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[LG G6 Real Life Review] KingFatty:
How did you configure the Pixel camera application - I haven't tried it because it seems too complicated to choose which phone to emulate and all the different options you need to guess at to try to make it work with our phones, or what did you do? Very impressive
[LG G6 Real Life Review] run4jit:
Well, you just have to download it and install it from here: :fingers-crossed:

https://www.xda-developers.com/google-camera-hdr-ported/
[LG G6 Real Life Review] KingFatty:
Can you elaborate - are you implying that you did not actually configure anything, and just downloaded and installed it (and ran it using whatever defaults)?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] :
Yes! he is using it as it is. I did the same thing when I downloaded the file posted directly by XDA on news section. They didn't mention any configuration.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] mosio:
Coming from Nexus 5X and I also feel that it had waaay better camera than G6. 5X pictures are more sharp and contain more detail. Take a picture of a tree with G6 and start zooming, leaves look like a green blur, which wasn't the case with 5X.

Moving to G6 feels like a step back in terms of camera performance, sadly.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] NaxoForum:
I have installed this app camera but I can see better the photos with stock camera. With low light Google camera has a lot of noise. I don't know if I have a bad configurations, but stock camera shots better photos.

I had the nexus 5x 6 months but the battery and CPU were horrible. the microproccesor is very hot and with the battery could not get more than 3 SOT in one day. But for me it's the best camera I've ever seen.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] meryguadelupe:
it has IMX398 sensor or older? I think it's not newest because v20 camera is better on my opinion
[LG G6 Real Life Review] neobdium:
Guys i have G4 and i must upgrade, is G6 camera better than G4? or i should wait for v30 price to drop?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] flaviusbob:
I had the lg g4 and g5, The main camera's sensor is smaller than the g4 and in my opinion the g4 had a better camera(passionate amateur photographer). The image was cleaner, due to the larger sensor and better image processing. Also to keep in mind is the 16mp at 16/9 aspect ratio wich is wide and nice. The g6 has a 13 mp and 4/3 aspect ratio, the images look strange on the 18:9 screen, you see about half of the screen in wide. Regarding the wide camera, this is what made me upgrade, the new perspective is wow, dough the image quality is good but not staler. What saved my image quality is the google camera with hdr + import with has really good quality with excellent colors and dynamic range.

As an overall phone the g6 is good, nice build, good battery(4 h of normal usage), the screen is nice and the usability, as it has a smaller body. In Youtube you get bars in left and right for now, until yt does brings the full screen. If you get the g6 at a good price go for it. It is nice and fast+super versatility of the wide cam
[LG G6 Real Life Review] neobdium:
Thank you friend so much!! an yes i have find g6 at a good price :)
[LG G6 Real Life Review] asuchemist:
I picked up a LG G6 to troubleshoot my Nexus 6P. LG G6 camera is garbage. The image is to soft almost looks like paint portrait app when you try and zoom in on someone. This camera ruined my vacation.

Nexus 6P kicks this cameras but. Only good thing about the G6 is the wide view lens on back. But those images looks to soft as well.

See my pics for proof.

LG G6 Native Camera App

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5ZvTN24REpjLXRtYy1la2N2blE

LG G6 Open Camera App

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5ZvTN24REpjNEdSaU1KNTJoUVk

Nexus 6P Google Camera App

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5ZvTN24REpjRE1aR0RpbHRlLUE

Nexus 6P Open Camera App

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5ZvTN24REpjY1BDNUxBcXZMcDA
[LG G6 Real Life Review] andmanweb:
I think you have a problem with your phone... My g6 takes good photos. Wich g6 do you have? 32 or 64 gb?

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[LG G6 Real Life Review] asuchemist:
I have the 32Gb version.

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exactly what I am seeing and experiencing. No definition especially when you zoom in.

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How does one fix this? My G6 photos look like this.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Jostian:
Which firmware are you using?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] archipelago:
I agree. If it was not for the wide angle camera, I would not have bought an LG. The wide angle lens allows shots which are impossible with any other phone, and pretty difficult with most DSLRs unless you buy an expensive specialist lens which will cost many times the cost of the G6 and certainly will not fit in your pocket.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] dantewow:
Rear camera is not very good. Maximum iPhone 6 quality. Galaxy s6 is better.

