yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkimmortal:
Some update by the Port Author

So far there is version 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 at the time of this post.

Link to GCam Post in U11 Subforum
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] deprito:
I can't find any enhancement on front facing camera. But the HDR is run flawlessly
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Gmobilize:
What do you mean by FHD video works at 120fps? There is no place to select the fps in settings and otherwise, slow motion video is recorded in 720p any explanation on that?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jostian:
Hi, whats the difference between V2.2 and this version https://xdaforums.com/u11/how-to/google-camera-hdr-comparison-t3655196/post73477667#post73477667 getting confused, seems like V1.3 is latest (updated last night) but what is V2.2 then?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jostian:
Just finished 'playing' with V1.3 (havent done low light yet) but the sharpness issues that were there before seem to be fixed and the IQ is now VERY good and VERY natural looking, I would recommend that people try the V1.3, its impressive and yes better than the stock app, especially processing wise with photo looking very natural. Not sure on low light yet.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] The-Last-Hylian:
Do we need to install the latest version to update?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] jamorimpt:
It looks like different ports for different devices. Note that none of his ports are specifically to G6, but for HTC and Xiaomi Mi5S. At least that's the way I understand it. :)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] jamorimpt:
When I wrote the original post I wanted to say "Slow Motion at 120FPS" and not "FHD Video at 120FPS" :) About the 720p it's way G6 records High Speed Frame Rates, can't explain that :( (Even my Mi5S records 120FPS at 1080p eheh)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jostian:
I think actually that all versions work on devices, I had V1.1 and IQ was not great, but with V1.3 the IQ is superb, just uninstall previous version and install V1.3, its really worth it. see crops below, at 100% LG stock cam on left and Google Cam on right, there is not a lot in it, the latest update from LG really improved the camera processing a lot with 10t update (Open EU), previously the processing was VERY harsh. But still the Google Cam port (V1.3) has the edge, with more natural looking images. in the rock crop the lg cam app shows slightly water painting effect on the rock, with the 2 foliage shots the Google cam is just cleaner has less processing and in the naartjie crop you can see the detail in the google cam shot better and the lg cam shot has more processing evident.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sergykm:
The final version (new after v 1.3) is here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Y4Wh0lWPBGNTkyWDFRNTlCdEk/view?usp=sharing
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ObiDanKenobi:
Hmmm, I see 2 versions roaming around, the ones with GCAM in their name, they are around 36.4MB, and the ones with MGCB in their name, around 20.4 MB. Anyone knows what is the difference, as the size is pretty different?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aytec:
Maybe i missed something, but i can´t find a setting to change the location for the pictures. I want to store them on the SD-Card, but can`t find a way to change that.

Thanks in Advance
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] UKseagull:
When I look at the battery stats in the settings, I see a Stop button next to the Google camera icon. Is the camera app still running in the background and using resources?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] milan187:
Google devices don't have SD card therefore there is no such option.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] railfan-eric:
rats. so what is the save location button for then? I can't figure out what it does when i toggle it off.

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I downloaded it but it says 1.0 in the filename and it force closes for every little thing i do. I can't find a "about" in the settings to check version.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] dkimmortal:
1.0 Final was uploaded August 18th while the real latest 1.3 was uploaded on August 21st so yea...1.3 at this time is the latest not 1.0 final
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] aytec:
---------- Post added at 09:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 PM ----------

"Save location" is the option to save the place where you took the picture, into the picture.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] railfan-eric:
Ok thanks.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ASW1:
So where can we find 1.3?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] vitoski:
Look in the first post.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] adx123:
Hi everyone,

I have done a night photo test.

LG G6 Stock Camera:

https://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=14706&pictureid=56926

https://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=14706&pictureid=56928

https://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=14706&pictureid=56931

scrubber_GCam_5.1.018_24_rMarlin_fAngler_cAngler_v1:

https://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=14706&pictureid=56927

https://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=14706&pictureid=56930

https://xdaforums.com/picture.php?albumid=14706&pictureid=56929

what a difference! :)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sergykm:
The first photo is much better, because good color and without violet tint.

