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I've been trying for a while to take photos with my Google Galaxy Nexus but there's no way to keep the focus zone while i'm shoting. Each time i touch the screen to shot the photo, the phone loses the focus zone. Is there any way to fix this?
Have you tried other focus settings? Continuous focus stinks. Try using infinity
What other focus settings? I don't see any in the Camera app.
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What other focus settings? I don't see any in the Camera app.
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You must be on stock ROM.
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Yup, it's a big oversight in the stock camera app. I don't understand how it's not there since it was in older versions.
Try an app called Camera Zoom FX (it was previously on Google's 10 cent deal). The program allows you to touch the screen where you want the camera to focus, and it'll automatically take a shot once it's achieved focus. The big glaring weakness of Camera Zoom FX, in my opinion, is the fact that you can't adjust the exposure. (that is, you need to be able to meter the light on a different part of the scene than you're focusing).
Honestly, it's not hard. To me, the two biggest requirements:
1. Touch to focus and shoot
2. An option to measure light from a different source (e.g. take a photo of someone in front of a window; you want to meter their face and not the window's light)
Has anyone tried any replacement camera apps for the LGG4? Don't get me wrong, I like the stock camera but I do think it lacks a little in features (in auto mode). I tried 'Open Camera' and I really like the extra features but It only has 4x zoom instead of the 8x the stock camera handles. I also don't know if any 3rd party camera apps take full advantage of the G4's laser focus and color spectrum analyzer? Another feature that I like in 'Open Camera' is the ability to select scenes such as back light, indoors, macro and candle light. I know the G4 stock app has automatic scene selection but I like a little more control.
So what do you guys think? The big thing is if any 3rd party apps take full advantage of the G4's hardware? If so, what are some feature packed camera apps?
ProShot for me. Little slow to focus but with ISO 50 and NR off the daylight shots are just amazing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riseupgames.proshot2
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Has it some filters to preview a shot before take it? that's the only thing I miss from the stock camera, the ability to use filters before taking pictures, because sometimes don't have time or mood to postprocess. Thanks!
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Has anyone tried any replacement camera apps for the LGG4? Don't get me wrong, I like the stock camera but I do think it lacks a little in features (in auto mode). I tried 'Open Camera' and I really like the extra features but It only has 4x zoom instead of the 8x the stock camera handles. I also don't know if any 3rd party camera apps take full advantage of the G4's laser focus and color spectrum analyzer? Another feature that I like in 'Open Camera' is the ability to select scenes such as back light, indoors, macro and candle light. I know the G4 stock app has automatic scene selection but I like a little more control.
So what do you guys think? The big thing is if any 3rd party apps take full advantage of the G4's hardware? If so, what are some feature packed camera apps?
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I woulden't be over concerned by the low zoom capabilities of Open camera. Zoom only degrades the quality and sharpness of the picture anyway... If you really have to use it, i woulden't recommend you go beyond 4x. Other thing, no 3rd party camera app can fully utilize all of the G4's features and capabilities. It's simply not possible, as of yet anyway. So, my advice to you and everyone else is, use the default camera app as it is quite powerfull if you know how to manage the manual settings .
Here is a link that explains in detail the manual mode:
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Dude, stock app is best. Learn how to use manual.
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Dude, stock app is best. Learn how to use manual.
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I can use the manual camera ok but only for planed shots...takes too much time to catch random shots! Feature rich auto mode is what I am wishing for!
RocketFoot said:
I can use the manual camera ok but only for planed shots...takes too much time to catch random shots! Feature rich auto mode is what I am wishing for!
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Hm yes, good point. Lol. I used camera360 once, that was good.
Try AZ Camera, NR is a lot better than stock and manual control is still possible.
t68kv said:
Try AZ Camera, NR is a lot better than stock and manual control is still possible.
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Anyone seen a camera app that has a fancy animated facial recognition reticle like the Galaxy Edge Plus/Note 5's have? It actually moves across the screen and targets a detected face in the scene. I know that it is completely gingerbread, but it would be a pretty cool feature!
wayne_sk said:
ProShot for me. Little slow to focus but with ISO 50 and NR off the daylight shots are just amazing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riseupgames.proshot2
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Found that there's a free demo for this at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riseupgames.proshot_free
Which is nice to try it out. Very restrictive demo, allowing only 2 full res shots. I'm keen to try out the low ISO with the NR off you mention (as I've yet to see a photo at this handset level beat the G4 in a decent lit outdoor shot), but my handset went hot as hell whilst running the demo, possibly showing its using all the available processer power but a bit unsettling for potential longer usage.
