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[LG G6 Real Life Review] J-Zzz:
I'm using the GCam apks by Artz. Link.

The photos posted above where taken in slightly older apks but apparently the ones in the link above are the latest. So I installed them now. I use the Shamu APK for the normal camera and the Angler no ZSL APK for the wide angle camera (yeah, 2 different apps for both lens). There's no Lens Blur option but there's Portrait mode. Which is a bit disappointing since Portrait only works with people.

Which APK do you use that has Lens Blur?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lcparente:
The name of my version is MGC-5.1.018_FullManual_v1.3_Android-7.0+ and I took it from from this topic here!

With this version I am able to use Portrait and Lens Blur pretty well, I would say.

However, here comes the drama (again): There are new versions and dozens of different names =\

I will install the verion from your link and see how it will work here ^^
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lcparente:
Guys! I spent some time testing some Google Camera *.APKs and I found myself using the following versions from this link:

For wide lens I have installed cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_v3.2_wide.apk.

(I can use even Portrait Mode for both front and rear câmera, lol!)

For the normal lens I decided to use the GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V5.apk.

(This version permits-me to use Lens Blur; HOWEVER, its Lens Blur does not allows-me to regulate its blur level. It is important to say that Portrait Mode works in both front and rear camera, too!)

The other version that I was using (MGC-5.1.018_FullManual_v1.3_Android-7.0+.apk), everything works pretty well, I would say; but, both Portrait and Lens Blur seem to have less qüality than these versions that I have cited above.

PS.: I was trying to find the link that I found this MGC-5.1.018_FullManual_v1.3_Android-7.0+.apk version; but, I did not find-it >.<'
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
You can get a lot of info and downloads from here

Read the notes and you will get a lot of good info

Have fun!
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4g2EAxxNSpPfIAXV2
[LG G6 Real Life Review] wakari_mayo:
In my opinion, g6 is not using a good sensor and to hide that LG Camera app is using post processing techniques but that makes photos even worse. It loses so much detail and when zoomed, photographs look like garbage.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] siggey:
Is not true.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
I think that the photo I linked in the previous comment proves otherwise, I used Gcam ver 3.6 from cstark.

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Agreed, very happy with Gcam performance on the G6, other people comment to me how nice my photos are.

In good light the Lg cam is fine, but I just use the Gcam for everything.

The only problem is that other apps like whatsapp use the built in software, not Gcam. So I have to manually open the Gcam app then forward the photo, rather than directly shooting the photo from the texting app.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Lutschi:
https://share-your-photo.com/bb269cc2c7

https://share-your-photo.com/03f44eb25e
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jjsero7:
Random quick ones
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lg3FTW:
Carlsbad California. Taken with Google cam and edited with snapseed over all happy with end result. (Not going for natural effect or I would've clearly not edited it so much)
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Postmanpl:
wrong topic - delete pls
[LG G6 Real Life Review] potix77:
Hi all, I've read all the thread as I'm considering buying a G6 for the large price drop and its camera capabilities (I like also the phone dimensions). Someone said G4 was better but I've seen raws of that phone and I wouldn't say they are much better than the G6 ones. Someone pointed out it had a bigger sensor, but I don't know if "bigger and older" is better than "smaller and newer". I think the real point is LG image processing.

Did anyone ever compare raw pictures taken with this phone with photos of other phones whose camera is better regarded, like pixel2 or iphoneX?

Also, what about V30 pictures?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toybxb:
I had the G4, then the Huawei P9 and now the G6 and i must say that the G4 had less processing on the photos, but, whit the GCAM app the photos are mutch better, even then the G4.

Resuming, G4 stock camera= Better picture quality / G6 GCAM= Better picture quality
[LG G6 Real Life Review] pave64:
Hi, could you possibly attach an example GCAM/STOCK photos for comparison?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] EmilioDallaTorre:
In contradiction to most of the posts in this thread, I’ve to say that my G6 take photos in a very poor quality.

I’m using Lineage OS 14.1, and I see a not-so-bad quality in Google Camera, but an awful photo quality in Instagram.

