yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devilsdouble:
Wish I could agree with you on this more. XDA is floating with kids nowadays, some of them haven't even hit puberty yet :p
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
I'm glad you're not another one of those people who just heard a word used on a site and thinks they know everything. There are too many of those around, and they are the reason so many of the senior members are hostile towards others.

Particularly where the topic concerns photography. Too many bloody Instagrammers who think they're professionals. The most hilarious ones are the ones who don't even own a DSLR, but think their phone's camera can do the same thing. Or those idiots who complain about the camera quality, and leave the settings on auto.

Most apps have ISO control, even the stock camera.

Isn't that what I just said? :confused: "The resulting DNG is completely free of automated correction and you will have significantly more dynamic range to work with." is the exact same thing as "Shooting in RAW allows you more freedom to tweak the image before turning it into a JPG."

RAW mode only improves the resulting JPG. It can't improve the basic image. The lightbleed, stained glass details and oilpainting effect is a result of the sensorsize, not the JPG compression. The compression amplifies the problem, but it doesn't cause it.

And if an image is valuable enough to spend good time on taking the perfect shot, then taking it with a phone is a waste. If you're going to use BULB mode, you'll need a stationary. If you're going to drag the stationary along, might as well bring your DSLR and do it properly. ;)

Was that condescending? I don't know, social cues aren't my area of expertise. But if you thought it was, you should've seen our Photo-Storytelling professor back at uni. That man made everyone afraid to even speak if there was a chance that your answer wasn't 100% accurate. Best class ever.

I've seen 9 year olds act like they know everything and tell the professional developers how they should do their job.

I've seen a 15 year old attempt to tell Chainfire how Root works. *snicker*. Too bad that thread was deleted, it was pure comedy gold. :laugh:

The major problem is that many of the offended users treat XDA as a helpdesk. It's not. It's a developers website. People have a responsibility to Google before they come here to ask their questions. If they neglect that responsiblity, the community doesn't take it very well. It's like going onto a website for car modders and asking how to put gas in a car at a station.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeneralMeow:
I don't think Samsung did rewrite the Camera HAL and therefore no complete camera2 api support which is a very bad thing.

We don't get a lot of the goodies especially the performance improvement.

Currently there's a 1 second shutter lag on 3rd party apps comparing to stock Samsung camera.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiee:
RAW format will allow you to develop better quality images than out-of-camera JPEGs.

In-phone postprocessing is limited by its no-so-great software and also processing power (it needs to be able to process a lot of pictures quickly). If you just take RAW files from the phone and run it through dedicated software (Lightroom, Aftershot Pro, Noise Ninja), I bet you'd get better images than what you OOC even without fine-tuning anything.

But the more importantly, it allows you to fine-tune a lot of stuff - fix white balance, exposition, find suitable contrast - besides creative control you will often get significantly better quality images.

I used to take pictures with way worse cameras (like Canon A410) than camera on Note 3 and RAW often made a big difference. RAW is actually more useful on poor sensors (and/or poor post processors) where you need to squeeze the maximum from the picture. On the otherhand, e.g. my Fuji X100 has good enough (APS-C) sensor and very good JPEG engine that I very rarely feel the need to shoot RAW.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErOR22:
Personally I always shot in RAW on a dlsr as I always tweak my photos, the freedom to change tweak exposure/white balance has become a necessity. I can't stand processed jpegs anymore, especially when I don't know what the processing is really doing but I know it ain't doing a good job.

I got the Note 3 a few weeks back and have been wondering about RAW capability as it's something that it's important to me and others who want the extended freedom with their pictures. I have not yet jumped into Lollipop to test it out, but is the Camera2 API included in the lollipop roms available now? Is that API a lollipop standard? If so there's no reason our device shouldn't be able to shoot in RAW.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
I know how RAW works. I'm a professional photographer, I never use anything other than RAW. Which has some downsides.. I'm seriously running out of storage space on my harddrives :eek:

You're forgetting one very important factor. Given the size of RAW files, you can take about 40 pictures before you run out of space on your device, less if you have a decent amount of apps. L fixes the tight security that prevented apps to write to the SD in 4.4, but even then the space limitations are.. obnoxious. 13MP should translate to about 20-25MB per picture. Sure there are 128GB MicroSD cards, but unless you keep that clear of any other data (I have the entire LOTR Extended trilogy on there, for example.) it's still going to be a limitation. The 128GB cards are also quite pricey. I use 128GB SDcards in my camera, and on an average day I have to switch around at least once because it's full. And that's empty cards. Phone cards have data on them.

