Amount of blur - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

I was playing with XL2 in Verizon Store, trying to check out that portrait mode with one lense. You don't have to move camera, as before for pixel 1, but when picture is done I couldn't find menu to adjust amount of background blur. Why is that?

worry said:
I was playing with XL2 in Verizon Store, trying to check out that portrait mode with one lense. You don't have to move camera, as before for pixel 1, but when picture is done I couldn't find menu to adjust amount of background blur. Why is that?
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ask google

flex360 said:
ask google
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Don't you have better things to do like copy someones work ? You've been trolling this place almost as long as I've been a member, God get a life.

mhsbrian said:
Don't you have better things to do like copy someones work ? You've been trolling this place almost as long as I've been a member, God get a life.
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And what have you contributed to the xda community? Nothing.
As I said, ask Google because that's not a feature in the Google photo app. If you want to edit blur intensity get a Samsung or LG phone.

It used to be in the previous pixel, why removing it?

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Camera annoyance

I find it annoying that after I have taken a picture and click on preview, it gives me the sharing option and not the ability to view the photo and scroll through my other images
is it possible to stop this happening, i'd rather it go directly to the gallery instead of the sharing part
I don't believe there is any way to disable this functionality.
I personally prefer this feature. But of course, your preference is subjective.
Yeah, it's subjective really. But I hate it as well
Just tap the photo - it will take you to the gallery and you can scroll through other pics to your heart's content
Dr Doom said:
Just tap the photo - it will take you to the gallery and you can scroll through other pics to your heart's content
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its the tapping that's annoying!
I've already clicked on the thumbnail, so one tap should be sufficient!
oh well!
thanks for the replies guys
I think because google wanted to add more immediate editing controls after the picture was taken. When someone takes a picture I guess editing/sharing functions for that picture are more important than starting a slideshow or starting to scroll through past pictures. If you want to take pictures you goto camera, if you want to view pictures you goto the gallery.
Yes its a very slight annoyance but not a major one and certainly not a drawback in any way (unless you want to view all your previous pictures everytime you take a new one)
Mark.
By the way, is it possible to turn the camera sound off?
New2Houston said:
By the way, is it possible to turn the camera sound off?
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If you use the Modaco custom Rom Kitchen. There isnt a seperate mod for it yet though you have to bake it into the Rom.
Mark.
mskip said:
If you use the Modaco custom Rom Kitchen. There isnt a seperate mod for it yet though you have to bake it into the Rom.
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Thanks. That's a bummer, I was hoping to keep it stock.
New2Houston said:
Thanks. That's a bummer, I was hoping to keep it stock.
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You wouldnt be able to make changes like that to a stock rom anyway.
Mark.

[Q] Where can I find the "warm vintage" photo effect?

Hi everyone!
As a Note II user, I really enjoy the "warm vintage" camera effect, and I shoot the 80% of the photos with this filter activated. After I tried many Apps, I'm stick with this stock effect because creates an excellent tone and colours, and does not look so vintage. But I will change my phone in a few months, and I can't find any App with something like that. Could anyone help me out with this? Thanks a lot!
Snapseed and even Line camera app have those and many other effects - but I like Snapseed's ability to adjust more.
cyberboob said:
Snapseed and even Line camera app have those and many other effects - but I like Snapseed's ability to adjust more.
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Yes, you are right, I should have explained myself better. I meant I'm looking for the effect in real time, as is built in our Notes, so you can see it before you take the picture, not a filter you can apply later. And also I'd like the same white balance and colour saturation that "warm vintage" has, not an approximate solution. Thanks anyway for the response!:laugh::good:
outrun86 said:
Yes, you are right, I should have explained myself better. I meant I'm looking for the effect in real time, as is built in our Notes, so you can see it before you take the picture, not a filter you can apply later. And also I'd like the same white balance and colour saturation that "warm vintage" has, not an approximate solution. Thanks anyway for the response!:laugh::good:
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Does anyone know where the "Warm vintage" filter has gone in the note 3 and Note 4? Thanks!
RedJay88 said:
Does anyone know where the "Warm vintage" filter has gone in the note 3 and Note 4? Thanks!
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It was only included in Note2, not in any model after that.
Hello, just switched from Galaxy S3 to Xperia Z3 and badly missing the warm vintage effect on my cammera, from same reasons as originator of this thread.
Can anyone advice which camera app is matching, if any?
Thank you very much
Try "Open Camera", it's free in the Playstore. It has quite same Warm Vintage effects in the stock camera app.
rafiakbar412 said:
Try "Open Camera", it's free in the Playstore. It has quite same Warm Vintage effects in the stock camera app.
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Thank you for the hint. Open Camera is nowhere near my expectation. Its true, that with white balance manually set to Daylight or Cloudy-daylight, the colours are much more alive, but not as much as I would imagine.
Any other idea? It really not possible to transfer the Samsung (S3) camera mode to other device?
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Thank you for the hint. Open Camera is nowhere near my expectation. Its true, that with white balance manually set to Daylight or Cloudy-daylight, the colours are much more alive, but not as much as I would imagine.
Any other idea? It really not possible to transfer the Samsung (S3) camera mode to other device?
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Tried this?

