Taking raw photos - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, is there any software which will minimize phone's post processing over taken photos? Best thing is to have pure raw.
I know its just a phone, but still maybe there is a way?
Firstly I asked bout it in galaxy s forum, but I was recommended to post it here, sorry for double post.

There is a app called LGCamera (search it on market) which has the option to take photos in RAW, though I haven't really tested it out but I saw it in there.

Thanks, though i didn't find any raw mode, i contacted developer on its possibility.

Raw would be sweet!

Oh I see, I updated to new version just before and that option is gone which was under settings.
I wonder why it was taken out...

I contacted developer (he is also russian ) and he told me that its imposible to capture raw, API doesn't support it. Also no support for shutter speed.
I wonder is there is some place where i can ask it from google?

so it never did support raw?

I gess so.

Almost impossible.
vorob said:
Hi, is there any software which will minimize phone's post processing over taken photos? Best thing is to have pure raw.
I know its just a phone, but still maybe there is a way?
Firstly I asked bout it in galaxy s forum, but I was recommended to post it here, sorry for double post.
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The camera firmware is written in the Kernel. You will need to write a kernel that will encode raw files and an app that can save the raw file from the kernel.
Writing a kernel from nothing is difficult. You need a lab to test the camera on your phone and encode proper raw files.
You also need to write a software on your desktop to decode the raw file.

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[Q] HDR for HD2?

Is there any possibility to take HDR photos on HD2? Best way would be to integrate such feature right into the built-in camera app (iPhone-like)....
Thanks in advance, Pete.
I was just about to ask the same question.
I searched other threads and there is still no word about app that would enable us to get HDR.
HDR is strictly software level based so it shouldnt be too hard for someone to make app or modify ROM so we can use it.
iphone and Android didnt have it,but now they can enjoy this feature.
Hopefully someone will make that app for us.

Request: RAW image capture

hi all, im curious if this can be done. is there any way to enable RAW image capturing on the thunderbolt? i know the files would be huge but seriously, we have 40gb of space, it wouldnt be a big deal. i vaguely remember reading something about gingerbread and up being compatible with raw formats, so i dont think its impossible. any ideas? could this be as simple as editing a build.prop?
Thread moved to q&a.
ok. anyone have any ideas?

Google camera port with Hdr+ (abandoned)