Evidently, as the A410 had dedicated camera hardware, as opposed to it just being an addition designed for random facebook pictures. And the JPEG conversion in 2005 was severely underdeveloped compared to modern day, and the hardware allows significantly more calculations. Even then the sensors in a modern-day cheap Compact camera are better than the ones in a smartphone, simply because those in smartphones are cut from the leftovers of the sensor plate.

Ah, a Fuji X100? It's one of the classic-style shell camera's, if I recall correctly. I played around with one a while ago, one of my colleagues is a hipster, so yea, he has one. :silly:

Funny little thing, pretty decent quality for something so small. It's not a system camera, though, so his arguments to convince me to get one were completely wasted. I'm a macro, landscape and architecture photographer; I need my different lenses. ;)

My Canon EOS 70D can shoot in JPEG at ISO 6400 without noise. Doesn't mean I ever take it off the RAW+JPG setting. Even then I always edit my pictures in CameraRaw. JPG is good enough for preview, but I require PNG and TIFF for high-quality print. And shooting Macro and Landscape in JPG is simply a wasted effort. Those always require editing. So does architecture, because I'm too lazy to drag a technical camera along, so I have to do a lot of perspective correction. RAW is better suited for that.

There is one thing on which I do see the point of shooting in RAW with a smartphone. The lens is so utterly rubbish that the chromatic aberration is simply painful. Not to mention the overly obvious light flares if you try to shoot anything near a lightsource or white. It won't solve it, but at least you can tone it down a bit.

Still, I'd rather use my DSLR for those photographs. It also looks an awful lot less ridiculous than standing around with a smartphone taking pictures. ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eddiee:
20-25 MB per RAW picture means 40-50 pictures per GB. Currently I have 9 GBs free on the phone and 21 GB on the card. That translates to about 1200-1500 pictures. That sounds quite OK.

Still, I don't plan to shoot exclusively RAW - there's no point in fiddling with RAW for simple point&shoot pictures. Personally I'd use RAW only when it's necessary - in challenging lighting conditions, important shots etc.

Storage won't be a problem for me.

JPEG conversion is bad in a lot of cameras even today (although Samsung's JPEG engine seems to be one of the better ones, in smartphones). The point was that RAW is useful both for good and bad cameras (sensors).

Best camera is the one you have with you. DSLR is too big for me to drag around. That's why I bought Fuji - it's quite small and light while having very good IQ. Actually even the Fuji is too big and heavy (especially for the neck) on the longer hikes (30km) - sometimes I just leave it at home and go just with the phone. I eagerly await phone camera improvements (including RAW support) so I can leave my larger cameras at home.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
You've got a lot more free space than me. I've got 1GB on the phone left, and 2GB on my MicroSD (Out of 128, yea... The disadvantage of 1080p series. >.<)

Oh I've seen people do it; shoot in RAW then put it on Instagram. :laugh:

Well yes. But it still can't fix the problems caused by the bad sensor. It can decrease them because JPG conversion aplifies them, but it can't fix them. RAW can't fix hardware faults. (Oh if only it could..)

I both agree and disagree. Any camera is better than no camera, true.

But I had an EOS 500D before this, and it simply made bad pictures. For memories and snapshots the quality matters little (And it may even add to the photo), but it had a similar problem as the smartphones: it was a low-tier model and had a cheap sensor. All the editing in RAW couldn't fix the data that simply wasn't collected, and it can't add detail that isn't there. The same issue applies to smartphones.

