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[Google Camera Mods] kekley:
I was in this thread earlier asking [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] if he could look into OIS on the zenfone 3 zoom. I was expecting it to be a rom issue and therefore a lost cause since this device has very few devs but I've been experimenting some more and found something really strange that I thought I should share here if anyone encounters a similar problem.

I noticed in the logs that OIS was in fact enabled by the camera, but there were many lines in the log that looked something like this:

q3a_thread_ois_shift_compensation_setting: sz_cam_ois set distance 224.000000, interval 33 ms too small, ignore

and when zoomed in the viewfinder the image was very shaky.

Through my usage, however I did notice that occasionally the camera was a lot more stable, at first I chalked it up to less shaky hands but I finally figured it out. Strangely enough, switching to video mode and then back to photo seems to enable OIS correctly. No idea how this works but maybe it'll help someone. :fingers-crossed:
[Google Camera Mods] Postmanpl:
I think that GCAM is better in terms of quality, but LG Cam has better and faster AF . LG Cam has strong postprocessing, and images looks like painting in zoom. Look at comparition. download that image or open in new tab and zoom - only than You will see that.
[Google Camera Mods] Doct93:
[MENTION=8894731]Postmanpl[/MENTION] esattamente, hai complito nel segno. Le differenze che hai citato sono ben visibili dagli scatti. Personalmemte preferisco di GCam alla LG Cam.

Grazie
[Google Camera Mods] Postmanpl:
[MENTION=1921483]Cstark[/MENTION] - all photos taken with tripod and BT remote, colorfix off, hdr frame count set to high on LG G6

LG CAM - sharp

GCAM v 3.6 -

HDR + -little blurry,

HDR + Ench - little blurry,

HDR + Ench adaptive shutter speed set to slower - sharp

HDR + Ench adaptive shutter speed set to very slow - sharpest

LG CAM - sharp

HDR + blurry,

HDR + Ench blurry

HDR + Ench adaptive shutter speed set to slower - sharp

HDR + Ench adaptive shutter speed set to very slow - sharpest

EDIT: I tested the file "focustest", but i see no big difference in AF. Pictures are little blurry

GCam with very slow Adaptive shutter speed and LG Cam gives best sharpness in low light in my tonight tests.

focustest - HDR + Ench

another v3.6 photo HDR + Ench
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Guys I will be very busy the next coming weeks so I apologize if I don't answer back or provide any updates. Hope you are enjoying the newest version for the most part at least.
[Google Camera Mods] vsod99:
I feel like an idiot when it comes to these modded camera apps... I'm on an LG V20 and pretty much every single one I try crashes unless I disable HDR+ completely. This is true for all versions of cstark27's app and true for both the regular and wide angle versions. I've cleared data and cache multiple times trying to get it to work. Any ideas? I'm on 7.0 10r on the H910 version of the device. My device is rooted using magisk, if that's at all relevant.
[Google Camera Mods] Nightshadow931:
I'm on v20, using cstark version for a long time, not a single problem with crashing.
[Google Camera Mods] vsod99:
It's completely baffling me, I can't find anyone else who has this problem yet I can't get mine to save a single photo properly.
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
[MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION] can you PLEASEEEEE port the AR stickers to the LG v30? Upon trying the files you posted, I get a FC when opening ar stickers. Please and thanks for all your work.
[Google Camera Mods] aer0zer0:
U on oreo or nougat?
[Google Camera Mods] yanrachna:
The focus on wide camera rear seems not working, Does anyone experience the same?
[Google Camera Mods] scytalemk:
Hello. I have LG V20 and G5. I have installed [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] gCam v3.6 on both phones but when I use Lens Blur on G5 keeps crashing. On LG V20 it's ok.
[Google Camera Mods] eigenjim:
disable smart burst?

[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

Version 3.6 is brilliant!!! I find the "slowest" setting works the best for my LG G5. It's image quality in low light now exceed my Sony RX100V!!!!

One more suggestion, I think you should disable the Smart Burst feature when using JPG+RAW. On my LG G5, the JPG+RAW Smart Burst prevents instant preview(cannot zoom it). The only way to get around is go back out the the album and review the JPG file manually.

I personally uses the RAW file for serious work, as the quality is even better after a few tweaks in Lighroom.

The older gcams lets you do JPG+RAW without smart burst, which is much better imho. I also see some of the latest gcam APKslets you disable Smart Burst.

