yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] duracell07:
I can sympathise with the portrait mode confusion, it's meant to be a pixel camera copy and on a pixel you can photograph objects and pets using portrait mode, and it's not listed as a bug do people including myself expected it to work the same. Might be worth just listing on front page that it works differently on gcam
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
The one from the link as it has more features then bsg version
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sreekantt:
It isn't a bug of the Gcam port. None of the phones other than Pixel support a special format which is required for the portrait of objects. Lens blur is the workaround for all other devices.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] pfavayi:
Excuse me for my ignorance but how do you apply the XML file?

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I have both installed...
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
I saw that the mi 9 has Hal 3

Even san1ty confirmed it
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] YC1818:
U can install both.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] duracell07:
Yes I know that now :) but maybe people will stop reporting it as a bug if it's listed as a feature that's not included or something
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
Go ahead ?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Put file xml in folder internal storage/gcam/config..then u need tap twice black panel near the shutter button
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Kobra.shady:
Thanks buddy for such a comprehensive post, would help alot of folks especially those who r new at this.... I appreciate Ur effort :svetius:
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Gcam vs stock

when i decrease exposure stock camera its look similar but stock cam It's still a good white balance, it looks on the wall ...
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] 40021234:
Do Google camera support 4k60 video record? The original camera is support it but I cannot find the setting in Google camera.

I am using mi8 and bsg mod gcam
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
I think gcam xtrem version beta 20 more good in viewfinder dark situation with no noise..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] abhishek8888:
Well. I don't know abot what r the advantages of level 3 camera2api and YUV format but i have given suggestions in feedback app on miui 10.2.2.0 stable if it improves our phones camera quality why not,i did it one in issues and suggestions also.Now even note7/note 7 pro also has level 3 support then they should give it to poco after all its their flagship product in India.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bitye:
San1ty latest crash on LOS offical when I click video. Any suggetion?

Disabled H265 and no issue :)
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
The mi 9 has lvl 3 too
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] melezz:
Hello everyone,i just receive my Poco f1 today and it's really an amazing phone.The phone run the Miui 9 and i dont want to update for now on Miui 10.I want to install the gcam for Miui 9 but the Gcam 6.1.021 version like the title say can only be installed on Miui 10.So witch version i need to choose for Miui 9 ? Any help would be greatful,thank you
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
Try pixel 2 version
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] abhishek8888:
plz every poco user give a suggestion in feedback app to enable level 3 camera2api in our phone.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] marcinthebox:
sannn111ty's mod

Hi sirs!

I want to try out sannn111ty's mod. Is there a best setting for it? Or do you just install and run it as is?

TIA for your response. :D
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
Use the daily .XML file
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] dosis77:
Any xml file please for sanity

Στάλθηκε από το MI 8 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

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New xml.

Στάλθηκε από το MI 8 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
This
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
Hello evereybody!

I Had time to test in many condition this superb set of mods and I really appreciate your work .

We can seriously say: pixel emulator for camera specs!

As a photographer I only have some tech question specifically regarding the portrait mode.

Exploring the engine of the portrait mode I know (as new user I can't post link before 10 messages):

the portrait process is:

-segmentation

-depth map

-composing

that's in theory..

With these mods (all versions almost tested) I can have only the segmentation without any depth map.

I assume the porting can't do this not having the Pixel 2/3 hardware; specifically to our phones, is not exactly the same hardware, cpu/gpu/sensor?

Is there any way to have the full portrait mode, way more realistic and usable than the "depth limited" one?

Thanks in advance to any kind reply!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Edikuun:
Are some of these xml for pocophone?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Use google photo to adjust depth..there are 2 adjust depths from front and background and can choose subject..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
+1 for this

I've been following this thread for so long and found it very useful. My pocophone really shines with the gcam, so many thanks to the devs and anyone else who's contributing to this amazing work.

I red this comment and immediately thought to register and comment about this issue. So thanks to ulysseita for bringing this to the attention.

I always had the same issue with my pocophone and all the gcam releases since the miui 10.2.2.0 is out. I didn't try the gcam before.

So I took many full body pictures of my todlers during last mounts in portrait mode and deep of field or bokeh effect is really fake. It's like the person is floating in the blurriness. There is no real deep of field simulation as you can see in the blur control mode (first mode on the left in the gcam), where the middle part of the scene is in focus while the the foregrond and the background are digitally blurred.

