4b:
Man, with me, the mesa kernel, lag all time during use. For unlock screen and using walkman i get hard lag... How time ur battery stand ?

For example, the 7 h +- my baterry was 100%, now, 12:15 +- is 66%, just 1 call(5 min) and some sms´s. Operator signal are full.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lyner:
its all about mAh

for mdip devices i guess the average mAh is 1160, in the link above, the battery has 2430 mAh so it will last for long ;) the more mAh, the more capacity a battery have.

sorry for my bad english
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m4nz:
Which rom are u using? I get less than 1% per hour when phone is idle..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leo4b:
real ics lite and ics pureness, now is pureness...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m4nz:
Did you calibrate your battery ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] UchihaDareNial:
Isn't that battery is fake?We have discussed it at other thread...listen,higher mAh battery = bigger size battery
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] bjks88:
Try Rage kernel. It can save more energy than other kernels. At the night (9 hours) in deep sleep mode LwW need only 6% of battery.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leo4b:
How i can calibrate ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dexter1123:
check this out...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2017891
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] der*bene:
That people selling 2430mah ep500 batteries are simply liars.

"The official Dimensions (Approx.) : EP500 battery: 42.3mm x 45mm x 6.1mm2"

That means the battery has a volume of 11,6ml.

If we are talking about state of the art lithium batteries you'll get 250 to 620 Wh/l.

That means we get 2,9Wh to 7,2Wh

For a typical voltage of 3,7V that makes 780mAh to 1,940mAh.

Bear in mind the housing, contacts and protection against abusive conditions eats some of the space.

Extremely high energy density is only possible when you sacrifice power density in state of the art li-ion-technology and vice versa .

You will not get much more capacity until there are true next-gen batteries on the market.

If the battery really had 2430mAh for that price, they would sell millions and millions...

I guess the battery will have less capacity than the original (maybe it will even have less weight, thats always a hint on cheap batteries, for more capacity you need more active material unless you change technology).

most cheap batteries i have seen, had about 20% less capacity than the original.

additionally you can never be sure that cheaply made batteries will fulfill safety standards like un3480.

that means it can withstand abusive conditions, like high and low temperature, altitude, shock, vibration, etc without bursting in flames, exploding or leaking.

or was the producer too stingy with the expensive seperator and it will suffer internal shorts?

you will never know.

i have one third party ep500 battery here and it sucks. it weighs about 5g less than the original.

honestly only batteries from renowned brands are the real deal. sony and co put the best they have in high margin markets.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] yamin8000:
you can use new sony ep-500 battery with 1500 mA capacity
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SPU Developers:
+1 :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] MaurixMystic:
the best kernel

the rage kernel is best for battery
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] brakke97:
That's not right! I've bought mine at this link, and he's is working like a charm! So It can be true! :good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Google Now is keeping our devices awake far more than it should. Worse, it disguises itself as "maps" in battery usage. There are a few methods you can use to curb this til it's officially fixed. Like with all things, YMMV.

Method 1: Downgrade to an older version of Google Now

It seems that in the 10/29 update of Google Now (Google Search), Google found it necessary to remove an essential option to fix the GNow wakelock. This option is called "Location & Google search" and used to be located in Accounts, Google, Search. Interestingly, if you use MIUI 4 you can find this option in Location Settings regardless of which Google Now version you have installed. Anyway, you can get this option BACK if you install the google search I have attached to this thread. You'll lose some of Google Now's newer functions using this method.

- First make sure you clear Google Search's data in Settings, Apps. This prevents force closes.

- Using a root enabled file explorer (such as root explorer) I first copy the downgrade Google Search (It's actually labelled QuickSearchBox.apk)

- Then navigate to system/apps and mount the system partition as Re-Writable

- Paste the copied Google Search, overwriting when prompted

- Long-press the newly pasted Google Search and fix the permissions as such:

Read - Owner, Group, Others

Write - Owner

(The rest is unchecked)

- Reboot the device then do the following:

1. Go into settings

2. Under Accounts, select Google

3. Select Search

4. Uncheck "Location & Google search"

It's fixed! But you lost some GNow functionality. Let's try something else maybe?

Method 2: Disabling location reporting

This is a method that works for me, but others have told me it doesn't work for them. It will disable Latitude related functions as well so that's something to consider if you use those.

- Launch Maps

- Go into settings

- Uncheck "Report from this device"

- Change location reporting to "Do not update location"

Try it out!

Method 3: Turn off google location services

This one should be obvious. You'll lose all location functionality. Not ideal, but it's a workaround.

- Go into location settings and turn off Location and google apps.

Hopefully one day google fixes this thing! Til then, this is what I have found to work for me.

Edit #1: Updated the guide with new findings, organized a bit better.

Edit #2: Attached the correct quicksearchbox apk!

Edit #3: Fixed this post like whoa
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sycobob:
So the solution to reducing Maps usage is to disable Location related settings? You don't say...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Mustang302LX:
Wow really? Was that really needed?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
I don't think your comment was necessary either.

With jellybean, maps usage is quite a bit higher than it used to be because of Google Now. I think a lot of people would like to know ways to curb its resource usage.

This is helpful, OP. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sycobob:
Meh, wasn't explicitly trying to be an ass, just seems like a pointless thread to me. "If you don't want your location app to spend resources checking your location, then turn off location settings" is right there with "pressing the menu button brings up the menu" or "turning the volume down makes your phone quieter".