The even better solution will be embedding the full size JPG file into the DNG, but I dunno if that is possible in this case.

Thanks again!

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[/COLOR [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

Last thing to conquer is manual focus.

GCAM actually takes ridiculous star shots if you can get it focus. It would work infinite better outdoor low light if we can just set the lens to focus to infinite/hyperfocal.

At low light situation, I often find it's not noise that ruin pictures, but it's focus inaccuracy that ruined most of the shots.
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
Nougat
[Google Camera Mods] eigenjim:
Saved Exposure Compensation?

[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

Now I pretty much full time uses HDR+ Enhanced(as the quality is so much better with slower shutter speed). However, HDR+ Enhance tend to slightly under expose things alot of the time, so I had to often dial in some positive exposure compensation manually. It would be nice if exposure compensation can be saved between shots/app minimizing.

Thanks!

Also, you should setup a Patreon page! I think many others and me would be glad to support you for future updates!
[Google Camera Mods] manchucka:
Nor does it in stock cam. Right? Go check.:o
[Google Camera Mods] ChazzMatt:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] can also add a Paypal donation button to his profile here on XDA. If he's helped people and they wish to donate, that's an easy button to push.
[Google Camera Mods] Johanandres:
Bug in Photo sphere and Panoramic
[Google Camera Mods] yanrachna:
The stock cam does little better focus, I think.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
According to GSMArena, none of the LG phones with wide angle sensors have autofocus on the wide angle lens. Meaning they're all fixed focus. If your photos are more blurry, you may either be used to the sharpening done by LG post processing, or you have the Adaptive Shutter set too slow and/or too high if "Frame Count".

Thank you for the generiosty, please consider donating instead to [MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION] or [MENTION=4798833]miniuser123[/MENTION] or BSG. :good:
[Google Camera Mods] Postmanpl:
I'm just wondering....

Photos from GCam are more sharp if i tap the screen and point object to focus on. Without that GCam is trying to make everything sharp - close and far objects have same value for GCam - in effect non of objects are as sharp as it should. LG Cam is smarter with tracking optionts, face detections etc. so maybe thats the case, why pictures seems sharper than GCam's . If i'm wrong - someone please correct me.

When i tap the screen and point focus area, pictures are better then from LG Cam, but i need tap screen for that. That eliminates selfie sticks, tripods and all options with remote shooting, becuse i cant set focus to people. I need to test that in good light conditions, but i saw sun about week ago (winter here), so i need to wait ;)

Is it possible to add face detection or any other smart function to make AF better? Or maybe someone know how AF works in GCam?

BTW: Big thanks for cstark27 for new version 3.6 - works great without any crash :) adaptive shutter time is great addition.
[Google Camera Mods] timeline263:
My v20 has a problem with autofocus in v3.6

When I touch to focus then autofocus does not work. It worked with v3.3.
[Google Camera Mods] yanrachna:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

I didn't mean autofocus. When I tap focus, it does nothing. I tried to reinstall but still no focus work for wide camera.
[Google Camera Mods] Vkboy:
In fixed focus the focus is said no tap to focus

And no autofocus. In front camera you can see example you never need to tap in front as it does not do anything. That's is the same case with wide angle. Hope it helped:victory:
[Google Camera Mods] lucfig:
At least in the V20 the wide camera lens has fixed focus. You are never able to change that.

Try manual mode in LG camera, focus is disabled.
[Google Camera Mods] kohran:
Hi all!

I just bought the G6 and i am "lost in translation", so many things to install, setup, etc.

Can someone post the recommended (best result) settings for the G6, for the 3.6 versions ?

Thanx
[Google Camera Mods] lucfig:
Just install both apps in the OP.

One of them is for main+front cameras and the other is wide+front cameras.

The apps are already optimized for each device. The only preference that is personal is the Adaptive Shutter Speed for HDR+ Enhanced. Play with it in low light to see what suits you the best.