(And before anyone tries to, don't even think of throwing out "The quality of the photograph is determined by the photographer". I hate that saying, and it's only ever said by those who can't afford a decent camera. That saying applies to the quality of the content, not the image quality. Someone usually ends up using that argument in any photography discussion, so consider this a pre-emptive strike.)

It can get a bit heavy, yes. It's why I always use a backpack. True, it's still about 30-40 kilos, but as a backpack that's easily manageable. I've tried taking photo's with my phone on my trips, but I always end up wanting my macro, telezoom or wideangle lens. But I'm the weird one who stands around taking photographs of a floral arrangement while everyone else is photographing the Colosseum, and who takes a macro photograph of the leg of the Eiffel Tower, but not the tower itself. So perhaps I'm a bad example of the average photographer. :laugh: :silly:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErOR22:
When shooting raw, images should be taken with post processing in mind and exposures set to take the most amount of the important data whatever it may be. Thus a picture looking good or bad in camera is totally irrelevant. The 500D takes good pictures, it's no 5D mk3 but good enough for semi-pro depending on what kind of stuff is being shot with it. A good lens on a lowish tier camera goes a long way, much more so than a good sensor with a mediocre lens.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beserker15:
I totally agree, unless you upgraded to full frame, Canon's APS-C sensors have barely evolved in the last 5 years. Mostly it's been adding features, improving autofocus, and speeding up the image processor. Especially if you shoot in RAW, then there is hardly any difference in the newer generations except faster processing.

There are plenty of scenarios where you'd want to take a good quality picture and not have a huge backpack and DSLR around. Spontaneous events and parties especially are places I would not bring a DSLR around. RAW on a phone camera won't add data that the small sensor can't capture, but it will certainly reduce the amount of data getting obliterated by the image compression/noise reduction. The default jpg processing on any phone is notorious for removing fine details while also oversharpening. Images won't look nearly as natural compared to a RAW picture.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ErOR22:
Definitely agree with you. The standard noise reduction technique is what really puts me off taking pictures with the phone as it is much too heavy.

So has anyone confirmed raw capabilities with the note? The hardware should be capable of it, but will need lollipop to see if it's working.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hell Guardian:
Did anyone try the L camera with Note 3 on lollipop to see if it works?

https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plazaman91:
Just Tried it on my SM-N900, didn't work.

Said app is incompatible with my phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hell Guardian:
That means samsung didnt update the drivers, god damn it :crying:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plazaman91:
Yep:rolleyes:

But I am on the Beta Leak of Lollipop.

From this post: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/general/sm-n900-n900xxugbnl8-lolipop-exynos-t2994054

So Samsung maybe has it on the cards.:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] don_gori:
Can someone confirm that Note 3 supports to capture RAW photos ? Android L unlock software possibility to take RAW pictures , but is actually Note 3 camera hardware supports it ?

Cheers !
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladmister:
To answer the main question, does Note 3 support DNG? It could but no. This is all on Samsung at this point. Email them and let them know you want this to be supported. The more they hear from users asking for a feature the more they might add it? Worth a try ;)

However to those that say meh! it adds nothing to the tiny wee sensor on the phone I give you this, phonearena(dot)com/news/Raw-DNG-vs-JPEG-on-a-smartphone-comparison-images_id58538 (replace (dot) with . ) look at images 13 and 14. Notice the overall photo is much better looking. In the shadow areas you can see people and an increase in detail of the buildings and so much more. Highlight clipping has been reduced. You can even see clouds and not just bright white for the sky.

Note 3 sensor 1/3.2" CCD = 4.536x3.416mm

OnePlus One senor 1/3" CCD = 4.8x3.6mm (just a tad larger but not much!)