And the front camera... OMG trash.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] AsItLies:
Will be getting my G6 in a few days, can't wait :)

Have done some research about the camera capabilities, still not sure though if all of the following will be adjustable.

Some may benefit from this, some may know all of it and more! But none the less...

1st) Manual mode has variations, such as aperture priority, ISO (film speed) priority, and shutter priority. There should also be a **Full** manual. These prior modes allow you to set ea characteristic mentioned manually, the camera will set the rest (for what it believes is proper exposure).

Full manual means you set all of the settings yourself, the camera does none of them for you.

There are various reasons / situations you would want to control one but not the other(s), and then there are situations you would want to control them all (so it stands to reason that capability would be there ;) ).

Rather than try to create a synopsis of what many great photography tutorials explain, just a few quick comments that might help some;

* There's no such thing as 'manual mode' but "I set everything to Auto". Even if the camera lets you do that, that's not manual mode.

* If your pictures are too grainy, lower the ISO and make sure to have the lens aperture as far open as possible (lowest f-stop number). *AND* keep in mind that the wide angle lens widest opening is f2.4, while the normal lens is f1.8. That difference may not seem like much, but it's almost a full stop, and that means it will let in almost **twice** the amount of light. That makes a big difference in low light situations. So if you don't **have** to be using the wide, the normal will work better in low light.

In addition to the above, if it's still grainy, you'll need to have a longer exposure time. As others have pointed out, this is when a tri-pod or steady hand (be thankful for the ois - optical image stabilization) will help.

2nd) the more you know about how to use a camera, the better you can judge it's abilities. The software that comes with these various phones is not all written by the same entity. One will think the proper exposure for a shot may well be different than another. Which means some may not do so well in some scenarios vs another camera, but with proper adjustments may do very well. That's the challenge, *was that crappy pic because of the actual camera or was it the software (that assumed it knew the right exposure but didnt')*? You won't know that answer unless you know what and how to adjust the camera settings.

There's a lot more; what HDR is and when to use it, night photography, proper lighting, cropping, rule of 1/3's, etc etc

But I thought maybe some basic info on exposure might be helpful to some. And it *may* be some will find the camera isn't as bad as some say... I mean hey, there's some great photographs in this thread!

Cheers

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This is a good vid review of the G6, much of it focuses (sorry) on the camera, which is considered very good.

Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFhkyhGJUTE
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ben cherian:
Is it me or is anyone else have the feeling that the "LENS" used in camera differs in quality with it's area wise of models ?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] kabirjedi:
muhahahah ....
[LG G6 Real Life Review] anth0nymDROID:
Let's not get carried RFC is really good, oversharpend in low light at times but never fails to impress away FFC is trashy

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Pics here https://photos.app.goo.gl/KalyHaFQ4gGOk8xh2
[LG G6 Real Life Review] BR7fan:
Which one do you think looks better ?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lg3FTW:
Clearly the 2nd one. Not nearly as noisy on zoom
[LG G6 Real Life Review] anabeaverhausen104:
how is it comparing to s8 ?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] EMJI79:
First one. Better exposition.

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Both are very good.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] TomFarrell:
My G6's Camera quality is quite bad. Coming from a Nexus 5x, I expected 2 years worth of new technology in this camera - but found... Photos that are * just * acceptable and atrocious when zoomed in. Since this has not happened to anyone else, and others are praising the camera, I presume this is just my Device? I've tried the ported Google Camera from XDA and a slight better image but still lacking.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Yoguko:
Apart from the purple DNGs, which Adobe hasn´t bothered to sort yet, it´s been good. JPGs are good, but I shoot RAW almost all the time, and not being able to use LR Mobile, when I´m actually paying for it, is a disappointment..
[LG G6 Real Life Review] EMJI79:
Perhaps it is the way that you like the photos to be as of colours/ contrast etc... that you don't like in the G6.