Since you have a G¨, you should also activate the G6 color fix.
[Google Camera Mods] kohran:
Thanks lucfig!
[Google Camera Mods] Doct93:
Hello, as a g6 owner, I do not recommend activating color correction with sacred light because the blacks will tend to magenta. Try it yourself and evaluate the best configuration.
[Google Camera Mods] aakanayev:
Doesn't it still lock the exposure? I mean your tap to focus on gcam is not just focus, it also sets that particular zone to be exposed correctly. Is that functionality also lost on wide/front?
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Tap to expose still functions on my V30. But it's not shown in the viewfinder. You have to take the photo to witness the difference.
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
Still works here too on v30.
[Google Camera Mods] yanrachna:
[MENTION=8821460]Vkboy[/MENTION]

In stock camera, tap to focus does s.th like darker, or brighter when I tap on certain area. I think the GCam wide should behave the same.

Thanks!
[Google Camera Mods] fahmi182:
Yeah this is true, normal and wide on stock camera, tap and dynamic exposure works, tap darker or lighter, on Gcam normal and wide, tap like that.. not works
[Google Camera Mods] basmeuter:
It's really an amazing camera! Now I prefer my LG G6 over my Sony hx60, only for zooming in the Sony (30x optical). Sometimes the colours are a little bit too much, but it's close to reality. I'll add some pictures I just made in Borneo

I'm using adaptive shutter speed
[Google Camera Mods] Sergykm:
great pics! You're lucky man, I can only dreaming about Borneo or other warm place in Ukraine.

The temperature is -15C and it's snowing now.
[Google Camera Mods] Bhawesh3313:
Those are some freakin awesome shots :D
[Google Camera Mods] samdimparis:
[MENTION=7132933]stark27[/MENTION]

The slow shutter mode is really a game changer. Setting manually ISO sensitivity allows for noiseless shots in any situation.

Now another game changer would be setting manually ISO in good light situations. Setting a higher ISO in good light will reduce the exposure and thus make possible to photograph moving subjects like kids, pets... Would it be possible?

And one more wish: could you please put the ISO selector directly on the toolbar so it becomes quickly reachable (instead of digging three levels into the settings menu)?

Thank you very much for your work.
[Google Camera Mods] Vkboy:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] can you please provide

Build prop of your pixel 2 ? Can you also post a picture comparison in outdoor and low light with your pixel 2 vs your v30 or your g6 in full resolution with your gcam ?
[Google Camera Mods] geomatrix:
Hopefully next update we can choose where to save, I have an external I want to throw all the photos in.
[Google Camera Mods] Doct93:
Every time I shoot a portrait the app creates a folder with the two photos, how do I disable this function? Thank you

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Hi [MENTION=7116571]basmeuter[/MENTION], these photos were taken with the LG G6 color-fix option enabled?
[Google Camera Mods] frasre:
Today I got this error: "Camera error: The camera device encountered a fatal error."

It caused both Google Cam apps to crash as well as the default LG camera app and made my phone unresponsive for a few minutes

In case anyone else has this issue, to fix it I powered the phone off/on, cleared app data for google camera, and then toggled flight mode (not sure if that was necessary). Seems to be working alright now
[Google Camera Mods] basmeuter:
You can't use adaptive shutter speed and color fix together. The one option will disable the other, because enabling both resulted in weird colour cast (don't know which one is priority). Though, I only enabled adaptive shutter speed (super slow)
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
[MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION] can you PLEASEEEEE port the AR stickers or AR core to the LG v30? Upon trying the files you posted, I get a FC when opening ar stickers. Please and thanks for all your work.
[Google Camera Mods] Arnova8G2:
According to the website google arcore is compatible with your device but only on Android O

https://www.blog.google/products/google-vr/announcing-arcore-10-and-new-updates-google-lens/
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
I can install AR core from the market just fine and I'm on Nougat. It's the AR Stickers that fails to install.
[Google Camera Mods] lcparente:
This is an option that I am waiting for a long time, too =)
[Google Camera Mods] aer0zer0:
Won't work without Oreo unfortunately.

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Do you guys have magisk?
[Google Camera Mods] yanrachna:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

Every function is almost working flawlessly. The only flaw is stability issues and improving the speed. When we want to capture many photos, I always face issues such as the capture speed become very slow after 4-5 shoots. Sometime, it even freeze a phone for 30 seconds or more. What I can do is to force close and kill the app and to reopen. Pls help improve on the speed.

Anyways, the camera quality is very great.