Has anyone experienced this? Do someone knows a fix, or should I come back to stock?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Mindy07du44:
Hi everyone I received my LG g6 for 1 month now and for the camera I find it null at times I noticed that it was excellent when we take pictures very closely but by far I find that it lacks detail and pafois I have a white veil I do not know if it's normal but I find it average in normal condition but exellent very close here are some pictures of taken closely that I took with lg g6 this week : htt[ps://[www[.facebook[.com/photo.php?fbid=1923138184364166&set=a.1922019967809321.1073741846.100000040081756&type=3&theater

I put characters somewhere in the link for it to pass because xda refuses that I share an external link you just have to remove the characters after you copy paste the link and it should work

sorry if my english is bad i'm french and i use google translate :RÉ
[LG G6 Real Life Review] coyot352:
I'm French too, (Not far in addition, in the 35)

If you want to be understood easily, just put commas, return to the line when you change the subject or you finish a sentence.

It would take more distant pictures to make a diagnosis, but at first glance there does not seem to be any problems..

There are two different focal lengths for the wide angle sensor, one is not as good as the other, to check which one you have, take a wide angle shot :

Via the gallery, you look at the details of the file, there will be "2.01" be "2.09", if you have "2.01" it is the good one, otherwise you have the bad one
[LG G6 Real Life Review] MS.:
Sometimes i can get a decent shots from G6, but sometimes it let's me down a lot. Depends on scenery and lighting conditions.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] propov:
Lg G6 vs S8 Autostadt Frankfurt

I make a big shootout with G6 and S8. Big Carshow in Frankfurt. Look on that and I wait for responses.

For first looking and soo important advantage for LG is wide lens on primary and selfie camera. More cars in one picture is always better ?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZJzQ7ml0BaPJkPJx1
[LG G6 Real Life Review] !bigbabba:
Nougat cam is much better than Oreo, for me i can say.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] shivy25:
Does the g6 support 30 second shutter speed?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lcparente:
Yap! The standard LG G6 câmera has 30sec shutter speed =)
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
Cameras

That's disappointing. What about with GCam?

In Nougat I found that Gcam improved indoor/low light shots quite a bit compared to the LG cam, but in daylight there isn't much of a difference. The sensor still limits the quality, especially when there is motion in the shot (since the HDR+ results in blurring)

In any case unfortunately even with Gcam on the G6 there is no comparison whatsoever to the photos that a Pixel or Pixel 2 produces (I get them from a family member). Those photos are near DSLR quality, not exaggerating.

In my next phone I think that I am going give up on playing the "good camera" game. Every smartphone involves price/quality compromises, unless it becomes ridiculously expensive like the Pixel or Iphones. It seems that the camera is the thing that most manufacturers seem to sacrifice. So I will settle for a budget phone that works well as a smartphone, with just an "average" camera and get myself a good compact camera that's easy to carry around.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] rollinghills:
Just got the phone recently and I find the LG camera app to be super disappointing. It can look decent for anything that doesn't include people in it but once you have someone in the picture, it applies an extreme level of smoothing to the pictures (even sunny daytime pics) and they look incredibly disappointing on a monitor. Shocking that the LG G4 camera app did a much better job, but...I installed the Google camera app and saw a huge improvement in quality, tho the app is not perfect and can be prone to crashes.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
You guys should be aware that the second Oreo update (for the h870 this is H87020b_00_OPEN_EU_OP_0611.kdz) brings significant improvement to the back cameras in low light situations. Pixel binning is used in "bright mode" which increases the quality tremendously in very low light situations. If your phone is compatible with this update, I highly recommend it. If you don't get it OTA try using LG Up + Uppercut to flash it manually.

Unfortunately the selfie (front) camera is the same as before, giving overprocessed images.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ej_424:
I have "Bright Mode" in settings now, does that mean I have this update? I'm running the latest Oreo update for the US977 unlocked version.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
Yes
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
The bright mode (auto or manual) can only be activated in VERY low light conditions, when the icon appears on the screen when composing the shot.

It produces a HUGE improvement in quality, too bad it can't be activated in more common low light situations such as indoor shots.