So now the best version is scrubber_GCam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cTaimen_v1.apk. Is it right?)

[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] thanks for your job man! It's so good that we have developer with lg phone!)

Anybody have version with working AR stickers?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
These can be either hot pixels, or simply noise that passed through the noise reduction algorithm.

Do these appear in the same places in all your shots, or is their location random?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Windforce0511:
I'm not following the xda some time... Oh man, which one apk to download now?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
For consistent colour accuracy and low noise:

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/...Cam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cTaimen_v1.apk

For high dynamic range and maximum fine detail preservation:

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/scrubber_GCam_5.1.018_24.apk

Both versions require no setup and have working HDR+ and portrait for both rear (standard, not wide) and front cameras.

Clear app data after installation.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ale29:
Hey, they appear randomly, even when taking multiple shots at the same spot. Would this kind or noise be easily removed with lightroom denoising algorhytms? Has anyone ever noticed this before?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstark27:
Requested test variants. Notes are from testing on a V30.

cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rMarlin_fAngler_cTaimen_v1.apk

-Rear camera is set to Marlin (Pixel XL)

-Front camera is set to Angler (Nexus 6P)

-Configuration is set to Pixel 2017 Zsl Hdr

-Front and Rear HDR+ and Portrait works

-Front and Rear video cameras do NOT work

-Photos taken with HDR+ On are Zero Shutter Lag. HDR+ Enhanced may produce a sharper image.

-Front camera HDR+ On works but HDR+ Enhanced works better in reducing highlights

-Saves HDR+ selection after exiting app

cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cAngler_v1.apk

-Rear camera is set to Taimen (Pixel 2 XL)

-Front camera is set to Angler (Nexus 6P)

-Configuration is set to Nexus 6P

-Front and Rear HDR+ and Portrait works

-Front and Rear video cameras work. Autofocus is bugged (on V30) but is fixed if you switch cameras while in video mode.

-No ZSL

-Saves HDR+ selection after exiting app

Still based off Scrubber's APK, just changed the name so as to not cause confusion.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Yep, that's very common, especially in high ISO shots.

Lightroom's colour noise reduction will desaturate them, and the luminance noise reduction will blur them - Try a combination of both.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Thanks cstark27.

The combination of rTaimen and no ZSL pretty much guarantees purple tint in low light shots on the G6.

Only Shamu (and to a lesser extent Angler) can be used on the G6 with no ZSL configs.

This is why I'm really hoping for an rShamu version.

ZSL is not really useful (for me) as I have to constantly dial in negative exposure compensation to avoid blowing the highlights.

I would gladly sacrifice portrait mode and video for an rShamu non ZSL version that also supports FFC HDR+.

P.S.

Original Scrubber 24 which uses the all Angler config is quite strange in this regard.

It will often suffer from purple tint in the 1st low light shot, but then shift aggressively towards yellow in the 2nd shot.

Any idea what's happening there?

P.P.S.

If there was either a way to change the metering mode, or force a constant -0.7 EV, ZSL might become more useful.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Windforce0511:
I have the same thing on my old HTC 10. And I have it with the G6 too.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Zander_:
Great development in this thread! I'd happily dono to anyone who can implement hdr+ properly on the wide angle!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Thank you [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] I have downloaded and I'll test them this morning.

Last night I thought something. If we manage to find a photo camera version that works fine, maybe we can remove the video part from GCam application. For me, LG Camera is fine for video. The main problem with the LG-H870 is agressif photo processing. This is only a suggestion.

I'll keep you informed of my tests.

Best regards,

ADDED

Hi guys,

I've just tested quickly cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cAngler_v1.apk and even if it's not ZSL it's the fastest I have tried. Could you confirm this? (I hope it's not my imagination).