For example I prefer LG or Samsung camera to iPhone, Pixel or Sony but maybe it's because I am looking for true to life rather than sharpness but for some it's the opposite.

Before I buy a smartphone I always try to look at some sites like "phonearena" or xda smartphone users posted samples to make myself an idea.

If you particularly like sharpness maybe you should go for Sony's smartphones.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] TomFarrell:
It's not colours of contrast. Just the sharpness. It looks fine but if you zoom in once taken the photo, it's just pixelised. Even if it's only a slight zoom, its all blurry
[LG G6 Real Life Review] electrical potato:
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[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
I have to agree that the camera quality is not as good as I expected from the reviews. I use manual mode to improve things a bit (like dialing down EV a bit to eliminate blowouts, then brighten post processing). But the sharpness especially when zooming in is just not there. The problem is much worse indoors, when you add graininess in addition to general lack of sharpness.

My daughter has a Pixel 2 and the photos that she sends me (including indoors) are nearly DSLR quality, super-sharp with natural colors; the G6 just doesn't come close

However the G6s wide angle lens partially compensates for this-- you can take shots that are simply impossible on other smartphones.

But its still a typical smartphone camera, with a small sensor and poor light sensitivity.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] vesoisthebest:
Someone compared both G6 and V20 main cameras?I would like to see how they perform in exact same situation?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] BR7fan:
Picture of my soup with lg camera
[LG G6 Real Life Review] vesoisthebest:
This looks god damn delicious!Nice picture btw!
[LG G6 Real Life Review] flp11748:
Picture quality

Hi, I'm coming to the same conclusion but I have a V20.

I think LG totally blew it, regarding the image processing, in these newer models.

I also had the G4 wich was great! I'm thinking of getting a G5, being the same sensor and all.

Do you think the G5 has similar image quality to the G4?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
Interesting insights.

At least to my eye with my photos the Google camera didn't seem to make any difference.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] devaa01:
I took this yesterday...
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Kartik Sharma 188:
Photography through LG G6

[IMG="Photography"]https://digitallifestyleind.wordpress.com/2017/12/09/my-wonderful-photographic-journey-with-my-smartphone-lg-g6/[/IMG]
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
I think that most cellphone manufacturers have come to certain conclusions about the cameras they use. Basically, 99% of people look at the photos or videos on a cellphone or as a small photo on social media on a PC. Both of these platforms are not very demanding-- its not hard to make great looking photos on them. Only a few nuts (like us) zoom in on them at the pixel level and discover that they are crappy compared to a DSLR or decent point and shoot. But so few people actually care. The Lg G6's photos look great on the phone or Facebook. Just include zoom, software sharpening and contrast enhancement, and people are impressed. So why should the manufacturer invest in (and add to the price, in a very competitive marketplace) to build in a very high quality camera (like the Pixel 2)?

I think that this was LG's cold and hard calculation. The offer a well made flagship phone at a great price, and they made a calculated compromise (particularly in low light performance with the smaller sensor pixels)

I think that recognizing this helps me not be disappointed. When most other people see the photos, in the platforms mentioned above, they couldn't care less about noise or poor dynamic range or whatever. I just need to remember that if I want really good photos especially in suboptimal lighting condition-- take out the ole' DSLR
[LG G6 Real Life Review] weltvon:
In auto? Really

Holy moly then i should send mine back, my pictures look terribe, like oil painting, or out of focus. I am kinda disspointed, i wanted that kind of quality i would have sticked with my Z3c
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
I stand corrected. After a lot of fiddling with the modded Google camera (ver. 5.1.014) I see that indeed this app can produce considerably better photos in low light/indoors. Using the HDR+ trick it creates photos that are free of the "oil painting" effect and noise that the LG camera app produces, even at high ISO values.

However improvement seems to be mainly with stationary objects--i.e. HDR has trouble if the subject is moving, the effects is like that of a low shutter speed. Like try to take pictures of moving children indoors-- forget it.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] kertikhuseyin:
yes photo
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Mefiboshet:
FYI

Latest update (V11g) seems to feature an improved sharpening algorithm.

