Hello everyone!
I recently bought a Sony Ericsson Arc and the images taken by its camera look pretty good on the phone it self, but wen it comes to downloading them on PC the results are quite unexpected. the image resolution is poor 400xXXX pixels or less and size is about 600kb (same shown in astro file explorer) although its taken on 8mpx settings and same with using HDR camera. I use universal android suit (i dont know maybe i need original sofware?) The question is how do I fix that Resolution problem? what settings and where? pls help
cczr1 said:
Hello everyone!
I recently bought a Sony Ericsson Arc and the images taken by its camera look pretty good on the phone it self, but wen it comes to downloading them on PC the results are quite unexpected. the image resolution is poor 400xXXX pixels or less and size is about 600kb (same shown in astro file explorer) although its taken on 8mpx settings and same with using HDR camera. I use universal android suit (i dont know maybe i need original sofware?) The question is how do I fix that Resolution problem? what settings and where? pls help
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i don't believe hdr camera supports full resolution even if it claims it. Take a picture with the stock camera and check the resolution on that. What's universal Android suit?
Mr Patchy Patch said:
i don't believe hdr camera supports full resolution even if it claims it. Take a picture with the stock camera and check the resolution on that. What's universal Android suit?
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HDR camera does support full resolution, I have taking several pictures with both SE camera app, HDR camera and Vignette all at 8MP and compared them with 100-200% magnification, the resolution on each is exactly the same, there is absolute no difference in the details recorded.
HDR camera does after combining three pictures increase color saturation and contrast for the whole picture and fine details. This makes the pictures look like they have more details but up close it is easy to see the same amount of details and same pixel sizes.
I have decided to uninstall Vignette as it add some very weird "pixel curtain" all over the pictures which initially gives it a larger file size as it add additional pixels which is not supposed to be there. This could give the wrong impression that it contains more details which is not the case.
Apologies if this topic has been repeated, but this regards the new Camera API in Lollipop.
Having found this app for the N5 only, for now, utilising the new Camera API:
https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera
it allows the device to record video at the full camera resolution (just under 4K for the N5).
Now does this use of the API mean we could get this device's camera to record video at 2.2K or whatever the max resolution of the 5MP sensor is? Or does that LCamera project exploit API plus N5 specific hardware features we're not aware of?
I know a tablet camera is still silly but it would be decent to have 2K video recording abilities! Thanks for any feedback!
Hi guys, moto g4 plus using Snapdragon 617 Processor, this processor support 1080P 60fps record but g4 plus have to feature 1080p 30fps. Will be 1080p 60fps mod ? because as g4 plus same power too phones recording [email protected], for example samsung galaxy S5
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/617
I think the camera sensor is not compatible
But it's just my thinking
mgedik said:
Hi guys, moto g4 plus using Snapdragon 617 Processor, this processor support 1080P 60fps record but g4 plus have to feature 1080p 30fps. Will be 1080p 60fps mod ? because as g4 plus same power too phones recording [email protected], for example samsung galaxy S5
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/617
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There are 3 things you have to look at when deciding what resolution & speed a phone records a video...
1. Camera sensor
2. The ISP
3. The software implementation
1. Camera sensor - Omnivison OV16860
A quick look at the OmniVision site tells me that the G4 Plus sensor "supports high-quality slow motion video capture with full field of view (FOV). The sensor can capture 16-megapixel images and video at 45 fps, ultra-high resolution 4K2K video at 60 fps, and 1080p high definition (HD) video at 120 fps via high speed D-PHY and C-PHY interfaces"
What does this mean? It means that yes, our phone CAN record 1080p60 videos, & actually a lot more....
2. ISP - Snapdragon 617
It is very well known that this is a decent mid-tier SoC and has good capabilities.... But how much exactly...?
Multiple google searches led me to this -
"14.9GB/s b/w GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 405 "Next-gen" Adreno "Next-gen" Adreno Encode/
Decode 1080p H.264
1080p30 HEVC, decode 1080p H.264
1080p60 HEVC, decode 2160p30, 1080p120
H.264 & HEVC 2160p30, 1080p120
H.264 & HEVC Camera/ISP 21MP Dual ISP"
Which means yes, our phone can decode 1080p60 videos (seems to be HEVC only)
3. Software implementation -
Now this is where your answer is... Motorola has to develop (or fork) device drivers & libraries for the particular sensor & ISP. Now, on a mid-range phone for the masses, why would you spend so many development hours on trying to get 1080p60, only for it to eat away its high-range market's share. The G4 Plus is already more than capable to disrupt high range phones (ex - Moto Z Play), and if you add extra features, it'll either be costlier or everybody will buy ONLY this phone.
