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[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] baironx:
I think that the Arnova's V5 is better because it gives you the opportunity to choose the configuration you prefer in one app and change it according to the situation not in 3 to test like that of ArtZ! For example, as someone else has already said, if you want the zsl you can set pixel 2017 zsl hdr+ or if you want the effect lens blurred instead of the portrait function or even if you want 95% or 98% or 99% quality, in short, everyone is free to exploit the setting that best believes, which is similar to the philosophy of ArtZ but he believes that this choice must take between parameters already tested by him!

In terms of image quality I find the colors of ArtZ's setting a little too warm for me, but everyone has his taste and his philosophies of development, everything I wrote is not a criticism of people, but only my humble opinion.

We just have to thanks all the developers for having all this choice!

(Sorry for my bad English) :p
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Raji83:
How much isit better from v3.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] markomil:
Im just gonna say wow [MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION] :eek:eek:OO the v5 is sick! Thanks a lot mate
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] MaluNoPeleke:
What settings do you use with that version?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sergykm:
In each new version all users say wow, fantastic, amazing, the best, but after any new version everything repeats again and again.

What model/config is using in Arnova8G2's V5 (Angler, Taimen or Shamu)?

What about any tint in lowlight with hdr+ enhanced?

Who did any comparison with ArtZ's last version vs Arnova8G2's V5?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
привет [MENTION=4929684]Sergykm[/MENTION] ;)

I don't need to make the comparison between them. V5 uses a very crappy code written for other phones with a lot of absolutely useless gimmicks for the LG G6 but concerning colors, especially in low-light, with HDR+ enhanced is just terrible.

My versions offer the best possible color accuracy in all situations (except the GCam 5.1.018 v3.0 taimen by ArtZ which is not intended for being used with 'HDR+ enhanced' under low-light but it makes wonderful pictures with normal light).

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mohsen_alinezhad:
I wish there was a dislike icon too:eek:

In this very thread I mean of course
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] kumar abhishek:
With this comment i am pretty sure that you are as arrogant as it gets. Negating other devs works shows that you dont have any sense of respect at all and you dont deserve one.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] baironx:
Maybe because each new version is slightly better than the previous one?!

As I wrote in another post the v5 allows you to choose the setting according to the situation, for example if they are in low light conditions I will not use the configuration that produces magenta, but if I find that configuration is better in other situations I can use without having to bring along three apks to install / delete! Of course there are also people who simply want an app to point and shoot without being able to change the settings, the choice is subjective!

Because of your feud you diminish the work of other developers by saying their versions are full of useless gimmicks, have you ever stopped to think that maybe what is useless for you is not for others?

When people asked you in your previous versions to enable hdr+ in the front camera, you answered that it was useless!

Your versions are great, but the phrase "My versions offer the best possible color accuracy in all situations " is presumptuous! Comparative tests were posted and your version gave almost identical results to others in terms of color! Every time you answered that the type of scene was not good to judge ...
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] kumar abhishek:
On top of that he doesnt bother to fix issues that are in his app but bashes people that tell him that there is an issue. Few pages back someone complained of an issue with sharpness in his latest version which i also faced but he just neglected it and bashed him that he was moving his mobile while taking a picture. Sorry to say but xda is not a place for arrogant persons claiming to be the best developers
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Sergykm:
bonjour [MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION], thanks for the answer.

Ok, guys. Don't fight, please.

Respect to all devs who make our lg g6 (and other smartphones) better.

I just want to find the best version for my phone.

Peace to all!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanrachna:
[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION], I found that your version is very clean version. I used Taimen version and my LG G6 got very sharp pictures with high quality. However, the wide camera version (HDR auto) seems not work. Please help to fix this. Thank!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
I still think using HDR+ enhanced in low-light conditions is useless (that's what I said, no 'HDR+' is useless). After hundreds of tests, HDR+ gives better pictures most of the time.

Trying to make one sole version for all devices with all possible options it's a wrong approach. Each phone needs specific configuration. and they're dozens of different models. You need to modify considerably original Google code and I really doubt you can get the best out of each model. Google approach is completely different: each Google phone has a configuration file (bullhead, shamu, angler, marlin, sailfish, walleye, taimen) for each model but V5 is only using Google configurations camera for all models made for other brands. It doesn't work like that. BSG builds versions for different devices. I'm sure he understood a sole and unique version for all is not viable. In V5 there's no specific support for the LG G6 (I read the smali files yesterday). Concerning 'gimmicks', Google original code doesn't enable certains options for certains models. That means those options are not supported for such model. Now, when you use a camera configuration for a Google model and you enable options that Google has disabled, there's a problem. I don't see the reason why Google will disable such or such option if it was compatible or stable.

