Manual Exposure - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So i recently updated my nexus 5 and in the stock camera settings i see an advanced with manual exposure inside. This is not an option in my nexus 5x camera app. Anybody know why? And are there any build.prop tweaks to add this setting?
Thanks

bobcee said:
So i recently updated my nexus 5 and in the stock camera settings i see an advanced with manual exposure inside. This is not an option in my nexus 5x camera app. Anybody know why? And are there any build.prop tweaks to add this setting?
Thanks
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Not sure if you referring to exposure compensation or actual exposure time stock camera does not offer manual control hence no manaul exposures best to try 3rd party app
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defcomg said:
Not sure if you referring to exposure compensation or actual exposure time stock camera does not offer manual control hence no manaul exposures best to try 3rd party app
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Not a 100% sure but for example I took a couple pitures of a window with sunlight coming thought it, with the setting at 0 all I could see was light coming throught the window (completly white) and when i lowered it down to -1 there was less light and i could see the fence behind the window. So my nexus 5 has this setting but the 5x doesnt.

bobcee said:
Not a 100% sure but for example I took a couple pitures of a window with sunlight coming thought it, with the setting at 0 all I could see was light coming throught the window (completly white) and when i lowered it down to -1 there was less light and i could see the fence behind the window. So my nexus 5 has this setting but the 5x doesnt.
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then it exposure compensation ... https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus5x/comments/3txp0c/its_confirmed_nexus_5x_has_no_manual_exposure/
best would be 3rd party app then adjust shutter speed manually
like this https://youtu.be/yYQeXW4cwRU?t=11s

defcomg said:
then it exposure compensation ... https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus5x/comments/3txp0c/its_confirmed_nexus_5x_has_no_manual_exposure/
best would be 3rd party app then adjust shutter speed manually
like this https://youtu.be/yYQeXW4cwRU?t=11s
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Awesome, thanks for the info man! Yup I do know that there are 3rd party apps capable of doing this but I just find it quite weird that the nexus 5 stock camera app has this setting but the 5x's stock camera app doesnt, thats all.

Nexus 5x need a lg g4 camera porting!
Who can do it? :crying:

Has it been fixed? (yet?)

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Touch to set camera exposure?

On my iPhone the default camera app uses the touch to focus feature to also set the exposure. It seems not to be the case on the Galaxy and the only way to change the exposure is to point the camera elsewhere (I tried the 3 different exposure settings also). Is there any kind of 'touch to set the exposure' feature in the default or a 3rd party app?
Yes perfect idea, have somebody solution for this?
prepo1 said:
Yes perfect idea, have somebody solution for this?
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Closest thing I've found is the new Camera360 update that lets me set the white fill
Thanks I will try it

Camera Settings?

Hey guys, what are the optimal settings for taking the best possible photos using the camera? Also, what is the difference between the flash symbol with an A and without? Thanks.
Flash without A is forced flash (always on)
With a is automatic and only kicks in if light is low.
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UnixxinU said:
Hey guys, what are the optimal settings for taking the best possible photos using the camera? Also, what is the difference between the flash symbol with an A and without? Thanks.
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There aren't really any 'optimal' settings, apart from making sure you're taking 8mp photo's. Whether you want to take pictures in widescreen or not is up to you. I prefer not. Apart from that, it completely depends on the lighting and subject matter. If you have a relatively steady hand, the subject isn't going to move much and the lighting is alright, then the HDR setting can take some fantastic pictures. Auto seems to fine for most things
UnixxinU said:
Hey guys, what are the optimal settings for taking the best possible photos using the camera? Also, what is the difference between the flash symbol with an A and without? Thanks.
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Do note that when the camera is on, the screen brightness is automatically set the maximum brightness, so a picture might look quite a bit darker in Gallery. I've set my screen at 30% brightness during normal use