Unfortunately can't post any link yet, but if the OP autor is interested just contact me i'll send you a link with some pictures I've taken to show the issue

Thanks for listening

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Hello,

I've already tried this but it works only for the blur control mode (first mode on the left in the gcam) cause it creates a foreground blur mask as well. In portarit mode unfortunately everything is blurred in the same way from the foreground to the background and blur control mode (translating form the italian "controllo sfocatura") is not good for people portraits because people move obviously, Try for yourself. I can't post pictures yet :(
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Syedshas:
This only works for me first time then my mi cam opens but not able to take pic and same in gcam after restart i can use poco if i go gcam it not works then i need to uninstall it i tried in other gcam apk too i had asus max pro m1 previously i dindt had this issue
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] fernoct:
It's already enabled by default in latest releases.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
Really ?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
You mean that only one dimension doesn't have bokeh degradation ... I think it depends on the distance of the drag the subject getting closer to the camera, the backgraund is getting bokeh More concentrated even though the background is close If you shoot a subject closer ...But if you take the picture further away from the subject then the background will adjust the bokeh, it also depends on the distance of the background to the subject and camera..but mybe u can try manual focus slider for back camera (not work for front camera), Try taking a photo 15 cm away for portrait face
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Bokeh gradient DSLR vs phone cameras..

Source: Dxomark
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Syedshas:
hi anybody say gcam apk name which I can use, i am getting the problem in cam both miui cam and gcam not working only after uninstalling gcam I can make miui work
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Are ur have miui 10 stable newer version?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Syedshas:
hi brother i have latest version and i attached screenshot here
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
try rebooting ur phone after install gcam or get that issue..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Thanks for answering.

Nope. You can't take pictures of a person 15 cm away. That's a macro not a portrait. At the moment we can't get portrait pictures as the examples you posted from dxo.

Try it by yourself. Put a doll on a plane surface with some pattern (a floor, a bed with a blanket etc) sit in front of it at, let's say 1,5 meters at least and get a portrait. You will see that the floor, the blanket is equally blurred from the foreground to the background, while it should stay in focus in the middle part of the frame where the doll/subject is.

Then get the same picture with the blur control mode and compare results. You will see that middle part of the floor/blanket has not been blurred creating a deep of field simulation that is not present at all in portrait mode.

But if you google for pixel2 depth of field map in portrait mode you will see that we are not definetly achieving the full process in portrait mode as ulysseuta explained. Something is not working in the depth map simulation process in portrait mode.

It would be easy to explain with links but still 8 posts to post link for me :(

-8....
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
waiting the same to explain with images ... 7 more
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
:D

:D

-7
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Edikuun:
I think this is because the GCam port uses the front portrait algorithm of the front facing camera of the Pixel. We can't achieve what the Pixel can do because Pixel devices have dual pixel technology in their rear sensor which our phones don't have. That is why we only rely on the front portrait algorithm of the Pixel
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Portrait vs manual focus 16cm..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
Actually the Poco F1 uses Sony's IMX363 sensor - that means it's a 12MP shooter with large 1.4µm pixels and dual pixel phase detection autofocus.... is the exact same sensors of Pixel 3.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Sorry masdacheri, but you can't clearly see the issue we are talking about form that kind of pictures. Try with a full body picture of a doll on plane surface with a strong pattern. Keep the pocphone at the same high of dolls eyes. same with persons. You need full body portrait pictures to easily see what we are talking about. Better keeping the subject at a good distance ;)

Correct! So I'm trying to figure out what the problem could be...

-6 for posting link....
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
-4 for me.. with the samples would be crystal clear! :)

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-3
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Agree

-5 :D
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
btw, it's weird to see more progressive depth on previous versions (pixel2 ) without any info about the depth in the jpeg file than the files coming from the 6.x.x where as we already said, the subject is just cut out from the background.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Interesting. And what if the depth mask would be calculated by a differnt cpu in the pixel 3 wich pocophone doesn't have? that could explain the issue maybe. I think only devs could answer this question

-4..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
No, for what i read when we talk about the Poco F1 we are talking about the almost EQUAL hardware regarding cpu/gpu/camera.

That's why I'm here posting and asking for some info regarding this issue on the portrait mode.

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let's explain what I mean:

when I read that

https://ai.googleblog.com/2017/10/portrait-mode-on-pixel-2-and-pixel-2-xl.html

I see the three-step process on portrait mode:

1-CUT

2-DEPTH

3 UNION

This on Pixel 2/3

On Poco F1, same hardware , I always see something like that, just 1- CUT:

I hope now is more clear what I'm trying to explain to the developers :)
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
P.m [MENTION=2963760]san1ty[/MENTION]y
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
That's a great explanation Ulysseita. Thanks for posting.

