Mi8 vs Note 9 low light test photo + video - Xiaomi Mi 8 Guides, News, & Discussion

Hi guys
i made yesterday low light test with our device and the Note 9.
For our device i used latest bsg gcam v1b, stock cam and for Note 9 stock cam.
On Flickr you have photos and on YouTube you have video.
What do you think about?
Is Note 9 better or Mi8? Stock? Google camera?
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmvHbPGE
https://youtu.be/C_IPpXEPm9c
https://youtu.be/BsStEQf56e8
https://youtu.be/ZzqaquzjFOs
https://youtu.be/Tck4t77vEV8
https://youtu.be/mFI6B-xqq-k
https://youtu.be/OL63fzWIjxU

Well we can only say what we like, not what's better 'cause we don't know how the reality was.
You can say wich device took the picture closest real, also you didn't put mi8 or note9 on all pictures.
(Sorry for my english)

Great work! Thanks for the comparisons

ItalianWolf said:
Well we can only say what we like, not what's better 'cause we don't know how the reality was.
You can say wich device took the picture closest real, also you didn't put mi8 or note9 on all pictures.
(Sorry for my english)
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Well... Of course but i thought that Note 9 would be miles better which isn't situation.
Difference in price is almost double, but performance isn't double better.

MI8 looks better in every comparison that has the watermark
I don't know which is which without to say which one is better

Thanks for comparison mate, are you using stock settings on Google Camera?

viper98 said:
MI8 looks better in every comparison that has the watermark
I don't know which is which without to say which one is better
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When you open picture i Flickr you have exif, so you can see which phone took which photo.
marcoly said:
Thanks for comparison mate, are you using stock settings on Google Camera?
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Min and max frames for hdr is 5 for min and max is 15.
Saturation is for both cameras (front and back) 1.3 for highlights and shadows are 1.5. All other is default. Jpeg quality is 95%.

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share your shots taken from gcam mods [nokia 7+ ]

hi, this thread is for sharing your gcam pics (i know this doesn't help in development bla bla bla),
as the stock camera app is **** ,
if edited don't forget to mention the software and the mod you used?,
here is mine , sryy for low quality ,
i used lightroom (mobile) , and urikill mod
No edit, only HDR.
well without lightroom and only hdr , the one i took look like this , maybe i overdone the image with lightroom
To Ronda (Spain)
Just cropped for the first pic.
MGC_5.3.015_4 it was on July Oreo build.
One taken while moving on a ride, came out pretty good, haven't had much time to take any more
both shots are good,
we are sure lucky that gcam works at this capacity without root , this phone rocks, stock camera app is such a disappointment , only thing it offers is just a nice working pro mod
i never found such a colour full subject in my life
sagar4sforce said:
both shots are good,
we are sure lucky that gcam works at this capacity without root , this phone rocks, stock camera app is such a disappointment , only thing it offers is just a nice working pro mod
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The stock app has been updated today with new features, will be interesting to compare them both again.
i think in the new update they just changed the ui?, mid-low light performance is scrap as ever ?,the setting at which the stock camera performs near to gcam is while using pro mod , keeping the iso at 100 and shutter speed from 1/8 to 2 (rest at auto) , 2 for extremely dark condition, 1/8 for lighting conditions above normal , u just have to keep ur hands steady u know
sagar4sforce said:
i think in the new update they just changed the ui, mid-low light performance is scrap as ever ,the setting at which the stock camera performs near to gcam is while using pro mod , keeping the iso at 100 and shutter speed from 1/8 to 2 (rest at auto) , 2 for extremely dark condition, 1/8 for lighting conditions above normal , u just have to keep ur hands steady u know
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Here are two examples, the first one from updated stock camera, and the second from google camera.
I personally don´t see any difference now, it could be because of the condition of light in that moment, but anyway I will test it more later.
i cant see the pics, they are just crossed?
the two shot i took after the updating stock app, but both are from the new update , i just wanna experiment with the exposure settings (i m new to it),
hdr enhaced and another hdr effect on top through pics art?, hdr overload
check yk_____j on insta for gcam shots of n7+..all shots are from gcam n7+
spaha-bih said:
Here are two examples, the first one from updated stock camera, and the second from google camera.
I personally don´t see any difference now, it could be because of the condition of light in that moment, but anyway I will test it more later.
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Look at the background house in the corner for example. In Nokia app is blown out and in google cam is perfect and detailed. Hdr+ is for that, to have a bigger dinamic range.
---------- Post added at 20:28 ---------- Previous post was at 20:12 ----------
If you want to see pictures done with Nokia 7 + gcam and 2x lens of nokia cam you can see my instagram, i am travelling and using it ass a camera. They are edited using snapseed and ligthroom.
Ig: @nahuiythor
Here's a few of mine taken under a variety of lighting conditions:
And why u copied the name???
They are just great ?
@linguangmin2018 what gcam version do you use?