[Q] Camera exposure settings

I have consistent problem with camera while taking shots during shows/concerts. Take a look at the pic, the normal looking one at the top is actually under exposed -2. The bottom is exposure 0. I have the same problem while taking videos. For some reason Samsung gets very sensitive while there is a big differential in the light settings. My friend's LG HD and all iPhones don't have this glare.
Is there a place I can edit and modify exposure settings? I'm on TW Jedi X12, but found all TW roms have that 'problem.'
C'mon, no one has the answer to this basic question/problem?
Bronyr said:
C'mon, no one has the answer to this basic question/problem?
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Hi. I don't know where to edit exposure but, have you tried Camera FV-5? It's a really neat app, and it does a real job. You can adjust the exposure, ISO, shutter controls, white balance, metering and it also display a live histogram while focusing. DSLR controls on your Note2.
Hope it helps!
Thanks for the tip. Great app indeed but no video option. Will be looking to find how to edit the camera app file and make exposure -2 to stick as default.
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Do you have auto contrast on? Seems like that may be worth looking into
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Bronyr said:
Thanks for the tip. Great app indeed but no video option. Will be looking to find how to edit the camera app file and make exposure -2 to stick as default.
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Check your PMs
dwitherell said:
Check your PMs
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have anybody tried to update camera firmware?
thx dwitherel, it worked perfectly.
Okay. what was the tip that worked perfectly? Wanna share or is it some "If I tell you, I'm gonna have to kill you" thing?
dkb218 said:
Okay. what was the tip that worked perfectly? Wanna share or is it some "If I tell you, I'm gonna have to kill you" thing?
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LOL - it was a smali edit that fixed it. I am away from my laptop so I can't tell you the specifics at the moment, but there is one particular smali file that sets the defaults for a number of things - including exposure value. There were a few places where the exposurevalue:I and camcorderexposurevalue:I were set to 0x0 (i.e. 0 on the exposure setting). Each integer seemed to be equivalent to a half step on that scale (so 0x1 would be an exposure of 0.5, etc.), so where those values were being set I changed them to -0x4 (or -2). If folks are interested I could post just the modified camera apk, and dkb218 if you want the super-specifics shoot me a PM and I'll go into some more detail once I have the files in front of me (this is all being said from memory, which in my case is rather fallible lol).
Post the modded camera.apk when possible and thank you
camera exposure settings
Is there a way to get the exposure value to go lower than -2? I'm trying to take pictures of powerpoint presentations. The Ipads in the audiences are having no problem with tapping on the screen, the camera focuses on the powerpoint slide and it is clearly visible. The Note 8 still whites it out. An exposure of -2 helps but not enough.

Third party camera app until HTC tweaks their firmware?

I'm curious what you guys think. I've never used a 3rd party camera app, so I have no idea if they're even worth it.
Discuss . . .
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I don't think that is necessary given the tweaks that are producing good results: capping ISO 200, knocking sharpness down - 1.5 and using medium resolution.
ISO Cap
jkcarp94 said:
I don't think that is necessary given the tweaks that are producing good results: capping ISO 200, knocking sharpness down - 1.5 and using medium resolution.
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Sorry if this question sounds dumb, but you can either select ISO 200 from the settings screen or from going into manual mode and setting it to 200. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this take every photo at exactly ISO 200?
How do you "cap" it meaning to allow the camera to select a lower ISO if necessary, but not to exceed 200? DSLRs will do this by selecting auto ISO with a 200 cap, or 400, 800, etc. Am I missing something or are you referring to simply setting the ISO to 200? I saw no setting of "auto with a cap".
Whilst waiting for the next OTA for my HIMA, I spent $3 for DSLR CAMERA PRO from Play Store, and it is giving +15% over the current state of stock camera though..
jauhien said:
Whilst waiting for the next OTA for my HIMA, I spent $3 for DSLR CAMERA PRO from Play Store, and it is giving +15% over the current state of stock camera though..
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I will give that app a try. I've also been using Camera FV-5 and by the way, Flavio, the developer of that app says the next update will add the ability to save to an external SD card.
The XDA settings seem to help using the stock camera app. I guess it remains to be seen how much, if any, HTC can do with this sensor via software updates.
You're right.. even increasing all by 0.5 makes a huge impact..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d21gdjkwau717u3/IMAG0681.jpg?dl=0
jauhien said:
You're right.. even increasing all by 0.5 makes a huge impact..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d21gdjkwau717u3/IMAG0681.jpg?dl=0
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I notice you have sharpness set to a +0.5. I thought the XDA recommendation was to set sharpness at a -1 or -1.5?
rmc69 said:
I notice you have sharpness set to a +0.5. I thought the XDA recommendation was to set sharpness at a -1 or -1.5?
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Did you download the picture from my dropbox - do you like it - Y/N ?
Tell us.
Then try by yourself either..
jauhien said:
Did you download the picture from my dropbox - do you like it - Y/N ?
Tell us.
Then try by yourself either..
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Yes, your picture was fine. I guess I'll just play around with sharpness a little to see what I like best. Thanks for your help.
I like the one Made in Sweden. Keep em coming Did you use the table to keep the phone stable?
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And about that cap. Can you create a max 200 iso or not ?
Bumping because I'm stuck with an app for this "fine" phone.
I'm sorry but it's the only relevant thread about this problem.
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Unlock longer shutter speeds

