Go to /system/etc and find a file called "camera_config.xml". Make a backup of it, in case something goes wrong.
+++ PANORAMA enable
Open the file, and find the line in the beginning that says:
<item name="mode_rear_supported">
mode_normal
</item>
Edit that section to this:
<item name="mode_rear_supported">
mode_normal,
mode_panorama
</item>
Save it and that's it. Now you have a MODE button in your Camera app that has an Auto and a Panorama option. Enjoy.
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Change this in camera_config.xml:
<item name="hdr_supported">
0
</item>
... to this:
<item name="hdr_supported">
2
</item>
Guys, report back if the photos are really better than before. I don't have much time to test around or compare them in photo editing apps or whatnot...
Why is the viewfinder black, you ask? Because my finger is over it, that's why.
Tried it, didn't work, noticed that at mode_panorama an underscore is used, fixed it, works. The capturing is a bitslow imo
Need more options. Manualy adjust ISO.
@jonixas Not here. Works fast for me.
@PukutisLG Buy a DSLR, then
That works only for root phone or? Because i can't find system folder
Only for root. How do you expect to modify system files without rooting?
Tried it, works fine. But can we enable HDR mode somehow?
Check out first post!
It might be just me, but I'm not seeing much of a difference with HDR enabled.
It was worth a shot...
Values in camera_config.xml:
1 enables it
2 enables it ( did not notice it changes anything )
3 makes Auto HDR available in the Camera options
I got somewhat better quality images, and larger in size with crisper details, by adding:
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=100
... in build.prop
jonixas said:
It might be just me, but I'm not seeing much of a difference with HDR enabled.
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Yes, me too... But yeah, it was worth a shot.
Just to know - HDR is not working on H440N... No flash is enabled in HDR mode (which is important actually for HDR mode). Panorama works fine.
Tomo123 said:
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Tried it.. Works well. Any more tweaks coming to our camera app?
I've been playing with the camera for a couple of days. Even tried to enable super zoom, but that just caused the camera to go bonkers. I guess the panorama is the only thing we are able to get... but, I will keep snooping
@Tomo123
Panorama does not work. With that camera app gives FC. But HDR works.
You're the FIRST person to report panorama DOES NOT work, but HDR DOES work.
Funny.
@Tomo123
Sorry. That was my bad. Did not see that "," after normal mode. Now everything works fine.
Wysłano z telefonu.
I would recommend installing Open Camera from the Play Store, since that app is much more advanced than default Camera app. Been using it for a few days now, and I decided to make it my default cam app.
@Tomo123
But photos from open camera have worse quality than from stock camera app.
Wysłano z telefonu.
I also used OCamera for a few weeks, it was just a bit inconvenient to use for me.
Related
Is there an option to use the front facing camera in the default camera app? I know it is less of quality, but it would be handy for use while taking self portraits with my friends.
ihakr said:
Is there an option to use the front facing camera in the default camera app? I know it is less of quality, but it would be handy for use while taking self portraits with my friends.
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Yeah you can. I saw the option in some video on youtube.
ihakr said:
Is there an option to use the front facing camera in the default camera app? I know it is less of quality, but it would be handy for use while taking self portraits with my friends.
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yes, if you look at the engadget unboxing video, the camera source is in the settings
I took a picture for you. It's very easy, you just tap the "Switch camera" option basically restarts the Camera application with the new camera in use. Very intuitive.
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I really really realllly hope that I can use the front facing camera in Skype. If not natively then by rooting. This would be the major feature for me.
iChat compatible app = win.
Sprint HTC EVO 4G Developer Guide
In the Sprint developer website, developer.sprint.com, we have a developer guide and a sample app/with source code that shows how to utilize the forward facing camera and other features of the HTC EVO 4G
Thanks
Nathan
Sprint ADP
oxeneers said:
I took a picture for you. It's very easy, you just tap the "Switch camera" option basically restarts the Camera application with the new camera in use. Very intuitive.
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Thanks for taking the picture! I just hope there is a way to get skype on Sprint now. I have heard that it is only for VZW customers....
