Sorry if I'm posting this to the wrong place, but I just found out that the A8 can actually shoot video at the same resolution as pictures. I don't know if this has any side effects, but so far it does work!
OpenCamera actually removes resolutions above a certain level because a bug on the Nexus 6, but I built a custom version for the A8 (and other devices as well) that disables this feature.
I also enabled using the flash while using manual ISO and exposure, since it's also disabled because of a bug that doesn't exist on the A8.
Open Camera is not created by me, the official website for it is here!
I just modified it to do the stuff above.
So, steps to record in over 4k resolution:
Download and install the modified Open Camera attached (delete old one if installed)
Start the app and go to settings.
Enable Camera 2 API
Set the video resolution to whatever you want!
Voilla, you have a 4k capable phone camera!
Tested on AOSPExtended 6.5 on pie vendor, and HavocOS 2.7 on oreo vendor.
If for some reason this was already known then sorry, I didn't find anything regarding this.
Note: The apk is an unsigned, debug apk.
Source included in zip (because of license). It's pretty much just a few lines commented out, so I didn't bother using git.
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As I found out (thanks tho Athaxis and Samsungoogle for bringing it up!) this "mod" doesn't properly work on OneUI based roms!
It does do something to an extent, but anything above 3264x2448 doesn't work. This is the highest you can go on OneUI.
Also (thanks to Samsungoogle for noticing this, again!) apparently the OneUI Samsung Gallery/Video viewer can't play videos created this way! You can use other video players though!
I don't know if it works on older Samsung ROMs or not, but it did work on treble, specifically AOSPExtended 6.5.
There I was able to use the full 16MP (4608x3456) resolution for videos!
Please let me know what ROM this mod works on!
Only one word: FENOMENALE (A8 2018)
Amazing job! Though I'm getting "failed to record" video at 4k resolution.
Wow this is great- however when I try to record at the hishest few resolutions, it says cannot record. It does at the 7.99mp one though. It's still much better than 1080p. Also this seems to be a Samsung issue but the Samsung gallery can't view it while Google photos can.
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Amazing job! Though I'm getting "failed to record" video at 4k resolution.
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Samsungoogle said:
Wow this is great- however when I try to record at the hishest few resolutions, it says cannot record. It does at the 7.99mp one though. It's still much better than 1080p. Also this seems to be a Samsung issue but the Samsung gallery can't view it while Google photos can.
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Thanks, and now that I tried it with an OneUI based ROM, I realized, it doesn't work with it, only the 7.99mp one. If you want even higher resolution recordings, it works better with treble gsis (at least I was able to record at the full resolution of the camera on AOSPExtended 6.5 GSI).
Thanks for the feedback tho, I wouldn't have realized this without you!
I'm adding this to the main thing.
What about 1080p 60fps?
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What about 1080p 60fps?
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I think it's locked at 30fps from the system or something as we don't have slo mo (which uses like 240fps) while other devices with same camera module and worse CPU (A40, A30) have it. It would be cool if there is a way to enable 60+FPS video thoush
I really hate this marketing strategy of companies limiting video capacity based on whatever parameters they use
Any phone released today has the processing power for recording 4K30 or [email protected], the Note 3 with the Ancient outdated Snapdragon 800 had it, why can't we?? Oh because we aren't using the top of the line S or Note... At least we can force 4K 30, but why not 60FPS? seems complete bs to me
Btw the Moto G6 has 60fps mode and the Moto G7 has both 4K30 and 1080/60, phones that are well behind the price level of most Samsung upper-tier A-series models
EverLost123 said:
I really hate this marketing strategy of companies limiting video capacity based on whatever parameters they use
Any phone released today has the processing power for recording 4K30 or [email protected], the Note 3 with the Ancient outdated Snapdragon 800 had it, why can't we?? Oh because we aren't using the top of the line S or Note... At least we can force 4K 30, but why not 60FPS? seems complete bs to me
Btw the Moto G6 has 60fps mode and the Moto G7 has both 4K30 and 1080/60, phones that are well above the price level of most Samsung upper-tier A-series models
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Yeah, I agree. Why should I 'upgrade' to an A40 as an example for 240fps slo motion video (doesn't have 60fps but I think that can be forced by a mod) when it's a downgrade in everything else. Same with software updates, instead of seeing specs the android companies just see what os it launched with and give it 2 or 3 more updates - for example the note Fe gets pie while s7 doesn't with same specs.
To me it's just one of Samsung's ways to get people to buy flagships as midrange devices are getting very good anyway when it comes to power.