This LG G6 thread and I talk only about the G6. Saying 'My versions offer the best possible color accuracy in all situations' is not pretentious, it's reality for the G6. Just show me another version(s) that colors are better using other color settings.

Regards,

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чукча day ;)

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It works fine on my G6 (I'm also using taimen version because I don't use 'HDR+ enhanced' in low-light). Maybe is a problem with install. Please clean 'data' and 'cache', uninstall and reinstall. I don't see any other reason.

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanrachna:
At the end of the day, I think all developers do their best job to make the GCam perfect for any compatible phones. They just do things differently. I, the user, prefer the best version which suit my device the best. Without all developers, this thing can't be happened; therefore, giving or not giving credit is another matter because it's the developers' preference.

Thanks!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Giving credit in an Open Source projet is very weird. For me, that means two possible things:

1.- You want to become popular.

2.- You want to show off.

Open Source is not patented. Every developer can use code because its belongs to the community. The only credits we should make is to Google because we're all using his code which is patented and we don't have their permission.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanrachna:
[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION],

I try to clean the data, remove the app, and reinstall the app, but no luck. For wide-angle camera with HDR enhanced, it works perfectly. However, wide-angle camera with HDR auto or HDR off (Back Camera) give the same result. For the front camera work fine.

Please help to have a look on this issue.

Thank in advance.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
I'll take a look tonight. Do you get the option 'HDR+ auto' option on screen?

ADDED: Both versions have EXACTLY the same code. The ONLY difference is iga.smali file where camera is set to "0" (then uses normal camera) or camera is set to "1" (then uses wide-angle camera) There's no reason it doesn't work.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Arnova8G2:
I would like to come back to an important topic, improve the app so that it works perfectly on your device.

I will explain what an app development and how I made this app compatible with more than 20 different devices (nougat, oreo, custom Rom, Rom stock and even MIUI9).

I'm working on this app and I'm using Api2 camera codes for it to work and not on a device.

Gcam was using codes for google devices for a developer to understand how to replace those codes with Api2 camera codes without causing any bugs.

With the search is the documentation, we come to this result are all developers who participate in the improvement of this application (BSG who understood how to enable the Hdr+ and add function, [MENTION=3095699]Charles_l[/MENTION] who activated the portrait mode for devices Nexus and the 60 Fps, [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] which added the wide camera mode ect ..)

Develop them exchange and share to get you the best application for your camera.

The problem of the color, I read the code Hdr+ (Google technology to enhance images, which use artificial intelligence) , it increases the colors so that the maximum of details is captured and api2 decreases them, even if one adds code to attenuate the color code Hdr + calculates this color code and one starts again can send multiple versions for this color problem Hdr + evolus to add them. we can not remove these colors. To solve this problem, clean the application cache on each capture or use your camera's stock for that.

I did a test in the dark ...

Test with

HDR + off

HDR + on

HDR + enhanced

For people who ask the question is Arnova8G2 what's more for this application, I would answer these to another developer to talk about my work.

Open Source project must be on sources code a real developer can make the difference.

Google camera is not in java (I would like to have the link of this open source project)
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
You're absolutely right. It doesn't work with taimen. It works with angler. I'll take a look tonight. Very strange.

ADDED: I took a look to smali files and everything is correct in cok.smali and iga.smali. The only possible answer I can give you right now it's the problem comes form original Google taimen configuration file (which I haven't modify) that probably disables HDR+ when other camera (camera set to "1" instead of "0" on iga.smali) is selected. I think the best thing to do is using GCam_5.1.018_v3.0_angler_wide_by_ArtZ.apk which works perfect.

I'll keep investigating.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanrachna:
[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION], Thank you, I will try Angler.

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[/COLOR [MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION], I try Angler version, but still not work.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
I have slightly different versions installed on my phone. I can check sources this evening on my home computer.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
I can confirm the problem comes from original Google configuration for taimen processing with ZSL. When ZSL is used, you can only get 'HDR+ enhanced' processing with Wide-angle camera; 'HDR+ Auto' doesn't work. Obviously I've uploaded on Google drive the wrong files. They all use taimen processing for Wide-angle camera, so you can only get 'HDR+ processing', not 'HDR+ Auto'. I'll upload the right files tonight.

On stocked files in my LG G6 SD card, shamu and angler files have the right ihk.smali but taimen file has the wrong ihk.smali. That's why my angler version is working. When I download the three files from Wide-angle Camera, none works in 'HDR+ Auto' mode. Sorry about that.

Regards
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Version updates

Google Camera 5.1.018 version 3.0 by ArtZ releases.

NOTE: Six new versions of Google Camera built from scratch with ColorPlus setting for the LG G6 (and probably other devices using Sony IMX258 image sensor)

'We are our own best advocates', as the saying goes.