If you shoot a good photo in a special moment, there is maybe a very small part on top of the picture which you would like to crop out, to make the photo perfect! But: If you do that, you will have the following issues:
It reduces the size of your photo - means you loose quality
It will remove the location from your photo - you can't remember where the exact point of shooting was
the photo will not stay in the right sequence in your gallery
maybe you loose exif information
I tried to edit my photos with:
Built in crop
QuickPick
Photo Studio
Photos
No one of them did a good job. Any suggestions from you what the perfect App would be?
Cheers
Samu0815 said:
If you shoot a good photo in a special moment, there is maybe a very small part on top of the picture which you would like to crop out, to make the photo perfect! But: If you do that, you will have the following issues:
It reduces the size of your photo - means you loose quality
It will remove the location from your photo - you can't remember where the exact point of shooting was
the photo will not stay in the right sequence in your gallery
maybe you loose exif information
I tried to edit my photos with:
Built in crop
QuickPick
Photo Studio
Photos
No one of them did a good job. Any suggestions from you what the perfect App would be?
Cheers
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try this
Pic Say Pro
Smoothie Photo Editor
Snapseed is my favorite by far of the bunch. Very easy to work with with its swiping setup. The photos will be placed in the correct order you only have to move them to the original camera directory with a file explorer after editing them.
@defcomg. With that app you can't crop!
dannejanne said:
Snapseed is my favorite by far of the bunch. Very easy to work with with its swiping setup. The photos will be placed in the correct order you only have to move them to the original camera directory with a file explorer after editing them.
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Snapseed is realy very good. It does the job! No, it does the job great! Thank you
Glad I could help!
Sent from my G2
Hello everyone,
I've started to notice that when viewing some images in the stock Gallery app a symbol appears over the image (and also in folder view). This seems to be related to images with a specific ratio between width and height, but I wanted to ask if anyone has a more detailed explanation of it.
TL;DR: Help, my Gallery app is playing tricks on me.
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Hello everyone,
I've started to notice that when viewing some images in the stock Gallery app a symbol appears over the image (and also in folder view). This seems to be related to images with a specific ratio between width and height, but I wanted to ask if anyone has a more detailed explanation of it.
TL;DR: Help, my Gallery app is playing tricks on me.
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Click on it?
It looks like panorama.....or maybe the movie view thing in Apple products.
I've forgot to mention: tried tapping, holding, frowning at it, but to no avail. Doesn't seem related to any motion feature/eye control, etc.
vap_66 said:
I've forgot to mention: tried tapping, holding, frowning at it, but to no avail. Doesn't seem related to any motion feature/eye control, etc.
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it simply says that the pic is a panoramic picture
That's what I was thinking, since it needs a specific ratio between width and height, but it applies to any image with that ratio (not only panoramic photos taken with the camera). Problem is, it stays there all the time, and sometimes I have to zoom in and out and move the image around in order to read the text in it.
Can it be disabled? Or what's the purpose of it, really? I can tell by myself that it's a panoramic shot, no need for it.
Thanks.
vap_66 said:
That's what I was thinking, since it needs a specific ratio between width and height, but it applies to any image with that ratio (not only panoramic photos taken with the camera). Problem is, it stays there all the time, and sometimes I have to zoom in and out and move the image around in order to read the text in it.
Can it be disabled? Or what's the purpose of it, really? I can tell by myself that it's a panoramic shot, no need for it.
Thanks.
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You're on panorama mode. Click on mode and select a different mode.
Sent from my fingers to your face using my Samsung Galaxy Note 3!
No, I was talking about the stock Gallery app, not the Camera. Still, it's not in Panorama, but Auto.
That symbol appears in the above mentioned conditions only in the Gallery, regardless of the Camera settings.
But thanks anyway.
In particular the "Superior Auto" mode of our Z3s sucks. With "Manual" it is fixable to some extend, but I feel it's a lot of work and usually you just want to point and shoot (like you can with e.g. an iPhone btw. - my previous iPhone 5s made excellent pics in no time).