For another example the ancient and slow iPhone 6 with 1gb ram can do 1080p 60 and 720 at 240fps. That is on the level of budget phone CPU power now, and yet it can do this?
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Yeah, I agree. Why should I 'upgrade' to an A40 as an example for 240fps slo motion video (doesn't have 60fps but I think that can be forced by a mod) when it's a downgrade in everything else. Same with software updates, instead of seeing specs the android companies just see what os it launched with and give it 2 or 3 more updates - for example the note Fe gets pie while s7 doesn't with same specs.
To me it's just one of Samsung's ways to get people to buy flagships as midrange devices are getting very good anyway when it comes to power.
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Exactly, the Galaxy A8 is really a small step behind the S8 honestly, yeah it has some advantages but sometimes it just doesn't justify the price for most people
Also some weird things like the A3 2017 having Type C already but later the Galaxy A6 and A7 having MicroUSB, ?????????????
EverLost123 said:
Exactly, the Galaxy A8 is really a small step above the S8 honestly, yeah it has some advantages but sometimes it just doesn't justify the price for most people
Also some weird things like the A3 2017 having Type C already but later the Galaxy A6 and A7 having MicroUSB, ?????????????
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Yeah that's why I got an A8 over the a7 (as well as notif led, metal sides and ip68)
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Yeah that's why I got an A8 over the a7 (as well as notif led, metal sides and ip68)
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(btw i was using the word above when i wanted to say behind lol i feel like an idiot)
Also the Galaxy A7 is a lot bigger than the a8 (not the plus)
It's very hard today to find powerful but small phones besides the S series
Besides the A8 only the A40 is small and powerful today, but it still lacks some features of higher-end devices like IP68
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(btw i was using the word above when i wanted to say behind lol i feel like an idiot)
Also the Galaxy A7 is a lot bigger than the a8 (not the plus)
It's very hard today to find powerful but small phones besides the S series
Besides the A8 only the A40 is small and powerful today, but it still lacks some features of higher-end devices like IP68
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Yeah I really hope next year the a51 is the small one as that would have good specs. If they brought back metal body (glass not necessary) and ip68 it would be perfect upgrade from the A8. Also 1080p60 and 4k obviously
Trying to save the Galaxy a8 2018
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Yeah I really hope next year the a51 is the small one as that would have good specs. If they brought back metal body (glass not necessary) and ip68 it would be perfect upgrade from the A8. Also 1080p60 and 4k obviously
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Hi bro, and guys, anyone got any solution for our A8 camera? I think a very good smartphone, but the camera could be better, I miss 60fps, is there any possible solution to this? I saw some posts here on xda about other devices that did not have 60fps and use Exynos, but I do not understand anything to develop.
Please, let's try saving this smartphone.
Here is the link from some of the posts I found.
sorry for my bad english.
let's try to save this device
links: https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-4k60fps-video-exynos-samsung-galaxy-note-8-galaxy-s8/
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/galaxy-s8-exynos-4kfps-root-tested-t3846415
Is the hardware capable of recording high speed video? I would love to see 60fps from my device.
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Is the hardware capable of recording high speed video? I would love to see 60fps from my device.
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Yeah, its pretty clear Samsung's disabled it though as the A7 2018 gets it. I mean they aren't even giving us android 10 they hate this phone for some reason, just want us to upgrade to the A71 or something. Although it could be because of the fact this phone came with only 32gb storage (still regret that 64gb wasn't in my country) which would mean 60fps video would use a lot of that storage quickly
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Yeah, its pretty clear Samsung's disabled it though as the A7 2018 gets it. I mean they aren't even giving us android 10 they hate this phone for some reason, just want us to upgrade to the A71 or something. Although it could be because of the fact this phone came with only 32gb storage (still regret that 64gb wasn't in my country) which would mean 60fps video would use a lot of that storage quickly
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But it has an SD card slot.
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But it has an SD card slot.
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Yeah true but Samsung uses every excuse they have to destroy this phone they hate so much for no reason whatsoever
maybe im just missing it, but i can't download the file,could anybody help me?
where is the download link ??
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60fps works see this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...fps-video-recording-libchanger-t3424621/page3
defcomg said:
Attached a modified version of the Camera2video sample from Google as I don't have a camera 2 device I'm attaching a test apk set to 120fps I wanna see if its working if working the camera driver is modifiable to output 120fps 1080p from that we could set fps range to 60,60
Two part test if preview running at 120fps and if recording working
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A little bit of punctuation... I understood nothing.
