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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] SpaceFolding:
Always wondered what does upscaling do? Are they not supposed to be 10MP 3648x2736?

Also, what is the difference between upscaling off, and 1.0x? They both have the same implications to me.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
I like more how GCam handles very small details with enabled upscaling
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 787Dreamliner:
Hello all! Is there a GCAM version for my S23 Ultra that supports the 3x and 10x zoom lens? I have a pretty good version here, MGC V7 Snap, everything works fine so far including Photosphere and Night Sight, but when I switch to 3x or "10.3x" it's just black and the app crashes.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Just read the first post
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
I welcome everyone! I am glad to present you a new version of the config for AGC8.8 V6 - Mazar V3. There are a lot of changes compared to the previous version. Also, please read the post about shooting modes. Some of them have changed in purpose a little. I'll start with the changes.

Changes and improvements:

1) Redesigned noise reduction on all modules and in all modes. Telephoto optimization for s23u

2) Completely redesigned light and shadow settings. Now there is more volume in the room due to the greater capture of light, but during the day it retained brightness.

3) Worked with SABR. Changed the saber contrast value for more voluminous images - in fact, an analogue of sharping

4) LDR(Vibrant) mode has now replaced the previous LDR(+Contrast) I used to have. Its purpose is the same as the main mode, but more contrasting and colorful. Thanks to JavaSabr for the idea.

5) Noise model for s23u for 3x telephoto - Pixel 6 Pro

6) HDR NS redesigned on all modules. Now he gives exactly that picture in the afternoon according to HDR, which evens out shadows and removes highlights. In the room, I corrected its excess illumination.

7) all modules are switched to forced processing through HEXAGON

8) Various minor improvements under the hood for more stable camera and photo processing

About the shooting modes I also want to say how to use them more competently:

1) Main mode - the main shooting mode in zsl. Suitable for most scenes. But it doesn't have as high dynamic range as HDR NS

2) LDR(Vibrant) - essentially the same main mode. But with higher contrast and richer colors. Use if you like this

3) HDR (+ NS) - essentially the same as the main mode, which is more suitable for static, night scenes. It has a wider DD, but there is more blurring in motion than in Main mode. This must be taken into account.

4) Night (-exp) - essentially the same HDR NS, but with a lower exposure and ISO, suitable for atmospheric night, urban evening shots. Use if you need something like this.

5) Sport HDR(+NS) - faster version of HDR NS. Gives you more freedom to move. But there will be more noise in the evening. Compromise for speed.

JavaSabr also has these shooting modes and showed everything in the screenshots.

All successful use! I want to thank all the comrades in my tedegram group who tested this config with me. Nothing would have been possible without you! If you need any help with gcam and config - write here, or better in private messages. At the same time I invite you to the group in the telegram

Link to configs and AGC 8.8 V6(with signature Samsung):

BigKaka: AGC8.8.224_V6.0

Download AGC8.8.224_V6.0 by BigKaka.

www.celsoazevedo.com
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] olafsand:
It opens for 3 seconds and then close. What I'm doing wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] yocasylver:
+1

Instal,load setings and after 3 sec crush apk.

Rare camera not working
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Megaman01:
Mine works nice. Did you download samsung.apk agc? If no, try download it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
on some devices the top shot feature can produce it, so to disable it need:

1. Open AGC settings using a long tap on AGC icon

2. Go to extended settings

3. Disable the top shot feature.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] olafsand:
It was disabled 😕
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Gave another chance, wasted my time again.

LMC I still far superior, except for ZSL quality (if you need it).

Also what I like of LMC is that you basically can use HDR++ for every single scenario, no need to change mode and so on
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Well, first of all, I would like to see a comparison. Because in words I cannot say how LMC works for you. And secondly, I have shooting modes if you read my post. HDR NS replaced HDR++. It is the same . Read and use carefully)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Is not a personal attack, I'm just saying that LMC quality is better.

I tested it many times in different scenarios.

