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[Google Camera Mods] trinianouk:
None of the Gcam Ports work for me

Hi Guys,

I'm a new OP6 user running stock 9.0.2 OS.

I don't know why but none of the Gcam apks(Pixel 3 versions) , work for me in outdoor/natural lighting. The photo doesn't save to gallery.

If I'm inside however, and take a photo using indoor artificial lighting, the photo saves and everything functions as the normal. Step out outside...and it just hangs on processing HDR + and then it goesto Google photos......where the photo still doesn't show up. :crying:

I don't know what else I can do. It appears the light sensors get confused in daylight :silly:

Any recommendations appreciated.
[Google Camera Mods] AcmE85:
But the official Google Camera 6.1.021 update has official support for Night Sight on the Pixel 1 and 2.

Here is a video taken on my OP6 with latest BSG:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l8rJEPSnmlzUPYuhcpaQV9zkhUMpVNb6

Could you link me this article please?
[Google Camera Mods] v0 HaVoK 0v:
Hey, can you check my last post I forgot to tag you in it, I noticed that the contrast problem happens in all shooting modes, the test I done was hdr enhanced, first pic is 1.3 and second is 1.1, you can see the first looks like it has a lower contrast. 1.1 is more natural on shadows, would you be able to fix this in future releases as it's the 1 thing that stops me from updated gcam version
[Google Camera Mods] Arnova8G2:
As you can see the latest version is better, the color chrome is more natural.
[Google Camera Mods] v0 HaVoK 0v:
Yes, I agree that is true, in certain areas it's better but can you see what I mean about the dull shadows? They are a little more grey and I think all it would need is upping the contrast a little
[Google Camera Mods] MetalSir:
I did a couple of photos in night mode. 1.1 is definitely better. I put a paper on a desk, with very low light and i can read the writings better than just my eyes. With last version I'm not able to distringuish any words.

plus I have to add that with last version I had to repeat the shoot 4 times because the first 3 times didn't save any image: I got the animation and the camera was still working but no saved image to gallery. After 4 attemps I got 1 image (the last).

so these are to me the most important things I have noticed [MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION]:

app crashes are way more than 1.1

night more is more detailed and sharp in 1.1 BUT color is colder (and more natural) on last version

portrait mode creates a new folder for every shot (was solved in 1.1)

tell me if I can help with logs and what do you want me to log, eventually.

for [MENTION=8220188]icantremembertheusername[/MENTION] in my op6 the 1.1 version don't EVER showed ANY circle animation issue. It chrashes sometimes, doesen't save the images to gallery sometimes but NEVER had that circle animation issue so far. Please note that I use gcam as my only camera app and that I use it A LOT (hours a day).
[Google Camera Mods] khanvict90:
I downloaded the latest version but if i take i pic and click the right bottom gallery it freezes in the previous version it worked any fix?
[Google Camera Mods] alexferdean:
Night mode is not working on my OP6 with Pixel Experience. The first version with Night mode is the only one that ever worked on PE. Here is a log.
[Google Camera Mods] Arnova8G2:
Pixel Experience works with Oxygen Beta 7 ?

I would like to do a test to understand the bugs with OP6 (the Logcat is much better on PE)
[Google Camera Mods] alexferdean:
I installed Pixel Experience from Oxygen 9.0. Never used Beta 7.
[Google Camera Mods] raina_arya:
In the newer versions of gcam, the selected filter does not get transferred to night sight mode. Before I used to switch to fluorescent or tungsten mode to fix the white balance in night mode.

Is there any way this can be brought back? Or better, to fix the white balance issue as a whole?

Thank you for your amazing work Arnova!
[Google Camera Mods] Ahmedmatter:
How can i used top shot ?
[Google Camera Mods] shavery:
i'm not able to install the latest build. i keep getting an "app not installed" screen. any tips?
[Google Camera Mods] :
Uninstall the old version. I noticed when installing the new stable that it didn't remove the old version.
[Google Camera Mods] meiax93:
You must turn on Motion to get Top Shot. But idk it works for non-pixel devices.

I try, latest build, motion works but when see on Google Photos, it crash and when i check that picture detail, no Top Shot on there.
[Google Camera Mods] polobreaka:
Is this beta or stable version?
[Google Camera Mods] DomAlberts:
Okay well regarding the resampling method.

I have done a few more pics. I had some time this afternoon.