5th February I had posted by mistake Wide-angle Camera using Taimen ZSL. This configuration doesn't allow you to use 'HDR+ Auto', only 'HDR+ enhanced'. This is due to original Google 'taimen' configuration file. If you want to use 'HDR+ Auto' with the Wide-angle Camera, only 'angler' configuration will work in 'HDR+ Auto' mode but it's no ZSL and it hasn't 'HDR+ enhanced' mode.

I didn't realize my mistake until [MENTION=1688391]yanrachna[/MENTION] made the remark. Even in my LG-H870 SD card I had the files with 'angler' configuration (no ZSL) for Wide-angle Camera 'angler' and 'shamu' but I had 'taimen' configuration for Wide-angle camera 'taimen'. To avoid the same mistake, I have left all previous files but I have uploaded three more files for Wide-angle Camera using 'angler' configuration (with different names) if you want to use 'HDR+ Auto'. It's up to you to choose the files you want to use.

Download links:

mod edit: links removed due to no credits

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Windforce0511:
Which one for capturing in low light using HDR+ enhanced?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Planetschaft:
This is becoming confusing

Hi,

Thanks to all the developers who brought us the cam port. I really appreciate it.

But all your fantastic work is for nothing if even guys with at least a bit of tech affinity can't understand anymore which version to install.

There are three versions from ArtZ and several others from other developers which come with at least a dozen different configurations.

Can someone who is much smarter than me figure this out and give a recommendation?

thanks

P
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Mohsen_alinezhad:
I am using Cstark v3.1 and I am very pleased.

I also tested Arnova8G2 latest version and seen no issues yet, images are sharp and nice .

hdr+ super high

Jpeg quality 100%
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
1.- In low-light conditions, 'HDR+ enhanced' doesn't offer real advantages over 'HDR+ Auto'. Personally, I prefer 'HDR+ Auto'.

2.- With Wide-angle Camera, due to vignetting produced by wide-angle lenses, even if Google Camera has embedded software to correct vignetting there's no calibration for wide-angle lenses as Google devices don't have wide-angle lenses. For this reason vignetting is not completely corrected in the wide-angle camera. Vignetting is more visible on low-light situations and can create color cast on low-light. The best thing, it's you test all and you decide by yourself what's the best for you.

If you want to use 'HDR+ enhanced' on normal camera in low-light conditions, Shamu version works perfect. For Wide-angle camera, if you use taimen ZSL with 'HDR+ enhanced', you'll get magenta cast on low-light with the three versions. For me, the best option for the Wide-angle camera is angler (no ZSL) with HDR+ set to 'Medium' or 'High' with 'HDR+ Auto' (you can use 'HDR+ enhanced' too). As I said before, you must test all versions and find which one suits you.

ADDED: For normal camera, I use Taimen with 'HDR+ Auto' (this combination doesn't work with the Wide-angle Camera) but it's the best option for low-light, even in very low-light conditions. No color cast and perfect colors.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] abderian2004:
I have been using ArtZ ver 3 Taimen, as far colour accuracy matters, this is the best one. Ibhave compared it with Arnova's ver 5 which has slight megenta/pinkish colour in low light but are slightly beighter comparing to ArtZ.

[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION] - any plan to add manual focus in your camera mod?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Aravs:
For me shamu version is better when i focus in low light with HDR+. Taimen in low light is not good, i see magenta cast (anyone can confirm ?).

Good work ArtZ, your version 3.0 is the best.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] tcpcd:
Anyone face problem while focusing face of more than 3 people on portrait mode?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Only with 'HDR+ enhanced'. There's no real benefit in photography using 'HDR+ enhanced' over 'HDR+' in low-light conditions. However, it can be a good option for outdoor photography. I use it very rarely.

You're right, Shamu version is very good for most uses and all modes. Personally, I think I prefer Taimen but I haven't stopped my choice yet.

Thank you your comment.

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??? Portrait = 1 person.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] maester83:
I have been following this discussion for a long time, and today I can thank every single developer who has committed themselves to pursuing this development. However, I am very sorry to read the last verbal wars between the various users, I prefer not to take any position on this, I just hope that this development continues for the good of the community, and these wars can soon cesare, you look at the whole world is what is not beautiful. as an inexperienced owner I currently find the version of [MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION] the most satisfactory ever for my LG G6, keep it up! I apologize for my bad English. [MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION], in the latest releases there are too many apps to try, which of these can I use? I'm looking for something as simple as the previous versions that are contained in a single apk file. Thanks in advance

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[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] eigenjim:
I am toying with UriKill_MGC_5.1.018_FinalMOD_All_Inc from the celsoazevedo.com page for its manual focus and noise reduction settings. Of course the colors are all wrong. Do you guys know how to set the calibration configuration file? This Urikill version actually allow you to set it in the app, but only in 0.1 increment for each color. Is there a way to get to the config file set it finer decimal places?