Anyway, a very quick comparison: AGC NS vs LMC (consider also that exposure time 1/8s vs 1/33s, much faster on LMC)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Yes, increase the sharpness. but I still didn’t see any significant difference. It's as if the sharpening is turned out more. In addition, for such scenes, my zsl mode is well configured. I made HDR NS quite soft in terms of noise reduction, because against the control, if you make the noise reduction weaker, noise will creep into HDR NS, as well as in HDR++, because this is the same thing. Therefore, everything here is set to the limit as it should be).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MilgeS:
Can you please let us know how to access your modes as I get all these different options, not the 5 you mention in your description? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] RedSkyRoad:
Where is v6 download?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Davids777:
Thanks to people making settings for GCam apps 💪 I'm enjoying it. I want to change config folder because it's downloads actually. How to change config folder to custom folder ? Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ajarosz:
Seems like you did not load the config.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
hi write me a private message. I will help you
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MilgeS:
Definitely loaded it as when I switch between yours and Java's the "camera sounds" comes back on
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Ah, well, everything is clear, you didn’t unpack the archive. Unpack it first and then port it, bro
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ajarosz:
.zip is rather not correct config format to load. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MilgeS:
Silly me 🤦‍♂️ well spotted, thank you! 😄

Config works and looks really good, we're all spoilt for choice now thanks to all of you on here putting in the work that Samsung should be doing with their own app 👍
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
You're welcome, there's a lot of work ahead. Expect new versions.)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
Spoiler content hidden.

Mod. Translation: Will my setup work properly when used with AGC 8.8 v7?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
hi) Yes, you can easily use the new AGS and this config.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Have uploaded new version of my config for AGCv7 and all s23

Working GCAM for S23 Ultra

EDIT: I RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THIS POST TO INSTALL WORKING GCAM LMC version (remind to enable HDR++) Post in thread 'Working GCAM for S23 Ultra' https://xdaforums.com/t/working-gcam-for-s23-ultra.4550019/post-88407193 AGC 9.1 Post in thread...

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] brunosalezze:
Thanks! I have only 3 small issues with the release.

1 - Focus tracking only works on Night Mode and Video (not the main camera or portrait)

2 - I can't switch the video FPS to 60 its locked at 30.

3 - The profile names on the picture dont show up, IDK if they are loaded.

But great work, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
if you don't see profile names then you have not loaded my config :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] brunosalezze:
I have now correctly loaded it so. I'm on S23u sharp.

But issues 1 and 2 still persirt. Are those ACG issues then?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Issue 1 is a Samsung bug. It has not worked for like 4 months. Go 1-2 pages back I show a video of the issue. You think it works because the circle tracks what you rapped... But it doesn't actually focus on that circle, it keeps focusing on the middle of the frame. Samsung broke the feature I think with their April update and it hasn't actually worked properly since then, on any gcam
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Point 2 is a limitation from Samsung for physical lense id, to unlock 60fps need to use logical lense id, but AGC/LMC doesn't support it.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] trevzv:
What version and config is this?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Hello, the text is:

Introducing a new config for AGC 8.8 v7.0 for S23u - Mazar V4

Changes and improvements:

1) noise reduction is optimized on all modules. Major optimization concerns the 3x and 10x modules.

2) small adjustments to light and shadows for all modules in HDR NS, Night and Sport HDR NS modes for more volume in the room

3) User experience mode - HDR+ Enchaced to optimize modes, tailored for night photography

4) Changes in the quality of noise reduction, color correction, tone, distortion to high quality for better photo processing results

5) Noise model on 3 modules - from s22u

6) colored noise should no longer appear in contrasting scenes in HDR NS, Night and Sport HDR NS modes (further optimization will be done)

7) shutter speed changed from 1/5 to 1/7 in HDR NS, Night, Sport HDR NS modes to avoid blur

8) improved ISO for night scenes so that the photos are not too dark

9) Other various settings that I used for greater stability and work with photo processing

For fans of astrophotography (!!!), I limited the shutter speed to 1/7 to avoid blurring in night shooting modes. For astrophotography to work, you need to activate the shutter speed to 1/3. Anyone who takes photos in astro mode - write to me personally, I will show you how to do it.