Nexus 6P with Chroma rocks!
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A little bit of punctuation... I understood nothing.
Nexus 6P with Chroma rocks!
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Done basically install the apk see if it works or not
You should change "60p" to "60 fps". I think you're confusing vertical resolution with fps.
Regardless, I'm glad we're talking about this. 30 fps video is dumb and objectively much worse than 60 fps. Google's priorities here are totally wrong.
Btw, video preview is running at around 5-10 fps, and app FCs when you start recording. That's on a non-rooted 6.0.1.
I totally agree, having 120/240 fps options but 1080p60 has been left out?
Thats really, REALLY stupid. Ive been wanting something like this since launch, too bad most people dont care for it - otherwise I'm sure google would have done it way earlier.
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I totally agree, having 120/240 fps options but 1080p60 has been left out?
Thats really, REALLY stupid. Ive been wanting something like this since launch, too bad most people dont care for it - otherwise I'm sure google would have done it way earlier.
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You are mistaken, google doesn't care for it either.
Which, reading their reply, is total BS.
Theyre focusing on making it stable? They've had more than enough time to do that, it's plenty stable - given their resources and the fact that they designed it on their own platform. Not to mention the existence of 120/240 fps making it painfully obvious that this is either laziness or an oversight (neither are excusable) for not having included a 60fps option, my S5 had that for gods sake, a phone that launched in April of '14 had this ability. Along with each successor to the Galaxy line, iphones, LG, I cant think of a flagship that can't do it?
Maybe I'm (we're?) in the minority in believing that it's pathetic to have a phone with the capabilities this one does, but lacks a function that very few - if any - new phones also lack that would really make the videos taken on the device a lot better. I'ts getting frustrating that Google, and the Nexus brand, are supposed to be top of the line and cutting edge - for the most part - but have, seemingly on purpose, chosen to exclude some of the key desirable components that customers want. Wireless charging (i know it was left out to make it thinner) but still... and these were two things I really hoped for, I think the 6P was a step in the wrong direction. Huawei really treated me like **** when they sent me the wrong 6P (the bastard model that excluded band 10 for some dumb reason) and refused to allow me to exchange or return it no matter what.
If Huawei makes the 2016 Nexus, I will gladly wash my hands of it, there's no way that company will ever get my business again.
I think you guys are mistaken here, its not like nexus is the only one without 1080p 60fps, out of all latest flagships only s7 can record 1080p 60fps, htc 10, lg g5, oneplus 3, mi 5 and so on also cant record 60fps, only 30
I've pushed modified blob and app source to git @ https://github.com/defcomk/c2Vid as stated I have no camera 2 device so I go by logcats .
Anyway the source is there added some log lines as from the crash I could not see what exactly caused the crash
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I think you guys are mistaken here, its not like nexus is the only one without 1080p 60fps, out of all latest flagships only s7 can record 1080p 60fps, htc 10, lg g5, oneplus 3, mi 5 and so on also cant record 60fps, only 30
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From the leaked Qualcomm camera source code it looks like 60fps comes part of most libs and oems remove them for what reason I dunno but if you can find a device with same sensor and 60fps all that is needed is the registers for timmings and clocks and res entry but the later can be calculated.
There is hope for LG G5/One Plus 3/Mi5
HTC I tried but could only get it to 40fps in camera 1 mode Camera 2 mode the target fps range stuff maxed out at 30 perhaps when ae turned off in full manual it will work .in Camera 1 mode its another mess by htc where they broke qualcom video-hfr parameter in favour of their own video-mode which seems like a copy paste job from htc one m9 half then they broke it.
I patched hal as far as to allow fps range up to 120fps but the code that switches between the different sensor out put res mode was crippled.
I dunno if Camera2 was intended to even support 60p the only method I see is using HighSpeedCapture mode which only recognizes >=120 .
So in the blob pushed to git 1080p is set to max fps of 120 so it shows up in The high-speed mode .
In the root of the repo is text file showing imx377 configs
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Oh yeah I know. I get where youre coming from for sure and I agree. It is a shame more dont do implement it. I dont think there should be hate directed towards them alone for it, many companies do not take advantage of the full hardware ability. I do wish they would implement it already though. Both the n6 and n6p and the capability but they dont take advantage of it. If they ever release a explanation as to why, id be all ears.
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Oh yeah I know. I get where youre coming from for sure and I agree. It is a shame more dont do implement it. I dont think there should be hate directed towards them alone for it, many companies do not take advantage of the full hardware ability. I do wish they would implement it already though. Both the n6 and n6p and the capability but they dont take advantage of it. If they ever release a explanation as to why, id be all ears.