This would be a good hack for somebody to figure out how to get it to kick in in these situations.

Any ideas, anybody?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] FritsGijs:
Some night shots with the G6. Not bad for a tiny sensor. Shot with stock camera app in pro mode and saved in dng. Edited in Lightroom

[IMG="LG-G6 nightshot"]https://xdaforums.com/lg-g6/review/photo-quality-t3573458[/IMG]

[IMG="LG-G6 nightshot"]http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah40/fritsgijs/LG-G6_001_zpsij0fjmsp.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="LG-G6 nightshot"]http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah40/fritsgijs/LG-G6_002_zpskl25xunj.jpg[/IMG]
[LG G6 Real Life Review] jshames:
Nice shots.

I also came back from a short holiday trip and used the LG cam almost exclusively. I am pleased with the results, including low light/night shots which can out surprisingly well.

Of course we're far from SLR quality but I gave up on that a long time ago...
[LG G6 Real Life Review] FritsGijs:
Thanks! Image quality is still not on par with DSLR's and camera apps still lack some important controls. But i'm surprised sometimes with the quality of the pictures, especially with good light.

It's a great challenge to get to most out of this tiny sensor, although i'm thinking about switching to a better phone/camera. LG V40 looks promising.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] pmalimali:
try google camera apk

I recommend installing google camera apk on your lg G6 especially with people in; results are impressive. portrait mode is great also.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/TzsgGdTjwJ2Tcxbx8

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7LEAycKztn63ZXTU7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WTGwG6xLV2PBUorT9
[LG G6 Real Life Review] nash211:
Nice pics for sure
[LG G6 Real Life Review] merikgvr401:
Is there any way to extract this camera update? I don't have bright mode.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] paolotheking:
Some photos i made with G6

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYEbXJgUXK/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrmymfWgxrN/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BskrQSSAw5A/
[LG G6 Real Life Review] iknow786:
good

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good
[LG G6 Real Life Review] markomil:
Hey i got AI Mode in stock after a recent update. Havent really tested it out, but it did recognize stuff like landscape, city buildings, selfies, desk and computer etc. Didnt really notice any difference in pic quality
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ozzfan1989:
Got the same update, can't take photos or videos without them going grey/green. Also can't install Snapchat anymore...any ideas?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] markomil:
Hmmm i dont have that problem, altough i havent tried deleting snapchat. Try deleting all data from stock camera ( through settings not the pictures), maybe do the same thiing for snapchat as well. Restarting the device should stop both processes. Try deleting snap after all of this :fingers-crossed:
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ozzfan1989:
Yeah have done that, I never deleted Snapchat after the update it was just gone and when I try to install it it just says can't install this app.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] adorable:
https://ibb.co/3CK58Yh

https://ibb.co/VJn89m4

https://ibb.co/rcqPm4n

https://ibb.co/jw7byLW

https://ibb.co/Lp5h8x3

https://ibb.co/WxpsPvY

https://ibb.co/93twBMv

https://ibb.co/DfvnNxV

From the Beverly Hills Art Show. Generally very good exposure in almost all lighting situations, with extreme backlit scenes being tough and showing visible artifacts. Good white balance in most situations, natural looking colors, and high level of detail in the main camera.

https://ibb.co/StMMP8T

https://ibb.co/C6H69Gz

https://ibb.co/F4Q50xc

https://ibb.co/rMYQJn6

Wide camera shows less fine detail due to the higher JPG compression, resulting in smaller file sizes (wish LG would change this).

You can see this is the comparison between the two oversized scissor photos.

The main camera zoomed in about half way does pretty good, and zoomed in all the way, it produces a viewable though not frameable shot. There is some resolution/detail processing going on so shots zoomed in about half way resolve fine text better than simply zooming in on a non-zoomed, main camera photo. While not as useful as a 5-10x optical zoom, it's useful in the rare cases where a little 2x-3x~ zoom is desired for a photo that looks decent on-screen.