Unsightly sharpening halos are all but gone.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] igoork:
^ Can someone confirm this?

Please guys before you upgrade try to shoot photo and after the upgrade try one more time so we can compare.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] vesoisthebest:
I noticed the same thing actually.Pictures are improved on auto settings when i zoom in exact same situation before update.Also my wide angle camera is sharper and i can clearly see this improvement...i will try stock camera again this evening on low light.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Mefiboshet:
More good news:

Raw (DNG) files are now correctly displayed in Adobe Lightroom (both mobile and PC).
[LG G6 Real Life Review] vesoisthebest:
Did someone noticed faster focus speed on close objects in stock camera??
[LG G6 Real Life Review] CarterDE:
I think that your conclusion regarding LGs calculation and "great price" is faulty.. I'm sorry, but 750€ for that is a tad too much and not in the slightest great..

In my opinion zooming until you can almost see the pixels is unnecesarry to say the least and if you want to see and compare picture quality you should get these pics developed (which I did for an album).. The photos are just bad.. (There are some good ones but they were made in perfect conditions). And I still stand by my opinion that G6 low light performance is really really bad.. It just has a cheaper camera than the rest of the 2017 flagship phones. I don't use manual settings because often the best pics I make are taken seconds after I take the phone out of my pocket..

All that being said Gcam now performs really good so I can endure the slavery just a bit more until I can buy something better..

Oh, just one more thing regarding cuts.. The decision to remove the notification led was really cheap..
[LG G6 Real Life Review] EMJI79:
I don't feel LG's camera is so bad. I have hundreds of likes of captures through the stock app on Google +.

It is way better than smartphone cameras just last year.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Subham jyoti:
I bought one recently. Camera is absolutely crap :(

Plus i get these light strips during night clicks. Is it a fault of the lens?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] BR7fan:
Here is another food picture I took on Friday. I used stock camera with auto settings
[LG G6 Real Life Review] kabirjedi:
Yep your lense first layer cracked,Buy and use polywatch!
[LG G6 Real Life Review] KuroKeita:
Pictures comparison

Here are the 2 pictures taken by my LG G6: the one with signature is captured by stock LG camera app, the other one is by the google camera app ported from pixel 2. To my own preferred, i like the google camera one better, rich colors and more details.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Marek93:
Here are some photos taken with my G6 H-870

https://imgur.com/a/z66M4

https://imgur.com/a/mSRKs

https://imgur.com/a/pWtSE

https://imgur.com/a/MDJSF

https://imgur.com/a/fs2qF
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
I actually agreed with everything you said:) except about the price-- the original retail price of these phones collapses very quickly, the G6 is available in many places for about 450 USD... whereas the s8 is still 200+ dollars more.

Definitely I wouldn't buy new LG models when they first come out!!!

But yes, your are right, overall it is a crappy camera but LG knows this and probably thinks its "good enough" for most folks.

Samsung has definitely done a better job (despite what many of the reviews say--I don't seem to be able to reproduce their results in any consistent fashion)

When I know ahead of time that I want to get really good photos I take out my trusty (but bulky) Canon DSLR.

I use the cellphone only in those spontaneous social situations, and definitely don't count on getting a photo that I can be proud of.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ixon2001:
I personally think if LG stuck with just one camera module on the G6 the quality would have been much better more upto date module and bigger pixles,.

If for instants they added 2 upto date Sony modules then manufacturing cost would be alot higher meaning less return, hence the reason i think they cheap out using older mid range modules to keep cost down.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Mefiboshet:
I don't think that the dual Sony IMX258 sensors are at fault here.

The main issue with the G6 (and LG phones in general) is cost cutting at the expense of any meaningful quality control.

It's been proven that any G6 can come with multiple lens variants, some are fine, some are very poor.