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They kinda did release an explanation, dont remember word by word, but sounded something like they dont really care about 60fps, all they care about is stability, performance, bug free expirience and start up time of camera app. So i guess they suspect these things could get worse if 60fps was implemented. Oh and if samsung can do it, so should others, unless samsung has some kind of superior developers, of which i really doubt lol
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They kinda did release an explanation, dont remember word by word, but sounded something like they dont really care about 60fps, all they care about is stability, performance, bug free expirience and start up time of camera app. So i guess they suspect these things could get worse if 60fps was implemented. Oh and if samsung can do it, so should others, unless samsung has some kind of superior developers, of which i really doubt lol
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I mean most people complain about slow start times of the camera on tge n6p anyway so I'd hate to see it slowed even further. While Samsung isn't exactly the best developers, they have a massive amount of devs I'm sure. But I still agree. If they can do it, Google and others should be able to also.
Just to clarify, my dislike for Huawei stems far beyond this issue. I will link to the thread (if anyone wants it) where I outline the month-long ordeal where they constantly lied to me about having a tech call me back, refunding my purchase, allowing me to return my 128GB 6P - all because they sent me the A2 style 6P, not the A1 style which everyone else on this continent got, and I purchased 4 other identical 6Ps in that same order, but one was a bastard model that lacked band 10, a band that is necessary for it to work for me on USCC (works on everyone else though) - Google NEVER sold the A2 style, only the A1 (which included band 10) and works perfectly fine. Of the 4 phones purchased, 3 were the A1 style, 1 was the A2 style, and this was never an option when ordered since...there was never more than 1 style that was publically known. They gave me a phone with missing hardware, refused to replace/return/rectify the situation in any form.
Anyway, THATS why I will never do business with them again. Their CS is absolute bull**** and they lie to their customers when they have legitimate issues that THEY caused.
The 60fps issue is on Google, it would be sweet to have, and I can't see any reasonable logic to not including it with the app on the phone? Thats all.
Cleaned up the bickering, let's all play nicely together please.
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defcomg said:
Attached a modified version of the Camera2video sample from Google,
as I don't have a camera 2 device to test I'm attaching a test apk below
FPS is set 120fps I wanna see if its working , if working the camera driver is modifiable to output 120fps 1080p.
With 120fps 1080p we could set fps range to 60,60 allowing 60p video.
This is a Two part test .
A) if preview running at 120fps
B)if video recording is working
Logcat the test if any error occurs
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A little bit of punctuation... I understood nothing.
Nexus 6P with Chroma rocks!
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i still don't understand what the apk is supposed to do. does it modify the camera app? does it replace the camera app? does it introduce a new fps mode? did you modify the 120fps mode to be 60fps even though the option still says 120fps?
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i still don't understand what the apk is supposed to do. does it modify the camera app? does it replace the camera app? does it introduce a new fps mode? did you modify the 120fps mode to be 60fps even though the option still says 120fps?
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I do believe thats what he's saying, his mod would (if the hardware is capable of it) allow 1080p video to be shot at 120 fps. The app wouldnt change or have an additional option, what would happen is when you select 120fps it would default to 1080p rather than 720p.
Basically, if this works then he now knows how to correctly mod the file to function with the phone without crashing and bugging out, this is something that until now only LCamera was capable of, but the development of that has come to a grinding halt. If this works, then he knows how to add, remove, change values in the camera software to allow 1080p60, 1080p120, 4k60 and potentially more - although the bandwidth for 4k30 is quite high, if the phone is capable of 1080p120 then it theoretically is capable of a hell of a lot more than what BS options Google has in it now.
BTW, found THIS thread, where a google rep dances around others who want this, making **** up as to why this wasnt implemented in the first place and how they dont plan to add it.
I'll test this in just a sec and report back, need to update my rom anyway, so idc if it borks the camera.
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Tried flashing the zip, that didnt work - extracted zip, will try installing the apk. Will advise.
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App opens, video passthrough is laggy - very laggy, when i hit record, it closes the app, and now it wont open back up. :/
shuckeru said:
i still don't understand what the apk is supposed to do. does it modify the camera app? does it replace the camera app? does it introduce a new fps mode? did you modify the 120fps mode to be 60fps even though the option still says 120fps?
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does it modify the camera app? no
does it replace the camera app? also, no
does it introduce a new fps mode? yes
did you modify the 120fps mode to be 60fps even though the option still says 120fps? It's more complicated than that, and OP is still working things out.