:edit: unistalled and let handset cool down. Reinstalled and handset ran uncomfortably hot again. Shame, but thanks for the recommendation.
Hi, just got an LG G4 today and tried a few camera apps. Stock is great and since it has a manual raw mode, no need for 3rd party apps imho.
ProShot is nice and does show a low res preview of dngs in its viewer (useful to send them to PS Express for instance); BUT I have noticed that it does only goes to 0,6s in manual exposure (while stock goes to 30s). So for (ocasional) dng viewing I will use Slingshot Portfolio and for the processing, PS Express, much friendlier than Photomate (which yields slightly sharper pics, but with much worse color balance...)
Snap HDR Camera has an interesting low light mode that merges multiple exposures to increase detail / lower noise, BUT then again you can use manual long exposures in the stock app, which in dark conditions will give better results.
For panos I prefer Google's camera interface and options .
Anyway, those are my quick impressions.
You made my day! Thank you!
This one (especially ability to switch off NR) gives me the best from the G4
Tweaking sharpness and NR should be native and available in Stock camera app in manual mode
Shame on you LG!
wayne_sk said:
ProShot for me. Little slow to focus but with ISO 50 and NR off the daylight shots are just amazing.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riseupgames.proshot2
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dawabz94 said:
You made my day! Thank you!
This one (especially ability to switch off NR) gives me the best from the G4
Tweaking sharpness and NR should be native and available in Stock camera app in manual mode
Shame on you LG!
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Well, just tried, and ProShot's no NR setting is amazing! Thanks
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no 3rd party camera app can fully utilize all of the G4's features and capabilities.
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hey Kemby13,
what exactly do you think can proshot or camera fv-5 or other camera apps not utilize from the hardware?
I'm considering buying the LG G4 but have similar thoughts as the thread starter. I'm comfortable with manual modes on cameras and shoot/edit raw with my DSLR but I'm looking for more or better auto modes than the stock camera app can offer. Also lots of reviews show that the auto mode of the G4 is not as good as images taken in auto mode with other smartphones (I'm not speaking of what the LG camera is capable of once it is used in manual mode). I thought that maybe other apps give better images in auto modes than the stock app (plus more options/scene modes). I often find myself in situations where I don't have the time to setup in manual mode but would like to tell the app to at least use a fast shutter speed (sports mode) etc.
my second concern is because I love custom roms. and even though there are hardly any out there for the G4 I'd still try the few available ones and would need a good camera app. Proshot etc will work on any rom (yes, the shutter speed is reduced to max. 0,7).
But what else would I be losing?
To the thread starter: have you reached a solution? I'd be very curious to know.
Thx and greetz,
vercetti.
Proshot doesn't have HDR that I can find. I don't recall if Camera FV-5 does but I prefer the custom modes of Proshot to FV-5.
I would settle for an app that can take pictures using flash in half the time that mine currently does.
I am waiting for Almalence's Better Camera to support camera api2 on the LG G4, so we can test its SUPER mode on our phone, similar to Google Camera's HDR+. I wonder how it would compare to LG's own Night mode.
According to the developper, it's planned and in alpha stage.
Did you guys find any app that can get to 30" shutter speed? It seems like I can only get that with the stock app.
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hi there, updates on this? i think proshot now is optimized to lg g4. anyone confirm?
How about now? Still no updates?
As they title said I tied to find out but am at a loss in trying to find out exactly what is happening when we use the HQ mode in the camera app.
In night scenes it seems to produce a better photo but the shutter speed is the same. One plus have not really said what they have changed since the HD to HQ update so wondered if anyone could let me know ? Is it an extra stop in exposure maybe ?
Just watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md3Ow6AEwLU
(HD recently got renamed to HQ)
Mine still says HQ
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jdawgg21 said:
Mine still says HQ
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It used to be hd then they changed it to hq
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Just watch this video:
(HD recently got renamed to HQ)
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Thanks for the video but it didn't really answer my question as it was only a comparison.
That video just compared the 2 options of HD (which has slightly changed since they renamed it to HQ) and HDR. It does not explain what kind of post processing happens apart from staying it used a de noise filter. I wonder what "exactly" is happening with exposure, contrast, saturation etc when you use this HQ mode ?
If anyone knows that would be really helpful.
Crap. I read it wrong. I thought it said HQ recently got changed to HD. And does anyone elses HQ lag like crazy?
