Hi,
I would like to know if it is somehow possible when using the camera to choose only an area of the picture to be photographed? I know you can crop a picture after having shot it. What I want to know is if it is possible to choose only a definite area to be pictured, so already from the camera interface as a preprocessing step.
The reason is that I want to picture graphics in a book but I would like to selectively photograph only the graphic without the residual text on the page.
Does anybody know an app able to do that? Thanks
eadred said:
Hi,
I would like to know if it is somehow possible when using the camera to choose only an area of the picture to be photographed? I know you can crop a picture after having shot it. What I want to know is if it is possible to choose only a definite area to be pictured, so already from the camera interface as a preprocessing step.
The reason is that I want to picture graphics in a book but I would like to selectively photograph only the graphic without the residual text on the page.
Does anybody know an app able to do that? Thanks
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Use the zoom feature of the camera to zoom in only on the graphic?
Otherwise, there are a bunch of camera apps in the Play Store. Maybe one of these allows cropping before capture:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=camera apps
Either I'm missing something very obvious or there is no HDR for the rear-facing camera?? I can't find a toggle anywhere to enable it!
I don't think there is HDR option for "Simple" or "Manual" mode. The only way i could find it was this:
Click 3 dots on top right hand side select "Auto", then click top left option of "Settings", you should see it all the way to the the right.. Hope this helps.
I didn't see a way to add your own photo/custom icon to Always on display. There was a small handful of photo options that were part of the app. Is there a way to get custom ones/or your photos in there?
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GO to the templates for always on, got to he very last option that has a compass or globe, open it and the black box in the middle sure turn to a + and give you an option to add whatever pics you want..
I know I heard that night sight isn't available yet, but where is auto focus tracking, top shot, and live lens? Just got my white 128gb Pixel 3 XL and none of those features are present.
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They all work on my phone.
Lens, is in More. To be honest, I'm not sure how to get top shot going, nor auto focus tracking in video...
You do the updates...go to camera app and select more?
gettinwicked said:
Lens, is in More. To be honest, I'm not sure how to get top shot going, nor auto focus tracking in video...
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auto focus tracking is done by tapping a subject on the screen.
night sight already works, check these forums.
top shot: Open camera app in your Google Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL, Now take a picture with your device, Now open the picture you took with your Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL, Swipe up the screen until you see photo details, Now move finger left or right until you see recommended. You can pick the recommended one as the best picture.
Lens is supposed to work in the regular viewfinder for the camera, not as a separate mode. Top Shot does not work. Super res zoom does not work. Anyone know what's up with these features?
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freebee269 said:
auto focus tracking is done by tapping a subject on the screen.
night sight already works, check these forums.
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Night sight is in a modded camera apk. I know all about that.
Interestingly enough, auto focus tracking only started working in the stock camera AFTER installing the modded camera apk (CameraP3) .
But still no super res zoom or top shot in stock camera on the Pixel 3 XL.
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Top shot works. Make sure motion is on (not auto). Like someone mentioned above, after photo is taken view the photo and swipe up, you'll see a bunch of photos taken with the top shot selected.
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Lens, is in More. To be honest, I'm not sure how to get top shot going, nor auto focus tracking in video...
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top shot is those motion photos it's a circle on top it'll say motion off/motion auto/motion on turn it on and when you view the pic swipe up for the details and that's where you fine the different shots
brooklynchildxbc said:
top shot is those motion photos it's a circle on top it'll say motion off/motion auto/motion on turn it on and when you view the pic swipe up for the details and that's where you fine the different shots
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With motion set to on, it works, but isn't anywhere near as intuitive as other videos I've seen. I have to click on the preview, then swipe up, THEN click on recommended shots, then I'm able to check out the top shots. I thought you just swiped up from the viewfinder and it immediately took you to the top shot of the last photo you took.
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Yeah, I've seen several videos where they show just that; they take the picture and it's there, they don't leave the camera for the preview or any of that. Some editing going on there I guess. At any rate I had expected to find it in the camera app. Same with adjusting the bokah on portraits, I expected a slider in the camera screen, not having to switch to the preview and then fiddle it from there. In other words some reviews have led me to believe I could do it both during and after taking the photo. IMO opinion thats most def how it should be. Overall the camera app isn't as easy to figure out as with a sammy where you can figure things out just clicking around. I had to do an internet search to find out how to do the top shot.
krabman said:
Overall the camera app isn't as easy to figure out as with a sammy where you can figure things out just clicking around. I had to do an internet search to find out how to do the top shot.
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yup "motion on" is not the same thing as top shot for me.
So where is top shot at
mobilevil said:
yup "motion on" is not the same thing as top shot for me.
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Except it is. Make sure it is on and not auto, take a picture, click on the picture on the bottom right, then swipe up. You'll see a bunch of pictures from left to right (pretty small), you can either click on one, or slide one way. Trust me, it's there. I used it last night.
From what I see, the best quality overall picture is the one you initially see (the clearest + people smiling). However, I selected some different ones because I liked the way my kids looked better in some other shots. Overall, I really dig.
Yeah, we understand it's there, the comment refers to the idea that if you have to resort to an internet search to figure out how to turn on a headline feature in a camera app the camera app GUI needs improvement. Why would I expect I need to turn on a seemingly unrelated setting called "motion on" to turn on top shot which itself has no switch enabling it anywhere in the settings? Not exactly intuitive.
krabman said:
Yeah, we understand it's there, the comment refers to the idea that if you have to resort to an internet search to figure out how to turn on a headline feature in a camera app the camera app GUI needs improvement. Why would I expect I need to turn on a seemingly unrelated setting called "motion on" to turn on top shot which itself has no switch enabling it anywhere in the settings? Not exactly intuitive.
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Ah, true. I didn't know until this thread myself. They need to add a button that says top shot I think.
i have a U1 S9 and it doesnt have the option for the AOD to have pics from the gallery in it
I don't think your able to change the wallpaper on the always on display, it's probably designed to save energy. You just need to set your lock screen wallpaper and set the screen to turn off after 10 minutes.
tracer200 said:
I don't think your able to change the wallpaper on the always on display, it's probably designed to save energy. You just need to set your lock screen wallpaper and set the screen to turn off after 10 minutes.
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[email protected] i know that there is an option to have a custom gallery flash on the AOD on the S8, do youd think we would have it on the S9 as well
youdoofus said:
i have a U1 S9 and it doesnt have the option for the AOD to have pics from the gallery in it
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Just open gallery and pick any photo, click on the 3 dots button on the top right and you'll find "Set as Always On Display image".
jamil aboudaher said:
Just open gallery and pick any photo, click on the 3 dots button on the top right and you'll find "Set as Always On Display image".
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thank you. i hadnt been aware of that way to do it, but i was able to find how to set a custom picture as the AOD image, but it was just one pic i could select. I ended up making a gif of several pics of mine, and that works for the most part. Im open to ideas tho. What i was expecting is a tool that lets you select one or many pics that the AOD will show in different intervals and will offer different styles when going from image to image