Thanks!
[Google Camera Mods] lcparente:
Unfortunately the version of my G6 is unrootable , so no. I do not have Magisk =(
[Google Camera Mods] timeline263:
I mean normal apk not wide apk. Auto focus works normally until I touch to focus. When I touch to focus, It didn't auto focus again. However, with version 3.3 did not.
[Google Camera Mods] manuerduarte:
Hi, on Nokia 8 the port is almost perfect, the only thing don't working is the exposure control in video mode, you can lock the focus by touching, but the exposure bar didn't work.
[Google Camera Mods] tashi19:
Can anybody help me with which exposure and frame count to use for better quality i have lg g5 or best settings for lg g5
[Google Camera Mods] dar_zen:
right now slow shutter only works with HDR+ Enhanced. could it be made to work also with normal HDR+ ?
[Google Camera Mods] Deathmeter:
Why would you need it to work there as well? Makes no sense lol
[Google Camera Mods] Maximus41:
Sometimes when I use the latest gcam (non wide) my navbar completely disappeared and need a phone restart to get it back.. Only happens with this app...
[Google Camera Mods] dar_zen:
HDR+ Enhanced underexposes the image more than normal HDR+ because of that more noise. Enhanced has more dynamic range but for night shots i dont need it. IMO
[Google Camera Mods] itm:
Is Marshmallow supported?

I just had a problem installing this on my H850 running Android 6.0.1. Is Nougat a pre-requisite for this?
[Google Camera Mods] samdimparis:
Would it be possible to add more values to the menu Slow Shutter Speed ? Actually, the values vary from Super Slow (= iso 50 on LG G6) to Slow (= iso 800). It would make sense to rename the items to "ISO 50", "ISO 100", "ISO 200" etc (or to "base ISO", "base ISO x2", "base ISO x4" etc. to make it valid on other phones with different base ISO).

So I'm asking if you can add "base ISO x32" (iso 1600) and "base ISO x64" (iso 3200). It seems to be the solution for photographing moving subjects in low light.

...and it would also be very handy to have this menu directly available from the main screen.

Thank you in advance.
[Google Camera Mods] aakanayev:
if you underexpose you normally get less noise, as darker shots can be achieved at lower iso, unless I'm misunderstanding what you're saying.
[Google Camera Mods] Eddie_Brock:
How long until we see an integrated APK with both Wide-Angle and Standard cameras combined?
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
Long.
[Google Camera Mods] Eddie_Brock:
Do you have anything to back that up? I've talked to CStark in the past, and he indicated it's possible that they could be integrated into a single APK.
[Google Camera Mods] Ashley david:
He said its possible but when switching between the cameras the apk always crashed.thats why it will take time to make it work
[Google Camera Mods] chris509:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] In my tests about the focus problem at night shots and the blurry photos I found out that the reason isn't the focus it self (not entirely), but the post processing used by gcam to vanish the grain. I've tested gcam of another developers and it have an option to add some detail in the shots at cost of more grain (but still continues with great quality). That option makes a huge diference in quality at night. In case of focus, it's much slower at night and sometimes can't focus the subjet even touching the screen (my cell has laser focus and PDAF). Thanks for your time and efforts. I aprecciate your job.
[Google Camera Mods] dar_zen:
gcam fantastic dynamic range is done by underexposing every image and brightening it up. for more(Enhanced) dynamic range you need to underexpose it even more. so when you brighten it up the middle and darker parts of the images are more noisy. In night photography there are a lot of darker parts in the image. :)

if oyu test normal hdr+ and Enhanced you will notice that its always more noisy.
[Google Camera Mods] Ashley david:
Shot with hdr+enhanced on lg g6
[Google Camera Mods] axorazor:
on lg v30, with this app, can I get the bokeh effect?
[Google Camera Mods] Vkboy:
Sure. You just need to use portrait mode from side menu after installing
[Google Camera Mods] MikeG6:
Great work, but what about fixing mirror look when doing selfie?
[Google Camera Mods] axorazor:
thanks!

the results are good? have you a pic to show ?
[Google Camera Mods] Nightshadow931:
The results are awesome. Note that it will only work if it detects face on the pic.
[Google Camera Mods] Vkboy:
It only works when it sees a face whether human or animal but it should be a face. That sit!
[Google Camera Mods] galr:
Great work! Thanks a lot!

Is it possible to reduce the saturation a bit to a more natural look (or just explain how can I achieve it) ? That would be perfect.