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Crap. I read it wrong. I thought it said HQ recently got changed to HD. And does anyone elses HQ lag like crazy?
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Not suffering any lag on mine however I am not rooted and complete stock ? How about you ?
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Not suffering any lag on mine however I am not rooted and complete stock ? How about you ?
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Mine is rooted and running the Elemental Kernel. So I guess that's probably it.
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@jdawgg21 Nope, that's not it.
When using HQ in lowlight, it automatically reduces shutter-speed even more compared to the already lower speed in auto-mode.
Lower shutter-speed = lower framerate
1/30s = 30fps
1/10 (mostly when using HQ) = 10 fps
When others say they don't see the lag, it must only mean they did not test this in the same lighting conditions as you did.
It "lags" here too and so does it on every device which will use 1/10 or even lower shutter speed which shows you a real-time preview of what the image will approximately look like when taking the shot.
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@jdawgg21 Nope, that's not it.
When using HQ in lowlight, it automatically reduces shutter-speed even more compared to the already lower speed in auto-mode.
Lower shutter-speed = lower framerate
1/30s = 30fps
1/10 (mostly when using HQ) = 10 fps
When others say they don't see the lag, it must only mean they did not test this in the same lighting conditions as you did.
It "lags" here too and so does it on every device which will use 1/10 or even lower shutter speed which shows you a real-time preview of what the image will approximately look like when taking the shot.
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Finally a sensible answer. Thanks man. I had been asking around and Juan Bagnel said it's probably doing something like a dslr de noise function so what you said makes sense I have only used it indoors with artificial light so probably had no lag but so is what is displayed on the screen if it is leggy is representative of the shutter speed ?
I have heard from a Carl Pei interview that the camera is the reason for the phone having 6gb of ram because it snaps 4 photos at the same time we snap one photo. The phone then automatically chooses the best one photo of those four photos. I reckon that is also a probable answer due to the lag you are experiencing.
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I have heard from a Carl Pei interview that the camera is the reason for the phone having 6gb of ram because it snaps 4 photos at the same time we snap one photo. The phone then automatically chooses the best one photo of those four photos. I reckon that is also a probable answer due to the lag you are experiencing.
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No, this is not the answer for the "lag". Why doesn't it lag in good lighting then?
I already gave the correct explanation for this.
As an example: I don't know if you have experience with the OnePlus One. It also started lagging much heavier in lowlightconditions due to the low shutter-speed.
Eventually, Sultan released his modded camera hal which forced the camera to not go below 1/30s on the shutter-speed.
The result was a perfectly fluid viewfinder regardless of the lighting conditions.
I am only talking about the fluidity of the viewfinder here. (Shutter-speed and video-framerate is a whole different story not to be mixed-up here...)
I've seen this interview too,
but I don't agree with him that it takes the best of these 4, instead I think that it somehow combines them into one.
This often results in more blurry pictures, even in good lighting!
Check this video I did on this issue:
http://www108.zippyshare.com/v/KidtanPE/file.html
As you can already see in the video, all images were taken without HQ or HDR. You can clearly see this when taking a picture and quickly swiping to the gallery.
For an instant, you will see the unprocessed picture which quickly changes as processing is being applied! Sometimes to the worse though :/
This gets more pronounced the more the ISO level goes up on a shot.
I was holding my phone as steady as possible and you can see that the shots which are displayed first look sharp before postprocessing.
So how can this be explained when, as Carl says, "the camera takes the best out of 4 shots"?!?
I first thought that in HQ mode, the camera is doing Dynamic Denoise
Grainy pictures are a thing of the past with Dynamic De-noise, which takes several photos and compares them to reduce noise and improve clarity.
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However GSMA review says that the Denoise function gets activated automatically when there is minimum handshake and is not dependent on modes.
A few other things I have noticed.
1) On 3.1.x the noise suppression was very aggressive, almost like a water paint effect. On 3.2.x, the photos are more natural. Still less noise that normal mode.
2) The minimum shutter speed in HQ mode is 1/10 while without HQ it is 1/17
3) RAW is disabled in HDR as well as HQ modes. This makes me think that the HQ (like HDR) is using multiple snaps to filter noise that is Dynamic denoise. If you quickly switch image preview after clicking a pic, you can see the transition from normal to HQ happening. This is definitely not normal noise reduction.
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This makes me think that the HQ (like HDR) is using multiple snaps to filter noise that is Dynamic denoise. If you quickly switch image preview after clicking a pic, you can see the transition from normal to HQ happening. This is definitely not normal noise reduction.