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I do believe thats what he's saying, his mod would (if the hardware is capable of it) allow 1080p video to be shot at 120 fps. The app wouldnt change or have an additional option, what would happen is when you select 120fps it would default to 1080p rather than 720p.
Basically, if this works then he now knows how to correctly mod the file to function with the phone without crashing and bugging out, this is something that until now only LCamera was capable of, but the development of that has come to a grinding halt. If this works, then he knows how to add, remove, change values in the camera software to allow 1080p60, 1080p120, 4k60 and potentially more - although the bandwidth for 4k30 is quite high, if the phone is capable of 1080p120 then it theoretically is capable of a hell of a lot more than what BS options Google has in it now.
BTW, found THIS thread, where a google rep dances around others who want this, making **** up as to why this wasnt implemented in the first place and how they dont plan to add it.
I'll test this in just a sec and report back, need to update my rom anyway, so idc if it borks the camera.
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App opens, video passthrough is laggy - very laggy, when i hit record, it closes the app, and now it wont open back up. :/
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-That app was created for another device so the lag is expected and Yes defcomk is creating a software mod and will enable the FPS we deserve. some good progress but nothing solid yet. (patience)
-This won't bork your camera lol
-Regarding L Camera, it was capable but was more of a test being that it got the job done on the Nexus 5 but with lot's of sacrifices and such. hence the reason it was more of a way of just testing camera 2 api. The IMX377 sensor on our phone is more than capable but defcomk is still deep in testing.
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App opens, video passthrough is laggy - very laggy, when i hit record, it closes the app, and now it wont open back up. :/
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well, it does this for me too which is unfortunate.
I don't really understand what's the problem? Can't someone just make a camera app that records at 120fps and just saves one frame and throws away the other? There you go 60fps.
Or you could edit the video yourself and remove every second frame?
Any word on whether the existing Google HDR+ camera ports work on the S9+ or if they will have to be developed because of the SD845?
No need for google hdr+ as samsung implementation was just as good since they are using image stacking of 10 pictures like hdr+
HDR+ from Google blows away Samsung processing.
I'm using s9+ and U11 plus. HTC with hdr+ makes better pictures in most situations.
Not working...
Gotta say it's pretty much the same with me with the S9+ and the U11+.
The S9+ does better with White balancing and the live HDR view is nice, but detail retention is so much better on the U11+
Samsung processing is so heavy.
@cstark27 we need ya! Will gladly donate! Getting my s9+ this week! Snapdragon.
I was really interested mainly for the portrait selfie feature. I followed the below directions and was able to install the Google HDR+ camera apk on my S6 Exynos with no problems at all. It is supposed to work on all Galaxy phones, both Exynos and Snapdragon - can someone test on a Snapdragon S9+? (I get mines on Weds)
download.apkquick.com/file/Google/GoogleCamera/PortraitMode/GoogleCameraPortraitMode.apk
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@cstark27 we need ya! Will gladly donate! Getting my s9+ this week! Snapdragon.
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Count me in as well.
lightninbug;75844471 [user=2712580 said:
@cstark27[/user] we need ya! Will gladly donate! Getting my s9+ this week! Snapdragon.
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@cstark27 is quite busy these days so he may not have time for it as of now but hope he gets free soon and develops for s9/s9+ snapdragon and exynos. He even made google camera to work on second camera lens on lg g6
There are one but with many bugs
moonjunkie said:
There are one but with many bugs
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Where?
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Where?
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https://www.google.de/amp/s/www.xda...rtrait-mode-port-non-google-android-oreo/amp/
I have one that I was using on my note 8 but it's very buggy for the S9 Plus.
Samsung's image stacking is for noise removal.
Any one got aworking google camera with back potial mode working ?
It is well known that Google's image processing is second to none in the business. Samsung has the best hardware but Google's software is best, specially with their machine learning it only gets better
miniuser's v8.2 works if you do not change the settings, however processing is not good at all. I will see if I can message him to be a test bunny.
So miniuser 8.2 works fine if you follow this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75887172&postcount=197. However, picture looks to have a reddish tint.
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Yep, the version I posted above - the selfie camera does not work at all. Really hope someone develops this for the S9+
Also wonder if the Selective Focus mode can be made available somehow on the S9+ like it is on the S9. I know Live Focus is the better option, but I have taken very good pictures with it on my S6- mostly of non-human things with nice blur even in low light environments without having to zoom. The software bokeh strangely enough sometimes seems more natural than the telephoto option.