Is it for possible for us to have manual focus as well? One of the major weakness on ported gcam(the stock cam app AF significantly faster) is its slow AF performance. It would be nice if we can just set the camera to hyper focal and get those clutch shots without waiting for AF.

Side question: Is OIS active when using ported gcam?
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanrachna:
[MENTION=235507]ArtZ[/MENTION]

I tried Wide Camera (no ZSL), and it works flawlessly. The only problem is the captured speed when using HDR auto is slow (like we use HDR enhanced). We need to wait the cycle complete before we can capture another shoot for both front and back Camera. Can it be a way that can fasten the capture speed and show no cycle when using HRD auto?

I am waiting for your response, thanks!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] tcpcd:
i captured portrait mode on rear cam, but it focus only few people...
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] J-Zzz:
That's why it's called no ZSL (no Zero Shutter Lag). There will be a small delay in saving photos. If you use the ZSL version, HDR auto option won't be present.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] yanrachna:
[MENTION=5900205]J-Zzz[/MENTION]

I understand that, but for the normal camera using ZSL version, HDR auto option still work. I think there is a way to improve on the wide camera.

Sorry, I am not a developer. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks!
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] J-Zzz:
It's something to do with incompatibility with the wide angle lens since Pixel phones don't have it but who knows if it can be fixed.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
Differences (and uses) between HDR, 'HDR+' and 'HDR+ enhanced'

[MENTION=1688391]yanrachna[/MENTION]

Regular HDR+ takes a single exposure and applies powerful computational edits to improve the final product. Enhanced mode works more like a traditional HDR photo: It takes multiple exposures and merges them together, giving the phone additional image data to process. Enhanced mode can take some amazing snapshots, but it’s slower than HDR+. That means it’s unlikely to work well on moving subjects.

Now my remarks:

1.- The Wide-angle camera doesn't have image stabilisation so using 'HDR+ enhanced' in low light increases the chances to get blurred pictures.

2.- Traditional HDR (not HDR+) and 'HDR+ enhanced' take underexposed, regular and over exposed photo and combines them for a bigger effect. This makes pictures taken on scenes where you have one luminous/bright area and a darker area (for instance contrejour), you'll get the bright area underexposed and the dark area overexposed so final image will be balanced for both areas. Now, in low-light conditions this case (bright and dark areas in the same scene) happens very rarely (but maybe you want to take a picture to a lamp in a dark room...) so 'HDR+ enahnced' has no sense on low-light photography (exactly like traditional HDR).

I hope this will make clear the differences and the uses of HDR, 'HDR+' and 'HDR+ enhanced'.

'HDR+ enhanced' IS NOT better than 'HDR+', it has only other uses.

ADDED: A tricky thing is what Google calls, in Nexus 6 and Nexus 6P, 'HDR+' is in reality just traditional HDR (maybe with some improvements). Using 'angler' configuration, you don't get 'HDR+' like in Pixel phones, you get traditional HDR that takes multiple exposures (this is why ZSL doesn't work). I think it's just a question of marketing but it makes things more difficult to understand.

Regards,

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In theory, it's possible to fix it. In a real world, it's not possible unless we have technical details from lenses and sensors to apply the correct corrections. We're using here default Google corrections for their phones in other phones with different specifications. We just try to apply a default Google correction that suits better to our LG G6.

LGE has all these technical informations (about lenses, sensors and corrections needed) and they could provide a LG Camera application with HDR+ and HDR+ enhanced working flawless on both cameras.
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] ArtZ:
A new version for the Wide-angle Camera perfect for the LG G6

Google Camera 5.1.018 version 3.0 by ArtZ releases.

NOTE: A new version for the Wide-angle Camera perfect for the LG G6

'We are our own best advocates', as the saying goes.

A new version for the Wide-angle Camera perfect for the LG G6. This new version uses 'angler' for front and rear cameras and 'sailfish' as configuration.

The advantage with this configuration is 'HDR+ auto' HDR+ is always OFF but 'HDR+ on' works fine.

Versions using 'angler' instead of 'sailfish' as configuration, 'HDR+ Auto' and 'HDR+ on behave the same. This means you need to turn off 'HDR+ auto' when you don't want it. Now, as I explained in post #1695, Wide-angle Camera has not image stabilisation and you should use only 'HDR+' in good light conditions if you don't want to have blurred pictures. This settings make things much more easy for everyday use.

Download links:

mod edit: links removed due to no credits

Regards,
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] alesul:
For normal camera what is best of Artz? Angler shamu taimen??
[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] maester83:
Good question, I join this question mark

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[LG G6 Guides, News, & Discussion] Generic Kinetic:
Personally I would use Arnovas version instead. It seems to work better.