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[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] maex-la:
Here (S23 Base) are shown 4 lenses: 1/0.6/3x and "ex'. Activating ex the viewfinder shows black.

A bug or a feature I don't understand?

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Ex is only for video mode
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dexter_prog:
Hi. Could you explain if these profiles changed or something? I can't find any profiles named like this. It only goes fro mprofile 1 to 12. And the rar files have files named instalook, medium, sharp, etc.

By the way, the 9.2 link links to an older version of 8.224. This is the correct link: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-BigKaka/f/dl67/
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Then it's seems you have not loaded my config :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] bodomfan:
Loaded in lmc
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dayuser:
As i remember right it is R15 and _scan3d
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
It's correct :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] koahhe:
I have installed AGC 8.4 using your instructions and done a bunch of testing. While it does give good results, I find that the photos from GCAM come a bit too dark in lower light. I did not test yet outside in daylight.

I have attached pictures taken with my Pixel 7 Pro, GCAM, and stock camera on 12MP with Softening on high. For this particular scenario, low light, I find that this setting for the stock camera gives the best results.

Also, I noticed with the GCAM a slight green tint for almost all pictures shot in low light. Is there a setting that can correct that? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
No, that's not what it does. That's for the top shot functionality. Even with this enabled, the focus circle is not tracking faces like it does with SGCAM or stock
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] koahhe:
Nice work, I like this a lot! The pictures look much better than the stock 50MP and in some instances, I prefer them over the Pixel & Pro ones as they look softer. I have attached a bunch of pictures I took earlier.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Thanks 🙂
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dummen:
Did You use the separate xml that I attached to that post, or from the zip?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] koahhe:
I think I used the correct one. This is the one right?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
I made similar remarks earlier. After loading the patched .so and the v1 xml you provided there is a fairly strong green cast to the images. The darkness in the lower right corner is mitigated with the v1.

There are two versions with the exact same name. One was included in the rar archive with the .apk and .so, the other one was attached to a separate follow on post. You want to use the second one. It miigates the lower right hand darkness you nore but not the green/cyan cast.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] edorner:
Any ideas why the gallery view does not work for me and how to fix it? When I click on its button, the last photo shows up for a split second only, then it is replaced by a black screen like this:

I already solved this issue once (before I did a FR and a fresh install of LMC GCam), but I don't remember how :(
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] koahhe:
I found that I had AWB on Off and switching it on got rid of the green cast.

I will look for the post for the updated XML.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Yes AWB is trouble in anything but artificial light. In my early tests there was a green cast even with it off. The OP said he was working on correcting it.

I also posted a plain vanilla .AGC for this GCAM version earlier. It produces results similar to LMC, but without the substantial post shutter processing delay. If you want to use the AGC version give it a try. I am moving to that from my BSG XML since I like the AGC version better - there are more options for subtle color, noise and sharpness tweaks.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dayuser:
For LMC builds there is also setting called AWB Gain fix in color correction section that helps for greenish pictures.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] koahhe:
Sounds good. I shall give that a try.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
The more, the merrier! :)

Here's my very first release for this new device that I received few days ago. Still a WIP, with a lot of things to work on. AGC V9.5 GCam mod does not provide some of the noise models and WB profiles we'd need, but the phone's been recently released so it will surely come soon. Anyway, here's the zip (APK + .agc profile): https://gofile.io/d/JKIXkn

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Stock and gcam:
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Adaptation of my config v36 for s23/s23+

GCam for s23/s23u/s24u and mi13u

ENG/BY/UA/PL/RU	Group is about sharing and improving GCam experience for samsung s23 series and mi13u	Check the pinned messages to find APK and configs.

t.me
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
It's a party 😃

Took it for a quick spin. Looks good so far, I like the restrained color treatment and the fast post processing. Will take some more photos tonight in ****tier light.

In my own testing I was getting weird artifacts in low light with the Raven HDR+ model and the Google Lens Logic set to rear telephoto (also used by Dummen's config). But you guys seem to have done this before and know your way around GCAM much better than me, so it was likely just a screwup on my part.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
Thanks for your feedback! A lot more work will be put into it in the next few days/weeks anyway, it's just a V1 for now. I mostly used to work with LMC with my OnePlus 8 Pro, but this time, I tried my luck with AGC. Anyway, I'm sure we can and will manage, together, to get consistently better results with GCam than with the stock app.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] ASKnASK:
Does AGC 9.4 not work with S23 Ultra? I tried it. Cleared app data after update. Loaded Java's profile. Everything works but the photo doesn't get saved. There's nothing in the logs folder. Android says app is crashing.