No version of google camera mod works for s9/ s9+ exynos.
Only the HDR+ works which is very buggy and heats up the phone.
Front/Back portrait mode crashes the camera app.
I have s9 Exynos
Hello, yesterday i tested my mi8 and a friend`s sony xz2(lcd).
On normal content mi8(with increased contrast) is better and vivid.
Then we decided to test youtube hdr content.
Sony`s LCD was much, much better. In fact i think normal content looks better on mi8 thant its "HDR" mode. Picture is not vivid, just bright( i think it is pushing increased contrast off)?
So, if mi8 is capable to produce better picture, how come HDR content looks so bad? Is it some kind of license lacking - like the Widevine L1?
He also tested vs galaxy s8 and the results were the same , so is this HDR just not working properly on AMOLED displays?
Wipe the phone and upgrade to Android P xiaomi.eu
Try to use YouTube Vanced & no need upgrade to Android P which is bull**** by the fella. FYI, the HDR Full Brightness is turned on by default.
I have Youtube vanced. I know it is pushing 100% brightness while playing hdr content.
This is the clip that we compared: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO01J-M3g0U
The difference was so big on 23 second in the eyes
Looks like i am not the only one noticed the issue:
"Probably because of the Chinese firmware used on my smartphone (which doesn't have the Google App natively) I was unable in any way to view HDR content from the world's most popular video streaming platform. Let me explain: videos are played, YouTube signals the use of HDR content but the display remains faded and dull.
You'll notice the lack of color and brilliance by putting another smartphone with an HDR display next to it and playing the same video. Watching HDR10 test videos from the gallery or with VLC returned the desired results, no substantial problem with the video format therefore. "
https://www.androidpit.com/xiaomi-mi-8-display-review
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I have Youtube vanced. I know it is pushing 100% brightness while playing hdr content.
This is the clip that we compared: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO01J-M3g0U
The difference was so big on 23 second in the eyes
Looks like i am not the only one noticed the issue:
"Probably because of the Chinese firmware used on my smartphone (which doesn't have the Google App natively) I was unable in any way to view HDR content from the world's most popular video streaming platform. Let me explain: videos are played, YouTube signals the use of HDR content but the display remains faded and dull.
You'll notice the lack of color and brilliance by putting another smartphone with an HDR display next to it and playing the same video. Watching HDR10 test videos from the gallery or with VLC returned the desired results, no substantial problem with the video format therefore. "
https://www.androidpit.com/xiaomi-mi-8-display-review
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Literally, the HDR is just a gimmick for the phones. If you want HDR10 then get the iPhone. FYI, the HDR can't even play properly on the PC, you expected too much with Android phones which are lacking behind.
It is not a gimmick. The diffrence is huge, just compare some phone with LCD and HDR with the mi8 on youtube.
At me YouTube Vanced didn't work on 8.8.30. Now on 8.9.13 HDR on YouTube works flawless. And btw there are no major bugs, pretty stable for me
Works very fine with YT Vanced on global 9.6.7
boc11 said:
Hello, yesterday i tested my mi8 and a friend`s sony xz2(lcd).
On normal content mi8(with increased contrast) is better and vivid.
Then we decided to test youtube hdr content.
Sony`s LCD was much, much better. In fact i think normal content looks better on mi8 thant its "HDR" mode. Picture is not vivid, just bright( i think it is pushing increased contrast off)?
So, if mi8 is capable to produce better picture, how come HDR content looks so bad? Is it some kind of license lacking - like the Widevine L1?
He also tested vs galaxy s8 and the results were the same , so is this HDR just not working properly on AMOLED displays?
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It is not a gimmick. The diffrence is huge, just compare some phone with LCD and HDR with the mi8 on youtube.
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Yes the difference is substantial. MI8 does not have an excellent display. It is very good, but not on par with OLED ones on Apple and Galaxy.
That is fact. (They needed to save some money).
Guys, you are not reading.
On normal content like pictures:
mi8 > xz2
score 8:6
HDR from youtube
mi8 < xz2
score 3:9
In fact, it looks worse than non hdr content.