Cams used :

1.OnePlus camera 2.10.11

2.GCam_Pixel3Mod_1.3_build.6.1.021.apk

3.MGC_6.1.013_TlnNeun-based_v.0.4_IDan-Advances+.apk

OOS 9.0.2 unroot.

The Pictures are as followed

1. OnePlus Hdr auto.

2. OnePlus night sight.

3. Gcam 1.3 Hdr+

4. Gcam 1.3 night mode

Then I did the resampling comparison too.

5. MGC resampling: none

6. MGC resampling: Lanczos

7. MGC resampling: raisr

8. MGC night mode.

I did the comparison with the others and not just the resampling ones. To give you a better comparison between the latest one too.

Let me know what you guys think.

Which pic looks better over all and which is sharper/crisper?

If you want the originals uncompressed files ---> https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=10KvpJejYO06qns8txd2_hQ-UPRsj-sH1
[Google Camera Mods] elmarian756:
i have been testing this for a while now and i can check the same results with your pictures: No resampling full 16.3MP photos looks sharper the most (even zooming into the already taken pic, text and details on low/ weird light conditions) but lanczos is almost as good as this one, raisr going on 3rd place.

the thing with lanczos and raisr is when you zoom BEFORE clicking the pic, the detail levels are excelent far superior to no resampling (bit super res zoom is disabled here so its understandable).

to sum up, i prefer no resampling unless you need to zoom before taking the pic, in that case i would go with lanczos.

as regards this new version, i really like the improved speed on enhanced hdr, but is one little step behind full 16.3MP from previous version in terms of details and sharpness.

i am taking into account that arnova and idans version also let me tweak some saturation settings and aw correction that also improved overall photo quality.

it would be interesting to see this latest gcam version with these extra tweaks to play a bit with settings and keep making comparisons.
[Google Camera Mods] Gowri12:
The latest version posted is full of bugs... Front cam not working , when captured in daytime the photos clicked but not saving in Google photos, many times I tried, no use...the captured photos saying processing hdr+........ Going on
[Google Camera Mods] DomAlberts:
Thanks bro. Awesome reply ✌️
[Google Camera Mods] HumerousGorgon:
GCam build seems super stable, loving the picture quality!
[Google Camera Mods] Gowri12:
Latest version has lot of bugs...returning to mgc version
[Google Camera Mods] aneesh12:
[MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION] [MENTION=4447339]AcmE85[/MENTION]

isn't motion metering the same thing which helps in stabilizing images in night mode? if it's disabled, night mode will be so blurry and shaky i guess.
[Google Camera Mods] Tomatot-:
Interesting! Thank you for the work. I would say all GCAM look very similar, the bigger difference is HDR or night mode.

Overall they're all very similar, however I find the focus better on the OPCam, see the letters "AE-1" or "made in japan"

So I made some close up screenshots. It confirms what I think: OPCam is better. There is more noise however, when GCAM tends to make the image smoother.

A MGC NM https://i.imgur.com/dyrFbda.jpg

B MGC NM https://i.imgur.com/lpGTEQQ.png

A OPCAM NM https://i.imgur.com/lVNdUno.jpg

B OPCAM NM https://i.imgur.com/PWvoEEn.jpg
[Google Camera Mods] wayne890309:
Still can't record video in 60 fps :(
[Google Camera Mods] 80s Baby:
Has the latest build been taken down? I get the 410 error
[Google Camera Mods] rech509:
You're always complaining aren't you? Been reading your comments in this thread, always asking for more features as if Arnova is working for you ... Atleast say thanks and appreciate the hard work made by the developers before posting complaints
[Google Camera Mods] iqrammm:
ikr, complaining is one thing. and not specifying the bugs and not providing logs is another thing.
[Google Camera Mods] sanderbos:
Out of curiosity, why are you still on 8.1?

I just got my OnePlus 6 one week, am on latest OTA OxygenOS 9.0.2 distribution, and used the GCam_Pixel3Mod_1.3_build.6.1.021.apk released yesterday to play. And I do not have a PocoPhone or Pixel 3 to compare but I would say with that basic configuration you can definitely do that total darkness party trick.

As it says in the image caption, it was total darkness I could only make out the statue outline myself and would not been able to tell you the base was a light color. There was not a light source within 50 meters, and it still managed to reconstruct the statue details, amazing stuff. Thanks Arnova (and Google)!
[Google Camera Mods] chevic:
A new version of OP cam 3.06 is available for download. Tried it in photo mod only, I'm using Arnova Gcam Pixel3Mod 1.1 and is far better than OP cam. I find 1.1 very stable and I don't feel the need to update to 1.3 I would only go to other version only if night mode would be same as in Huawei P20 pro.
[Google Camera Mods] vhinjavier05:
Just askin. How to capture the logfile?

