Gcam Miui vs AOSP - Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers

Hi, my Redmi Note 5 is arriving and I want to know if I install Ressurrection Remix OS the Gcam app will have the same image quality as if I install it on Miui?

In my opinion it's even better, since you can adjust a lot in the modified versions of the gcam (look out of Arnova and saneklic.)
You can bump up the image quality by quite a bit (also in low light conditions, images can get better). Additionally you have some nice mods (like photosphere, different modis of panorama) which the others don't have. In my opinion the mi camera performs as good or worse than the gcam.
The portrait effect with the blured background can be achieved perfectly by 1 lens again, so no need to use the mi camera for that effect (since lineage snap & gcam use 1 lense only). So there is no need to use miui camera for that one.
Don't forget to activate camera2api (persist.camera.HAL3.enabled=1) in the build.prop and you are good2go I hope it helped!
Edit: if you want to use the miui camera anyway, there is a thread where you can flash the .zip file and have it anyway!

I think he means that he would like to know if the gcam performs the same on Miui as on aosp Rom. In the end, is the gcam so good on Miui as the same gcam app on aosp?
Personally I think yes, because they both used camera2api, but I didn't test it.

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one plus one camera for redmi 1s (only for custom roms)

one plus one camera apk works with every custom rom available for redmi 1s (except miui v5).
just install it like any other app.
features: fast like miui camera, picture quality better than google camera, swipe up to change feature of camera.:good:
You shoul post some screenshots
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Very laggy
thanks for it man.
Any screenshot?
Sample photos? Is it really better from google cam?
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I've tried this..
it's very laggy.. the quality is not par miui cam..
but i love the features..
still using google cam
otterbvrn said:
Sample photos? Is it really better from google cam?
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I've tried this..
it's very laggy.. the quality is not par miui cam..
but i love the features..
still using google cam
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I tried google cam on CM based ROM. Don't you think without noise reduction the result is very noise in low light condition?
But still I like its simplicity and quick snap.
keliori said:
I tried google cam on CM based ROM. Don't you think without noise reduction the result is very noise in low light condition?
But still I like its simplicity and quick snap.
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Yeah... Miui stock rom I think it's the best on lowlight..
Miui ported rom is not as good as stock one...
But among google cam, miui ported, 1+1ported cam, cm cam, I think google cam the best on outdoor scene..
I want to move on miui v6 but I am not sure the stock cam is either better or par on miui v5 stock cam

LSC (Lenovo Super Camera)

I found it on 4pda but i think developer was from this forum.
I dont take any credit, i didnt port this camera nor was in the process in any way...
Dont ask me for porting something else etc...
This is flashable zip, go in TWRP and flash, reboot, voila
This camera is by my opinion one of the best for custom roms, based on Nougat.
Snapdragon stock camera records dark videos and panoramas so this is good alternative...
For OREO i advise to use OnePlus camera because of API2.
Im on AEX 4.4 rom 24.07 build, using Heliox kernel 15.10 build, flashed camera blobs extracted from stock nougat.
Link: https://mega.nz/#!Y91h2baR!pUEHq4-pr6mljUw1EybmU-GpHn1LUc5l-Imf8tFBq58
Doesnt work:
Panorama mode
Panorama selfie
and some other options which are specific to Lenovo phones.
PRO mode is working, you can set manualy some parameters, really nice options...
This is a comparison of OnePlus 2.5.12 camera and this LCS camera:
Tested during night:
Video recording is better with LSC camera, in low light. Also Lenovo camera has option to take pictures during recording. Zoom is faster with LSC when recording.
For pictures I give advance to OnePlus camera, faster autofocus, also it has feature to brighten the image, like iPhone.
But I think picture details are better with LSC. When you zoom you can see the difference. Also double the size of pictures for LSC. But focus with LSC can sometimes be missed. For focus advantage goes to OnePlus.
Selfie definitely better with LSC, with OnePlus pictures are yellowish.
Tested during daylight:
Video autofocus is much quicker and less noticeable in LCS camera, OnePlus zooms like its taking a picture and defocused period is much longer than on LCS.
Pictures have warmer colors with LCS, and more details, but OnePlus is definitely winner for autofocus and sharpness of an image... You can achieve that with LCS but you have to get used to it and see when focus is not right and manually tap for focus. Or move away the phone to let it zoom again and take another picture. LCS focus is not bad at all but Oneplus camera is much faster and more accurate.
Here is also latest gcam that works without API 2
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...06-126161292-2-android-apk-download/download/
I think is creates the best panoramas. Needs more testing...
Today i saw it creates dark images in low light but panorama stays light.
This app is only for PANORAMA mode.
Thanks for sharing mate.
Currently I'm using this and the Camera from OP5. Both seems to be the best alternative cameras for the Custom ROMs
Vishwanath01 said:
Thanks for sharing mate.
Currently I'm using this and the Camera from OP5. Both seems to be the best alternative cameras for the Custom ROMs
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Absolutely. They have their cons and pros but combined makes camera perfect . Only slow motion doesnt work good with any camera... But i can live without it.
Oreo ZUI is out for our phone btw, i hope camera on custom OREO roms will get even better and that zui developers enabled api2 finally....
HDR+ google camera makes really nice photos...
Bad news, looks like ZUI devs didn't enabled API2 even in OREO rom...
I asked few guys which installed the rom, HDR+ cannot be found. But they say camera is much improved...
Is there an .apk version?
luws said:
Is there an .apk version?
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Yes
https://mega.nz/#!V59CQZqQ!PRPxjKJGmLlmizr3fp8KYV_HwTblefbQP7SS1DMEOoM
vuckovic_stefan said:
Yes
https://mega.nz/#!V59CQZqQ!PRPxjKJGmLlmizr3fp8KYV_HwTblefbQP7SS1DMEOoM
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Thanks but I can't download using this site
luws said:
Thanks but I can't download using this site
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LrtxoEPOSDjL_b6MMi8jrCbNEhjcjaLG/view?usp=sharing
Here i upload it for you