It is exactely what i'm seeing in portrait mode on my poco. Step 2 is definetely missing! It's not there at all!

In the link below you can find some examples.

1 portrait mode

2 blur control mode

3 screenshot of the portrait in the google gallery expanding the blurrines mask to show the issue (subject floating in the blurriness). The depth calculation is not theer at all. Step 2 is missing.

Blur control helps but it's not perfect and not suitable for portrait at all

https://photos.app.goo.gl/CKyAF9kMTT5YM7H66

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I found some more examples on line from pixel 3

1)

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/cho..._3_xl_00100lPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20181_19_.jpg

Look at the wall on the left. The middle portion of it is in focus like the subject. You can see the deep of field calculation is there and the picture looks natural!

Try to do the same with our pocophone.. Impossible!

Here's another one

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMcMOKuXkAohv9x.jpg

Look at the wall again. Look the way it goes more and more blurred as much as it is farer from the subject where the focus is. Again a more natural result

Compare these pictures with the ones i posted in the google photos gallery link above or try to do similar ones by yourself guys

This is a very serious issue that should be forwarded to the devs
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bucenk:
This is interesting. I just realized, and yes, the second step is missing. From what i read, the pixel 3 has an image processor, that's why the port is always struggling. The port use single processor to buffer and processing the image. Maybe that processor is vital to the depth algorithm. Our device don't have it and have to use workaround to achieve similar results.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Biohacker:
Well maybe it's because we need Extended depth-of-field at least I think so maybe yuv too ?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
Full body its not portrait photo i think..but u can buy s10 with widelens bokeh..btw i was test By closing one of the lenses, but it can still be portrait mode ... the only thing is to use 1 lens like pixel camera ..Unlike the stock camera uses 2 lenses for portrait photo ..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
This i use zoom in portrait mode..
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] GabrielSGS:
High battery consumption by GCAM

Hello,

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I have searched and couldn´t find anything here at XDA.

The latest version of the GCAM App is running really well in my F1.

The problem is: it is displayed by far as the app that consumes most battery.

Just to give an idea: I´ve browsed for almost 60 minutes and took pictures for 3 minutes (app time) and the GCAM is listed as a big battery consumer than Chrome.

MIUI 10.2.2 stable. GCAM B-S-G 6.1.021

Does it also happen to you?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] AliNT77:
yes that sounds normal unfortunately !

it also uses more than 1GB of ram...
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] bohemist:
[MENTION=9777949]GabrielSGS[/MENTION] yes, it does. GCam consumes battery very aggressively. Probably, that's due to HDR(+) processing. The same thing happens on my OnePlus 6.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Thanks for answering. I can clearly see the issue in the last picture you posted. Problem is the "depth of field".

Depth of field is the in focus area which could be very tight on the cameras with bigger sensors using larger apertures. This technique is used for portraits to insulate the subject from the foreground and the background. On the smaller smartphone sensors depth of field is so wide that everything is always in focus so it need to be made by the software creating different layers of blurriness. That's what's the black and white picture in the second step posted by ulysseita is about. Different shades of gray corrispond to different amounts of blurriness. We don't get this step at all on the portings, we just got 2 layers: the subject and the rest of the frame completely blurred in the same way, which is just the step one posted by ulysseita.

Problem is not the blurriness but the way it is blurred. See the first sample I posted than get a similar picture of a person resting the shoulder on the wall. You will see what I mean. The depth of field calculation is missing in our pocophone/mi 8 while it works smooth on the pixel 3

I'm waiting for sreekantt to say something about this bug before trying to contact san1ty
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] akerek:
Poco f1 selfi camera problem with google camera port

dear all,

today I discovered this google camera port. For the rear camera it works brilliant, for the front camera it has several serious issues.

1. the resolution is only limited to 5mp, instead of 20mp. Is it just a setting problem?

2. the picture taken with the front camera is mirrored vertically, it is funny.

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Just found the answer from the discussion.

Thanks for the hard work.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] safwandalbadalsa:
Sorry for a noob question. Does playground works with latest sanity mod gcam. I have installed the full pack playground, but nothing happened. Tried to find playground in gcam but it isn't there. Something i did wrong?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] pfavayi:
I cannot find the folder anywhere on the phone...

/storage/emulated/0

/data/media/0

/sdcard

So do I create the folder gcam/config in internal storage?