I would say I find colors better than in the original version 'scrubber_GCam_5.1.018_24.apk' but I'll wait this evening (low light conditions) before I can confirm that. However, I took 4 of pictures on darkest areas and when I saw them in a color calibrated monitor, they all look fine. On the LG-H870 I would say there's a very light purple tint but I believe now this could be due to LG G6 screen color calibration (~8500°K). When I set 'Visual comfort' to 'Low' (that brings the color temperature to ~6700°K -very close to 6500°K perfect color temperature) the very light purple tint is not there. As I say before, I will make some more testing tonight.

I have also the impression noise is better but this is totally a subjectif impression because it's daylight now and I must wait for artificial low light conditions (Home LED bulbs make the worse possible conditions).
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Attached photo taken with cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cAngler_v1.apk

I can assure you that my subwoofer is not purple... ;)

rTaimen+no ZSL=purple low light on G6.

This is true for all GCam versions I tested (and I've tested quite a few).
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Weird. I took about 30 pictures and I don't get things like that. I'll wait till tonight to make some tests.

ADDED

Are you using HDR+ Enhanced ?

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I have taken 30 more pictures (10, 10, 10) with LG Camera (HDR forced mode) and cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cAngler_v1.apk (in both 'HDR+' and 'HDR+ Enhanced' modes).

My results are:

1.- I get more bluish tint with LG Camera (HDR) than with cstark27 (HDR+ High).

2.- 'HDR+ Enhanced' mode blow up highlights and I get bluish or purple tint.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Did not use enhanced for that shot.

This is extremely low (and artificial) light.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
This painting about 6 ft x 6 ft is extremely difficult to get it correctly in a picture. Besides, illumination is very difficult (window on left side with white wall in front reflecting it and extra illumination from rear). I've just made a quick test after my last post. I'm really impressed with color rendition, contrast, dynamic range and detail. Picture was taken about 10 ft away.

PS: I checked highlights and they're not blown.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Here the picture taken with LG Camera (HDR). The dynamic range is pretty poor in comparaison. You can even see a blue tint on the bottom right area.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Beautiful painting and the colours and exposure look great.

This is much better lit than my subwoofer which sits under some keyboards in a sealed studio, lit only by a single light bulb 4 meters away.

This is the kind of lighting condition that would challenge my X-T1, so perhaps I'm asking too much.

The thing is, that the original triple Angler Scrubber version has no problem recreating the correct colours for that shot (albeit with a fair amount of noise).
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
[MENTION=3267278]Mefiboshet[/MENTION]

See post #998 https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75218681&postcount=998 with the picture taken with LG Camera. The picture on my previous post #997 was taken with cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rTaimen_fAngler_cAngler_v1.apk

Today is a rainy and gray day here so it's pretty dark here. Of course, it's not artificial light and not as dark as yours.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] M4ryn:
What's the best combination till now? rTaimen_fAngler_cAngler?

cstark rTaimen_fAngler_cTaimen I get bluish tint with enhanced HDR+ (low light conditions)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Extreme low light notwithstanding, this is indeed a very good version.

It can even make a wet, grey and generally miserable day look alright.. ;)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tilman:
Well if it makes a grey sky look blue, that's awful & incorrect colour reproduction! Also, the halo effect is very weird, did you use HDR+ Enhanced?

For me Taimen Angler Taimen works good, the ZSL obviously blows out highlights, but when HDR+ enhanced is used, it does wonders.

For me Taimen Angler Angler under poorly lit conditions gives a very noticeable purple tint.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
For enhanced HDR+ in (very) low light, I'd still recommend the triple Angler combo (AKA Scrubber 24).

Just be prepared to do some noise reduction in post if/when necessary.

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Point taken, but HDR photography in general has not been overly concerned with realism for a very (very) long time...

Whether that's a good or a bad thing is mostly subjective.

This shot was taken with HDR+ on, not enhanced.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] jurastefo:
what is the most usable version for LG G6 now?. Best settings ideal with screen. Thanks guys.:)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Something REALLY interesting....