Yes, I have the same problem with my Mi 8
in fact I report this bug to miui support, and start my thread a while ago,
here u can read it and see picture comparison to my mother Samsung Galaxy A3 2016
http://en.miui.com/thread-3726357-1-1.html
freeman94 said:
Yes, I have the same problem with my Mi 8
in fact I report this bug to miui support, and start my thread a while ago,
here u can read it and see picture comparison to my mother Samsung Galaxy A3 2016
http://en.miui.com/thread-3726357-1-1.html
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I also get it on my Mi8 with MIUI 10.0.5.0, its really easy to see the difference, simply by going to the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfNKowlA5k, and comparing it to the actual HDR file playing back on your device (via VLC etc), which you can download from the 4KMedia.org website at http://4kmedia.org/lg-new-york-hdr-uhd-4k-demo/
As already stated, the actual "non HDR" version on youtube looks better than the HDR. However downloading the file from the 4kmedia website, you get to see it in all its glory.
HDR was not working on my China 9.5. Updated to bêta 8.9.13 Xiaomi.eu, now working perfectly on YouTube.
Expect so much with mi8 price tag? Human are really hard to pleased.
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At me YouTube Vanced didn't work on 8.8.30. Now on 8.9.13 HDR on YouTube works flawless. And btw there are no major bugs, pretty stable for me
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Is your YouTube player filling the notch? Or is the notch area not utilized? Am on 8.9.7 beta but notch ain't filled
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Is your YouTube player filling the notch? Or is the notch area not utilized? Am on 8.9.7 beta but notch ain't filled
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Yes it does. I'm on 8.9.20
Latest china dev still Youtube(vanced too) is not full screen including notch. But when i download pubg from china app store it is full screen+notch. So is it app dependent or rom dependent?
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However downloading the file from the 4kmedia website, you get to see it in all its glory.
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Not really. You can see the massive difference between what is on-screen and the thumbnail preview if you scroll through the video. Was the same for MIUI 9 and newly updated MIUI 10 as well.
Has there been any solution to this yet? So frustrated with the poor support and the laundry list of issues to fix just to get videos to playback properly in HDR and extended to the notch. I'm doubtful that Android Pie would fix all these issues.
Would any developer be interested in creating a mod to release extra camera functionality?
This is a device with a very competent photographic set with a good chipset. In addition to already having the camera 2 api level 3 enabled. In the same way that mods were developed for the flagships of previous generations like the Galaxy S7, S8 and Note 8, which enable features such as 4K 60FPS, higher bitrates for videos, ISO sensitivity greater than 800, and shutter speeds up to 90s. Together with GCAM, these extra features would enable excellent results for astrophotography. The A71 is receiving the OneUi 2.1 which comes with much more complete photographic features, but which are still lower than the flagships, such as ISO maximum 800, instead of 3200, and shutter speed up to 10s, instead of 30s . This is already good, but for some situations it is still insufficient. Using L Camera, an application for Nexus, I was able to increase the ISO to up to 10,000. Remembering that this is the limit of the application, not the hardware. This shows that the software is severely limiting the capacity of the hardware. And considering that the A71 has more powerful hardware than some flagships from previous generations, I believe it deserves a mod to unlock its full potential.
I would very much second that!
But what I see is that simple things are locked for 3rd party apps like 24 fps is laggy, there's no 60 or more fps available in 1080p. Not to mention that other lenses are not available at all. All checked with filmic pro and open camera.
If only the camera was unlocked this phone would be perfect.
Where do you find devs for that? Maybe we should ask those devs who prepared mods for other phones?
DonAndress said:
I would very much second that!
But what I see is that simple things are locked for 3rd party apps like 24 fps is laggy, there's no 60 or more fps available in 1080p. Not to mention that other lenses are not available at all. All checked with filmic pro and open camera.
If only the camera was unlocked this phone would be perfect.
Where do you find devs for that? Maybe we should ask those devs who prepared mods for other phones?
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Good to know that there are others who support this idea.
On Google Playstore, the developer I found is Sityware.
http://www.sityware.com
[email protected]
I've already sent him an email, but I haven't received any response.
Here all camera mods from this developer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Sityware
There is also the "zeroprobe", responsible for the "Zero Camera Mod". I don't know if it's the same developer as the playstore, because the mod interface is the same in both cases.
Profile of "zeroprobe" on XDA: https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2516635
There is a Telegram group exclusive to Zero Camera Mod users: https://t.me/joinchat/GgDoVELya0-3xmyGFuPnow
Some camera mods developed by zeroprobe.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/themes/zero-camera-mod-v1-0-increased-bitrates-t3439870
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/zero-camera-mod-bitrates-jpg-hdr-af-t3625795
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/themes/zero-camera-mod-bitrates-jpg-remove-t3793395
I'll see if I can get in touch with that developer. It would be nice if everyone interested in this mod also got in touch with them. It would increase the chances of getting some camera mod for that device.