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This is exactly what I said in my post right above yours and it even happens when HQ and HDR are disabled.
Check the linked video. I bet this is what you mean.
I hate this behavior, often faces are smoothed out because of this, even in perfect lighting conditions.
Hi, it seems the HQ mode does not generate RAW file, someone He checked?
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Hi, it seems the HQ mode does not generate RAW file, someone He checked?
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A raw file is a photographic negative without any processing applied to it.
So even when the app would generate a raw file in HQ mode,
it would not look any different than the raw file created with HQ disabled.
My best bet is that the app is saving its resources for the HQ postprcessing,
thus completely skipping the raw part intentionally.
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A raw file is a photographic negative without any processing applied to it.
So even when the app would generate a raw file in HQ mode,
it would not look any different than the raw file created with HQ disabled.
My best bet is that the app is saving its resources for the HQ postprcessing,
thus completely skipping the raw part intentionally.
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OK understand, thank you very much
Basically title, picked it up today, using it as my daily driver now.
Gratz!
1. Can you record more then 5 mins in 4K60?
2. Does changing to HEVC degrade IQ, or make the video not stop at 5 min if it does?
3. How hot does the phone get on both settings after 5 mins or more?
4. Does zooming ~5x or more, affect quality less then on the other phones ( i have noticed this on some videos) or the quality is the same?
6. Can you turn off video stabilization - eis, and test out 4K30 vs 4K60, and see which one is better quality? what are their bitrates?
7. Did you have S8/N8 before, is it noticable faster then the S8/N8 (with Oreo?)
Thanks
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Gratz!
1. Can you record more then 5 mins in 4K60?
2. Does changing to HEVC degrade IQ, or make the video not stop at 5 min if it does?
3. How hot does the phone get on both settings after 5 mins or more?
4. Does zooming ~5x or more, affect quality less then on the other phones ( i have noticed this on some videos) or the quality is the same?
6. Can you turn off video stabilization - eis, and test out 4K30 vs 4K60, and see which one is better quality? what are their bitrates?
7. Did you have S8/N8 before, is it noticable faster then the S8/N8 (with Oreo?)
Thanks
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1 - Nope :/
2 - Did not see any difference in quality from the phone - but it does not remove the 5 minutes limit
3 - It is fine - however it runs hot after a while
4 - I never zoomed in other phones, but it seems normal ?
5 - No noticeable difference in quality between 30 & 60 fps in 4k, beside the lack of calibration - so it is not like in the iPhone
6 - I had S8, and it seems a tad faster ? But I might still be provisioning as of now, so let's wait a couple of days for that
I had S8, and it seems a tad faster ? But I might still be provisioning as of now, so let's wait a couple of days for that
- any improvements on the screen/display quality over the S8 - or was that display mate just a paid-hype PR piece
-let us know about battery
-what changes to S8 did you noticed (besides the ones they've added in like camera. emoji )
thx
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I had S8, and it seems a tad faster ? But I might still be provisioning as of now, so let's wait a couple of days for that
- any improvements on the screen/display quality over the S8 - or was that display mate just a paid-hype PR piece
-let us know about battery
-what changes to S8 did you noticed (besides the ones they've added in like camera. emoji )
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The screen is awesome. Never seen anything like this before.
In a few days yes.
I have the midnight black version - the aluminium is painted in matte black instead of the glossy one now
The fingerprint sensor is super quick, but registration process is weird, it asks you to swipe your finger instead of lift and touch again - just worth noting.
Speakers are super good and super loud.
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The screen is awesome. Never seen anything like this before.
In a few days yes.
I have the midnight black version - the aluminium is painted in matte black instead of the glossy one now
The fingerprint sensor is super quick, but registration process is weird, it asks you to swipe your finger instead of lift and touch again - just worth noting.
Speakers are super good and super loud.
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you said: The screen is awesome. Never seen anything like this before.
you also said you had the S8
i know the S8 screen was/is really good (bar the issues they had with the red/blue taint)
in what ways is the s9 display better than the s8 - sorry for being so anal - but i was always interested :fingers-crossed:
the most important question does it have unlocked bootloader and aosp support ?
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you said: The screen is awesome. Never seen anything like this before.
you also said you had the S8
i know the S8 screen was/is really good (bar the issues they had with the red/blue taint)
in what ways is the s9 display better than the s8 - sorry for being so anal - but i was always interested :fingers-crossed:
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The screen seems to be more under your fingers. Also it gets incredibly bright, and calibration out of the box is awesome.