Bright mode in low light combines pixels to create a lower resolution, but brighter image. It's ok, but not "amazing" vs. the Huawei P30 Pro.

https://ibb.co/VNc7nNN

What works better is to jump into manual photo mode, then pick a very slow shutter speed - like this 15 second handheld on a table exposure with nothing but outside moon light coming in.

Over all, a 9/10 IMO knowing that the Huawei P30 Pro has superior low-light auto shots by far and the lower detail level in the wide-angle camera shots. Main camera is very sharp and detailed. Cameras can struggle a bit with extreme backlighting. Otherwise, a very good camera that's dependable and quick in auto mode for most scenes (startup is a touch slow vs. the fastest smartphone cameras out there). Wide angle adds to the usefulness of the phone and used many times when the main camera isn't wide enough.

Given that I got my H873 for $120 in great condition used off eBay, the LG G6 camera has been a great pocket camera to use in most situations, allowing me to leave the bigger cameras at home. I'm still using my Sony WX350 in cases where the 20x optical zoom is necessary, like graduations, etc. where the stage is miles away.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] chrisokaly:
pretty sure that people complaining about photo quality don't know how to take good pictures.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] rahulsuneja:
First off, there is no one setting that will work for you always. Second, manual controls require a bit of patience and a lot of practice. I have been using the LG G4 since 2015 and have loved the manual settings on this. I'm no expert in photography, I haven't had a DSLR ever but I have played with the manual camera a lot in these 20 months. I'll give you a few tips here:

1. Access the light conditions & light sources. The light source should never be in your frame, i.e., always shoot subjects opposite the light source. This part is tricky, but this is the golden rule for artificial lighting conditions.

2. Always set your shutter speed first and adjust the exposure (ISO) later. The slower your shutter speed, the better will be your pictures; the higher your ISO, the more grainier will be your pictures. A slower shutter speed requires very steady hands and also, very steady subjects. If your subject is moving (a pet or a kid) or if you have a scene with lot of movement, you will have to make do with a faster shutter and a higher ISO.

3. Analyse your subjects, set your shutter according to your subjects (still or moving) and then compensate the exposure accordingly. Always aim to get a slower shutter and a lower exposure (ISO). I suggest you to experiment with these settings at your home. Take pictures of different subjects like your TV, fan, portraits, pets, kids etc. Leave the focus mode on Auto until you learn to perfect your shutter & ISO settings.

4. Know your camera's limitations and do not expect your smarphone camera to replace your DSLR. We are still very far from that day. Never use the digital zoom, always move closer to the subject. It is better to move up close than clicking and later cropping. Also note that the smartphone display is not the most ideal display to determine White Balance. Click your pictures in RAW format rather than JPG if you plan on tweaking the settings on Photoshop or Lightroom later.

Hope the above helps you getting started with the manual settings. It requires practice and once you get the hang of it, your smartphone can beat almost any other smartphone camera that comes without manual controls. LG has the best manual settings for a smartphone camera so make the most of it. This one feature of my LG G4 has made me hang on to it for 20 months even though it died on me (bootloop issue) on the 6th month and I have no plans of letting this go any time soon. :)
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ted presley:
The most basic way: read about basic photography (aperture, focal length, ISO, shutter speed) and applying those knowledge to use your camera or camera phone. That's it.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] The-Last-Hylian:
I was adamant I'd go P10 Plus after playing with one at MWC. Then I fell in love wit the LG G6, no I want the S8 but am still feeling drawn back to the G6 simply for that wide angle camera.

Can anyone put up some night shots of starts/astrophotography style shots? I really want to see what they look like as that's a big thing for me.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] _Belial:
I must admit, day1 with my G6 and I want to return it, the wide angle camera is terrible, image quality is like cameras used to have 10 years ago with it, even when shooting in RAW/manual mode, such a terrible camera.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] chidosu:
grand w

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[LG G6 Real Life Review] Jostian:
just remember with that wide an angle and only 13mp your resolution and detail will be less, with that taken into account the IQ is as good as you'll get from a 13mp with and ultra wide FOV.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] brandonpa:
I would have to agree with that statement as well.. After, pretty extensively, messing around with auto and manual modes, it really does seem like this camera is 10 years old. The pictures are grainy, it rarely clearly focuses on the source, even in low and high light situations and the pictures just aren't as good as some of the other phones that I have used.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] lg3FTW:
I'd take the gs7 camera over this one sadly. The wide angle is epic as long as you know, you don't zoom or ever plan to print one
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toxotis70:
has anyone tried to capture raw (DNG) photos with any app, like lightroom mobile, manual camera etc ?