After a quick search, it seems that the Snapdragon 730 does not support 4k 60FPS video. Which is a shame, as the main sensor of the Galaxy A71, Samsung Bright S5KGW1, supports videos up to 8k 24fps. But that also does not prevent other extremely useful camera features from being unlocked.
I'd love to see A71 Camera mod's as well.
Would be superb to use cameras to full potential
Is there a way to enable and disable shutter sound without silent mode?
DonAndress said:
I would very much second that!
But what I see is that simple things are locked for 3rd party apps like 24 fps is laggy, there's no 60 or more fps available in 1080p. Not to mention that other lenses are not available at all. All checked with filmic pro and open camera.
If only the camera was unlocked this phone would be perfect.
Where do you find devs for that? Maybe we should ask those devs who prepared mods for other phones?
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if im correct 4k does not work on other apps in oneui
im glad im on a12 i get 4k 60 fps on gcam (altthough i use 4k 30 cause its better for low light and has better stabalization
I wanted to buy DJI OSMO Mobile 6, but it seems that it lacks support even for S22 Ultra, so I suppose they will never make it work with S23 Ultra.
So what else can I buy?
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I wanted to buy DJI OSMO Mobile 6, but it seems that it lacks support even for S22 Ultra, so I suppose they will never make it work with S23 Ultra.
So what else can I buy?
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See, it depends on what you really need, I actually am using that currently for my s23 ultra, but only because I just needed something with stabilisation and something to hold my phone for still shots. It's sad the hardware doesn't work directly with the camera app, they have their own which is pretty lackluster, however all the features worked related to their product in their app.
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See, it depends on what you really need, I actually am using that currently for my s23 ultra, but only because I just needed something with stabilisation and something to hold my phone for still shots. It's sad the hardware doesn't work directly with the camera app, they have their own which is pretty lackluster, however all the features worked related to their product in their app.
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Can you specify what 'all the features worked related to their product in their app' means? I thought that S23 Ultra is not supported at all?
Is it possible to shoot 4k 60fps stabilized video?
Also is it possible to shoot photo (not video) panorama handheld?
Can you please post some video on which is visible how stable the phone is?
Thanks.
You misunderstood me, the features that they advertise do work, but most of it is because it's all done with their tripod + app. That's also the problem however, since their app is pretty lackluster, yes it'll do everything they said it can, but you have no control or options, for example I can use only 1080p 60fps recording. What I'm trying to say is that it can do all the stuff they say but you're only limited to what they offer in their app (Device support, yes it'll support any phone theoretically, however the options are limited to the support of the device), which isn't a lot, and you lose out all the stuff from the stock camera app. However if you just need a tripod that stabilises then it does that regardless of any further interaction, works out of box since it all happens on the tripod itself, however you'll need the app anyway to update the firmware of the tripod. I'll show you some photos from in the app when I get home from work.
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Can you specify what 'all the features worked related to their product in their app' means? I thought that S23 Ultra is not supported at all?
Is it possible to shoot 4k 60fps stabilized video?
Also is it possible to shoot photo (not video) panorama handheld?
Can you please post some video on which is visible how stable the phone is?
Thanks.
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You misunderstood me, the features that they advertise do work, but most of it is because it's all done with their tripod + app. That's also the problem however, since their app is pretty lackluster, yes it'll do everything they said it can, but you have no control or options, for example I can use only 1080p 60fps recording. What I'm trying to say is that it can do all the stuff they say but you're only limited to what they offer in their app (Device support, yes it'll support any phone theoretically, however the options are limited to the support of the device), which isn't a lot, and you lose out all the stuff from the stock camera app. However if you just need a tripod that stabilises then it does that regardless of any further interaction, works out of box since it all happens on the tripod itself, however you'll need the app anyway to update the firmware of the tripod. I'll show you some photos from in the app when I get home from work.
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Oh I see. I need a tripod with stabilization.
I think I'll buy it from Amazon to see how it works. I can return it if I don't like it.
I'd appreciate if you post some photos and videos.
Thanks.
bgtip said:
Oh I see. I need a tripod with stabilization.
I think I'll buy it from Amazon to see how it works. I can return it if I don't like it.
I'd appreciate if you post some photos and videos.
Thanks.
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Exactly what I did, bought it from there, decided that it fulfills the basic necessities and kept it, like you said you can always return it. In terms of stabilisation itself it's actually not too bad in my opinion, however this is my first one ever so I can't say anything more besides that. And yeah I will.