Because i tried the latest release by mr.arnova but it fails to capture any photo outside. Somewhere 10am-11am. Cloudy day.

I dont know why. But when shooting with the 1.1, it always capture.

Thanks for understanding
[Google Camera Mods] DetectiveVinc:
I tested the newest version and compared it to the previous 1.3...

The new one uses lower iso and longer shutterspeed, and i dont know exactly if thats the reason shots turn out a little more blurred than on the old versions but i tried multiple times, and still the previous 1.3 beta has the numbers in the cropped in images i attached (nightsight old version vs new version) more readable, and the old version captured that on first try while i tried 3 times with the new app trying to get the most detail out of it.

Processing is ever so slightly less artificial...

Battery consumption however is back to perfectly normal now on the new version!
[Google Camera Mods] jerk4less:
snapped a few pics of my cat with v. 05 to test. with saturation and tone adjustment in google photos pictures already looking better than stock imho
[Google Camera Mods] feeliumz:
From any post made by Arnova8G2. Yellow button with text: "Donate to me".

Just donated to both cstark27 and Arnova8G2! Would seriously have sold my OP6 if it weren't for their work.
[Google Camera Mods] geenyous:
I think OP3 is the winner here. Look at the trees in the back, it captures much more detail than OP6 - there the shady parts of the pine trees are all black.

The OP6 has a nicer overall image though, but too dark around the dark areas.

This is the main argument for the Gcam IMHO, the software, specifically the HDR implementation is just superior. Being able to shoot against the sun but still see details of the motif in front, or from inside / the shade out and still see the sky, this is what I need my Gcam for. Portrait, slo mo and all that other stuff is ok with stock, or just nice to have.

I don't even care for zsl, I always used a version with sl on my OP3 and the shots were just amazing.

Anyway, I'm sure the devs got the focus right, just wanted to share my 2cents.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Thank you [MENTION=9201768]feeliumz[/MENTION]! I agree with you. I had the Pixel 2 before and am spoiled by the camera. The port on the V30 wasn't enough for me because of LG's decision to limit viewfinder fps among some other things. I can already tell GCam on the OP6 will run and perform wayyy better than on the V30.
[Google Camera Mods] yashpatel99:
Stock OnePlus camera is just trash in terms of image processing. And then comes the OnePlus' hdr which makes the photos quite weird instead of increasing the dynamic range
[Google Camera Mods] Bleuzen:
[MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] Any news about a 16 MP photo mode?
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
Right now it's based off the API. I don't know how to, or if it's possible to, force a larger resolution.
[Google Camera Mods] aneesh12:
can you please add the toggle of hdr+ and hdr+ enhanced for front camera too? and the resolution will always be restricted to 4mp ? the same is the case with op5/5t.

[MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION]
[Google Camera Mods] ghufronaka:
could you post metadata or detail of picture?
[Google Camera Mods] robbie0512:
Hi, do i have to root my phone in order to make this app work coz Potrait is not working and if i try to ise potrait mode the app crashes all the time the i have to re-install it. Also the colors are not coming right (i knw its already covered) i m eagerly waiting for Gcam for my OP6 coz esge detection of op6 stock cam sucks
[Google Camera Mods] JayBee89:
On Android 9 the colors dont have the blue tint
[Google Camera Mods] lutyjj:
So maybe we can extract libs from P and replace ones from OOS 5.1.8 with them?
[Google Camera Mods] NoobSHISH:
I don't know how it works exactly but from what I saw in videos the Android P beta on the OP6 is really more AOSP with some tweaks than OOS based on P, therefore it can use different methods to make the camera work. I think there could be problems but it could be still worth a try.

Also with the multiple cameras APIs introduced in P we could use the secondary camera with GCam too in the future maybe.
[Google Camera Mods] Bleuzen:
Hm in Hedgecam2 it is possible to use 16 MP with the Camera 2 API. So somehow it should be possible.
[Google Camera Mods] tsiah:
Does this camera .apk still allow you to capture raw images?