Smart HDR or HDR+ from Huawei?

Does anyone know whether Huawei does think HDR plus for their phones? Lately Apple creates smart HDR, which does pretty good job, saw from reviews.
Just curious about it
Thank in advance
I'd like some sort of auto HDR too. Taking photos with HDR on and off just to get the best one is a waste.
kazprotos said:
I'd like some sort of auto HDR too. Taking photos with HDR on and off just to get the best one is a waste.
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Agree 100%! This drives me nuts. I always have to take 2 pictures and manually switch it on for the 2nd pic. Stupid.
I still can't really notice a difference between HDR and non HDR pictures on my Mate 10 Pro - what should I be looking for?
AndyChecker said:
I still can't really notice a difference between HDR and non HDR pictures on my Mate 10 Pro - what should I be looking for?
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Nothing it's complete garbage on Huawei phones
I also can't differentiate
AndyChecker said:
I still can't really notice a difference between HDR and non HDR pictures on my Mate 10 Pro - what should I be looking for?
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The ai seems to use HDR on its own, see no difference

Best Gcam mod for Mi A3 so far?

The last post I found about this was from september, so can anyone tell me what's the best gcam mod so far?
in both terms of image quality and adaptation (being able to use frontal camera would be a pleasure)
I am using this:
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/PMGC_7.0.009_Astrophotography_Version_V7.apk
I´ve tested 4 or 5 gcam mods so far, but really, the differences are very small. Most of them denoise the pictures too much, I prefer the more grainy pictures from the stock cam, they are showing more details in most of the pictures I´ve taken, in daylight and in low light situations.
Abujaherbadal said:
I am using this:
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is this mod accepting all four cameras (including frontal)? I can't test it right now
spike371 said:
I´ve tested 4 or 5 gcam mods so far, but really, the differences are very small. Most of them denoise the pictures too much, I prefer the more grainy pictures from the stock cam, they are showing more details in most of the pictures I´ve taken, in daylight and in low light situations.
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It's kinda sad to hear that. Do you remember any mod with not much denoise effect?
I think it is a good thing. So I don´t have to switch between two Cam Apps. Its all personal preference. If one likes the smooth, degrained and denoised pictures because they´re "looking better" on a small display, go ahead.
If it comes to details, white balance and which one is closer to what I see with my eyes, stock cam wins 9 out of 10 times - in MY eyes.
+1, tried a bunch of gcam mods and in the end dumped them all. I was not happy with post-processing and heavy details reduction. Probably ok for Instagram.
My only complaint about the stock cam is inconvenient UI especially in Pro mode.
ChernobylFlower said:
is this mod accepting all four cameras (including frontal)? I can't test it right now
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It does not support ultrawide. Others are working fine.
The best for me !!!
Link::https://mega.nz/#!rcVS2QQQ!V8mR8UMxmjrzYekZKU1mMY4YI0bkUs6GTlOjwB3iPjk
i think this is the best one for me, stable, works really good.
qwertysmerty said:
+1, tried a bunch of gcam mods and in the end dumped them all. I was not happy with post-processing and heavy details reduction. Probably ok for Instagram.
My only complaint about the stock cam is inconvenient UI especially in Pro mode.
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Speaking of stock cam, is there a way to put up a 3x3 grid or any kind of grid at all?
barth2 said:
Speaking of stock cam, is there a way to put up a 3x3 grid or any kind of grid at all?
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In Settings there is "Show gridlines" checkbox. It enables 3x3 grid.
qwertysmerty said:
In Settings there is "Show gridlines" checkbox. It enables 3x3 grid.
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Thanks. I swear I've looked and somehow missed it.
i think the best gcam 6 mod is this:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog818/
And this on gcam 7 mod, has an insane tweak lib patcher, you can adjust sharpness, tone curve... its just amazing. Photos from front cam are not so good:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog870/
mpjoe2000 said:
And this on gcam 7 mod, has an insane tweak lib patcher, you can adjust sharpness, tone curve... its just amazing. Photos from front cam are not so good:
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/changelog870/
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Does the wide angle lens work with this?
the best camera gcam
crvena1
https://mega.nz/#!kBsVAKCS!rQsNMW2qyjiPkzCwf1MeMW59WhhU6kjs_LqdT4D6r68
bojan1974 said:
the best camera gcam
crvena1
https://mega.nz/#!kBsVAKCS!rQsNMW2qyjiPkzCwf1MeMW59WhhU6kjs_LqdT4D6r68
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Nice. But I can't seem to find a way to enable the wide angle lens.
I have no idea how relevant this is (or up to date) but this may be a good place to discuss it. (Maybe there is some more info in the comments of the video?)
Hi everyone!
I just got my A3. Any progress on GCam vs Stock? There are SO many GCams..
Thanks!
I tried all that worked with the Mi A3 (upto v 7.3) but still preferred the stock cam. Yes, the UI for Pro sucks.
Gcam files are larger than stock and stock cam colours are realistic compared to gcam.

