Top Shot from latest Camera app 7.2 - Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers

I read about the new Camera app 7.2 from this article:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/...al-sharing-and-astrophotography-apk-download/
It is said that Pixel 2 got "Top Shot" feature:
Added Touch and hold on the shutter button to capture Top Shot photos in the default camera mode (Pixel 2, 3, 3a, and 4).
But, how to enable or use it?
If I do that "touch and hold on the shutter button", it would capture a motion and saved as .MP4, and that's it.

gogol said:
I read about the new Camera app 7.2 from this article:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/...al-sharing-and-astrophotography-apk-download/
It is said that Pixel 2 got "Top Shot" feature:
Added Touch and hold on the shutter button to capture Top Shot photos in the default camera mode (Pixel 2, 3, 3a, and 4).
But, how to enable or use it?
If I do that "touch and hold on the shutter button", it would capture a motion and saved as .MP4, and that's it.
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You can actually select shots from that video. isn't that what top shot is? or am i mistaken?
Is it when you click a pic and the camera takes few pics before and after to select from?

100rabh7791 said:
You can actually select shots from that video. isn't that what top shot is? or am i mistaken?
Is it when you click a pic and the camera takes few pics before and after to select from?
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No, not click, but "touch and hold" as stated in the article from Android Police.
If I click, I got just 1 photo.
If I touch and hold, I got a short movie.

The linked article says the Pixel 2 does not have Top Shot. "but since the Pixel 2 doesn't have Top Shot"

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[Q] Photo & Video buttons on same screen?

Hi.. maybe i'm missing something (very probable), but i can't seem to find out if it's possible to have both buttons on the camera screen at once, for taking a photo or starting a video recording.
I've attached three pics to show what i'm on about.
1st shows M8 camera screen. Only button is to take a picture.
2nd shows M8 dual shot screen, on here it's possible to do both, take a pic or start a video.
3rd is from the One X camera screen. On it it's also possible to do both from the same screen.
Is it possible to get both options on screen on the M8? or do i have to keep switching between photo & video mode in the menu? which is a bit annoying if i want to quickly take a picture but have forgotten to switch to photo mode!
Thanks in advance for any help. :good:
That'll be a no then
By going to video mode (press the 4 circles in bottom right of the screen and select video), you can start recording video, and after you record a while, 2-3 sec, a camera button (that captures images while recording) appears under the stop button.
I don't know if there is any other way to get them both simultaneously.
The second pic is dual capture mode. This mode allows to use front and back camera at the same time not take a pic and video. You can see the red box in the corner which is the front camera image.
ashyx said:
The second pic is dual capture mode. This mode allows to use front and back camera at the same time not take a pic and video. You can see the red box in the corner which is the front camera image.
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What i meant is that the buttons to take a picture or start recording a video are both on screen.
What i hoped for was a way to have it like the last pic from the One X, so that as soon as you start the camera up you can have photo & video buttons on screen.. but it seems as if that's not possible, maybe because of the two cameras on the back of the M8?
Zipperface said:
What i meant is that the buttons to take a picture or start recording a video are both on screen.
What i hoped for was a way to have it like the last pic from the One X, so that as soon as you start the camera up you can have photo & video buttons on screen.. but it seems as if that's not possible, maybe because of the two cameras on the back of the M8?
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What about the Zoe option? You can take pictures with it or you can hold the "capture" button in for 3 seconds or so and it starts recording a video.
Zipperface said:
What i meant is that the buttons to take a picture or start recording a video are both on screen.
What i hoped for was a way to have it like the last pic from the One X, so that as soon as you start the camera up you can have photo & video buttons on screen.. but it seems as if that's not possible, maybe because of the two cameras on the back of the M8?
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There already is that option in camcorder mode. As soon as you start recording the camera button becomes available for taking pictures.
BerndM14 said:
What about the Zoe option? You can take pictures with it or you can hold the "capture" button in for 3 seconds or so and it starts recording a video.
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That's actually a very good point :good:
Thanks.
BerndM14 said:
What about the Zoe option? You can take pictures with it or you can hold the "capture" button in for 3 seconds or so and it starts recording a video.
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This isn't exactly the best option since you lose any ability to use the duo camera effects if you take pictures with Zoe. Does anyone know of any mods that bring back the photo capture and video capture buttons on the stock Sense 6 camera UI screen at the same time?

Where are the special camera features???

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.
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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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.

Unfriendly camera shutter

Hi
I have had phones with which I can shout photos by just tapping on the screen.
But this camera seems too limited, although photos are great.
I am afraid that if I use any other camera the postprocessing won't be so good and photos will be worse.
Any help to shoot easier with this, my new phone?
I'm confused. What do you mean by "just tapping on the screen"? The camera app has a big button on screen to trigger the shutter. Tapping anyplace else shifts the center of focus.
alojo said:
Hi
I have had phones with which I can shout photos by just tapping on the screen.
But this camera seems too limited, although photos are great.
I am afraid that if I use any other camera the postprocessing won't be so good and photos will be worse.
Any help to shoot easier with this, my new phone?
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Go into the camera settings and there is an option to use the volume keys to trigger the shutter if that helps you
kevtrysmoddin said:
Go into the camera settings and there is an option to use the volume keys to trigger the shutter if that helps you
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Thanks. I got that, but I miss touching the screen to shoot the photo [emoji14]
alojo said:
Thanks. I got that, but I miss touching the screen to shoot the photo [emoji14]
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To each their own lol, but I would much rather have touch to focus than touch to shoot
Teio said:
To each their own lol, but I would much rather have touch to focus than touch to shoot
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It's compatible. For example:
Motorola: dragging the "circle" it focuses. Touching the screen, out of the circle, it shots.
Xiaomi: touching the screen, it focuses. Then, once focused, in the middle of the circle appears a camera which if it's touched, it shots.

Wider field of view

Sorry for posting it twice in wrong thread.
I've turned off video stabilization.
When I record a video from the photo mode (ultra wide) by long pressing the shutter button, it seems to record in a wider field of view with a resolution of 1920 x 1440.
When I head into video mode and try any resolution, it's not as wide.
Any reason behind this? Anyway that I can get this field of view by default in video instead of going through photo mode shortcut?
Thanks
Long pressing the shutter button triggers burst mode. It is not a video and does not record audio.
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gernerttl said:
Long pressing the shutter button triggers burst mode. It is not a video and does not record audio.
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Long pressing actived recording video...and it contains audio... It depends what kind of settings you choose...
terpi74 said:
Long pressing actived recording video...and it contains audio... It depends what kind of settings you choose...
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So it does. Samsung changed what the long press does.
At any rate, I was in Photo mode and chose the widest angle (0.5X), long pressed the shutter button and recorded video at the widest angle. It worked in all three zoom levels.
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Camera app

Hello. I want my phone to take a picture every second with 108MP option on. There is an app called "Open Camera" and it can take a picture every second but the resolution is 12mp - 4,000x3000. The ultra resolution is 12,000x9,000. I'm looking at android developers on Fivver but most of them don't know how to do edit the app or make a new one. Anyone here knows how I can make my phone take a picture every second and make like 100 pictures?
Burst shot, see settings in camera set it to burst.
Swipe shutter button to edge.
Take burst shot
Create gif
Darkat70 said:
Burst shot, see settings in camera set it to burst.
Swipe shutter button to edge.
Take burst shot
Create gif
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Burst shots are low quality pictures. Anyways, I found a solution. It's called Auto Click app. It will push shutter button for you and take as many pictures as you want.

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