This is kinda work in progress port of Gcam with hdr+ for arm devices. it's based on google camera version 4.2.035.141213305-arm.
it needs camera api 2 enabled. you can enable it via flashing the zip I've attached or add below line into build.prop.
Code:
persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1
Stock rom is preferred, but it should work on all roms as long as above requirement is met.
Google camera apk
Please let me know if auto/touch focus works or not. happy testing :good:
Credit : @defcomg
Requires TWRP for flashing zip. or root for manually editing build.prop
Nice to see another thread on this..
Is root needed??
Also please try new Google camera APK.
Appreciate your work.
I see many devices having their own port of Google camera with more or less features, did you tried some of them on g5s? GCam ports for other devices on g5s?
amit.tiger12 said:
Nice to see another thread on this..
Is root needed??
Also please try new Google camera APK.
Appreciate your work.
I see many devices having their own port of Google camera with more or less features, did you tried some of them on g5s? GCam ports for other devices on g5s?
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Newer gcam apks are 64bit only so they won't work on phones with 32bit os like g5/g5s/g5+/g5s+ etc. this also needs root or custom recovery like TWRP to flash attached zip. i don't have this phone that's why i posted it here so others can see if it works.
slowmotion video won't work, nor i will fix it. since stock cam have that option already. this is only for hdr+.
kraatus90 said:
Newer gcam apks are 64bit only so they won't work on phones with 32bit os like g5/g5s/g5+/g5s+ etc. this also needs root or custom recovery like TWRP to flash attached zip. i don't have this phone that's why i posted it here so others can see if it works.
slowmotion video won't work, nor i will fix it. since stock cam have that option already. this is only for hdr+.
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Slow motion video works for me on XT 1806, also AEX 5.0 has the option already enabled, so you might not have to root if on a custom rom.
yackback said:
Slow motion video works for me on XT 1806, also AEX 5.0 has the option already enabled, so you might not have to root if on a custom rom.
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i don't have this phone to test, does HDR+ with touch/auto focus works or not on this phone ?
everyone talks about something different than i asked. feels like why i even bother. this community seriously sucks.
kraatus90 said:
i don't have this phone to test, does HDR+ with touch/auto focus works or not on this phone ?
everyone talks about something different than i asked. feels like why i even bother. this community seriously sucks.
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Sorry, I can't read apparently. Yes touch/auto focus works, nice job!
yackback said:
Sorry, I can't read apparently. Yes touch/auto focus works, nice job!
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Interesting, just to be sure you have set hdr+ to always on ? how's the image quality now tho ? any improvements ?
can you post some samples with/without hdr+ ? :good:
I also tried this port. Work quite fine, on screen in live capturing there's some light/colours distortions, but in the shot in the gallery is perfect. The app sometimes crashes, but it's still usable.
Shots with her+ shows a good quality in low light with good noise reduction and details compared to stock camera app. When I'll got some free time I'll post samples.
I tried this camera, my phone is not rooted and wouldn't know about api2 able... Wouldn't mess up with system files... Anyway, I installed this camera and works... Photos have good detail on them, only problem is a bit too much noise and it creates a raw file that I never asked... Anyway, hope the developer manages to reduce noise and stop that raw file... Thanks
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Oh yeah auto/touch focus works
kraatus90- Is this different from the version on the G5+ forums in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/themes/potentially-google-camera-port-t3684264
I've been playing with that one all day on my G5+ (non S variant, single camera), but the focus issue is driving me bonkers. Even the posted "workaround" which requires going to video and focusing, then going back and trying to lock focus... sometimes the focus will drift when the camera reinits upon photo mode.
tricky-tricky said:
I tried this camera, my phone is not rooted and wouldn't know about api2 able... Wouldn't mess up with system files... Anyway, I installed this camera and works... Photos have good detail on them, only problem is a bit too much noise and it creates a raw file that I never asked... Anyway, hope the developer manages to reduce noise and stop that raw file... Thanks
Oh yeah auto/touch focus works
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I too have an unrooted phone and no, this doesn't work.
How did you get it to work without rooting and without enabling Camera2 API?
yourSAS said:
I too have an unrooted phone and no, this doesn't work.
How did you get it to work without rooting and without enabling Camera2 API?
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Are you on an S or regular Moto 5+? The S version, as I understand, has camera2 already enabled by default. I think the dual camera stock setup uses it internally so it was always there. As far as it working without root- the app itself doesn't require root to run, however if you have a phone that lacks Camera2 API, you'd need to root in order to fix that.
Dishe said:
As far as it working without root- the app itself doesn't require root to run, however if you have a phone that lacks Camera2 API, you'd need to root in order to fix that.
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I have G5 plus. Yes, I know that app itself doesn't require root; indeed, I was referring to enabling the Camera2 API.
I guess I'll have to wait for Oreo update which will have it enabled by default :/
yourSAS said:
I have G5 plus. Yes, I know that app itself doesn't require root; indeed, I was referring to enabling the Camera2 API.
I guess I'll have to wait for Oreo update which will have it enabled by default :/
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What makes you think that? Api2 has been around since Lollipop, I think phones leave it disabled when it isn't needed by the stock camera. For example, the G5S plus (which this thread is referring to) has it enabled, even on Nougat, and I think that's because the dual camera thing required some fancy magic in the stock app to make it work, and that was accessible via api2.
BTW, I'm not rooted, but I unlocked my bootloader and changed the build.prop through recovery to add the line. Still mostly stock on my G5 plus (non S variant, like yours).
moto has opted for 32bit operating system and apparently the google camera port only works with devices with 64bit os
Awesome HDR+ Shots..A Big Thumbs Up for porting This...??
This is Google camera 4.4 working on Moto g4 plus please someone try this I want to know hdr+on vs hdr+ off https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDPtr--esK1KxjgrFOEk5gvbKJmBZf-4/view?usp=drivesdk
Aby lad said:
This is Google camera 4.4 working on Moto g4 plus please someone try this I want to know hdr+on vs hdr+ off https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDPtr--esK1KxjgrFOEk5gvbKJmBZf-4/view?usp=drivesdk
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I gave this a try. Honestly I'm not seeing any difference between the stock moto camera and the google camera after I added persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1 to my build.prop
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, I dunno. I'll try taking some photos outside.
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dunderball said:
I gave this a try. Honestly I'm not seeing any difference between the stock moto camera and the google camera after I added persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1 to my build.prop
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, I dunno. I'll try taking some photos outside.
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Also there are so many settings in the camera app it's tough to tell which ones actually make a difference. I'm pretty underwhelmed by this big goose chase for a better camera. Any help anyone?
dunderball said:
I gave this a try. Honestly I'm not seeing any difference between the stock moto camera and the google camera after I added persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1 to my build.prop
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, I dunno. I'll try taking some photos outside.
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Also there are so many settings in the camera app it's tough to tell which ones actually make a difference. I'm pretty underwhelmed by this big goose chase for a better camera. Any help anyone?
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Try this setting
Aby lad said:
Try this setting
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Thank you. I'll give those settings a try. How did you come about those settings anyway? Are they posted in another forum elsewhere?