Actually, that's all. My shooting modes have already been described earlier. Good photos to everyone, and I will continue to work for you)

Link to AGC 8.8 V7.0:

BigKaka: AGC8.8.224_V7.0

Download AGC8.8.224_V7.0 by BigKaka.

www.celsoazevedo.com

My configs:
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
삼성 측광 모드가 매트릭스 대신 중앙 중점을 사용하는 이유가 있나요?

***Moderator Translation***

Is there a reason Samsung metering mode uses center weighting instead of matrix?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Yes, there is. Firstly, it sometimes distributes light unstably. But the most important minus is strong noise in the shadows. This is why I don't use it. Like JavaSabr.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
Thank you for your kind reply.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
Can you recommend sharp, medium, or soft for each scene? For example, landscape photos such as mountains, people-centered photos, city photos, night view photos, indoor photos with beautiful lighting, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
I think it's a matter of personal taste.

On a mirrorless camera I would prefer soft, on a phone, I prefer medium. But that's only my personal preference. Try and see :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
So you're saying that you didn't have a specific scene in mind when composing the three types of sharp, medium, and soft, right?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
That's right. I don't like oversharpened images in any circumstances hehe
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
답변 주셔서 감사합니다.

***Moderator Translation***

Thanks for your reply.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] V0latyle:
Hello @jlys and welcome to XDA. Prior to your next posting we ask that you review the Forum Rules, with special attention paid to Rule 4:

As a courtesy, I have translated your post.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] SpaceFolding:
From my experience, this is the last version that had working horizon indicator and tap to focus. The circle itself disappears after a tap, but I can confirm it works on demand when I tap back and forth between subjects. This is also the version before JavaSabr implemented newer noise reduction tweaks, but I personally prefer slight grain because I don't like too much noise reduction turning very fine detail into smudges. I settled on the soft profile, it still has fantastic clarity but without any hint of oversharpening.

AGC8.8v4 (AGC8v4_v8.zip): https://xdaforums.com/t/working-gcam-for-s23-ultra.4550019/post-88706761

Edit: The above config file is to be used with this AGC8.8.224_V4.0_samsung.apk: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-BigKaka/f/dl27/
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
There is no specific advice here. In general, this is a matter of taste. But I would choose the medium for all scenarios. This is a kind of golden mean) So watch and test
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jlys:
Ok! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Damiano14:
Guys. Why it crashes the app always when i load configs, no matter version it is?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Because you don't follow the instructions
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] maex-la:
The link goes to the apk`s. What config do you mean? And is it (also) for S23 or just für S23U?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Hello! Download AGC signed by Samsung. As for the small s23, it should work, but I didn’t adapt it to the small one, because the sensor is different and I don’t have one. Therefore, at your own risk, try to run it on a small one. In general, I made the config only for the ultra version. (s22u and s23u)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Hi guys ! can I upgrade from one ui 5.1 to one ui 6 beta 3 via Odin?

P.s Sorry, I'm in the wrong section)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Joloxx9:
How is the gcam compared to stock? Can someone share recent photos for comparison? Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JohnTheFarm3r:
It's not comparable. It is better in most situations. The only place where stock is "better" is the amount of HDR it can produce, but it comes with a huge penalty, and that is artifacts and noise all over the frame.

If you want to see actual comparisons on both, just join Java's Telegram group, there are a mass of comparisons being done there daily.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
With the latest version on S23U, focus works fine, as you can see, I touch and the focus point changes, you can appreciate the blur on the non-focus zone.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
Stock is crap, like photo from a 200€ midrange

With gcam is the best camera phone on the market
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
A bit exaggerated 🤣, you should check a 200€ camera hehe

Stock it's a good camera for some situations, for example sunsets with many rays, it's better than Gcam. I prefer Gcam for many scenes, and the result it's better for my taste, but stock it's also good on some cases.