Also the area where it curves is no longer of a different tint.
The color seems a tad more punchy, but that might be just the wallpaper that I use.
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the most important question does it have unlocked bootloader and aosp support ?
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The attachment should answer your first question.
that's is a great start, I'm looking very close to find out if this phone supports easy aosp.
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that's is a great start, I'm looking very close to find out if this phone supports easy aosp.
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I'm hoping that since the S9 has Treble support, it'll be getting some AOSP love. If so, I'm definitely getting it.
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I'm hoping that since the S9 has Treble support, it'll be getting some AOSP love. If so, I'm definitely getting it.
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how do you know it has Treble support ?
any links maybe?
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how do you know it has Treble support ?
any links maybe?
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All phones that come with Oreo are required to support Treble. Since the S9 comes with Oreo, it supports Treble.
OP could confirm by running the following command in an adb shell: getprop ro.treble.enabled
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1 - Nope :/
2 - Did not see any difference in quality from the phone - but it does not remove the 5 minutes limit
3 - It is fine - however it runs hot after a while
4 - I never zoomed in other phones, but it seems normal ?
5 - No noticeable difference in quality between 30 & 60 fps in 4k, beside the lack of calibration - so it is not like in the iPhone
6 - I had S8, and it seems a tad faster ? But I might still be provisioning as of now, so let's wait a couple of days for that
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Can you test the taken videos 4K30 vs 4K60 on pc to get better idea, on mobile display everything looks amazing - or upload some short ones uncompressed during normal movement?
Do you have any phone to compare the digital zoom with? example 3x on both phones during recording?
You mean lack of stabilization?
Also, if you change settings in pro mode, and use it last, does the same mode/setting launch if you use the double click on power button? (will the camera launch in pro or auto mode?)
Thanks alot
1. What are the settings for the ordinary slow mo mode? Is it 1080p @ 240fps?
2. Can you change the aperture in pro mode WHILE recording video?
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You mean lack of stabilization?
Also, if you change settings in pro mode, and use it last, does the same mode/setting launch if you use the double click on power button? (will the camera launch in pro or auto mode?)
Thanks alot
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I wont have time to check the bitrates and the quality on PC, so I will just reply to what I can from there
Yes I mean no stab in 4k60, and yes the same mode opens if you double tap the power button, but only sometimes, or on some specific mode (?)
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1. What are the settings for the ordinary slow mo mode? Is it 1080p @ 240fps?
2. Can you change the aperture in pro mode WHILE recording video?
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1080p240
Nope you cant.
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I wont have time to check the bitrates and the quality on PC, so I will just reply to what I can from there
Yes I mean no stab in 4k60, and yes the same mode opens if you double tap the power button, but only sometimes, or on some specific mode (?)
1080p240
Nope you cant.
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What I meant was, if i open pro mode, and make some tweaks, and I close the camera.
Will the camera launch in pro mode when I double press the power button, or the auto mode is launched? If the auto mode is launched, does changing the mode in it, stick or when you double press power it's all on stock? Thanks!
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All phones that come with Oreo are required to support Treble. Since the S9 comes with Oreo, it supports Treble.
OP could confirm by running the following command in an adb shell: getprop ro.treble.enabled
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I tested this at MWC and they support Treble!
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What I meant was, if i open pro mode, and make some tweaks, and I close the camera.
Will the camera launch in pro mode when I double press the power button, or the auto mode is launched? If the auto mode is launched, does changing the mode in it, stick or when you double press power it's all on stock? Thanks!
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It re opens the Pro mode.
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It re opens the Pro mode.
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I'm sorry dude, but I must be sure you understand me, this is very important to me.
I open pro mode, and set shutter speed to 3 seconds, or I adjust white balance and then I close it the camera app from memory.
Then i double click on power button, does the camera then opens in pro mode with the settings adjusted or its pro mode but on stock- with nothing changed?
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I'm sorry dude, but I must be sure you understand me, this is very important to me.
I open pro mode, and set shutter speed to 3 seconds, or I adjust white balance and then I close it the camera app from memory.
Then i double click on power button, does the camera then opens in pro mode with the settings adjusted or its pro mode but on stock- with nothing changed?
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It re opens on stock after force closing.