If you're lucky enough to get good lenses on your G6, you'll likely be happy with image quality, especially if you use GCam instead of the default camera app.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] BR7fan:
This is with camera NX
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
Here are a few pictures from my G6 with the Google Camera app

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[LG G6 Real Life Review] jurastefo:
Hi is it from google camera port? If yes please take me which version used and which settings has. Thanks
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
yeap ;)

GCam5.1.018-Arnova8G2-V1.2

B-S-G Mod Settings:

Config Camera HDR+ = PIXEL 2017 Zsl Hdr+

Model = Pixel 2XL

On Photo:

Advanced

HDR+ Control = ON

Compress RAW (*.DNG) = ON

Use ZSL = ON

Removing the pinkish/reddish = ON
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Tech33:
Thank youuuuuuuu :D it works great now !
[LG G6 Real Life Review] BR7fan:
Another food shot with GOOGLE camera
[LG G6 Real Life Review] egbiestar:
Is it the 1.2 version in the lg g6 post about google camera port? I cant seem to find all these settings lol
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
The version 1.2, you have to download from here: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/

Then, you have to go to settings, and you have to enter on the first option, there you have that settings that i said on top ;)
[LG G6 Real Life Review] brankthetank:
I installed google camera version 6.0.81 . The one which has portrait mode ported from google pixel. My camera has improved a lot, also portrait mode works great. After all this camera is good but software is really bad .

Here are examples at max zoom [IMG="lg g6"]
[LG G6 Real Life Review] aritrab:
nice
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Future32:
Very good and solid camera. 8.5/10
[LG G6 Real Life Review] DamiDev:
The phone it's flat and the camera can scratch easily.

anyway the quality it's good and the manual mode give you so much option for take great shots + you have the wide angle and if you want portrait mode you can use the google camera.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] civil.scholar:
Hi everyone

Is there any way to take portrait selfies? it's really cool feature which is missing in LG G6
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lcparente:
You can find something interesting here :)

Until present moment the version of my Google Câmera is MGC-5.1.018_FullManual_v1.3_Android-7.0+ and both Portrait and Lens Blur are working marvelously good :laugh:
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Vybramo:
Januar security update improve camera alot alot. Friend on european 870 with latest januar update and I have 870dsu. Comparing photo and pic is alot sharper and theres no blur on faces
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ben_linux:
Interesting. So you are saying that the stock camera app is doing a much better on both the 870 EU and 870DS ?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
I will do a test today ;)
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
Well i have to say that LG did something to the camera software, they are very good [emoji52]

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1J-_6fRsy7_KPNCpoXcaR_jwjJgwaUw3l

The photos with HDR on the name, are from Google camera (WRONG !!! HDR is from LG APP, sorry)

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[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
Here it is, just a correction, the file that says HDR is from LG App, the other is from Google App:

In the Google Camera app i used HDR+ enhanced
[LG G6 Real Life Review] J-Zzz:
Just got my new LG G6 a few days back...and I have mixed opinions on the camera(s). First things first, the LG camera app processing is absolutely horrendous. So much over-sharpening and slight over-saturation, it's not even funny. The sharpening artefacts is only noticeable if you zoom into the pic, but still it's a huge disappointment. Sharpening your under-sharpened image is much easier and yields better quality than trying to smooth out over-sharpened images. The color reproduction is nice but that's about one of the few good things about the photo quality.

So I installed the Google Camera app because it has Portrait mode and the general quality improvement. Have to say it's much better than the LG app. The processing is more smoother and the image looks more natural when you zoom in. The only problem with it is HDR+ oversaturates images a tad too much for my liking but that should be easily fixable with apps. Portrait mode works great at least with the selfie cam. Didn't try with the rear cam yet.

So both apps have their problems but overall the Google Camera is the best. If I'm going to use the LG app, it will only be for manual photo or video. For auto photos, GCam all the way.

The wide-angle camera is useful and I tend to use it more than the normal lens unless it's for macro shots.

Here are some example photos.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lcparente:
J-Zzz, could you, please, share what are or what is the *.APK version that you are using?

There are so many versions of the GCam that I am totally lost! I am still using a version that even does not support the wide lens; however, I do have Portrait and yet Lens Blur, which I like a lot, too ^^