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[Q] Is there anyway to port Xperia Arc default camera apps to our PLAY?

As the Xperia Arc and Play has a lot of similarity in terms of the software, firmware version, is it possible to port the fantastic user friendly Arc defaults camera apps to PLAY?
Our PLAY camera is not worse than any other 5.1MP camera as I have tried it out few days. However, the UI is quite awkward...

akinishi88 said:
As the Xperia Arc and Play has a lot of similarity in terms of the software, firmware version, is it possible to port the fantastic user friendly Arc defaults camera apps to PLAY?
Our PLAY camera is not worse than any other 5.1MP camera as I have tried it out few days. However, the UI is quite awkward...
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Ofcourse it's possible. As you may have noticed we seem to have a shortage of developers for the xplay maybe when doomlord gets his play he MAY look into it

Thanks for your reply, I found PLAY is a bit unique from Arc and Neo. Not sure if it is a good thing. Fortunately it now updated with the HD video recording which make it more fun for the camera.
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akinishi88 said:
As the Xperia Arc and Play has a lot of similarity in terms of the software, firmware version, is it possible to port the fantastic user friendly Arc defaults camera apps to PLAY?
Our PLAY camera is not worse than any other 5.1MP camera as I have tried it out few days. However, the UI is quite awkward...
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totaly agreed need to be ported only zhdzu can do it

May I know what or who is zhdzu?

I personally like the default camera app, and there are a few panorama apps in the market, I know they arn't as good as Sony's but whatever if you want a proper 360 view just record it.

What is so special about the Arc's camera anyway?

Cl8rs said:
What is so special about the Arc's camera anyway?
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Its not very special, but its kind of bot fair as the Xperia series should all share the same camera apps that design by the Sony Ericsson. But as you can see, only Play is using the default camera apps that comes with the Android gingerbread...
Why Play does not deserve to get the better SE camera apps? Since it is the Playstation Phone Flagship of the company and its camera spec is fully compatible with the Arc's camera app.

Hi,
Does anybody knows if Doom is working on porting the ARC camera app to PLAY, I know he just got his newly Xperia PLAY, so I'm excited about what he will be able to create for ous phones.

Sorry for grave digging but has anyone made progress with this? I HATE the gingerbread camera app, it's quite unresponsive (compared to iPhones) and would love to try out one made by SE

juzza87 said:
Sorry for grave digging but has anyone made progress with this? I HATE the gingerbread camera app, it's quite unresponsive (compared to iPhones) and would love to try out one made by SE
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x2 i want this too.

yeah, it would be great if we can use the Arc version camera...

Nobody knows anything?

Query regarding Camera

Hi all..., i want to ask a quick question.. can i install camera. apk and other camera extention files From xperia arc s ICS 4.0.4 firmware to my Sony xperia s.??.. because i m rooted and have ICS 4.0.4 installed........ reason to install that camera app is because i previously had sony xperia arc s on which i installed the latest version ics 4.1.B.587 World and trust me the pictures it took were great and a point to be noted that it did very low compression to photos. My generally taken photos size were +2 mb normally 2.5mb and here on my xperia S if i take photos in 12 MP camera mode , the file size is hardly 2 mb while Arc s was 8mp only.......
So i think sony software has high compression for photos which may lead to loss of details when zoomed ..............so what you guys say should we try to install Arc s ics .587 camera apk to our xperia s??
Note: the information above given is true and best to my xperience .... i m not drunk and in my senses so kindly give Appropriate Suggestions

how about flashing Cyber-shot mod?in my experience it really helped with image quality

boyheadkick said:
how about flashing Cyber-shot mod?in my experience it really helped with image quality
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no in my opinion its not that good......and i believe stock camera apks are always better...atleast for sony devices

n70shan said:
no in my opinion its not that good......and i believe stock camera apks are always better...atleast for sony devices
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its actually based on the stock sony camera, but it is tweaked anyhow, so yeah you have a point :good:

Xperia V Camera Mod 5.7.2 Cyber-shot
i used this one
Xperia V Camera Mod 5.7.2 Cyber-shot
perfect with stock 4.0.4. fast autofocus, perfect automatic makro, higher picture quality (up to 4,5mb per picture, instead of 2,5mb), no laggy full hd video... best user interface and functionality i tested.
!!! first install 4.7.2. read instructions.

it is only for stock ics. cm9, miui... are not supported
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Excellent mod... But I found 4.7.2 more good because 5.7.2 one is very noisy in low lightsss I want to revert back to 4.7.2 can I do that??

tfbiky said:
i used this one
Xperia V Camera Mod 5.7.2 Cyber-shot
perfect with stock 4.0.4. fast autofocus, perfect automatic makro, higher picture quality (up to 4,5mb per picture, instead of 2,5mb), no laggy full hd video... best user interface and functionality i tested.
!!! first install 4.7.2. read instructions.
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oh com on maan its never more then 2mb u must be trolling........i have checked all modss... anyways result are better compared to stock..

n70shan said:
oh com on maan its never more then 2mb u must be trolling........i have checked all modss... anyways result are better compared to stock..
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You are right. stock rom with cybershot mod is the best i've ever seen on my acro s. compression under stock without mod is much to high.