I would like to hear some opinions on this. I noticed some time ago that my videos had very inconsistent colors - there would be visible change of the balance when paning around or filming different objects to an extent that seems odd. After trying out and comparing I did realise that the main camera tends to very aggresively change the auto white balance, even if the scene is basically the same and the phone just slightly changes angle. It seems as it tries to desperately match white balance to every frame and its content (forgive my amateur vocabulary here), which to me seems strange and looking at other phones they just hold a much more consistent balance.
I attach 2 videos to show the issue - keep in mind that the issue isnt as visible always, as I tried very specific scenes/angles to show it.
When I use manual white balance it works great, so it kinda feels like a software issue (?)
Does anybody have a similar experience?
Would you mind trying to film a video in a similar scenario, but after disabling the option "scene optimizer" in the camera settings? I don't know if it does anything, but might be worth trying.
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Would you mind trying to film a video in a similar scenario, but after disabling the option "scene optimizer" in the camera settings? I don't know if it does anything, but might be worth trying.
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Thanks for the tipp, I'll try to compare it, although I dont think that scene optimizer affects videos
Unfortunately turning scene optimizer off doesnt change it (video attached).
It still feels like a software issue, but since nobody has yet confirmed a similar experience I'm starting to think it might be a problem with my unit. (Btw my A52s seems to have the Samsung image sensor not the Sony one)
Edit: or, I am exaggerating and this behaviour is actually not unusual - havent had a Samsung phone for a few years before my A52s
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Unfortunately turning scene optimizer off doesnt change it (video attached).
It still feels like a software issue, but since nobody has yet confirmed a similar experience I'm starting to think it might be a problem with my unit. (Btw my A52s seems to have the Samsung image sensor not the Sony one)
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I do not shoot a lot of video, but in the few videos I did shoot I never saw what is visible in your videos (Sony sensor). It is indeed very jarring. Do you only have it with footage of grass or just always?
In the Samsung camera app, you can go the "Professional Video" mode in the "More" section (so where macro etc. is), and then set whitebalance manually to e.g. 5500K and see whether it is more stable then. But like I said I do not shoot a lot of video, so I certainly do not have experience with that professional video mode.
Edit: I now see that you already mention manual whitebalance yourself. So are there disadvantages to just using professional video mode all the time then?
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It definitely gets more visible in outside scenes, more so if there is a lot of green in the frame - indoors and with artificial light it definitely is hard to spot. As I mentioned above it feels like it tries to match the balance to the content or objects of/in the frame, instead of keeping a consistent balance. I had a video where I stuck my hand in and out of the frame and it would drastically change the whole color to match the hand it seemed (thinking about it, the background was grass also, so ...).
Pro mode is a solution, it's just that I'm not a fan of setting the balance everytime I take a video or photo - and the balance ofc affects photos in the same way, as 2 photos of basically the same scene might have drastically different WB.
Nevertheless thanks a lot for your input - I also very much enjoyed your detailed instructions for Gcam usage
neat_wheat said:
Pro mode is a solution, it's just that I'm not a fan of setting the balance everytime I take a video or photo - and the balance ofc affects photos in the same way, as 2 photos of basically the same scene might have drastically different WB.
Nevertheless thanks a lot for your input - I also very much enjoyed your detailed instructions for Gcam usage
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You would not have to set it every time (probably). In the Samsung camera app I have dragged the Pro Photo (not video) mode to the 'main bar' (from the more menu you can hold and drag items in and out of the main bar for quick access), with a changed fixed ISO (for shooting of fast action scenes), and you set it once and the camera app will remember that setting forever. And I think for all outside scenes around 5600K WB will work fine (it's not like the A52s is a high quality video machine anyway).
I didn't want to bring up gcam because I had no idea whether that would make a difference, but now that you brought it up, does that have the same whitebalance issues for you (in video)?
sanderbos said:
(...). And I think for all outside scenes around 5600K WB will work fine (it's not like the A52s is a high quality video machine anyway).
I didn't want to bring up gcam because I had no idea whether that would make a difference, but now that you brought it up, does that have the same whitebalance issues for you (in video)?
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I meant I would have to set it again for every scene, but you are right, something like 5600 would probably be okay for most outdoor stuff. And with rearranging the icons it wouldnt be such a hassle. I'll try that out for daily use, thanks!
I am using BSG gcam also, because I find the nightmode drastically better but unfortunately the balance issue is the same, so I guess the balance gets set on system level. I also tried gcam awb but it always seems to be a bit off no matter the config - but I prefer the stock app for daylight anyway (apart from the wb)