However, regarding the original question, the best way to test it's try it, see the pictures later on a computer and decide which do you prefer :).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Yes, but you don't have focus tracking enabled. The focus works fine in regular focus mode indeed :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
Ohh, I see, I misunderstood the issue. Sorry!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] shigit56:
What is the best config for s23u ? Apologies but im not someone who understands a lot when it comes to camera settings. Probably suggesting best default config of AGC/LMC (without touching the config) would be fine. Appreciate it a lot Thanks !
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] mat9v:
It's not really the best config that matters - just download the latest one and use it. The thing is that you have to know when to use them. For example javasabr for AGC has 3 main profiles, sharp, medium and soft - load any that you prefer - sharper photos have more noise, more contrast and are closer to stock Samsung photos. Next thing are the internal (sub)profiles - "disable", "ka", "Natural-ZSL" and so on - again you have to know when to use them when taking photos.

"disable" is useful when taking photos in HDR - it is closest to stock Samsung HDR, other profiles are almost useless in high contrast, for example taking pictures in semi dark room with a window on a sunny day - either the window is "whited-out" or the room interior is too dark. "disable" profile works best in conjunction with HDR+ or HDRnet enabled. Both are still far from Samsung default light balance (but Samsung default is bad for other reasons).

Color settings are personal preference, for me defaults are good for most situations BUT there are some with intensive colors (some deep red flowers) the get bluish-white tint instead of pure purple in default color profile - in such case using arnova color profile works wonders.

Alternatively, instead of "disable" you can use HDR-NS profile - it "forces" Night Sight photos in daytime and shows basically the same results as "disable" with HDR+ - you should test how it works for moving objects before counting on it. Theoretically Sport-NS should work well in such case as it takes less pictures to combine, does it quicker and has lower chance of motion artefacts.

Personally for everyday photos I use Vibrant-ZSL with arnova color profile since I mostly take pictures of static objects.

Oh, and one thing, the latest javasabr AGC profile for S23U has (I think by mistake?) enabled "upscale images" (x1.3) by default so it takes 16Mpix photos - at least for soft variation.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Joloxx9:
I have finally tried Gcam and can say two things:

1. wow! I didn't even think it is so good

2. Samsung for god's sake, how is it possible that yours's camera sucks so much?!

I do not do photos everyday, but when I do I want them to be very good, I am going to verify how good Pixel 8 is going to be as I might want to change my S23U....
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] mat9v:
And to think, if Samsung wasn't so stupid, they would allow full access to their 200mpix sensor so we could use it in GCam :) Then every phone camera fanatic would buy S23U just for picture quality. I mean, other phones can make great photos but Google has the best digital processing, I tried Pixel 7 pro, Xiaomi 12S Ultra, vivo X90 Pro and Honor Magic 5 Pro and they all lost to S23U + gcam combo. There are versions of gcam for those phones but the results are almost the same as from Samsung so frankly other futures decided for keeping Samsung. If there were versions of gcam that allowed taking 50/100/200mpix photos from other phones I would probably have decided otherwise.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] shigit56:
Appreciate a lot ! for someone like me who actually doesn't know how to maximize those kind of things haha !
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Hello everyone, friends! I am glad to present you new configs for S23u for AGC 8.8 V7.0 - Mazar V5.

Changes and improvements:

1) reworked shadows. Now the volume has become significantly larger in all conditions and in all shooting modes due to slightly different light capture, slightly greater dehaze and minor adjustments to the contrast settings. (Thanks to JavaSabr for the idea to raise the gamma contrast a little higher)

2) applied a tone curve to all modes and lenses, adjusted to ensure uniform illumination of light throughout the entire image (HDR quality)

3) Shutter speed in HDR NS, Night and Sport HDR NS from 1/7 reduced to 1/8 for even less blur

4) slight correction of noise reduction on all modules and modes, also relatively due to changes in shutter speed in night modes

5) saturation was slightly reduced based on the change in dehaze

6) various minor adjustments to optimize performance

The shooting modes have not changed, so their correct use is described in my previous post. All good photos, I try for you!)