UPDATE: Yes 9.4 does not work. I installed 9.2 and it works fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] babak:
Hi guys, it's the first time I would like to test this app, I downloaded version 9.2.14 v10 snap, but it closes almost immediately, what am I doing wrong?

I apologize for the noob question, it concerns profiles, which one should I install? The thread is very long and I don't understand anything.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Davids777:
Version 9.4 works with S23 Ultra but you have to change the lens like this (edit, only worked once) ->
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
And another plus for me for AGC is that it behaves like SGCAM, if there is a face in frame, the focus circle will start tracking it. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
I agree, quite convenient! Doesn't LMC track faces as well? (I used to have it track & focus at faces, on my previous device)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dummen:
Am I trippin or it also has the green cast, just like my config had? Also the zoom lenses are too dark in lower light.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
When tested against my brightly lit garage wall neither of the three AGC configs shows darkness in the lower right with the 10x and 3x.lenaes (images below are 10x)

Mine

Yours (v1)

His

Yours is the darkest and has that greenish tint. You can see how the greens are punched up in scenes with mixed color

Mine

Yours (v1)

His

The two of you share some of the config choices, which O don't claim to understand.

Mine is nearly 100% defaults with slight adjustment in the sharpening - 1.06 for the wide, main, and 3x tele, 1.125 for the 10x. I also use slightly different noise models for the main (IMX 563 from the S22U) and the teles (IMX 754)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dummen:
Noise model doesnt affect exposure, also I set my exposure values to be correct with hdr enhanced not hdr+, mine was bright enough even in low light.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Not with the implementation on this thread, haven't managed to figure out how to enable it (enabling frequent faces doesn't help)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
Yes, face tracking function is actually not about 'frequent faces' setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
Yes, 10x zoom especially was too dark in very low light conditions. Will be fixed in V1.1 anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
NiCkAM8PRO V1.1 for AGC 9.5 (APK + Custom Profile): https://gofile.io/d/FadYkj

--Changelog--

- Improvements in noise reduction.

- Some color adjustments.

- Dark pictures issue when using zoom lenses in low light should now probably be fixed.

Cheers! :)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MasterThiefGarrett:
5. Enabled autoresize photos for x10 lense from 10Mp to 3.7Mp, because it's physics and no any sense to keep more. (but you can easily disable it)

Where is that?! I can't find it, so not so easy for me I guess, must be blind or something
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Settings - processing functions - upscale/downscale
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MasterThiefGarrett:
Thanks, I found it after posting.....typical me :ROFLMAO:
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MasterThiefGarrett:
Dark pictures are fixed indeed, but I need a little more saturation... first photo is what I get and the second is a screenshot from the viewfinder, so the photo is a little bland, muted I'd say... the viewfinder is what I see with my eyes. Any way I can adjust that myself? There are so many options in GCAM versions it's insane 😅

Leica on/off makes no difference by the way
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Saturation is easiest to adjust in the configs, image processing jinder each lens
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MasterThiefGarrett:
Yeah well like I said, way too many options 😅😬
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
It will certainly be 'fixed' in the next release, as well as other little things here and there. But for the time being, you can simply increase saturation through:

Settings > More Settings > Lens Setting > Whatever-Lens > Image Processing > Config 1 > Main Settings > Saturation 1 / 2 / 3 (Adjust to a value higher than 1)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] MasterThiefGarrett:
Thanks I will give it a try, although AWB also helps a bit 😁
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
My config v38 for LMC:

Changes log:

1. Disable downscaling for x10

2. Decreasing chroma noise reduction

3. Updated configuration of photo processing for frontend camera.

4. Small changes for night mode

5. Decreasing color saturation for all cameras.

GCam for s23/s23u/s24u and mi13u

ENG/BY/UA/PL/RU	Group is about sharing and improving GCam experience for samsung s23 series and mi13u	Check the pinned messages to find APK and configs.

t.me
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Do you mind sharing how you achieved this fix? It works very nicely, I compared v1 to v1.1 XML but could not figure out what the magic bullet is for the 10x lens
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
Sure, it's actually very simple! Given that it's quite an extended zoom range, the ISO value (in the Main Settings) actually needs to be drastically increased, up to 30000/40000, when shooting in low light conditions.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Slowly but surely I have become a GCAM convert. When most people compare GCAM vs stock they usually do it in very easy light where the differences are subtle. Where GCAM really shines is figuring things out so you don't have to.

