Just curious if theirs a difference in the actual picture quality between these two camera apps. Was running more or less samsungs theme roms with their camera app and just recently started running a stock 4.1.1 rom.
Love the rom but it could just all be in my head, atleast on the phone the samsung camera app seems to take better pictures?
Can't quite recall if one app takes better pictures or not but the samsung camera app is a lot better than the aosp app.. So if i had to guess the samsung app may take better pics due to the better software
They are pretty equal. I can't think of many features that the stock camera app doesn't have that anyone would need. People are reporting that Camera MX from the play store improves photo quality on the sgs3 and gives a ton of additional features
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Can anyone recommend a good general purpose camera app? Since switching to CM9 my the picture quality has significantly decreased with the AOSP camera vs the TW camera. The top hits on the play store are all retro/filtered apps which isn't what I'm looking for. I don't mind if the app has filters but I don't want it to be the main focus. Ideally I'm looking for something equivalent to the the Camera+ app on iOS.
Thanks,
vignette is decent imo
Camera Zoom Fx is a good app
It is rated as the best camera app for Android by lifehacker.
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Camera360
I use both vegnette and camera zoom fx. Both are great paid apps.
For a good free camera app try fxcamera.
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Vignette for filters and such, Camera FV-5 for a real camera app.
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but at least I didn't post it in the development forum ;-)
Thanks for all the suggestions. I wish google had a longer trail period. 15min just isn't enough time to do a real comparisons between all the apps suggested, CM9 and TW.
Anyway, what from what I was able to test, I didn't see any significant differences in full auto mode and the stock CM9 camera. When I get a chance I'll have to flash back to TW and take some test shots and see if there's an actual difference or if I'm just imagining it.
I am running cm10 nightlies on my sgs3 and was wondering what app is a good replacement to aosp camera app? It doesn't take as good of photos as the touchwiz camera on stock, the light balance is too dark and flash gives it a weird hue. I love cm10 but need a better camera app and from what I gather, touchwiz camera apk only works with touchwiz ROMs. Suggestions?
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I am running cm10 nightlies on my sgs3 and was wondering what app is a good replacement to aosp camera app? It doesn't take as good of photos as the touchwiz camera on stock, the light balance is too dark and flash gives it a weird hue. I love cm10 but need a better camera app and from what I gather, touchwiz camera apk only works with touchwiz ROMs. Suggestions?
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Yes, the AOSP camera sucks big time and the interface is super, extra, ugly and outdated.
you can try lgcamera
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Yes, the AOSP camera sucks big time and the interface is super, extra, ugly and outdated.
you can try lgcamera
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For the majority of people, myself included, the stock Camera is just fine for PointAndShoot. I've even purchased CameraZoom when it was on sale, but prefer the simplicity of the default camera. "Best Shot", "Smile Shot", and the other TouchWiz gimmicks are almost never used.
Well I actually don't use any of the gimmick features of the stock touch with camera app, the thing that I liked about it was how it handled low light situations and getting the true color. I will try LG camera.
* I also purchased camera zoom on sale and am currently trying it out.
Any more suggestions? I don't need gimmicks and I don't need photo editing, I just need a very good basic photo taking ability
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I am running cm10 nightlies on my sgs3 and was wondering what app is a good replacement to aosp camera app? It doesn't take as good of photos as the touchwiz camera on stock, the light balance is too dark and flash gives it a weird hue. I love cm10 but need a better camera app and from what I gather, touchwiz camera apk only works with touchwiz ROMs. Suggestions?
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The best one I've used (and I've tried a bunch!) is the camera app that was included with the Serenity rom....which i think is just the ported Note II app. If you can get your hands on that, try it!
When I was on CM10 I used ProCapture. It lacks HDR which is a big deal for me, but it's pretty good apart from that. The TouchWiz camera is one of the main reasons I switched back.
i have cm10 and i use camera zoom fx it work just fine for me
Yeah...back to touchwiz myself... I am sorry but cyanogen mod just can't equal the picture quality of stock camera... I love aosp...but I have found a good compromise... use a touchwiz rom, use a good aosp launcher and keyboard, and messaging and gallery.... and you get to keep your good camera! Though on another note I am somewhat disappointed with the aosp keyboard now....the Swype is cool but just isn't add accurate as I would like... actual Swype I never have to correct... stock 4.2 keyboard is always getting my words wrong...
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Yes, the AOSP camera sucks big time and the interface is super, extra, ugly and outdated.
you can try lgcamera
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wow.
I find the AOSP camera interface great.
are you suggesting the tw camera app is more modern and less ugly interface, because it doesnt look that way here.
For the past week I had aokp on my phone, I was trying to make it work, and had used the camera a dozen or so times to take photos of the weather. I was pretty happy with it initially.
But then yesterday the camera started crashing and not working, a reboot made it work for exactly one photo so not good enough, so I switched back to neatrom (TW). Now by comparison this camera seems a lot worse in functionality. Is probably 70% configurable options missing, seems slower, so the menu responds slower and the focus is pretty bad in comparison it takes a while to focus and then doesnt stay in focus. On top of this I see can only have limited shortcuts at once meaning all the options are never accessible at same time, have to choose which shortcuts. I think the s3 TW camera app is poor, and am currently looking for AOSP camera to put on TW (but seems noone has bothered except chaos?) but would AOSP camera app still be unstable on a TW rom.
I like camera JB+... It does have a similar UI to the aosp camera though (I think I'm one of the few people who love the aosp camera UI).