What advantages does it have over the original camera?
[Google Camera Mods] Subhojit:
What settings/options are you using? Please share.
[Google Camera Mods] cstark27:
See bottom of this post: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76749159&postcount=175
[Google Camera Mods] defcomg:
yup green gains should always remain at 1

Sample from imx362

/*********************************************************************/
// Feature name: Manual white balance gains for both
// snapshot and viewfinder.
/*********************************************************************/

/* TL84 Whitebalance - RGB */
{1.684100f, 1.000000f, 2.371700f},
/* D50 Whitebalance - RGB */
{2.084100f, 1.000000f, 1.713500f},
/* A Whitebalance - RGB */
{1.283900f, 1.000000f, 3.008300f},
/* D65 Whitebalance - RGB */
{2.376700f, 1.000000f, 1.425300f},
/* Strobe Flash Whitebalance - RGB */
{2.084100f, 1.000000f, 1.713500f},
/* LED Flash Whitebalance - RGB */
{2.084100f, 1.000000f, 1.713500f},
},

when pulling imx519 values they hella crazy

5.3367209 1.0 1.069141 D65 -Day Shade

2.2166369 1.0 1.547729 A - Tungsten/Incandescent

should be fixable with root also its possible to calculate gains progmatically without guessing
[Google Camera Mods] jerk4less:
installed from scratch using hltbest's AWB settings (red 1.5, green 1 - 0.8, green 2 - 0.8, blue 1.5) leaving everything else untouched except for turning on the "force hdr enhanced" option under "fix camera API2" in the advanced settings.

then using editor in google photos increasing "pop" then under drop-down for "color" increasing "saturation" and decreasing "warmth."

seems to give consistently better results than using "auto" color/light adjustment alone. app still crashes under certain lighting conditions on dp2
[Google Camera Mods] Arnova8G2:
As expected, I received the OP6, a big thank you to all the XDA team for trusting me.

I took over the work done by [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION] and fix some bugs.

This version is to make you wait while I work on all the bugs.

I think the color bug comes from these parameters. Attached the full Api2.

0x803e0000 (AWBAlgoTag1) with type 4 (double) defined in section com.qtistatic.stats.awb

0x803e0001 (AWBAlgoTag2) with type 1 (int32) defined in section com.qtistatic.stats.awb

0x803f0000 (AWBGains) with type 2 (float) defined in section com.qti.stats.awbwrapper

0x803f0001 (AWBCCT) with type 1 (int32) defined in section com.qti.stats.awbwrapper

So here's the version of [MENTION=2712580]cstark27[/MENTION]

You must clear app data after install

OP6v0.6test_GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.apk

Do the test without config just enjoy.

I'm thinking of fixing libs for portrait mode and other things.
[Google Camera Mods] sanderbos:
Your images match my one day with GCam, one week with OnePlus 6 experience.

For 'regular' lighting shots, I find that the OnePlus stock camera app produces much sharper images, but with washed out colors. GCam produces much nicer and more diverse colors, but photos are quite a bit fuzzier. In your pictures, I actually look more at the blue strap on the right than the camera, you can see that the stitching details are much better represented in the OnePlus Photos, but probably in actuality the blue is much darker as it is in the GCam photos.

My takeaway from my own experiments was that I will use GCam for when I find the overall colors of the scene more important, and OnePlus stock cam if I want to see more detail (e.g. when I intend to crop).

(I also find that the OnePlus Cam app outside of using the night modes requires less light, so I am still not sure what I will default to).

In your pictures I do not actually think the resampling methods matter all that much, which for me is good then I do not have to mess around with those modes....
[Google Camera Mods] DetectiveVinc:
Since the attachement didnt work ill try again...

fist old version, second new version...
[Google Camera Mods] zswum:
what a jerk
[Google Camera Mods] AcmE85:
Is there a possibility that the newest version did not focus correctly?

I noticed it a couple times that the first 1.3 beta focus was more accurate and reliable.

(see my video on this:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78275065&postcount=4932 )

Speaking of ISO and shutterspeed.

From my experience there is no "fixed" value I can pinpoint to a specific version.

So far I've got various ISO and shutterspeed with Night Sight, regardless of the version used.

Sometimes even differing in the same situation when shooting multiple times with the same app version.

Google said themselves that their algorithm detects camera-movement and depending on that is changing shutterspeed on the fly.

Just verified it myself with 1.3 stable: 1/3s, 1/14s, 1/22s in the same situation one after another, slightly moving the phone.

Or did you try with a tripod? I think this would be the only reliable way to determine if a specific version behaves differently.
[Google Camera Mods] DetectiveVinc:
I tried multiple times with the new version now, i cant get it any better than what i posted, i also tried hard to make sure it didnt miss the focus...