The images below are from the Aria hotel lobby in Vegas. The shooting angle is strongly backlit, to get decent images you need to either control highlight exposure or have the camera do it for you

First stock, in point and shoot mode. The image is overexposed, washed out, and lacks texture and detail

Next GCAM in point and shoot mode, HDR+ (my v1 config which is almost 100% stock). Highlights are ever so slightly blown out, but overall the richness of the image is much higher and (to me) more pleasing

And finally stock with exposure manually adjusted for the highlights in the lower left corner. Yes, stock is capable of producing equivalent images but you have to know what you are doing. The reads are also way too red, and there are no settings to tune that down in the app. After many years of trying to teach my SO how to adjust exposure in the phone she still refuses to tap on the highlights or the shadows 🧐
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ridwan Siam:
I have tried this but the images are coming very dark, less detailed, and noisy. How do I fix this?

I can also use AGC8.4300_V9.5_scan3d which has the Leica mode but also gets dark and noisy-looking images. It seems like the processing isn't applied.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Surfeur-des-Reves:
🌟 NiCkAM8PRO V1.2 (AGC V9.5 GCam) Custom Pack (APK + Profiles): https://gofile.io/d/31swUu 💥

Changelog & Suggestions:

Some improvements in details, noise, sharpness, gamma and vibrancy have been made for the zoom lenses, especially the 10X (compared to previous releases). Saturation levels have been increased for those lenses, as well.

As always, I'd encourage users to enable Auto-White Balance (AWB) whenever they shoot in low-light / night time situations and under artificial lighting conditions, for better colour reproduction and more vibrant / less desaturated results.

For close-up shots (but not only), you might getter better results if you manually focus on the brightest zone of your subject, as it will usually ensure better overall contrasts, gamma levels and less clipped highlights.

For higher-quality / less noisy results in low-light shots, you can adjust the shutter speed slider, on the left side of the viewfinder, to 1/15 or even 1/8s of a second (just remember to remain still for a second or two).

You can also try the "Leica Filter" mode if you fancy some different color temperature / white balance and vignetting in your shots.

Cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Could you provide examples, please?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] N77NS:
none of that works...no way
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] N77NS:
this only works on s23ultra, nothing else ... there is no way to load html. the application crashes quickly
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Try this config instead. Which works very well
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
Look at the post I just replied to, has a link to a working one.. And check previous page, Java has attached his latest xml
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] N77NS:
Hvala
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
I wonder if it'd be worth starting a new gcam thread with Java making first post, groove 2nd post and maybe surfer 3rd post and you guys can keep updating those posts for latest gcam mod link / XML. Might make it easier for everyone to find the info?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dayuser:
One gcam thread is all needed. It is pointless to make another threads. Even if someone makes new thread about gcam of S23 Ultra, posts will be merged back to this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] PhilMorin:
I agree that 2 active ones are pointless, but since the OP is not the active contributor of the post, I thought I'd be nice to have the top 2-3 contributors as the first posts to avoid people searching through 20+ pages of info
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dayuser:
Yeah, it's really hard search something if all xml are not in same place but people could always ask if they need something.

@JavaSabr first post in this thread is on page 1 post #19. Maybe he could edit latest xml there also.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
are these in HDR+ or HDR++ mode?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Ok, I will update this post to have relevant info
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ridwan Siam:
HDR++
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
but how it was in real life? by my testing the stock is overexposed.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
I have updated the post:

https://xdaforums.com/t/working-gcam-for-s23-ultra.4550019/post-88178597
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Works great, colors are more true to life than before. Two suggestions to look into for the next rev

1) The reds are a touch too yellow and come out on the orange side

2) The shadows are on the dark side even in decent light and may start to clip prematurely under challenging light.

Other things I change on my own version to suit my preference better: grid to 3x3, top shot auto off, save location on, disable the expo and ISO sliders, disable astro.

Has anyone been able to enable the color temp slider on AGC? I used it on my pixel when the light is truly funky (eg mix of incandescent and fluorescent)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ipse_Tase:
@JavaSabr thanks for the effort and the comparison.

Is it fair to say the Gcam produces darker (not necessary a bad thing) but less sharp images (bad)?

I'm not a fan of the overexposed look of the S23ultra but Gcam goes too far the other way.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Sentelin:
That's why you have editing. Even if you have one of the best DLSR you are going to brush it over one way or another.

Both apps use lenses differently, you will just have to put some effort to strike in between.

And Samsung enhance/auto balance tools are very decent.

I am not all that impressed with gcam to be honest on my s23 ultra, because I end up editing more than I do with original app. - I just expected more.

And yeah gcam, it produces less sharp dark photos which again depending on light and environment can go either way

Also S23 overexposure is not really constant. One thing they should address with upcoming updates is consistentcy. (without need to tweak camera, because most people won't bother with it)
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
I installed it but keeps crashing on start any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Night shots examples, stock and game:
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
I have the gcam with ”natural processing" from the DPR thread installed and I am underwhelmed

There is SIGNIFICANT delay between pressing the shutter and the camera capturing the image. Not great if you are dealing with a fast moving scene

The gcam colors are not meaningfully better than stock where stock REALLY underperforms - skies on a bright sunny days. Stock produces skies that are way too saturated and difficult to correct with the rudimentary tools in a typical on phone editor suite. Yesterday during a hike I took a number of side by side shots with stock, stock pro, stock expert raw, and gcam. In all cases the sky was unacceptable.