[GCam][3.2.045][TinNeun][A10s] Download GCam for A10s

GCam for A10s​
Hello guys, just a quick post here. I am sharing a confirmed working GCam on the A10s
Now, let's get one thing clear. This is a very old GCam of course because of this phone, up to date GCam is pretty much impossible as this phone uses 32bit camera libs
Does this camera app take better photos than the regular stock camera?
Maybe, maybe not
With very little testing, we've found that it tends to not overexpose photos like the stock camera does, so that may be something good for some of you!
Also, I want to say that I did not make this GCam, nor do I develop or work on it. This GCam was shared for J6 (another a64 device) users in a J6 group, so I just went ahead and tried it on the A10s and to my surprise it works.
If anyone knows the original developer for this, please let me know or tag them here to give proper credits, as I have no idea who it is.
Anyway, here's everything you need to know (taken directly from J6 group)
Features!​
HDR+
Night Sight
Lens Blur
Bugs!​
Stretched viewfinder, just enable HDR+ by default. It won't affect the final image.
Video recording is broken. Viewfinder is also stretched but can be fixed by setting res. to 720p.
Purple tint on bright parts of images. Try messing with camera values.
Camera sometimes doesn't take pictures (usually when tapping on areas)
Links!​Download
Original website
Instructions!​- After installing, enable and disable night sight to get the viewfinder working.
This MAY work on other phones with 32bit camera libs, so you can try it out on other devices if you like.
Please don't ask, "Does this work with my device?". Just try it out and leave a comment if it worked. It only takes a couple of minutes
thanks.
it work my device A10s A107f/ds
thanks.
it work my device A105f but I can shoot videos but the photo does not work
pardusx said:
thanks.
it work my device A105f but I can shoot videos but the photo does not work
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Same here and I have A105f.
I guess it doesn't work well with A105F
Has been working pretty good on A107F/M
ShaDisNX255 said:
GCam for A10s​
Hello guys, just a quick post here. I am sharing a confirmed working GCam on the A10s
Now, let's get one thing clear. This is a very old GCam of course because of this phone, up to date GCam is pretty much impossible as this phone uses 32bit camera libs
Does this camera app take better photos than the regular stock camera?
Maybe, maybe not
With very little testing, we've found that it tends to not overexpose photos like the stock camera does, so that may be something good for some of you!
Also, I want to say that I did not make this GCam, nor do I develop or work on it. This GCam was shared for J6 (another a64 device) users in a J6 group, so I just went ahead and tried it on the A10s and to my surprise it works.
If anyone knows the original developer for this, please let me know or tag them here to give proper credits, as I have no idea who it is.
Anyway, here's everything you need to know (taken directly from J6 group)
Features!​
HDR+
Night Sight
Lens Blur
Bugs!​
Stretched viewfinder, just enable HDR+ by default. It won't affect the final image.
Video recording is broken. Viewfinder is also stretched but can be fixed by setting res. to 720p.
Purple tint on bright parts of images. Try messing with camera values.
Camera sometimes doesn't take pictures (usually when tapping on areas)
Links!​Download
Original website
Instructions!​- After installing, enable and disable night sight to get the viewfinder working.
This MAY work on other phones with 32bit camera libs, so you can try it out on other devices if you like.
Please don't ask, "Does this work with my device?". Just try it out and leave a comment if it worked. It only takes a couple of minutes
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excelent work
good to know that there are still interested in the a10
rockeirodohs said:
excelent work
good to know that there are still interested in the a10
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No, nobody is interested in the A10 or the A10s. This is simply something I found for my other device (J6) and decided to test out on the A10s. This GCam was not intended for this device and will probably never get an update, so I wouldn't really say that A10 or A10s has development to it.
Cant download it
Works on a Moto G7 Play
This is the only GCam I found to work with a Moto G7 Play (XT1952-4) running Android 10. This phone runs a 32-bit OS. There is no flash option. It is grayed out.

Question Raw or DNG not working.

I am using Open Camera set to take raw or dng photos but after taking a photo there is nothing in the download folder. I thought this camera was supposed to be able to take this format?
What phone model is this on?
Smew_chan said:
What phone model is this on?
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A52 5G
OpenCamera appears to be abandoned. The author doesn't even respond to emails.
The ON1 Photo RAW app takes acceptable RAW photos and stores as DNGs.
tabstop said:
OpenCamera appears to be abandoned. The author doesn't even respond to emails.
The ON1 Photo RAW app takes acceptable RAW photos and stores as DNGs.
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Is it this one?
Open Camera - Play Store
If so it was last updated in January.
You might get better help from here:
Open Camera - Discussion
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You might get better help from here:
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I gave up on open camera over a year ago. Last I checked, it was still incompatible with the A52's raw capability. ON1 however is compatible.
I use Lightroom to take DNG

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