Thanks!
[Google Camera Mods] Cultercaldus:
Do I have to check here to find updates or can it update automatically?
[Google Camera Mods] Skripka:
This is the Telegram channel they provide that notifies of updates:

https://t.me/googlecameraport
[Google Camera Mods] semifast:
I don't see why there would be any advantage in that.

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Why is this of any importance ? Doesn't your phone have a file manager ?

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why would this be better than using a photo editor to accomplish the same thing ?

Overall I wonder about the desirability of taking something that works and tinkering with it to add unnecessary features..until the whole thing stops working.
[Google Camera Mods] t1.8matt:
I don't know much when it comes to cameras. Using the standard apk, when I use lens blur or slow motion, the screen becomes dark and the image or video capture is dark as well. Anyone able to throw some knowledge this way as to why it does not adjust the light levels in these modes?
[Google Camera Mods] badboytien:
hey every body

how can i save front camera photo as mirror photo
[Google Camera Mods] matwithonet:
Excellent photo quality

Thanks for this great camera app! Last night I could clearly see the value of the app when I was taking a picture of a wall decoration I built for my wife. It's made of wood, and has a spotlight on it from the ceiling. I took pics with LG native camera app, Gcam without HDR+ and Gcam with HDR+ (forgot to grab one with HDR+ enhanced). Gcam with HDR+ retained a TON more detail of the wood grain, and it got the colors were more accurate also. Very nice to be able to get these kinds of shots.
[Google Camera Mods] sergeylgv20:
The white balance is not correctly determined in poor lighting is the feature of the android?
[Google Camera Mods] youfoe:
I was using normal gcam and wide cam v3.4. Today I tried upgrading to v3.6 and get "the package appears to be corrupt". I thought completely uninstall old version should do it, but I was wrong - the same error. And apparently, it seem like all the file I download now get the same error (ver 3.5, and even 3.4 which worked like a charm before). Someone help me please. Im using v20 h990ds with rooted os 7,0
[Google Camera Mods] UL7RA:
Do you have xposed installed and active? I used to get that error with xposed & magisk versions older than 16.0, but now that it's updated I no longer get it. If you do have xposed and don't want to update, try disabling it.
[Google Camera Mods] youfoe:
Thank you for your response.

I just uninstalled the lastest installed xposed module (just happen to be luckypatcher), restart and it's alright now.
[Google Camera Mods] ethan3686:
Do i need to download both apk's?

Will it give me 2 apps?
[Google Camera Mods] Ashley david:
Its not compulsory to download both apk.one apk will have the normal camera,the second apk will have the wide angle camera.yes there will be two apks one for normal and one for wide.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Haven't found out how - only how to rotate in 90 degree increments.

All of the HDR+ post processing is embedded deep where I don't understand. Unfortunate side effect of having to use profiles that are finely tuned for other phones and camera hardware.

As mentioned, yes you will have 2 app shortcuts. One will be called Camera and the other will be Camera (Wide). The Wide icon will have a green accent color instead of blue. The Wide angle has a different package name than other versions so you can install it, and whatever version you want for the standard rear lens...so Arnova's, BSG's, etc.

On a side note, glad to see there haven't been many complaints while I've been away. It must mean things are working relatively well. ;) I am still very busy and may continue to be for another month, until we move into our new home. But realistically I think the app is at a pretty good point right now and does the basics well, as is.

I downloaded Android P on my Pixel 2 today and the Camera APK is a slightly different version, but still 5.1.018. Any changes were to the lib files (that I can't edit). So nothing really new yet.
[Google Camera Mods] aer0zer0:
BSG just cut a v3.0 might be from the P dump
[Google Camera Mods] micgeb:
[MENTION=1921483]Cstark[/MENTION], thank you for your hard work. The wide camera app is very good.
[Google Camera Mods] lightninbug:
Lots of changes to arnovas and bsg releases. Will you update ours cstark?
[Google Camera Mods] amosfan:
some issues on G5

Dear cstark27,

Many thanks for your effort, I restart my passion on photography thru google camera because of your help. However, here are questions that I encountered on G5.

1. When I choose lens blur mode. the app will be crashed after I take photo. (both standard and wide apps)

2. when I wanna take panorama or photo sphere photo via wide lens

(use camera wide app), but my phone still adopt the standard lens.
[Google Camera Mods] WaxysDargle:
Thank you for porting google cam for us! It has really improved my experience!