Which GCAM are people using?

As title, what currently works best please?
Ta
Paul
For some reason none of the gcam I've tested face retouching doesn't work,if anyone of a version that does please let me know.thanks
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-urnyx05/#apk1475
Latest one I guess
Used to be a heavy user of gcam on my 7 pro. Even involved in testing of urnyx and arrnovas versions and testing of the official xml configs. But I must say I have come to barely use gcam on the 8 pro. The difference in the stock camera is absolutely massive. Color is more accurate, no more smudgy details, awb is better, no more exaggerated contrasts in greens, better skin tones. Only thing I find is that you need to tap and decrese exposures when faces are involved indoors. It still wants to boost the brightness if it detects face, which gives a too high ISO indoors and it kills details like hair etc. Guess it's preference, but I rather have some minor noise than no details.
I have some truly fantastic shots indoors of my kids in motion. Ofc you need to set shutter speed as with any camera if you dont want motion blur. But shutter lag is non existent.
Any Configs for the OP8Pro available yet?
voltiger said:
Any Configs for the OP8Pro available yet?
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I follow this thread w w w . c e l s o a z e v e d o . c o m / files/android/google-camera/dev-urnyx05/
{Mod edit}
Why do you really need to install a different camera? I mean I have one and I've used it once in the past 2 months. The reason being is the OnePlus 8 Pro camera takes phenomenal photos if you just know how to use it. For instance these pictures I'm posting below we're taking with the OnePlus 8 Pro original camera
Wanting a lesser camera would be like wanting to replace the 108 megapixel Samsung camera for a Gcam that cannot utilize 108 megapixels
@dgunn, nice photos!
for me, I installed GCam just to have a play around and see what the fuss is about. Have really used either much lately due to the whole #stayhomestaysafe situation with covid though
Gcam portrait and night mode is superior!
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Stock OP camera app is phenomenal already, but I do think GCam is slightly better. Contrast and white balance is a bit better, colors are more true to life, night mode is way better (not that OP has a bad night mode), HDR is better, selfie camera is night and day better, sharpness is pretty much the same. Unfortunately I'm not aware of a way to enable 48mp shots, but honestly the 12mp photos you get are more than good enough.
With a magisk mod made for the 7 Pro, you can enable all 4 cameras to be used on the 8 Pro with GCam.
TL;DR: OP camera is great, but GCam is better. Most probably won't even notice much of a difference.
I'm very happy with OOS stock camera!
To me only the selfie is better in gcam. For the rest i prefer stock
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Stock does a better job for me.
@CosMiiK how to Install that Magisk Mod? Is root needed for that?
is there an advantage for rooted users with gcam? Or is there no difference whether you're rooted or not?
@ArtVandelay2 looks like all lenses are useable with that Mod/root.
Can someone see if there stock camera zoom (3x zoom) has some issues?
Can you go into there Camera app and turn off Ultrashot HDR and Smart Content Detection and take a picture in 3x zoom mode and see if the image it comes out is normal to you or the same as what the viewfinder showed? Every photo I take it seems to overbrighten or the contrast is turned super high (even though the viewfinder looks fine).
It be nice if someone could help, i've been asking for the past 3 days ...
EDIT: FOUND THE FIX, seems to be EX kernel problem.
MrPhilo said:
Can someone see if there stock camera zoom (3x zoom) has some issues?
Can you go into there Camera app and turn off Ultrashot HDR and Smart Content Detection and take a picture in 3x zoom mode and see if the image it comes out is normal to you or the same as what the viewfinder showed? Every photo I take it seems to overbrighten or the contrast is turned super high (even though the viewfinder looks fine).
It be nice if someone could help, i've been asking for the past 3 days ...
EDIT: FOUND THE FIX, seems to be EX kernel problem.
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Well done on finding out, as I see you didn't manage to get too many replies here. Any more details ?
rochitka said:
Well done on finding out, as I see you didn't manage to get too many replies here. Any more details ?
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Seems to be a issue with all custom kernel even though theyve made no changes. Only way to fix it is by going to stock kernel.