Long story short, Motorola hasn't included the SW implementation and/or device libs required for 1080p60. If you want it, you have to develop it yourself from Motorola's device libs & kernel.... Parts of which are closed source... Which means you can't.
Only solution is to reverse engineer/ get open source device libs for the sensor, make your changes, integrate it back into the kernel (& the system) & HOPE it works.
Similar discussion was held in the Moto G2 forums, that device was capable of 1080p recording, whereas it only had 720p in SW... Similar conclusion in the end.
Very interesting.
aditya.upadhyaya said:
There are 3 things you have to look at when deciding what resolution & speed a phone records a video...
1. Camera sensor
2. The ISP
3. The software implementation
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Thank you, that was a great summary. Much appreciated.
try oxygen for android "ABS TWEAKS" BEST APP EVER! and you'll get your 60fps, you'll need busybox, and terminal on your phone, and Int. n your phone. theres a thread on xda about it. good luck champs!!!
p.s. i take no credit for ABS TWEAKS.
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try oxygen for android "ABS TWEAKS" BEST APP EVER! and you'll get your 60fps, you'll need busybox, and terminal on your phone, and Int. n your phone. theres a thread on xda about it. good luck champs!!!
p.s. i take no credit for ABS TWEAKS.
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Even if that abs tweak work ,It doesn't support nougat.
I think ABS TWEAK is for 60 fps playback and not camera mod. IMHO
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Which means yes, our phone can decode 1080p60 videos (seems to be HEVC only)
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That is DECODING - processing video files to send data to the LCD screen.
You need to look at the ENCODING process - making data files from data from the image sensor. That is a different hardware block on the chip. All I could find is that SD617 supports: "Up to 1080p video capture @60 FPS".
Datasheet doesn't say more, it's even more confusing because it says [email protected]: https://www.qualcomm.com/media/documents/files/snapdragon-617-processor-product-brief.pdf
Also, remember that, if you save on the external SD card, it's speed might not be enough to keep up with writing the video file. Some cheap cards have horrible writing performance.
It requires driver and HALs
I somehow managed to get a working(not fully) gcam mod for honor 8 pro with hdr+ processing. The problem is the pics taken are blueish and lack warmth in them. Also low light photos have lots of noise. This gcam mod is for exenos devices so I thought of trying it in our device. And front camera is broken too.
Here is the link::::-
https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/Mod8.3b_IDan_v3.1.2_Exy.apk
Is there any developer who can fix some issues in it.
Photo sample attached
gcam needs Heaxgon Dsp from Snapdragon , so its impossible to work with a kirin device. That's probably the issue. That's why image processing is bad. The algorithm isn't running well
At least its working
The image processing is better than huawei stock app.. the problem is the blueish colour. It just looks like a raw image. I used snapseed to edit the photos and they turned out very good.
I have attached both edited and non edited photos
So GCam is definitely the answer for getting the best photo quality out of this phone in almost any situation, but let's see how we can record the best possible video.
Btw, when you first try video recording with the Note 7 in low light, it's natural to be disappointed since you're comparing it to GCam's photo output in low light. GCam uses frame stacking and other techniques to remove noise, increase dynamic range and get details in both shadows and highlights as well as the rest of the image. To produce only one 12-megapixel frame, it uses anywhere from 3 to 15 frames and takes a few seconds to do the complex blending and computations to create a great low light photo. Without a much stronger SoC, ISP, a better sensor and more advanced processing algorithms, this is impossible to do while recording a video, as the phone is struggling to keep up with recording 30 8-megapixel frames (UHD) each second or 2-megapixel frames in case of 1080p. They've barely managed to get SD 660 to comfortably use real-time EIS at 1080p30, along with auto focusing, WB, exposure, noise reduction etc.
So, knowing that in low light this phone's video recording will never be great, let's focus on other aspects of its video recording. My only idea for improving low light video recording is to find an app that can use a high bitrate in order to avoid introducing additional noise and artifacts. This also applies to filming in daylight.
I'll start with some findings about the differences between the stock app, GCam and Open Camera when recording video.
STABILIZATION
As far as video stabilization goes, only stock camera's 1080p30 EIS properly uses gyro-EIS and that really is the most beautiful stabilization you'll get out of this phone. No wobbling or image distortion, it just softens the shakiness, as if the phone were on a gimbal.