[MENTION=3267278]Mefiboshet[/MENTION] [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] [MENTION=4929684]Sergykm[/MENTION]

Hi guys,

I think I've found something interesting for the LG G6 and probably for the LG V30!

I have tested all [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] mod versions and I have also tested 'MGC_5.1.018.177470874.41362666__A7.0-8.1_MI5S_v2e' (BSG, 2018-01-15) with the settings below. What a surprise... I found using 'Pixel II' (Walleye) I got the best results than ever.

Now light is very low. Where I get a blue tint using 'Pixel 2 XL', I get natural gray with 'Pixel II' (Walleye). This is applicable to all versions, including this one but with this version is remarkable. I haven't used yet artificial light, just natural light but my room is really dark.

Something in Google Camera settings changes for Walleye and Taimen models that causes a reduction of blue tint issue on LG-H870 when Walleye setting is used

.

Front camera portrait doesn't work (but application only crashes sometimes). Video camera works (but I haven't tested focus). I think it would be interesting if [MENTION=4929684]Sergykm[/MENTION] (who speaks much better Russian than me) could explain this to BSG on PDA forum to find a solution.

Even 'HDR+ Enhanced' gives me excellent results. For avoiding blowing up highlights, I just reduce exposition manually before taken the picture. Results are bluffing. It works!

Please, make some tests on your own and share them here.

I'm looking forward hearing from you.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Here's un exemple. The room is very dark (I cannot read a book with this light).

PS: Focus point is on the clock.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vkboy:
Use rtaimen fangler rtaimen. By far best version for still photos and if you want a with video working then use scrubber v25 (build with angler configuration ).

But i suggest you to use lg cam for video recording and use gcam only for photos as panning is not smooth and sometimes focus issues. Hope this helps
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstark27:
[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION] try these. Let me know if you see a similar thing. I only changed the model/configs.

cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rWalleye_fAngler_cWalleye_v1.apk

cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rWalleye_fAngler_cAngler_v1

As always, the Angler_Angler option has "working" video but wonky autofocus.

BSG's newest version has 2 new settings (I believe) that adjusts SENSOR_MAX_ANALOG_SENSITIVITY and SENSOR_INFO_WHITE_LEVEL. I did toy with forcing a value for WHITE_LEVEL just to see...it seemed to reduce the total brightness of the image, until you took away too much and objects became very weird. I have not looked at BSG's code though to see in what way he did it.

So, if the versions I posted above do not produce similar results to what you mentioned then the reason is probably related to the new settings, and/or the interaction with certain "models".

https://developer.android.com/refer...cteristics.html#SENSOR_MAX_ANALOG_SENSITIVITY

https://developer.android.com/refer...aCharacteristics.html#SENSOR_INFO_WHITE_LEVEL

About to head to work so have fun testing. :)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Thank you, [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

Give me a couple of hours because I must do some shopping for diner ;)

I'll tell you later.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vkboy:
I tested and i found that walleye version is working as same as taimen the leftmost is taimen and middle is walleye. Sorry for messy room. Rightmost is with lgcam to show exact lighting. All version with hdr+ enhanced
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Bad news. I have tested cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rWalleye_fAngler_cWalleye _v1.apk using 'HDR+ Enhanced' as in previous picture and look at the two pictures I got... Terrible.

Give a try to 'MGC_5.1.018.177470874.41362666__A7.0-8.1_MI5S_v2e' (BSG, 2018-01-15) on your V30 with the settings I gave and using 'HDR+ Enhanced' and let me know.

I must really go out now. I'll test 'cstark27_GCam_5.1.018_24_rWalleye_fAngler_cAngler_v1' later.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vkboy:
Hi sir i am still getting pink tint in your suggested version 5s v2e with hdr+ and i folled your settings and even double checked. Tried several times
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
As it's raining cats and dogs, I'll do my shopping later. I had time to take a few pictures. The area is really dark. There's a 5 watts LED bulb (40 watts in normal bulbs) 6 meters away (20 ft) and I do not get the same thing than you. Just a couple of exemples.