Miui rom camera vs AOSP rom camera

Is it safe to assume that the google camera on stock based roms is better than the miui 9 default camera?
Im saying this because I just got the Honor View 10 and will be doing some camera comparisons and dont really want to go back to miui rom.
ermacwins said:
Is it safe to assume that the google camera on stock based roms is better than the miui 9 default camera?
Im saying this because I just got the Honor View 10 and will be doing some camera comparisons and dont really want to go back to miui rom.
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Imo yes, Gcam is better. Especially front camera.
In my Mi6, the stock camera was better than Gcam
wildger said:
In my Mi6, the stock camera was better than Gcam
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Which ROM?
miui9 with Camera2 enable way too much noise
Official Aicp 12.1, Google Camera can't focus, in the end i'm using bacon camera
Unofficial LOS 15.1 Too much noise again
The best picture i could get with my Mi6 was with the stock rom and default camera
wildger said:
miui9 with Camera2 enable way too much noise
Official Aicp 12.1, Google Camera can't focus, in the end i'm using bacon camera
Unofficial LOS 15.1 Too much noise again
The best picture i could get with my Mi6 was with the stock rom and default camera
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I'm surprised.
Google camera on any ROM I've used has been consistently better than any other set up.
I don't even use HDR+ because of the autofocus issues.
Just normal photos.
Always better than stock camera and others even when using HDR+ with those.
Video is another area though. Only MIUI camera produces consistent video quality.
Gcam just lags and crashes.
Bacon camera was decent enough as an alternative for video.
Currently on AOSPA I have gcam for normal photos and MIUI camera for video and special photos
I was really eager to use Gcam, the phone i had before the Mi6 was a J5 Prime.. So no Gcam either. Everyone said it was an awesome camera, so i waited 72 hours, unlocked bootloader, twrp and then enable camera2.. I tried a few gcam mods and in my Mi6 none of them where superior to the default camera that came with miui9.

Best camera app?

Which camera application has worked best for you? Do you have any application to recommend?
If you like miui-cam the best version is "Mi A2 Camera" magisk module, found under downloads in magisk! Portrait for front and back camera
-> the best is: it´s working on gsi treble roms! I´m on omni right now and it´s working great!
If you like gcam, you can use pixel2mod and mgc up to version 5.2 by Tolyan: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev-tolyan009/
Here I posted a tiny comparison between 4 camera apps for stock users. Normal apps. No magisk, no root, no gcam and no camera2API enabled https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77703505&postcount=11
Just as Voodoojonny said, if you want to squeeze the camera a little more, you'll have to install magisk and enable camera2API. Then, install a gcam app (there are 2 threads about it in this device forum) or install the Mi A2 camera magisk module. Also, Open Camera app and Camera zoom fx app let you shoot with manual, which is pretty neat, too.
Give them a try. If you like tampering with settings and so, you have enless hours of fun. But in the end, all what matters is user experience and final result. And it's quite personal. Try them. Start with the stock app. Then, A2 and gcam (both very powerful). And give a try to regular cam apps such as open camera (ugly but really good for manual), camera zoom fx and camera mx (I like the post-editing capabilities).
The best I've seen is gcam with HDR/HDR+
I don't know why everybody likes the gcam HDR+ so much. For regular photos with good light, good focus and all, I like the regular mode (no HDR) better. And it has better quality. HDR is always more "dusty", like if it shoot with higher ISO (zoom in and you'll see what I say).
I'm pretty happy with GCam, lot of settings to play with
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-enable-camera2-api-install-google-t3846264
App: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GCamera_Mod_v.5.1.23_R5Plus_fix_crash.apk
Benik3 said:
I'm pretty happy with GCam, lot of settings to play with
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-enable-camera2-api-install-google-t3846264
App: https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/f/GCamera_Mod_v.5.1.23_R5Plus_fix_crash.apk
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Hey bro is gcam fully working in mi a2 lite. ???
A.N.A.R said:
Hey bro is gcam fully working in mi a2 lite. ???
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Hi.
Yes, but of course you must install Camera2 API magisk module
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/guide-enable-camera2-api-install-google-t3846264

Question about Arnova's Google Cam for OP5T and its fix

While looking for a nice Google Cam port for this handset, the XDA Portal Google Cam Hub mentioned Arnova's port. I've also seen that there is a fix for our device so that the port works properly, and that it needs root or TWRP to be installed. Without root and with the stock recovery, I proceeded to install the GCam port and used it for a couple of days, comparing its pics with others from the stock camera app. I have a couple of questions:
I've noticed no difference in quality. Do I need to adjust something in the settings of the ported APK other than to prevent the camera from taking purple photos? Maybe I'm doing something wrong and the quality could be better, maybe on the OP5T there isn't a big difference in camera quality between stock and GCam, and I just don't know it.
Is the fix needed if I'm just going to use the ported APK to take still pictures with the rear camera? I've read that the fix just deals with recording video and with the front camera.
Thank you beforehand. Probably there are details that I failed to read when I was searching for the port, but with this GCam thing being so decentralized it's a mess.
The image quality es better, less postprocessing and HDR+ it's just fantastic and GCam always perfect White Balance
I found that some versions of Arnova has that purple thing, just try diferents versions and stick to the best one (it depends if your ROM has the libs like Omnirom Treskmod)
Just try diferent Arnova versions : https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
Cheers

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