1080p30 EIS in GCam – it's instantly noticeable that the viewfinder here is stabilized (whereas in the stock app it isn't). It appears to be using the gyroscope, but not in the same way the stock app does. Stabilization is OK, but not as smooth as in the stock app and wobbliness can be noticed occasionally, with more abrupt movement.
UHD EIS in GCam – better than no stabilization, but wobbliness on the edges tends to be obvious when there's a lot of movement.
1080p30 or UHD EIS in Open Camera – also a stabilized viewfinder, but the stabilization algorithm here is very wobbly, which is extremely noticeable in UHD, so try to hold the phone as stable as possible when recording in Open Camera. The highlight of Open Camera for the Note 7 is its front-facing camera UHD stabilized video recording. So far this is my only use case for Open Camera on this phone (plus testing).
If you like using 1080p60 because of its smoother panning and movement in general, here's a tip to stabilize 60 fps videos: shoot in 1080p60 without EIS in the stock app or another app (using a high bitrate when possible) and then stabilize the footage in Google Photos, which does a nice job unless the video is impossibly shaky.
SLOW MOTION
In my testing, I've never managed to get a smooth slo-mo video out of the stock app and I've tried it after every MIUI update so far. At 1080p or 720p, the result is always a stuttering slo-mo video. GCam to the rescue!
GCam can record stutter-free 1080p slo-mo for a long time (I tried it for a couple minutes) and the resulting video is smooth as butter, suffering only from an occasional hiccup here and there. Perfectly usable.
Open Camera can also record in 1080p120. Different apps should be tried out to see how smooth the slo-mo is and which one is able to use the highest bitrate, leading to the highest image quality. Although image quality does appear to be limited in slow motion mode.
FIELD OF VIEW (FOV)
If you have your phone on a tripod or you can lean on a surface to stabilize it, you should turn EIS off. This will give you a wider field of view and a sharper image. When you're recording a video, the top and bottom portions of the image are cut off to accommodate for the widescreen format. This already makes you lose around 25% of the image information that the sensor can actually see. EIS works by further zooming into the centre of the sensor (or cropping the image) and using the now-extra information to shift the frame in any direction as necessary, to produce an impression of a more stable footage.
The phone will not recognize that it's on a tripod and turn EIS off. You have to do that manually. Why would you want to do that? If you want:
1) to capture more of the scene (a wider field of view), with EIS on, you'll have to step back (which is sometimes not possible)
2) better image: stabilization comes with trade-offs. If you don't need it, turn it off. The phone will be able to use a greater number of pixels to create your fixed-resolution video, resulting in a better image.
With 1080p30 EIS off or UHD without EIS, you'll have the widest FOV possible for video on this sensor. Only top and bottom are cut off for widescreen.
1080p60 EIS off – for some reason, this has just slightly narrower FOV than 1080p30 without EIS. The same FOV appears to be present in 1080p120 (slow motion).
When EIS is on, it crops the least on the stock app, slightly more on GCam and the most on Open Camera.
VIDEO AND AUDIO BITRATES AND QUALITY
Work in progress. So far I can only tell that stock and BSG's GCam produce different videos. Stock uses a higher video bitrate and GCam a higher audio bitrate. Open Camera tends to put on a yellow cast, presumably to make the image warmer. Also, bulkin's GCam allows you to select video bitrate. Haven't played with that or the bitrate in Open Camera.
It's also worth to test other apps, such as Cinema FV-5. I've had luck with that on previous phones.
My recommendation is Open Camera by mark harman
Plzz any one provide me the link
tamalnag said:
Plzz any one provide me the link
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open camera is on play store
Very detailed observation.. Thanks for sharing. ?
Have anyone tried 'Footej Camera'?
Great post. My recomendation for all uses is gcam, not the best in all but not the worst. Perfect for a daily use
There is a possibility to set the video bit rate in some of the other GCam MODs.
I can recommend this GCam MOD made from developer marlin-ku OR this GCam MOD which have much more valuable options (speed / ISO optimisations) from developer bulkin043. The last version of the second MOD is available in the Telegram channel here.