/storage/emulated/0/gcam/config

?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] levider:
Yes. You need to create it
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] OHAiTHARU:
I was curious about this as well. Answers in this post:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79015182&postcount=3876
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] SoulRipper:
Hello Guys,

I'm using MGC_6.1.021_XCAMBase_F1_v2_diff with cfg v2 and results are excellent.

However, I have two issues:

1. Video doesn't work in landscape mode (stops recording immediately) but works fine in portrait mode

2. I have no blur control mode for portraits

I'm using unofficial LOS 16 (2019.02.20).

Any idea? Already tried to uninstall app / clear cache.

Thanks in advance.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] u81:
Hi, the version I found in OP i.e. BSG V2b++ doesn't have xlib and save to DCIM/Camera in the options.

Will I get the same results as you or do I need to do something else?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] PocoSteve:
The Pixel has a custom, additional SoC (system on a chip, Cpu + ram) called the "pixel visual core". However, it is not used in normal camera operation to my knowledge and is only used when another app (snapchat, etc.) uses the camera. All the other relevant components sensor, Snapdragon SoC are exactly the same as the Pixel 3's.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Irwan Fauzi:
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[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
So I'm not wrong assuming the hardware is the same between Pixel3 and Poco F1 and there are no software limitations on doing the depth estimation with the same hardware using the dpaf capability on both...

Should I ask for something like that to someone who's developing the Gcam?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Interesting, that would mean that the dpeth of field map calculation could be related to the level 3 support, or maybe it's missing because it's something related to the porting...
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
I suspect is related to the general idea of porting something for "general use" and not for a "hardware specific" use; with Mi8 and Poco F1, we have almost the same hardware with only one limitation, the API.

Someone more involved on this porting should know more about that!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Peddinira:
Just sent a pm to san1ty. Hope to get an answer. If he let me know anything I'll post it here ;)
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] McPh1st0:
New version Out

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog372/
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] raptorskate:
If you go to settings and save your configuration all the way at the bottom, it will automatically create the folder
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sreekantt:
Update to [MENTION=9274840]sannn111ty[/MENTION] build

MGC_6.1.021_XCAMBase_F1_v3

-Merged new bl values calculated specially for Poco F1 by Zoran Ostojic (Weird tint in some low light situations should be fixed.)

-Updated Fi Lib

-Fixed app not installed error on custom roms
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sreekantt:
Sorry for not being online since few days due to other stuff and not answering one of the longest discussion this thread ever had :D

Most other users had pretty much explained it well and this has been answered couple of times previously but it was indirect. Sadly, depth map isn't present outside Pixel devices as it needs support for a special format in the device which is responsible for the portrait of objects too. That format isn't supported by any device other than Pixels.

As our devices aren't capable to detect objects/non human faces in the portrait mode of gcam, It also applies to the depth sensing which wouldn't be possible unless it's able to calculate the objects in the scene.

(This is the best and simple way I could explain. I'm just assuming it's the same case which is causing the depth calculation to fail and we never know how Google's in-house software works.)
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] henriquehd97:
I'm not able to take pics with HDR+ deactivated. Anybody facing the same issue? I'm on the last version by san1ty.

Enviado de meu POCOPHONE F1 usando o Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sreekantt:
This is a hundredth time somebody asking about this mate. Use the search feature.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] PocoSteve:
Is that the YUV format thing? If Xiaomi supported YUV, would that solve the issue?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] masdacheri:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XLaX-ZxtzSxt9aBGRyC3SP-apxUIaK4w/view?usp=drivesdk
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Radamanthys_:
What are your personal settings recommended for the GCAM_v2b ++ _ LM3 version. Thank you.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] abhishek8888:
Is it really releated to YUV and level 3 camera2api,then we all should submit a request in feedback app.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sreekantt:
Nope! Not related.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] flessompouro:
Hello ,

the Fi lib has tested it none of what other libraries have, that is in relation to X lib and default ?

:o
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Themes, Apps, and Mods] ulysseita:
It's the lack of IPU (PVC) on non Pixel phone.. that's what I learned by Sanity on Telegram Group.

basically all the process of Gcam are made starting from the front camera of Pixel.. so, lack or not lack, if we want something strictly related to the back camera processes of the google phone, the whole mod needs a re-design and IPU or no IPU (poco f1 has the depth sensor in the sensor AND in the second camera so in theory we should be able to have depth calculations ) is a neverending job.

That' what I got...