Hello everyone,
Long story short, just bought nexus 5x, I have developed a few kernels in past for various devices, and I am little bit disappointed with n5x camera.
Phone does make awesome pictures, but it lacks longer shutter speeds, I would like to unlock it. Some people say that it is hardware limited, some that software, so here I am asking you how is it for real, and please, answer with any arguments, proofs, I would like to avoid guessing.
I would like to know if there is any sense in trying to unlock it and digging through source code.
Cheers
I managed to take photos with 1 s shutter speed with L Camera.
przemcio510 said:
I managed to take photos with 1 s shutter speed with L Camera.
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How did you do it? I could only select 1/6s as the slowest shutter speed.
CazeW said:
How did you do it? I could only select 1/6s as the slowest shutter speed.
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Most probably fake Bulb mode, which is as stated by app creator - fake. Just multiple 1/6s pictures stacked up together
CazeW said:
How did you do it? I could only select 1/6s as the slowest shutter speed.
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KOala888 said:
Most probably fake Bulb mode, which is as stated by app creator - fake. Just multiple 1/6s pictures stacked up together
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L Camera. And no, no fake, because I used to edit the DNG file in Photoshop.
przemcio510 said:
L Camera. And no, no fake, because I used to edit the DNG file in Photoshop.
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Please, first read how does the app work and then argue.
KOala888 said:
Please, first read how does the app work and then argue.
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Nexus 5 hardware is capable of capturing photos at 0.86s shutter speed (5x probably too). And this app uses this capability.
1 fps preview confirms this.
(swoją drogą, nigdy nie robiłeś zdjęć w nocy?)
przemcio510 said:
L Camera. And no, no fake, because I used to edit the DNG file in Photoshop.
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przemcio510 said:
Nexus 5 hardware is capable of capturing photos at 0.86s shutter speed (5x probably too). And this app uses this capability.
1 fps preview confirms this.
(swoją drogą, nigdy nie robiłeś zdjęć w nocy?)
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different hardware, how did you take this picture then?
KOala888 said:
different hardware, how did you take this picture then?
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Like this
przemcio510 said:
Like this
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Huh, the older version of L Camera does indeed allow you to select 1/1,2 exposure and in the exif it's shown as 1s.
przemcio510 said:
Like this
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which version is it? Gonna have a closer look at it
KOala888 said:
which version is it? Gonna have a closer look at it
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This one https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera/releases/download/v0.3/lcamera-debug.apk. The newest dev-build only allowed down to 1/6s.
Thank a lot.
Now I hope that will be possible to implement this feaute on other (more advanced) camera apps (fv5,proshot,....)
CazeW said:
This one https://github.com/PkmX/lcamera/releases/download/v0.3/lcamera-debug.apk. The newest dev-build only allowed down to 1/6s.
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It does work, I will have a look at it
I confirm the with L-Camere 0.3 is possible to have a shutter time of 1s (if I select 1/1,2) and the night photos are incredible
I asked to ProShot developer if is possible to implement this feature on his great app. I hope that is possible....
Looks like HTC 10 has same camera sensor and it's camera app allows to use 2s shutter speed, unfortunately, none of htc camera app versions let's me go manual on our nexus.
Also Xiaomi YI 2 action camera has it, and it allows up to 30s while taking pics. So i guess I/we would have to edit camera libs. I also emailed lcamera creator but I don;t think that he will respond.
Looks like HTC 10 has same camera sensor and it's camera app allows to use 2s shutter speed, unfortunately, none of htc camera app versions let's me go manual on our nexus.
Also Xiaomi YI 2 action camera has it, and it allows up to 30s while taking pics. So i guess I/we would have to edit camera libs. I also emailed lcamera creator but I don;t think that he will respond.
Hey guys, I have Nokia 8 (TA 1012) and I don't like the fact that the longest exposure time is 1/2 s. Can you help me override it? To unlock longer exposure time.

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