This port is the best working - one of the few other GCam MODs I'm frequently using on my Redmi Note 7.
have you tried anx camera
Quaresma_7 said:
If you like using 1080p60 because of its smoother panning and movement in general, here's a tip to stabilize 60 fps videos: shoot in 1080p60 without EIS in the stock app or another app (using a high bitrate when possible) and then stabilize the footage in Google Photos, which does a nice job unless the video is impossibly shaky
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is it is also true for 4k30 ? do you getter final image quality and stabilization if you do eis in google photo as it must be a more complex algorithm vs "eis on" that only must use a simpler faster algorithm that runs in real time
is it hardware accelerated by the snapdragon 660's Spectra 160 ISP or is it software running on the arm cpu (question both for " eis on" and for stabilisation done in google photos app )
amanieux said:
is it is also true for 4k30 ? do you getter final image quality and stabilization if you do eis in google photo as it must be a more complex algorithm vs "eis on" that only must use a simpler faster algorithm that runs in real time
is it hardware accelerated by the snapdragon 660's Spectra 160 ISP or is it software running on the arm cpu (question both for " eis on" and for stabilisation done in google photos app )
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Google photos stabilization is good, sometimes it does a miracle, but some artifacts appear in the video. It's more aggressive and intelligent than eis on but quality could be not so good. (I don't know anything about which processor is used, but in Google photo is a lot slow the stabilization process, about the double of the video duration)
video quality difference between 4k and 1080p on bsg mod
i installed this gcam mod : https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/MGC_6.2.030_RN7_V1a_FINAL.apk but i notice that 1080p and 4k have a completely different look (different WB, different DR) is it due to snapdragon 660 limitations ? is gcam only configuring the hardware capture codec for snapdragon 660 hardware or is it applying some software computation (google proprietary code) on each frame in real time ?
Best video camera app for me is open camera. I do 1080p with 120 fpS with that and it's awesome. Other one is filmic pro. I can shoot flat video and chose nitrate and frame rate.
Cinema f5
My RN7 can't install the GCAM, I've been getting the message "App Not Installed" please any help?
Okusac said:
My RN7 can't install the GCAM, I've been getting the message "App Not Installed" please any help?
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Uninstall any other previous versions. Then install this
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10OAI7zoNHiBjSmxRGTv2meclafg4nmxV/view?usp=drivesdk
Ryamoz said:
Uninstall any other previous versions. Then install this
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10OAI7zoNHiBjSmxRGTv2meclafg4nmxV/view?usp=drivesdk
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Okay, I've than that... Thanks
My best is filmic pro. It is dedicated app for video making. U can record in flat/log profile which u then can color grade later on.
The quality is greater than other app.
Open camera is also nice but it has less control over the video. U can't control color temperature and u can't basic color grade ur videos. Plus u can't save ur preset.
I have no luck with GCam and stock one.
Pics GCam, Video Stock
Interesting Thread. On MIUI Global 10.3.6 and now MIUI Global 11.0.4 (Android 9) using GCam PMGC_7.0.009_Astrophoto_Version_V12 overall I'm impressed, activated Sabre and H265/HEVC (edit/play/upload compatibility seems good for the apps I mostly use which paired with the smaller size is good). Not sure if really but crispness/clarity seems well improved as well as less speckles/red-dots especially on the skin in artificial/low light. EIS also still very good.
I also use the stock camera and OpenCamera, so what bothered me in GCam PMGC:
a) still focus flickering in video (can it be optimized by any settings?), stock RN7 camera IMHO has considerably less such flickering?
b) needing GSF: so no CustomROMs? Or is MicroG able to solve this?
c) found no possibility to save to SD-Card DCIM, I think in PMGC V3/V4 versions this still was available?
For OpenCamera while b) und c) are no problem regarding a) there seems to be good micro movement EIS but overall movement/transition is not so smooth; focus seems manual (tapping on-screen) so I could not see flickering . I like OpenCamera for the many settings especially the filename without prefix. It is also possible to set RAW DNG or WebP (I use 4x3k JPG 84%), Exif tags, HEVC, 24 fps, flat/log profile. I wonder why half-max-res pics (2000x1500) are not available to select. For video I would like to have something 16:9 slightly bigger then FHD so like 3K (2560x1440) which is not available (only 4:3). I also can not find timelapse.
A friend has Filmic on RN7. It has pro options and as well HEVC. As i tried once EIS is ok (below stock/GCam) and it seems video focus flickering is noticable just a little more then Stock and GCAM is considerably worse. I do not like the 1/3 screen Play preview of taken videos (just 3 show up) and also the files are not saved in the standard DCIM camera folder on the SD (CMS External Storage, not found by Gallery Apps).
Currently my preference is:
Images: GCam PMGC
Video: RN7 Stock; Timelapses: GCam PMGC
Hi everyone! Back to this topic to ask you a question. After the recent upgrade to Android 10, still with MIUI 11, I've noticed that
- stock camera has video stabilization working "after save"
- gcam (tons of version tried) and opencamera have no more stabilization. Once it was directly on the screen. Now there's any noticable on the screen or offer save.
Do you have the same problem? Thanks! Any way to solve this?