LG Camera takes ages to save the photo and sometimes losses it

I've noticed if you snap a photo with LG Camera app and immediately press the back button or switch off the screen, the photograph is not going to be saved and you will loose it. You really need to wait until you see a preview of it in a circle on the right side.
And that time can be up to 2-3 seconds, which is really annoying.
Native google camera doesn't have this bug.
Has anyone else experienced such behavior?
jodvova said:
I've noticed if you snap a photo with LG Camera app and immediately press the back button or switch off the screen, the photograph is not going to be saved and you will loose it. You really need to wait until you see a preview of it in a circle on the right side.
And that time can be up to 2-3 seconds, which is really annoying.
Native google camera doesn't have this bug.
Has anyone else experienced such behavior?
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No problem here...... Just tried it.
If I snap and immediately press the back button it quits the camera app but if I go back into the app the thumbnail of the shot is there.
So no, my G3 takes the shot and saves immediately.
Beards said:
No problem here...... Just tried it.
If I snap and immediately press the back button it quits the camera app but if I go back into the app the thumbnail of the shot is there.
So no, my G3 takes the shot and saves immediately.
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Can you try to enable HDR mode on and do it once again ?
jodvova said:
Can you try to enable HDR mode on and do it once again ?
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That's why it takes a while.. HDRs don't render instantly and need some time to process. The reason it doesn't save when you back out is because it's still taking pictures.
Masterleon said:
That's why it takes a while.. HDRs don't render instantly and need some time to process. The reason it doesn't save when you back out is because it's still taking pictures.
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So, I understand that, but why does it need to discard the photo if I close it too fast ? Can't it just schedule the processing in the background like Google camera does ?
With Google camera if it is in HDR mode and I switch off the screen immediately after taking a picture, the photo will still be saved.
jodvova said:
So, I understand that, but why does it need to discard the photo if I close it too fast ? Can't it just schedule the processing in the background like Google camera does ?
With Google camera if it is in HDR mode and I switch off the screen immediately after taking a picture, the photo will still be saved.
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I believe it's because the way HDR works is it takes multiple pictures at different exposures and puts them together so maybe the lg camera takes the pictures more slowly and you're quitting it while the shutter is still open?
jodvova said:
So, I understand that, but why does it need to discard the photo if I close it too fast ? Can't it just schedule the processing in the background like Google camera does ?
With Google camera if it is in HDR mode and I switch off the screen immediately after taking a picture, the photo will still be saved.
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What is the point of quitting camera app immediately after making a shot? I think you probably want something that is nonexistent. Shoot with your Google camera if you in so desperate need to quit camera app after each shot. What else to advice
Billy Madison said:
What is the point of quitting camera app immediately after making a shot? I think you probably want something that is nonexistent. Shoot with your Google camera if you in so desperate need to quit camera app after each shot. What else to advice
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Well, imagine this, you're taking a photo and suddenly got an email. Right after the picture is taken you switch to email app and the photo gets lost.
jodvova said:
Well, imagine this, you're taking a photo and suddenly got an email. Right after the picture is taken you switch to email app and the photo gets lost.
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Imagine waiting 3 seconds to read the email...
All kidding aside, I have not had this happen, but also have not tried to make it happen.
You guys saying a god damn NONSENSE.
I believe most of you have upgraded from inferior phones to G3, just because it has top-notch technical specs.