Question Low-quality or blurry front camera

Hi, I notice that whenever I use my front camera, especially on messager. the quality is so low or blurry. Is anyone experiencing this?
Me too its even worse than my old oneplus 6 , I'm very disappointed
Same, I don't know why the GT 2 Pro has a really bad front cam. My old Xiaomi Mi 9T can do better do. The front cam of the GT 2 Pro has a very smudgy look which I don't know if it's because of the software or something else.
I recently got the phone and notice this too when taking pictures of items with lettering. It is not as sharp. My old Huawei P10 was better.
Is there anything to do about this? Would installing GCam improve this?
tcc13 said:
Is there anything to do about this?
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Yes, get another phone. Selfie camera is below average - in every review you can read this.
tcc13 said:
Would installing GCam improve this?
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Yes, it will improve, but not significantly. It makes sense especially for the main camera.
all software related, the front sensor is actually amazing. I get amazing results using third party apps.
dick_vigarista said:
all software related, the front sensor is actually amazing. I get amazing results using third party apps.
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Care to share those 3rd party apps
tcc13 said:
Care to share those 3rd party apps
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Free you can use open camera, it supports 4k on front camera and has camera2api support, and some gamma curves that helps a lot. But if you want amazing quality you can get mcpro24fps that supports 4k, 10bit color depth, HDR HGL profile recording, lots of gamma curves and gamuts, you can get front camera footage out of it that will make anyone think you using a professional camera if you know how to use them properly. Other option is motioncam pro that records full RAW DNG frames witch is crazy hi quality but very hard to use and extremely heavy to deal with. So my recommendation is mcpro24fps, and for photos gcam off course. If you don't use gcam in any android device you just crazy.
This video is from the front camera with mcpro24fps:
I can take a shot on full blow clear sky and sun tomorrow if you want to see the great dinamic range you can get
Wow, that is from the selfie lens? Amazing!!
mcpro24fps is in the google play store correct?
Is 8.4 the latest GCam? If so where is the best place to download the apk?
tcc13 said:
Wow, that is from the selfie lens? Amazing!!
mcpro24fps is in the google play store correct?
Is 8.4 the latest GCam? If so where is the best place to download the apk?
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Yep, thats selfie camera, as I said.....amazing sensor but terrible Realme software.
Yes, mcpro24fps is on play store
For gcam go on the telegram realme gt2 pro gcam group you can find everything there.
Attaching here an example of the front camera dinamic range with proper software, not the stock camera blow out **** they provide.
TorstenH said:
I modified the AGC cam. The original source is: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-BigKaka/f/dl9/
Modification:
- Changed package name so Realme GT2 Pro exposes all lenses
- Added settings option which pops up if you long click on app icon on your launcher
If the app is crashing enter the settings via long click on app icon and change the Device Interface for all lenses. E.g. to "Pixel 2 XL (Taimen)".
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Added base config. You need to unzip file before use.
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I have very nice results with this one mode.
tcc13 said:
mcpro24fps is in the google play store correct?
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yes
Wow, $23CAD for mcpro24fps
That dynamic range is crazy... So good.
tcc13 said:
Wow, $23CAD for mcpro24fps
That dynamic range is crazy... So good.
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Yeah, try doing the same in the stock camera , you gonna look like a nuclear bomb exploded, I really never even bother opening the stock camera app, it makes me mad to see a good sensor wasted with this Realme software. Just the fact that front camera is capped at 1080 for no reason drives me crazy already.
I think the app is worth every penny. The developers are also amazing, just a while ago there was no support for 10bit HDR on the app for the gt2 pro, I asked about it on the official app telegram group and in one week they added support
dick_vigarista said:
Yeah, try doing the same in the stock camera , you gonna look like a nuclear bomb exploded, I really never even bother opening the stock camera app, it makes me mad to see a good sensor wasted with this Realme software. Just the fact that front camera is capped at 1080 for no reason drives me crazy already.
I think the app is worth every penny. The developers are also amazing, just a while ago there was no support for 10bit HDR on the app for the gt2 pro, I asked about it on the official app telegram group and in one week they added support
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Did you find presist.img from device ?
Because i need the same image
JHarlow said:
Did you find presist.img from device ?
Because i need the same image
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You need to buy the calibration tool and calibrate it yourself, there is no other way to fix it that I know

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