Xperia s JB Video Recording Problem

i have recently installed jb and everything is fine..camera is very good but i have problem while video recording....i am talking about both 1080 nd 720p Hd video recording as well that the camera keeps on focusing the object everytime i slightly move my hand and it starts focusing which is very pain full ......it takes about 5 seconds to focus which ruins my video i hav tried different settings but no luck.........video focus was very fast in Ics so any suggestion what can we do for it?? while the camera quality is awesome......:good:

wait for another update.

utsav911 said:
wait for another update.
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is that the only thing i can do for now..?

n70shan said:
is that the only thing i can do for now..?
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If your camera lens is not clean then try cleaning.
Otherwise video recording bug is the hot issue in JB update.
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utsav911 said:
If your camera lens is not clean then try cleaning.
Otherwise video recording bug is the hot issue in JB update.
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ok my lens is clean and i noticed one thing more if i disable image stabilizer there is a minor improvement and it is focusing a bit quick........
but i would say that focus issue is also present in xperia t and sp as well....i have watched videos on u tube..........

Yes, it is annoying

Has Sony release some information about the bugs in the .200 and .211 JB updates? It's annoying as hell being unable to use the full capabilities of my phone.

i really feel strange that why sony dont give attention to these problems...... Sony is a big name in Imaging World but sadly their devices are not upto the mark.... .Look at nokia ....Wow .! How best hardware they Made ...specially Camera...:good: i hope they will use android in upcoming years...:fingers-crossed:

mookid said:
Has Sony release some information about the bugs in the .200 and .211 JB updates? It's annoying as hell being unable to use the full capabilities of my phone.
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i dont think so.......but i hope they will take notice of the problems...
Sony MAke.Forgot

Is There Any Smart Camera Application Available For My Xperia S

Hi I am using Sony Xperia S. I Like The Camera of It.But My Friend Have 5mp Lumia 520 it have some great features like motion shot. It shoots a series of photos in quick succession, after which you can either simply pick the best shot to keep or apply one of a number of effects to the photos.And he Took Some Awesome Photos With it.camera of lumia 520 totally out performing...Is There Anyway To get that features on my Xperia s.Or something similar to it.

Z1 Social Camera
jamshadinho said:
Hi I am using Sony Xperia S. I Like The Camera of It.But My Friend Have 5mp Lumia 520 it have some great features like motion shot. It shoots a series of photos in quick succession, after which you can either simply pick the best shot to keep or apply one of a number of effects to the photos.And he Took Some Awesome Photos With it.camera of lumia 520 totally out performing...Is There Anyway To get that features on my Xperia s.Or something similar to it.
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The lastest (Z1 or M) Social Camera is the best suggest for you!

I'd just prefer the Xperia M camera. Unless you have kitkat, try the one below.
Try this one, Google has added some new features. Though I don't know if its compatible for the Xperia S
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
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XDA_h3n said:
I'd just prefer the Xperia M camera. Unless you have kitkat, try the one below.
Try this one, Google has added some new features. Though I don't know if its compatible for the Xperia S
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera
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please attach camera driver of xperia m.i want a try.

jamshadinho said:
Hi I am using Sony Xperia S. I Like The Camera of It.But My Friend Have 5mp Lumia 520 it have some great features like motion shot. It shoots a series of photos in quick succession, after which you can either simply pick the best shot to keep or apply one of a number of effects to the photos.And he Took Some Awesome Photos With it.camera of lumia 520 totally out performing...Is There Anyway To get that features on my Xperia s.Or something similar to it.
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the Xperia M camera will only work if you have installed Z1 Camera Mod...
I suggest you to install the eXisten ROM for Z1 Camera & others smart social camera apps by Sony

can you give me the download link..please...i want to know is there any major bugs in that rom?

jamshadinho said:
can you give me the download link..please...i want to know is there any major bugs in that rom?
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Always try to search first, it is pretty easy.
[ROM][JB][LB,UB] eXistenZ Ultra 2.0.5 | Honami Camera & more | 09/02/14
And it doesn't have any major bug.

ProCapture
Try Using ProCapture available at Playstore. It is amazing!