Now you're saying that I have to just idle 3 seconds after taking HDR photo.
This is a god damn NONSENSE.
jodvova said:
You guys saying a god damn NONSENSE.
I believe most of you have upgraded from inferior phones to G3, just because it has top-notch technical specs.
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I believe they did. I'm fine with my G2
jodvova said:
Now you're saying that I have to just idle 3 seconds after taking HDR photo.
This is a god damn NONSENSE.
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NONSENCE is your BS, that you talking about. All other phones are unresponsive while taking HDR pictures. Because of simple fact that taking HDR requires he11 of lot of postprocessing. So why talk NONSENSE and demand G3 to make it instantly?
jodvova said:
You guys saying a god damn NONSENSE.
I believe most of you have upgraded from inferior phones to G3, just because it has top-notch technical specs.
Now you're saying that I have to just idle 3 seconds after taking HDR photo.
This is a god damn NONSENSE.
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Okee first off your comment is rude and disrispectful, secondly if you don't want your photo's getting deleted deselect hdr, wait 2-3 seconds or contact LG/stock based rom developer to enable processing in the backround for hdr photos
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I believe they did. I'm fine with my G2NONSENCE is your BS, that you talking about. All other phones are unresponsive while taking HDR pictures. Because of simple fact that taking HDR requires he11 of lot of postprocessing. So why talk NONSENSE and demand G3 to make it instantly?
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As I said before, a google camera app doesn't have this problem. It produces hdr fine, even if you close the app immediately.
Obviously you gonna ask why am I not using it. I find that lg camera produces better results in HDR mode.
I usually don't reply to semi trolly post but I just took an HDR and instantly hit the back button and it doesn't save. (Of course) but I did the same thing and waited MAYBE a second maybe less and the photo finished processing and saved even though I backed out.
@op does the phone close when you take a picture or are you just intentionally hiring the back button that quickly on purpose? I literally had to try to NOT take a picture to keep it from processing. In just curious why someone would back out of taking a picture each time so fast. Well an HDR anyway
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jodvova said:
I find that lg camera produces better results in HDR mode.
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And why do you think that is?
jodvova said:
Obviously you gonna ask why am I not using it. I find that lg camera produces better results in HDR mode.
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I presume that LG camera made that behaviour intended, programmers decided that if back or home buttons pressed immediately after pic is shot then use decided not to save picture so camera stops processing completely and doesn't save photo on memory. I think it is not problem it is a feature.
jodvova said:
You guys saying a god damn NONSENSE.
I believe most of you have upgraded from inferior phones to G3, just because it has top-notch technical specs.
Now you're saying that I have to just idle 3 seconds after taking HDR photo.
This is a god damn NONSENSE.
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1. I do not talk nonsense especially when photography is the subject.
2. My previous phone was a Z2 which I would hardly call inferior.
3. If you wish to take a non standard photo then you also have to allow the processor time to complete it's action. As such 3 seconds (which by the way it is nothing like this on my G3) is adequate.
4. What gives you the right to insult any user. All that was given to you was an example of a waiting period prior to doing something else. In no way did that give you the right to be offensive.
return your phone and get a nexus
jodvova said:
You guys saying a god damn NONSENSE.
I believe most of you have upgraded from inferior phones to G3, just because it has top-notch technical specs.
Now you're saying that I have to just idle 3 seconds after taking HDR photo.
This is a god damn NONSENSE.
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obvious troll
Ugh, you mean I have to wait an entire two seconds so the photo can process??? What is this? The 1800s?!?!