For iso and shutterspeed atleast in the shown scenario (darker corner of a medium lit room) the beta went for around 1/30s iso350

and the new one for about 1/20s iso170...

i did not use a tripod but had my arms lean on a desk to be as steady as possible.

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forgot to quote...
[Google Camera Mods] DetectiveVinc:
Some more testing, repeated the same thing i already posted over and over again...

I agree now iso and shutter is completely random...

I managed to get the result for the new version slightly better than last time after lots and lots of attempts, but it still doesnt reach the 1.3beta, although that might be because this time the new 1.3 chose the higher iso over the beta...

Fist 1.3 beta, second 1.3 recent:
[Google Camera Mods] DetectiveVinc:
one pic didnt upload again... ;/

The beta always gets the best pic on first attempt or atleast only needs few

1.3beta/1.3recent
[Google Camera Mods] Dele Petco:
Tested out Night Sight in 1.3 and I got the 1/4 circle bug one, a bug I did not encounter in 1.3 beta
[Google Camera Mods] Arnova8G2:
The motion metering was added for the motion focus and motion photo (for the best shot on top shot)

I don't agree with you, sock camera is not yet as good as gcam, but Oneplus really improved it (last version is 70MB compared to the previous version which was 40MB), so more code for processing.

On captures [MENTION=9525000]DomAlberts[/MENTION] gcam manages the focus differently, it uses more Minimum Focus Distance which gives a blur for very close distances which makes the photo less beautiful at first sight and less sharp compared to stock. but in zoom or on glossy paper the photos are beautiful, stock always has this painting effect.
[Google Camera Mods] elmarian756:
interesting to know that!

although motion focus brought some new bugs, that topshot best photo feature is really good (at least for me) i have been testing it with front camera because on oos backcamera topshot does not work (as we all know by now) and i'm struggling now with the idea to move to a rom that enables it for back camera as well. i dont want to leave OOS but i'm starting to think that fully featured gcam is starting to worth it.

i'll be willing to test workarounds or if i switch to PE i will provide logs if needed. anything to help. i use my OP6 mostly for photos. Can anyone confirm what roms actually make topshot work on both cameras?
[Google Camera Mods] AcmE85:
Agree. What is really visible when comparing the shots at 100% crop:

- GCam probably used a different focal point than stock

- Stock uses HEAVY resharpening, which is even applied to areas with natural bokeh

The results are really bad on stock in my opinion.

Making areas which are not sharp (due to physics) appear sharper creates artifacts which are clearly visible on these shots.
[Google Camera Mods] trinianouk:
I'm having the same issue with any Gcam apk use from anyone of the developers...

Try taking a pic indoors with artificial lighting, and see if it works as normal.

Not sure what to do..
[Google Camera Mods] aneesh12:
even I faced this problem today. when i took some photos in outdoor with hdr+ and hdr+ enhanced, the photos were not saving and the hdr+ bar in the notification bar never fills up. restarting the gcam also didn't help.

[MENTION=4860033]Arnova8G2[/MENTION]
[Google Camera Mods] elmarian756:
bare in mind to be patient with the developers and read previous pages before posting compliants. they work for free, for the joy of it and users get new ports thanks to them. the bugs of today's versions, will become awesome new features on next version as they get tested by users and reported properly with logs and detailed info. Photos not saved may be due to the photo not be captured at all bug. (motion focus thing if i am not mistaken) this is what last pages of this thread are about and if it gets fixed, lots of under the hood changes in the gcam port, will become functional.
[Google Camera Mods] aneesh12:
dude, i have known arnova8g2 from oneplus 5 days. don't worry, m not being impatient. i just wanted him to know this bug. did i say fix this, fix that, should be fixed? did i ask for estimated time for the next update? no i guess. and photos were getting clicked bcz i could see the small preview on the right side of shutter. it is just hdr+ processing didn't start and that's why pictures were not saved
[Google Camera Mods] elmarian756:
allright chill dude, no need to lose it or to be impolite. this is exactly my point, peace.

have you tried removing battery optimization for the app? fixed what you said for me on previous versions.

were you able to catch logs of this?
[Google Camera Mods] xeltos:
Is it possible to get 12 mp selfie on OnePlus 6? Currently it's capped at 4 mp. Is it possible with rooting or custom roms?

Also can anyone give me link to new ar stickers?
[Google Camera Mods] aneesh12:
thanks dude. I'll try tomorrow with removing battery optimization.

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use portrait mode