Third Party Camera Apps for Z5C

The general consensus for this phone seems to be that it sports top-of-the-range photographic hardware but is sadly let down by poor software support and Sony's aggressive noise-reduction algorithms. As this is a software issue, it may be possible that enhanced image quality could be obtained using third party apps. So far I have noticed some differences between apps and thought we could maintain a list of some of the best here:
- Camera FV-5 Supports 23MP but seems a little unstable on the Z5C with FC issues on some camera features
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.pro&hl=en_GB
- A Better Camera: 23MP support plus "DRO - Dynamic Range optimization"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
- HTC Camera: 23 MP support
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-co...-camera-new-8-10-748210-android-apk-download/
- ICS+ 1.7: full resolution supported
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...Ts4WT4m0RHMx-2a1Q&sig2=A-U3oWedOs0SxvoUmzIwHg
- Cyanogenmod camera: Third party supporting full resolution on Z5 Compact. Slightly buggy on our phones but shows that it can be done! *edit - not working on MM
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/cyanog...a-2-0-005-04864afef4-00-android-apk-download/
- Camera Super Pixel: Takes burst photos can combines them into higher than native resolutions composites. On the Z5C camera it can achieve 32MP rear camera and 20 MP front camera!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...9mp-camera-t3322562/post65509846#post65509846
Please post any apps you find with enhanced functionality over Xperia stock

Here is my test of the Super Pixel Camera - definite improvement over stock front camera, although still getting thrashed by Sony post-edits:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByO19bEKY9TKZ2tWSTY1SzV3M1k
(5MP Stock Xxperia camera on the right, 20MP Super Pixel Camera on the left)
Sorry about the horrible "selphy" photo but the difference was most noticeable on the rear camera!

looks good, but i cant install the app from the market.

ricostuart said:
looks good, but i cant install the app from the market.
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The apk is attached in the Op of that thread.
BTW this app makes way better photos. But really only flattens the image, doesn't really get higher detail. I'll take it over my textured and fuzzy stock camera though!

Hi, I'm one of the developers of the app. New version is compatible with Sony Xperia Z5:
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anforapps.camerasuperpixel
Thanks for all the feedback!
What's new:
0.9.2
Fixed autofocus issue (better focused rear camera pics)
Compatible with OnePlus 2
Compatible with Sony Xperia Z5

google play says "not supported"

Yeah same for me - sideloading the apk works fine but can't get it from the market on Z5C

dastX said:
google play says "not supported"
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Dusky_Nembrotha said:
Yeah same for me - sideloading the apk works fine but can't get it from the market on Z5C
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Hi, thanks for testing. Not sure why it is not available on your devices, maybe some problem on Google Play.
I have attached is a screenshot of the Sony devices supported on my Google Play Developer Console, maybe some model is missing...

Mobileillusion said:
Hi, thanks for testing. Not sure why it is not available on your devices, maybe some problem on Google Play.
I have attached is a screenshot of the Sony devices supported on my Google Play Developer Console, maybe some model is missing...
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I'm sure it's something to do with the servers not updating yet. I see were checked off in the right spots for the compact! Thanks for the app BTW, it's nice!

Mobileillusion said:
Hi, thanks for testing. Not sure why it is not available on your devices, maybe some problem on Google Play.
I have attached is a screenshot of the Sony devices supported on my Google Play Developer Console, maybe some model is missing...
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What about uploading the file on apk mirror or dev-host ?

Funkmasterchilla said:
What about uploading the file on apk mirror or dev-host ?
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pannekoek28 said:
I would love to try this app. If someone could upload the apk it would be great!
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You can download apk from original post on Nexus 5 forum thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/app-32mp-rear-camera-4-9mp-camera-t3322562

Somehow it doesnt work for me.
When i first Install it it shows me the Tips, then i Press OK and after that i only see the Camera Icon.
Anyone have the same Problem`?

reQin said:
Somehow it doesnt work for me.
When i first Install it it shows me the Tips, then i Press OK and after that i only see the Camera Icon.
Anyone have the same Problem`?
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Thanks for the info. Some users reported that "Camera Super Pixel" app does not start correctly after the Android 6.0 update on Sony Xperia Z5. We are working to find the problem as soon as possible.

Ah ok, thanks for the information

Cyanogenmod camera doesn't work on 32.1.A.1.163

iMaeGoo said:
Cyanogenmod camera doesn't work on 32.1.A.1.163
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Balls, cheers for the heads up - I'll change the OP

I'm currently playing with open camera with API 2.0. So far it works but i haven't really compared to stock yet. I have noticed the camera button, the first press for focus causes a never ending focus loop... But tapping the screen works fine.

I had used "A Better Camera" with my previous phone for a while. It can perform "Dynamic Range Optimization" automatically after each photo is taken. The night mode is pretty good as well.
Ofcourse the issue is that Sony has not provided a FULL camera2 api implementation so you are limited. I sometimes still use ABC, when I'm taking a still, however it is quite slow compared to the native app with just starting and taking photos.

I use Cameringo+. I guess it was the best I've used with Z1 Compact and it kinda stayed with me. Truth is that the Z5 Compact camera is much much better. So I don't think I need live filters anymore.
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So Is there way to remove the blocking of full camera resolution on z5c for 3th party apps?