So would RAW on a tiny sensor really do it justice? mmm Probably. Will it replace a full frame DSLR or the Pentax 645? No of course not, don't be silly :P but having that as an option to shoot with would be quite nice :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obladi64:
I have read it in a forum (I don't find it now). Samsung confirmed replying to such user's mail inquire that they intend to apply Camera2 on Note3 too but they did not want to define the release date yet. IMO they let only S6 with this feature for a while.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladmister:
Did a little more digging via google. Sometimes better than built in search on forum. No offense :o

This is what I could find - forum.xda-developers(dot)com/showpost.php?p=58863328&postcount=69

No links posted in the post to anywhere. So again it comes down to hearsay, but makes some

sense. Also if you read more of that thread one poster points out that it could just as easily

be the OEM's are trying to hold off and make a little extra $ from newer phones that have this feature.

Trying to get people to up sell to newer devices such as the new S6. Hopefully Samsung comes around

and does the right thing. I have no reason to leave my Note 3 yet, even for Camera2 api support.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the13:
cyan

and what about Cyanogen mod for note 3 ??

mybe it supports Camera2 ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elijah.osiris:
2016 Still no RAW?

It's been awhile since last post here. I've been doing some digging to no avail. Does anyone have an update from samsung weather or not this has been in the works? If not, is it possible for someone to make any sort of ROM to make RAW format possible. This would be awesome.
[XDA Assist] swipe1553:
Dear Xda,

I just flashed the Paranoid Android 4.4.4 rom for my Nexus 4, when I try Signing into my Google account while on wifi I keep getting a unstable connection message, but I can sign in on my mobile network.

While on Wifi I cannot access the play store either, it says I have no connection when my Wifi is working fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[XDA Assist] It_ler:
If you are talking about this ROM: Nexus 4 Original Android Development [ROM] [4.4.4] [OFFICIAL] ParanoidAndroid 4.4x/4.5, then please ask in the corresponding Q&A thread.

This is the best place for you to get a proper answer concering PA ROM.

If you have any question about your device in general, please ask in the [HELP THREAD] nexus4 Ask any question. thread.

I found several reports of wifi issues for your device ... so you are not alone. And the chances for fixing this issue are bigger if you are not the only one having it.

Good luck !
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDA Visitor:
actually i have 10 folders in mxplayer,, i want to make that as 6 by merging the other, , I am not getting any option as move,,i even tried with data cable but cant figure out,, plz help me to resolve
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
Sir,

Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum.

For reply or more questions please register an account on XDA forums.

Stand by

Good luck
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bert98:
Hi all

I flashed stock 5.0.2 on my grouper and I have problems recording videos using any camera apps. I sideloaded Google Camera, CM12 camera and even tried flashing Motorola's Camera and Gallery apps (I had the zip to flash on my GPE Moto G, so I said why not?) And with none of them I'm able to record videos. I can take pictures just fine but as soon as I switch to Videos, it freezes and I have to clear the app's data to be able to open it again.

Do you have the same issue?

Inviato dal mio XT1032 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ross231:
I'm not sure about this. I don't own a moto g anymore. I'll finish my CM12 build, get my brother to flash it and test recording. If it works, I'll upload my build. if not, I'll try to find a fix.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bert98:
Crap, I thought this was the Nexus 7 forum.. Tapatalk screwed me :') mod, close this thread please

Inviato dal mio XT1032 utilizzando Tapatalk
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stathis95194:
Hey everyone, i need your input on something.

Long story short my phone fell from my hands this morning from pocket height and slided on the wooden floor for around a meter or so. Due to dust on the floor i inherited a few scratches.

I was wondering if anyone tried any toothpaste/polish/windex etc on the front screen to smoothen a bit the scratches.

I haven't seen this anywhere so i'm not sure, but does the screen have any kind of coating similar with what the lens cover has?

Thanks for the input and have a great year everyone.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darth:
No, scratches on the screen can't be fixed. Anything you try will be ineffective or make it worse.

Sorry!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] festermania:
someone, please, can link me a simple guide for do a nbh file with thw only , OS.nb for do the upgrade of the only os ?

Thx
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] CUSTEL:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=294523
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] festermania:
thx for the help

;)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] QA Bot:
Q&A for Modems (Mar 5, 2013 Added all missing sgs4g padded modems)

Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.

Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for Modems (Mar 5, 2013 Added all missing sgs4g padded modems). If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.

Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Jenni12:
modem file for GT I9200 or I9205 ?

Hey where can i get modem file for GT I9200 or I9205 ?

help please
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
These are the SGH-T959V/W forums, look here:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-mega
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
Update:

Here comes the new FW:

Model	SM-G900FD

Model name	GALAXY S5

Country	Russia

Version	Android 5.0

Changelist	4350789

Build date	Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:37:14 +0000

Product code	SER

PDA	G900FDXXU1BOC1

CSC	G900FDOXE1BOC1

Happy flashing!!!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] mtayabkk:
Downloading 5.0 for s5 duos

hope it work fine !:)
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
Me too. 35 minutes remaining....
[Galaxy S 5 General] mtayabkk:
so what about rooting 5.0 s5 duos? root for g900f 5.0 will work on g900fd?
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
Normally yes.... The CF-Auto Root should work as it was working for 4.4.2. It was updated to support 5.0 but I won't try it.... Since it trips the KNOX flag and my phone is still 0x0 :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] JakobSkov:
Regions

How is it with regions ? Mine is from Arab Emirates ? That should not be a problem when I flash through Odin right ? :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] hvdhoeven:
I have a G900fd from the United Emirates. Still stock 4.4.2. I'm waiting for the stock 5.0 OTA update. Hope it will arrive (soon)...
[Galaxy S 5 General] mtayabkk:
my s5 4.4.2 rooted and knox is 0x1 can i flash 5.0 with no iissue?
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
No problem! Mine is also from there and I'm running at the moment the NJ1 Russian ROM on it.

Hopefully it will. :)

Yes, you can.

I will do a factory reset full data and cache wipe befor flashing the NL9 Lollipop.

After flashing will also do a full wipe and also after first boot to be sure the CSC is correctly applied.

Will make a mirror of the ROM when it's downloaded.
[Galaxy S 5 General] JakobSkov:
Cool.. I'm downloading right now :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
Flashed it already.... Booting up for the first time... :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] badmania98:
Mirror :

G900FDXXU1BNL9_G900FDOXE1BNL9_G900FDXXU1BNL9_HOME.tar.md5

This is 1 file:

https://mega.co.nz/#!IMsk3aoL!IrctM4JnzS9hhqt_a-pk1LR6K6A_SsPBfO0E-GYkhWU

This multivolume archive contains :

Odin Odin3 v3.09

G900FDXXU1BNL9_G900FDOXE1BNL9_G900FDXXU1BNL9_HOME.tar.md5

1. Download all filles in the same place

2. Unzip 5.0.zip file only

5.0.z01

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/rPOzGJg1/file.html

5.0.z02

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/hdIbO59G/file.html

5.0.z03

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/9X9LYZCS/file.html

5.0.z04

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/jtj8t7Ir/file.html

5.0.z05

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/Y49auVJ7/file.html

5.0.z06

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/ZCetj54s/file.html

5.0.z07

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/RWLizFvC/file.html

5.0.z08

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/CCFjrp4q/file.html

5.0.zip

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/qrljFp6q/file.html

It is working nice . I am waiting for root.

There is the modem only:

1. Download

2.Unzip

3.Use tar file with ODIN

modem BNL9 Android 5.0.zip

http://www38.zippyshare.com/v/SVOYWoZV/file.html

After I installed the firmware with no wipe, all application and my data were ok, but the modem was not changed. So, I had to use Odin and install only the modem. Now it is completed.
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
Hahaha! You were faster! +1

Thanks!

Yes booted for me aswell!
[Galaxy S 5 General] JakobSkov:
Did you loose any data or factory reset?
[Galaxy S 5 General] H377:
Actually I did a full reset from recovery before and right after the flash. And once more after the first boot.
[Galaxy S 5 General] JakobSkov:
Okay.. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] mtayabkk:
finally

Flash 5.0 Russian version on s5 duos working no issue with me :o

Thanks samsung:laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] JakobSkov:
same here ;) without factory reset or anything :D