All the raw photos has a purple hue, that i cant correct afterwards.... can you try it please ?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] PieceofSlice:
The back cameras are pretty stellar, but I just find the front selfie camera to be terrible. No detail in the shots at all. I believe the G5 had 8MP and they downgraded to 5MP on the G6... My 6P takes much better selfie shots.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ted presley:
What kind of hue do you have? Could you share an example. Maybe due to white balance?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toxotis70:
its a purple hue....very strong. its not WB ,

I tried with all apps that shoot RAW photos, the same.

If anyone can try please... Lightroom mobile is free.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Jostian:
don't understand people moaning about the wide angle IQ, you need to realise that you are almost doubling your field of view but still only have 13mp to render the image, take a dedicated camera with a wide angle lens say 15mm take a photo then zoom in to 40mm and take a photo from the same place, then compare those 2 photos at 100%, the 40mm one will have way more detail etc.

The IQ from the standard camera is excellent, way better than my iPhone 7 which is a just mushy mess at 100%
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ted presley:
In my case, the dng format is slightly out-focus a little bit (don't know why), but I don't see the purple hue color. And BTW, I don't use raw format for phone, and even on my Canon 6D, I just use raw format occasionally.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toxotis70:
What app do you use?

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This is what I get when saving the photos

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Strong purple hue, it's not wb. When I take the picture, I see the correct image, but when it's saved in the gallery, it's like this
[LG G6 Real Life Review] dannejanne:
To be fair, even my Canon 17-40/4 L lens has some softening in the extreme sides. And that lens alone costed me several hundreds of dollars and use it on a full frame camera which brings out its weaknesses in the corners. For a mobile this is perfectly acceptable performance. It's not like any other phone manufacturer has it. Still some complain.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Jostian:
Exactly!
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ted presley:
I can see there's some wrong with white balance, I don't have that with my manual mode on my G6.

BTW, when you use manual mode, the phone capture both DNG and JPEG. Are both of them have the same problem?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] toxotis70:
Mostly with Lightroom.... On The original app photo is ok
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Jostian:
can you send EXIF info to, curious cos something doesnt look right. I've seen this when the viewer doesnt fully support the .dng, like PIcasa showed some of my Nokia 1520 dng's with this blue hue...
[LG G6 Real Life Review] ASiX74:
My contribution

This is a picture from the 30mm camera taken in RAW and exported with Snapseed. The RAW capabilities of this phone are amazing, I don't really like the sharpening on the JPEG in some situations.

But overall the Camera is impressive, the 30mm lens is much better for real life use than the 24mm that was on my Z5 compact and even though the sensor of the Z5 is impressive, the optics are so bad that good pictures are rare. Conversely, the G6 never misses and the OIS is a killer feature for photos.

ttp://imgur.com/a/32Dni
[LG G6 Real Life Review] Jostian:
I had the iPhone 7 for 2 months but it's IQ is fast worse for me, a mushy mess at 100% compared to Pixel etc. so I dumped it and got the G6, which is really good IQ wise, a little bit too much processing but playing around with .dng's delivers great results.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] @albert:
Hello. How'd you export the photo to Snapseed? The 30mm lens is the normal angle rear camera on the G6?
[LG G6 Real Life Review] @albert:
The differences rests mainly on the processing of the image. Some favour aggressive reduction of ISO noise. Some favour keeping texture intact.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] sdbe:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-G...and-the-Pixel-in-our-blind-comparison_id94040
[LG G6 Real Life Review] @albert:
Totally agree with you on this. Details are smeared.
[LG G6 Real Life Review] @albert:
Here's a photo I took last Monday. Details are sharp under good lighting conditions.