Link to AGC 8.8 v7.0: (download with samsung signature)

BigKaka: AGC8.8.224_V7.0

Download AGC8.8.224_V7.0 by BigKaka.

www.celsoazevedo.com

Configs: Don't forget to unpack the archives before importing!)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] 1vanko:
Top XML! Thanks for the work!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] shigit56:
For latest AGC when taking photos at night, do i still need to switch to NS and change image processing modes to Natural NS and so on? or just changing image processing modes will do ?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
Hi)) if you want to shoot a night scene, I have a dedicated HDR NS(Night -exp darker) mode for this, which when you run it, it runs in NS. When you leave the camera and come back in, the tile (mode) is saved, but NS flies to “camera” and you need to start NS again by swiping. This is a feature of AGC. and you will not launch NS from the main mode. I adapted it only for HDR NS, NIGHT and Sport HDR NS)))
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] shigit56:
Is it the latest one you've posted?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Maxazarov19:
this post and the configs in it are the latest, including) all the works that I posted here - the modes in them work according to the same principle that I described above
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Yes and no. All versions of Samsung camera in all modes are embarrassingly bad in good light. Sharpening halos everywhere, circus colors, unnecessarily high contrast, usually over HDR'd.

However IMO they tend to do, on average, soenwagt better in difficult conditions. GCAM really struggles in low contrast low light situations unless you manually turn on NS.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] mat9v:
It's not that simple, Samsung camera overprocesses pictures in 12Mpix but 50Mpix ones are fairly well captured, sometimes looking better the Gcam ones.

Below are 12/50/200 mpix images and for comparison LMC and AGC of the same scene (unfortunately with Leica applied).
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
The problem it's that 50Mpx and 200Mpx modes are unstable at least, some pictures are great and others are ****. However, in 12Mpx mode, all it's more regular, same bad things, same good things, but every time the same
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] mat9v:
Nice photo out of AGC :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
These are extremely flat images where the gross over sharpening that Samsung applies does not stand out as much. In my experience for a scene where there are hard edges between dark and light ExoertRAW invariably generated sharpening halos whether in 12, 50 or 200 Mpx mode. I have deleted ExpertRAW from my phone so I am not tempted to use it and ruin my images, like it ruined this (the halos around Old Man of Storr are horrible)

Link

And I only use the stock camera app to read QR codes, because neither LMC nor AGC do so.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] mat9v:
ExpertRAW does not allow for 200mpix shots afaik. Do you have some special version of the app?

The best way is to take pictures using both gcam and samsung camera @50mpix and if usable process the 50mpix ones. The biggest disappointment for me is the quality of 200mpix pictures, wish there was a way to merge colors and "feel" of gcam @12mpix with 200mpix of raw details from samsung camera...
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Have uploaded v15 my release:

Working GCAM for S23 Ultra

EDIT: I RECOMMEND FOLLOWING THIS POST TO INSTALL WORKING GCAM LMC version (remind to enable HDR++) Post in thread 'Working GCAM for S23 Ultra' https://xdaforums.com/t/working-gcam-for-s23-ultra.4550019/post-88407193 AGC 9.1 Post in thread...

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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ludeape:
Has anyone installed LMC 8.8 yet? What xml are you using for it? and where is the XML folder for LMC 8.8?

thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ridwan Siam:
What is the AGC toolkit app for?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] CarlosLopezES:
Thanks a lot!

For my taste the only problem I see it's that images are too dark, indeed, more darker than image on screen before taking the picture, it's possible to set a default exposition of +1/3 or 2/3?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] QBANIN:
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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] coma_white:
Hi all,

Back to xda after few years without doing anything on my smartphone.

Anyway, Ive bought 23 ultra, and wanted to try some of this GCam stuff, but first would like to learn some things, so I can better understand all this.

What is the main difference between LMC and AGC?

Can you try same scripts in different releses like R16 and R17?

Is GCam also provide different quality in terms of videos too or just with photo?

If there is some kind of guide for newbies about similar things let me know.

Tnx in advance :)