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Hello. I was wondering if the quality of the camera is any different(not as good) on aosp then stock samsung software? When i had my galaxy s2 there was a noticeable diffrrence in the focusing area. Thanks
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Hello. I was wondering if the quality of the camera is any different(not as good) on aosp then stock samsung software? When i had my galaxy s2 there was a noticeable diffrrence in the focusing area. Thanks
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i am running aokp 4.1.2 with a flashed port of the 4.2 camera. i installed the 4.2 camera simply because the camera app itself on the 4.1.2 rom was very bland and almost outdated. havent had any issues with the new camera and enjoy how well it works. zoom, focus, shutter speed, etc.
i say all this to let you know that there are other options once you've gone aosp-based. cheers
Imo the Samsung camera is better, I have stuck with touch wiz roms for that reason and simply installed the aosp camera and gallery as well, for sphere (the aosp gallery is better for viewing sphere) you will have two camera and gallery, no issues, give it a try:thumbup:
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Both take pictures at the same resolution. If you look on a computer, the pictures look the same, no difference between TW and ASOP. The only difference that I can see is that photos are presented clearer on the phone with TW more than on ASOP. However, after the picture is taken, you wouldn't be able to tell which rom it came from.
Yeah. Ive noticed differences in the detail area. And how well the camera focuses with touchwiz roms vs aosp. Its very weird.
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Imo the Samsung camera is better, I have stuck with touch wiz roms for that reason and simply installed the aosp camera and gallery as well, for sphere (the aosp gallery is better for viewing sphere) you will have two camera and gallery, no issues, give it a try:thumbup:
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which rom are you using? i tried many different roms, CM, aokp, and one TW rom but not happy with camera. S3 camera is pretty decent but i'm not quite happy with ANY rom yet, in terms of camera performance. very slow to zoom, blurry display, unnecessary flash focus, slow to take shots... just went back to stock rom for now.. until i i find a good rom with good cam support.
on the stock rom, shots are real quick. good display.
From everything i have ever seen and read... Samsung's camera is closed source. Anything AOSP/AOKP is never going to be AS good, unless Samsung makes their drivers open source. Touchwiz ROMs utilize the Samsung closed source camera libs.
Either way, I don't really see much of a difference, and I really have no idea as to what the big differences are. There don't really appear to be any huge differences. FWIW I'm on Task650's AOKP ROM.
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One thing you should be aware of is that video recording on aosp rom will have very low volume
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xamadeix said:
Hello. I was wondering if the quality of the camera is any different(not as good) on aosp then stock samsung software? When i had my galaxy s2 there was a noticeable diffrrence in the focusing area. Thanks
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I noticed coming from Stock TW GS3 that the AOKP 4.22 camera was .... grainy. I did some research and it turns out that the Samsung software takes better advantage of the camera hardware that AOSP cannot by design replicated.
I LOVED AOKP 4.22, but I have a baby and good pics are important, so I flash HyperDrive RS14 because it offers BOTH cameras.
AOSP with photosphere AND the stock TW camera. The "stock" TW camera is largely the same but has been modified. Nevertheless, the TW camera provides MUCH better quality.
Here are two pics, each take at the same time and place with the FLASH on . Both set to 8 mp.
The darker one is the HyperDrive RS14 ROM TW cam.
The pics actually were taken farther out, this is just a screenshot of zoomed in to show clarity.
TW hyperdrive rom cam
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1CyR6ybaCzPemh3SUptTkt1Skk/edit?usp=sharing
AOSP hyperdrive rom (same as AOKP quality)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1CyR6ybaCzPb1MyQ205WjVGTFE/edit?usp=sharing
Current: HyperDrive RS14
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garvus said:
I noticed coming from Stock TW GS3 that the AOKP 4.22 camera was .... grainy. I did some research and it turns out that the Samsung software takes better advantage of the camera hardware that AOSP cannot by design replicated.
I LOVED AOKP 4.22, but I have a baby and good pics are important, so I flash HyperDrive RS14 because it offers BOTH cameras.
AOSP with photosphere AND the stock TW camera. The "stock" TW camera is largely the same but has been modified. Nevertheless, the TW camera provides MUCH better quality.
Here are two pics, each take at the same time and place with the FLASH on . Both set to 8 mp.
The darker one is the HyperDrive RS14 ROM TW cam.
The pics actually were taken farther out, this is just a screenshot of zoomed in to show clarity.
TW hyperdrive rom cam
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1CyR6ybaCzPemh3SUptTkt1Skk/edit?usp=sharing
AOSP hyperdrive rom (same as AOKP quality)
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1CyR6ybaCzPb1MyQ205WjVGTFE/edit?usp=sharing
Current: HyperDrive RS14
Recent AOKP 4.22
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The differences in those photos is far more than camera apps... the one that is claimed AOSP is out of focus and blown out, it looks as if exposure was set as high as it would go... the Sammy photo looks like it is properly exposed and focused... there is more going on in this comparison than just TW vs. AOSP...
so i always wondered does our camera quality BETTER on STOCK TOUCHWIZ roms than on CM roms?
on me personally
when on TOUCHWIZ i can FOCUS this that are really up close.
but when i was on a CM roms i was not able to FOCUS this that were really up close.
(when i say up close i mean like 3 mm guessing lmao. )
As i see it, TW roms will almost always provide a better camera with more features. They built their firmware specifically for this camera, while cm is more generic and built to cover many devices.
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yeah aosp camera is pretty ****ty compared to touchwiz.
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If I switch to stock android, will the picture and video quality be the same as it would be in touchwiz? I want to make the switch to stock android, but a fully functioning camera is important to me. I need the best video and picture quality thats possible on this hardware.
I actually like the aosp camera app more as far as photo quality/accuracy. The colors look way more accurate with the aosp camera. As far as functionality everything works great. I'm on slim ROM 2.2
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I like the touchwiz camera better, I always experienced better quality and overall picture once you set it to the right settings.
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