My preferred solution at the moment is stock in pro mode, with softening set to medium, saturation at -5, shadows at +8, highlights at -5, contrast st -3. Just wish there was a father way of switching between raw and raw+jpeg
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Try to hold on icon and choose the action "take a selfie"
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
Yes but when you change to front camera it crashes again do you need root?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
If I increase sharp level else it will consume many very small details, so I want to have such balance.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
No, you don't need any root, you need just to apply my config because the default config is not working on our device at all.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
It's very interesting solution 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
Still the same keeps crashing
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
Do not try this crappie now my stock camera keeps saying failed it will mess your phone up remove this crap
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] oVeRdOsE.:
you have to do it twice.

Hold or swipe the gcam icon : take a selfie.

1st try it will erase the .xml file

then you have to manually put it back in the cam folder.

2nd try it works.

I did install gcam on 2 s23u and both I had to do this.

Ive used those instructions :

First we need go to this link and download GCAM

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-shamim/f/dl28/

Package, which works with Samsung is named SGCAM_8.4.400.42.XXX_STABLE_V43_AWEME_PACKAGE.apk. After downloading GCAM, we download ZIP from this link

https://mega.nz/file/3ZoW3SjD#xHbucJ_FQmC-R0m4vAj6vQKWpkSaZuWjZSOSdiwUe6Q

source : https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4697013
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Barmenchik:
Same here..
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
Yes but can you explain how to install it?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
Where do you put the zip file?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] oVeRdOsE.:
-you have to unzip it directly on your internal storage, not under any subfolder.

- install the apk.

- swipe or hold on the Gcam app, and choose the option ''selfie''

- in the empty space between the shutter button and camera flip to back, double tap in the empty black space.

- navigate to the new scam folder .

- the .xml is gone.

- get back to the zip and copy the .xml and put it back in the scam folder.

Redo the double tap between the shutter, and the .xml will be there.

once the .xml is loaded, the app won't crash anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Maybe do you have some logs inside /LMC8.4/files/logcat?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jutley:
I got it working now thanks but how to get rid of the grid view.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Fl1nt91:
You need to import the config file before anything.

Little trick: long press on the app icon and select "take video", so that you can then import the XML without the app crashing
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Ridwan Siam:
Are there any settings that will make it take brighter and sharper images? The LMC interfaces are newer to me.

I remember using AGC on my S21Ultra and it used to take sharp and bright images.

Can you clarify what versions of gcam are working well for the S23Ultra and how to install them along with the config file?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
Anyone know how to enable the histogram in gcam? Probably buried somewhere in the zillion developer options. Also want to disable the Leica and watermark buttons in AGC which just take up screen real estate and never get used.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
My config is focusing to produce soft and natural shots, not sharp and bright.

About other configs I don't know, I work only with my.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
There are a total of six GCAM configs in this thread that work on the S23U.

Unfortunately because of the mod requirements for GCAM have a single thread the configs are dispersed throughout this thread so it is a bit of work to find them. At this point four of the six look very similar to my eye. Two of them (my own) are not expected to see major development as they are close enough for my needs.

If you search for the terms LMC, AGC, BSG, and SGCAM you will narrow down the number of posts you need to wade through.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jaider:
why does it take so long to take the photo?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
What do you mean? Which mod/config/case?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] jaider:
Lmc8.4, XML javasabr v.38 I press the shutter botton and to take the photo needs 2,5 sg more or less
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
Because by default this config uses HDR++, you can switch to HDR+ if you don't want to have maximum quality.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dayuser:
How many frames HDR++ takes on your config?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
It's depends what you chosen here:
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Dayuser:
So you use 15 frames always or do you use more frames sometimes?
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] JavaSabr:
It's universal value, but for day shots 7 it's enough, for night - 27 is best
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Master255:
The photos are too green. The red bricks are not red, but green-red.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] Master255:
To create a good application, first bring the real colors to those that come out in the photo. Your colors in the photo don't match the colors in real life. And very much so.
[Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra] GroovyGeek:
HDR+ helps a bit but there is something particular to LMC that results in a lengthy delay between pressing the shutter and the photo being available. There seems to be two delays - one on the acquisition of the photo and one in the post processing. I am not seeing that with any of the other configs from this thread. The post processing delay (blue circle being displayed over the image preview) is comparable but there is something else going on before that which is specific to LMC