#poke [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Now, with two more 5 watts LED lamps this is what I get. Actually, I think is pretty good.

Rain has stopped. I'll be back.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstark27:
[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION] it is hard for me. Attached below is what I get from various version on my V30.

Is it safe to say that with the same settings, v2d produces purple in low light conditions for you? I could compare v2e against v2d and see what the difference is but testing will be hard. But it may be pointless to try to replicate the success if there is already a working version for you.

[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION] can you PM me your info from this app. Upload it to drive or wherever you want. Go to the Full Mode and click the share button on the bottom. I will compare it to my V30. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.camera2.test

Pixel2_ is my Pixel 2

V30v2e is BSG v2e with ArtZ settings high HDR+ param

V30waa is cstark27 walleye angler angler default HDR+ param

V30stock is LG camera auto HDR
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vkboy:
Hey guys i found something. May be this can help in using gcam on wide angle on g6. I downloaded an oneplus camera apk(attached) and it only uses wide angle lens for rear camera. Hope this gives some help to our devs :fingers-crossed:
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstark27:
Nice! Same for my V30. I'll look one of these days when I get a chance. Doesn't look like it's based off Google Camera so the methods and calls may be extremely different and very very hard for me (personally) to translate.

Thanks
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Vkboy:
No. It doesnot based on gcam i am just want to share that a third party camera app like oneplus 5t can access wide angle then why gcam cannot?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
They look terrible!

I keep on testing other settings on BSG v2e. I get even better results with these settings :

HDR+ = Medium

Max. sensitivity analog gain = 1600

and disabling HDR+ Option in 'advanced settings' (so Gcam uses only HDR+ Auto)

I realized later that I was not using 'HDR+ Enhanced'

One more thing, when the camera has a computer screen on the vision field, AWB and exposure are wrong. I've noticed that on my tests. Now, I take care to avoid have a computer screen in front of the camera.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstark27:
V2d? Or my photos? In my photos, I forgot to mention that the lights are actually blue. All the photos look relatively close to real life. The first one is from my Google Pixel 2.:)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Stupid ArtZ! :D

I've just sent you the email.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] railfan-eric:
After hours of digging into this thread to find the latest downloads and trying to sort out the different devs i found this link i want to reshare in case others missed it like i did. This webpage has a full list as far as i can tell off all the google camera versions and info about each dev.

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mefiboshet:
Hi guys,

I ran a few more tests including going over previous versions that I've used over the past few weeks, and have come to the following conclusion:

The best non ZSL config and setup for the G6 rear camera is the one used in https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/MGC_5.1.018_A7.0H_AllAuto.apk

This includes 'r' and 'c' settings, as well as black levels fine tuning (this is the only version with mostly consistent white balance in low light).

Unfortunately, due to the fact that this is a fully automatic version, I cannot check what config and settings BSG used to achieve this.

If the settings in that version could be implemented while adding the front cam HDR+ capabilities of Scrubber's version, that might be the best GCam yet for the G6 (and possibly V30).

I don't really care about video and portrait modes myself, but I'm sure that others would appreciate having them integrated as well.

Thanks!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] cstark27:
A logcat will show most of the config info. And the "model" can be derived from the EXIF (the Info button in Google Photos).

My V30 doesn't capture anything with that version so I'm not sure on Model. But by default, on my phone, it's using the Nexus6HdrPlusAuto config for rear and limitedJpeg for front (no HDR+). If the Pixel HDR+ setting is turned on, it uses pixelExperimentalFeatures for the rear. Again, no saving of photo on my device so not sure on the model.

>adb logcat -c

>adb logcat CAM_OneCameraSelector *:S

The first one clears the logcat, the second one displays in the terminal just the CAM_OneCameraSelector info and Silences everything else. Ctrl+C ends the command.