So here comes a solution and it might sound surprising: Use VSCO Cam! I did not expect this at all but in my opinion it takes waaay better pics than "Superior Auto". You still can't zoom in and expect a lot of detail, but I like how they come out nevertheless. Here are some samples :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6568643/XDA Pics/2015-01-17 04.16.36 3.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6568643/XDA Pics/2015-01-17 04.16.38 1.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6568643/XDA Pics/Pics.jpg
One downside of using VSCO as a default camera is that it does not save to gallery by default and there seems to be no option (yet) to change that in settings. So you have to click on the images and "export" them to gallery. On iOS you actually can change it so it saves to gallery by default - I hope they will offer that on Android soon too.
001mic said:
In particular the "Superior Auto" mode of our Z3s sucks. With "Manual" it is fixable to some extend, but I feel it's a lot of work and usually you just want to point and shoot (like you can with e.g. an iPhone btw. - my previous iPhone 5s made excellent pics in no time).
So here comes a solution and it might sound surprising: Use VSCO Cam! I did not expect this at all but in my opinion it takes waaay better pics than "Superior Auto". You still can't zoom in and expect a lot of detail, but I like how they come out nevertheless. Here are some samples :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6568643/XDA Pics/2015-01-17 04.16.36 3.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6568643/XDA Pics/2015-01-17 04.16.38 1.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6568643/XDA Pics/Pics.jpg
One downside of using VSCO as a default camera is that it does not save to gallery by default and there seems to be no option (yet) to change that in settings. So you have to click on the images and "export" them to gallery. On iOS you actually can change it so it saves to gallery by default - I hope they will offer that on Android soon too.
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Nice app, thx
VSCO definitely takes better pictures in my opinion. Here's a comparison below, the top picture is the stock camera on manual mode and the one below it is VSCO with default settings.
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Hey, got my 9T today, everything seems to work fine all but the 0.6x camera which doesnt seem to do anything. I can switch between it but there's no difference to a regular 1x.
Tbh the whole default app is super buggy.
Example: I switch to 2x camera, then I take a pic but tapping the gallery button does nothing, then I try to take another pic and the whole app freezes. Then I looked into the gallery and there was no pic there at all.
Please tell me if this is normal, at first I thought the 0.6x camera thing might be a hardware issue, but its really not just the 0.6x camera that's buggy. The whole app is unstable.
Anybody else having these problems?
Also, if I try to use the "Portrait" mode in the default camera, the app closes with this error:
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Only issue I have is when coming back to the camera app from the RAM, the viewfinder doesn't work unless I change modes
Well after a bit of testing it seems that only the middle camera gets used during the process. Even switching to 2x (whuch works btw) seems to only work from the middle camera.
Any input is welcome. Cause I've got no idea what's up.
bump
bumperino
No problem on my Mi 9T, switching between cameras goes smoothly and there's a noticable distinction for each camera. The stock camera app also works perfectly fine, the AI mode adjusts automatically depending on the ambient environment.
Have you tried hardware test at *#*#64663#*#* ?
I had the same problem with my mi 9t pro, two weeks after i bought it the portrait and wide angle cameras stopped working. I tried reset factory and it didn't help and the camera was like that for about 20 days until one day the phone was on the table and i accidentally dropped it, I don't know why but the first thing i checked to see if it was working was the camera and magically wide angle and portrait cameras were fixed!
I think your issue is GCAM
You should test on stock camera to point out a hardware problem.
I've got the same problem with the 0.6x and portrait camera on my k20 pro. Did a search online and found a few people with the same problems on their k20's/k20 pro's. I've tried factory reset and flashing a different rom but it still doesn't work, the hardware test doesn't work either. Hoping that there is a solution for this...
Mathue24 said:
Well after a bit of testing it seems that only the middle camera gets used during the process. Even switching to 2x (whuch works btw) seems to only work from the middle camera.
Any input is welcome. Cause I've got no idea what's up.
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The 2x camera is only used when the scene conditions are just right. On many cases (for example, when there's poor illumination) the image is way better on the main camera.
It is an old thread, but any updated here? I got the same issue.