If being reminded of these things is important information though, by all means carry on.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
I get where you are coming from so no harm no foul. I went from completely stock to the stock jellybean leak. I used all the same settings as before but I did notice unusually high maps usage. I didn't know why but figured that Google Now is the culprit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Sure, it may seem obvious, but actually disabling most other location related settings won't fix the maps lock in my experience. This one did, and it's tucked away where you wouldn't normally look for such settings. On top of that it seems to have little effect on how your phone operates with locations, so you can have your cake and eat it too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Roland_D:
I agree it might seems obvious but it's not... I wouldn't have disabled it cause I thought that it'd affect Google Now functionality... The OP confirmed that it doesn't so... green light.

Thanks OP btw.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] byrackan:
Thanks op, needed this :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Yo Div033! Long time no see bud! Loved your work on the DInc! Ur ICS blue Rom was tits! You working on anything for the SGS3 vzw?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Hey man! Thanks, I appreciate the comments but I'd hardly call it "my work" lol. I'm interested in doing some custom touchwiz themes but I'm knee deep in real life atm. Maybe once official TW JB drops I'll have more free time. I seem to have a nasty audio routing bug with the current leaks when using Google Music (will randomly switch audio output from headset to speaker when changing tracks) so I haven't been super inspired to do any work with them.

To all others: I have some additional information on how to curb the maps wakelock. If you've installed the Google Search 10/29 update then the setting I'm telling you to uncheck is no longer available. As of right now you can uninstall the update from app settings and then uncheck the setting in question. I'm going to now re-update now with it unchecked and see if the wakelock remains gone. If so, I'll update the OP with the required Google Search apk and additional instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] coreywilner:
How does this affect reporting of location with Latitude? I think that is where some of my drain is coming from, I'd like to keep Latitude on but find a way to either lessen the number of reports or find a lower power set of location services settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
As far as I know, latitude is a whole different beast. The settings for latitude are within the Maps application itself. I can't say for sure if doing this method will alleviate your latitude reports but I'd think not. This seems to keep Google Now in check with its constant reporting.

But worth a shot maybe? It could be GNow that's affecting your wake time, unless you don't have it installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
None of these suggestions work. After turning "Let Google apps access your location" option back on wakelocks come back. There is one interesting thread that could help and I'm just gonna try it because all other things that I found didn't help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31031142
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Yup, I'm still doing some tests (been busy as hell) but the suggestions I originally supplied don't work. Except for the one where you use an older Google Now version, but I'd hardly call that a solution.

By the way, the option your looking for is "Location & Google search". The one you mentioned has a far broader effect. This option will only be present with the older version of Google now installed.

For now I've found that turning off Location reporting in maps fixes the lock. I believe this affects latitude and similar functions though, so if you use those it may not be a good solution.

What's really interesting is in the newer versions of MIUI the "Location and Google search" option is retained upon updating Google Now. I'm unsure why this is the only ROM to behave this way.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jamesd1085:
I'm running cm10 and I just turn the location access to off and it blocks all except the emergency location off...when I do this better battery stats shows no wake locks for location...I can't remember if stock has the same option.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I noticed this before as well. I left "Google location services" on overnight as I slept and Google Maps wakelocks (for Google Now no doubt) destroyed my fully charged my battery. Better battery stats helped pinpoint that in my case.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SotYPL:
If you turn off "Location & Google search" in older version of Google Search and then update app you will have this new "Let Google apps access your location" option off also after that and none of google apps will be able to get your location including Maps so this is not a solution. If you turn "Let Google apps access your location" back on wakelocks come back.

It does nothing for me. I don't use any location reporting or google now and still have wakelocks. The only way to completely get rid of maps wakelocks is to turn off all location options or put the phone into airplane mode. And if I stay in one place I get very low amount of wakelocks but as soon I get moving wakelocks start to show in huge amount and they don't stop after I get to my destination. Right now I'm testing this script that I pointed before but I'm still at work so will see if it helps when I got home.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Div033:
Yeah originally I had the idea that disabling that Location & Google search option would keep it disabled after updating even with the option missing. This turned out to not be the case as you discovered. I need to update the OP!

Its unfortunate to hear turning off location reporting didn't fix it for you. I would like to know if the method you linked works, so feel free to let us know :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ahpatel:
anyone aware of a Tasker or Llama profile to disable Location when I'm at a "fixed location" (i.e., at home or work), but enables Location once I'm on the road or in an unknown location?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Roland_D:
But if it doesn't check the location how does it know when you change location? Unless you base it off of a Wi-Fi network...

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III running Jelly Beans B6
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Tw1sted247:
OP thanked, and it Is definitely necessary. If you look into your device this is a necessary fix. In a 5 hr period Maps although I never opened it and I came from a fresh ROM restore. In 5 hrs: wake locks = 3102. Number of times waking device 427.

Now when I never opened maps and GPS is off on toggles and maps still ate up 10% it definitely needs looking into.

Thanks again O/P:good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khalid0099:
What is the best kernel I can use with wanamlite v5 4.1.2 rom for best battery life?

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shizbazki:
Look at the forum properly and you'll see this:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1935514

It's normally at the top of the forum here, this should go in the q and a section.

But to answer your question, I have been using through stock kernel on wanamlite and it's done me pretty much ok, but as the pasted thread states what's goof for me may not be good for you, experiment a bit :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khalid0099:
Thanks

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poncespr:
This.:good:

I've had great battery life on stock kernel so far.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1935514

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Best ROM/Kernel threads are against the rules.

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