I found a good camera for CM11 & SlimKat

Camera KK this looks like it was built with CameraNext and has had the best results from any camera app on Fire Phone I have used. Even with flash!
I attached some unaltered shots outdoors and indoors with lights on and off in my server room.
Free has ads and $1.99 to remove them. So try it and let me know any tips you might find.
Still has flash issue in low light. It's going to take more than an app in the store to resolve the issue.
Nice, good find, flash pic quality looks similar to the ones from Snap Camera... I found the post I was thinking about:
mhill1986 said:
Snap Camera:
• Exposure compensation to -2 ev
• ISO manually set to 1600
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And now get that cable management in order! *shudders*
Just kidding... this should be posted in "General", since it's useful information about one of the biggest issues, Magnum_Enforcer to the rescue!
Do I have the power to move it?
distearth said:
Do I have the power to move it?
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No, but I do.
I tried reducing exposure -1 and that did a little but the flash normal was also pretty good. The pic from the op was in a completely dark room so have to see what low light looks like.
distearth said:
I tried reducing exposure -1 and that did a little but the flash normal was also pretty good. The pic from the op was in a completely dark room so have to see what low light looks like.
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Oohhh very nice, that's a very solid result for basically "default settings"! Will download it and take on a "test drive" tomorrow.
Compared to the pics taken with the new Huawei Mate S, why are we even complaining... :laugh:
(...added the quote about the Snap Camera settings in my previous post, SC requires a little more work to yield good results...)
HDR freezes the app... sigh...
... and so will * every other app when using HDR. I don't need it, some people can't live without it (looking at you, russy23 ^^).
Camera KK is a solid alternative to Snap Camera or Camera MX, and easy to use because of the stock Android look & feel.
*almost
Camera Zoom FX
I tried taking HDR pics using Camera Zoom FX and it didn't crash.
I also found a good camera app that works great on the slimcat rom: cymera. Flash works and great filters are integrated. Couldnt find an option for HDR though...
Could someone try Simple Camera, it went free in the amazon app store today. Didn't know if maybe being from the Amz App Store might make a difference in getting a good flash... I'm back on Stock Fire OS right now so I can't try myself...
Thanks,
distearth said:
Could someone try Simple Camera [...] Didn't know if maybe being from the Amz App Store might make a difference in getting a good flash
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Thanks for mentioning (It's free in the US store, in Germany for example, they want 74 cents, hehe)
But sadly, being from the Amzn Store means nothing. A lot of "Devs" (more like "copy paste coder" ^^) publish their apps on multiple portals to make a little more $$$. This app is the exact same version as on Google Play Store.
It's based on OpenCamera, it even creates the "OpenCamera" subfolder in the "DCIM" folder. ^^ Default settings: flash pics are overexposed...
edit: Also tried "Cymera" on the weekend. It's, uhh, very "girly". For people who love filters & gramin' it's a feasible alternative, I'll stick with the "functional" ones, like Camera KK.
Can't you use the camera apk from Fire OS? Or does that require all the Amazon framework, kernel, our HAL stuff?
DePingus said:
Can't you use the camera apk from Fire OS? Or does that require all the Amazon framework, kernel, our HAL stuff?
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Correct, source code for the camera HAL is needed. Highly unlikely that it will be released by Amazon.
Oh wait, we're all getting bootloader unlock codes for Christmas when they put the developer version under our trees.
LOL Camera KK force closes on me. Cymera works though.
Bingo Bronson said:
Thanks for mentioning (It's free in the US store, in Germany for example, they want 74 cents, hehe)
But sadly, being from the Amzn Store means nothing. A lot of "Devs" (more like "copy paste coder" ^^) publish their apps on multiple portals to make a little more $$$. This app is the exact same version as on Google Play Store.
It's based on OpenCamera, it even creates the "OpenCamera" subfolder in the "DCIM" folder. ^^ Default settings: flash pics are overexposed...
edit: Also tried "Cymera" on the weekend. It's, uhh, very "girly". For people who love filters & gramin' it's a feasible alternative, I'll stick with the "functional" ones, like Camera KK.
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How is this compared to snap camera? Anyone tried both?
krackers said:
How is this compared to snap camera? Anyone tried both?
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I bought Snap Camera, it has a good amount of options for people who want to customize their photo settings.
Quality is good, flash pics work too, you can correct the exposure if needed (other apps have this as well, ofc.)
Right now, I'm still using Camera KK (free version), because I just need a simple "shooter", just like the stock android app.
Anyone found a decent camera to take pictures when light is low without using flash? My pictures are always too dark even if I try to change light exposure...
goosele said:
Anyone found a decent camera to take pictures when light is low without using flash? My pictures are always too dark even if I try to change light exposure...
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Camera KK, exposure -1, is the best I got. Tried a bunch.

Change camera to 50FPS for PAL countries?

Although I've googled & googled, I've been unable to figure out how to simply change the S9's camera app to record video for PAL countries (i.e. 50FPS vs 60FPS). The videos recorded by the phone look horrible in most nighttime situations, due to prominently flickering lights (it's especially noticeable for LEDs, like Christmas lights for example).
How can I change the stock camera app to record in 50FPS, so as to match the electricity frequency of the majority of the world's countries...? :/
Hopefully I'm just missing something simple buried in the settings somewhere
30 or 60 only
Root and Mod if you want more
*Detection* said:
30 or 60 only
Root and Mod if you want more
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It's rooted. Mod how?
metal450 said:
It's rooted. Mod how?
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Have a look at this mod
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s9/themes/zero-camera-mod-bitrates-jpg-remove-t3793395
Very cool mod However, from what I can see, it doesn't mention anything related to allowing PAL framerates... :/
metal450 said:
Very cool mod However, from what I can see, it doesn't mention anything related to allowing PAL framerates... :/
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Better off asking in that thread if it's possible, if anyone would know it would be that dev
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Better off asking in that thread if it's possible, if anyone would know it would be that dev
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Fair enough, will do

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